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07/12/2025

06/12/2025

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06/12/2025

Bibili ka ba ng property?

Narito ang isang praktikal na checklist bago ka bumili ng kahit anong lupa o bahay sa Pilipinas:

1. I-verify ang Titulo –

Siguraduhing tunay ang TCT o OCT at walang sangla, lien, o adverse claim. Laging kumuha ng Certified True Copy mula sa Registry of Deeds.

2. I-verify ang Authority ng Nagbebenta –

Ang nakapangalan sa titulo ang dapat magbenta. Kung may asawa, kailangan ang pahintulot ng asawa. Kung may mga tagapagmana, dapat may maayos na extrajudicial o judicial settlement. Kung may representative, siguraduhin na may valid na Special Power of Attorney.

3. Siyasatin ang Ari-arian –

Magsagawa ng actual site visit. Suriin ang hangganan, kung may nakatira, daan o right of way, at kung may umiiral na alitan. Lubos na inirerekomenda ang relocation survey sa property.

4. I-check ang Land Use at Zoning –

Alamin kung ang lupa ay residential, commercial, o agricultural. Para sa agricultural land, suriin kung sakop ng CARP at kung kailangan ng conversion.

5. I-verify ang Buwis sa Ari-arian –

Siguraduhing updated ang tax declaration at bayad ang lahat ng real property tax na walang arrears.

6. Kung may Bahay o Gusali –

Suriin ang building permit, occupancy permit, at updated na tax declaration ng mga improvements.

7. Siguraduhin ang Maayos na Deed of Sale –

Ang Deed of Absolute Sale ay dapat kumpleto, tama, at notarized. Huwag umasa sa unnotarized o open deed of sale.

8. Protektahan ang Iyong Bayad –

Maaaring gumamit ng manager’s check o bank transfer. Huwag ibigay ang buong bayad kung wala pang notarized deed at owner’s duplicate title. Huwag kalimutang papirmahin ng acknowledgment receipt ang taong tumanggap ng bayad.

9. Tapusin ang Paglilipat ng Ari-arian –

Bayaran ang Capital Gains Tax, Documentary Stamp Tax, at Transfer Tax. Irehistro ang bentahan at kumuha ng bagong titulo at tax declaration sa iyong pangalan.

🚩🚩🚩Mga red flag na dapat bantayan:

Walang original na titulo, rights-only na bentahan, minamadaling transaksyon, invalid na SPA, may nakatirang tao sa property, at mga titulong may maraming encumbrance.

💯 Bago pumirma, magtanong muna sa abogado.

29/11/2025

Why is it necessary to have a document notarized?

Notarization converts a private document into a public document, making it admissible in evidence without further proof of its authenticity and due ex*****on. Considering the evidentiary value given to notarized documents, notaries public must ensure proper recording of documents in their notarial registers; otherwise, falsely making it appear that a document was notarized when it was not undermines public confidence in the integrity of documents.

According to the 2004 Notarial Rules, A.M. No. 02-08-13-SC, as amended, here are a few things to keep in mind if you ever need notarial services:

• All notaries public are lawyers, but not all lawyers are notaries public.
• Personal appearance before the notary public is always required.
• A notary public can only notarize documents within his or her territorial jurisdiction.
• A notary public is disqualified from performing notarial acts for certain relatives.
• A notary public must have a regular and stationary place of work or business.
• Notarization converts a private document into a public document.
• A defect in notarization does not necessarily invalidate the document.
• A person who knowingly acts as or impersonates a notary public may be subject to prosecution.

[In the case of A.C. No. 12274, October 7, 2020, RE: Order dated December 5, 2017 in Adm. Case No. NP-008-17 (Luis Alfonso R. Benedicto vs. Atty. John Mark Tamaño) issued by the Executive Judge, Regional Trial Court, Bacolod City, Complainant, vs. Atty. John Mark Tamaño, Respondent]