Republic of the PhilippinesCONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINESMetro ManilaFourteenth CongressThird Regular SessionBegun and held in Metro Manila, on Monday, the twenty-seventh day of July, two thousand nine.REPUBLIC ACT No. !!"#AN ACT AUTHORI$ING THE ISSUANCE OF FREE PATENTS TO RESI%ENTAL LAN%SBe it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines in Congress assembled:Se&tion . Qualifications. - Any Filipino citien who is an actual occupant of a residential land !ay apply for a Free Patent "itle under this Act# Provided$ "hat in highly urbanied cities, the land should not e%ceed two hundred &'(() s*uare !eters$ in other cities, it should not e%ceed five hundred &+(() s*uare !eters$ in first class and second class !unicipalities, it should not e%ceed seven hundred fifty &,+() s*uare !eters$ and in all other !unicipalities, it should not e%ceed one thousand &-,((() s*uare !eters$ Provided, further, "hat the land applied for is not needed for public service and.or public use.Se&tion ". Coverage. - "his Act shall cover all lands that are oned as residential areas, including townsites as defined under the Public /and Act$ Provided, "hat none of the provisions of Presidential 0ecree 1o. ,(+ shall be violated.2oned residential areas located inside a delisted !ilitary reservation or abandoned !ilitary ca!p, and those of local govern!ent units &/34s) or townsites which preceded Republic Act 1o. ,+56 or the 1ational 7ntegrated Protected Areas 8yste! &17PA8) law, shall also be covered by this Act.Se&tion #. pplication. - "he application on the land applied for shall be supported by a !ap based on an actual survey conducted by a licensed geodetic engineer and approved by the 0epart!ent of 9nviron!ent and 1atural Resources &091R) and a technical description of the land applied for together with supporting affidavit of two &') disinterested persons who are residing in the barangay of the city or !unicipality where the land is located, attesting to the truth of the facts contained in the application to the effect that the applicant thereof has, either by hi!self or through his predecessor-in-interest, actually resided on and continuously possessed and occupied, under a bona fideclai! of ac*uisition of ownership, the land applied for at least ten &-() years and has co!plied with the re*uire!ents prescribed in 8ection - hereof.Se&tion '. Special Patents. - 1otwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary and sub:ect to private rights, if any, public land actually occupied and used for public schools, !unicipal halls, public plaas or par;s and other govern!ent institutions for public use or purpose !ay be issued special patents under the na!e of the national agency or /34 concerned# Provided, "hat all lands titled under this section shall not be disposed of unless sanctioned by