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[INTRODUCTION] [BACKGROUND OF LAMP] [LAMP-2] [GOALS]
Introduction
The Philippine government has envisioned a long term program on land administration and management. In fact, it has declared its 20-year commitment to alleviate poverty and enhance economic growth by improving land tenure security, and fostering development of efficient land markers in rural and urban areas through the development of an efficient system of land titling and administration; and a uniform valuation system based on clear, coherent and consistent policies and laws supported by appropriate institutional structure. In support of this commitment, the government has initiated the Land Administration and Management Project (LAMP) in 2001 with support from the World Bank and the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID).
The pilot implementation of LAMP in Leyte and Quezon City has identified and tested improvements to the country’s land administration system, including titling, titles registration, and land valuation, and developed new directions in policies and laws to reform the land administration services.
To enable current practitioners to use the new technologies and service delivery systems, there is a need to institute educational programs. This program will continuously provide the land sector with the workforce it needs to manage and deliver the required services. Considering their strong capability, advanced universities like the Visayas State University are called on the implement educational programs that could produce competent manpower for the land sector.
Background of LAMP
Results of policy studies conducted in 2002 under the auspices of the Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) showed that the Philippines have been experiencing problems in land administration and management (LAM). These problems were determined to be deterrents to the goal of economic development in the country, contributing to a less conducive business environment.
The Government of the Philippines responded to this need for reform through a strategic 15-20 year reform plan, aimed to “alleviate poverty and enhance economic growth by improving land tenure security and fostering development of efficient land markets in rural and urban areas through the development of efficient system of land titling and administration and a uniform valuation system, based on clear, coherent and consistent policies and laws, supported by appropriate institutional structures”.
An initial step in the reform program was the implementation of the first phase of the Land Administration and Management Project (LAMP1) from 2001 to 2004, which was initiated by the Government of the Philippines (GOP) with the financial support of the World Bank and technical assistance from AusAID through the Land Equity International (LEI), as the Australian Managing Contractor. The implementation of LAMP1 resulted in a number of techniques and innovations developed to improve systems and procedures for land titling, land records management and real property valuation.
LAMP-2
The second phase, LAMP2, a five-year project (2005-2010) was implemented for the purpose of “accelerating the process of land administration reform and apply the lessons of LAMP1 in selected regions, provinces and municipalities to support the progressive expansion of tenure security and the improvement of land administration services through the implementation of institutional and legal reforms, realization of an accelerated land titling program, and the establishment of a fair and uniform property valuation system”. LAMP2, with GOP’s Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) as the lead implementing agency, aimed to reform the land administration system so that it contributes to the country’s socio-economic development goals.
Goals
To achieve the goals of the project, LAMP2 has the following components: