Land Administration and Management Project Phase II
What is the Land Administration and Management Project Phase 2 (LAMP2)?
It is a 5-year project built on the lessons and experiences gained from LAMP Phase 1. Its aim is to accelerate the process of land administration reform in selected regions, provinces, and municipalities. It supports the progressive expansion of tenure security and the adoption of approved valuation standards and procedures through sustainable partnership agreements.
What are the strategic directions being pursued by LAMP2?
LAMP2 has chosen a definitive path in tackling the LAM-related problems in the country by means of: ·strengthening leadership and management of reforms ·streamlining service delivery in the land sector pertaining to land information access, land
transfers and land registration ·reforming judicial processes in land titling ·consolidating land laws ·clarifying land ownership ·using the Torrens Title Register in recording all land rights ·decentralizing responsibility for taxation of real property ownership and transfers to the local
government ·recovering costs for land administration services ·adopting an international and uniform standards for property valuation and taxation ·executing best practice valuation standards ·Increased supply of trained specialists in surveying, validation, adjudication, valuation and titling
services
LAMP2 has five components, namely:
1.Policy Development - to pursue policy, legislative, and regulatory changes in support of LAM reform.
2.Institutional Development and Capacity Building - to develop transparent, gender-responsive, and service-oriented institutional and human resource arrangements for land administration and develop capacity in the LAM institutions to manage the project and lay the foundation for the future expansion of improved tenure security and property valuation activities.
3.Tenure Security - to increase the level of tenure security in selected provinces through an accelerated land adjudication program and establishment of an efficient and accessible land registration system.
4.Property Valuation and Taxation - to improve the quality of government and private sector property appraisal performance through the adoption of uniform valuation standards and a single valuation base for taxation. Another objective is to pursue property taxation reform.
5.Project Management - to establish the organizational and management framework, systems, and plans for the effective management and implementation of LAMP2. This encompasses the mechanism for the engagement of stakeholders which include concerned government agencies, local government units (LGUs), civil society organizations and business sector, in all project components.
Systems and Procedures ·Streamlined service delivery ·Devolution of taxation responsibility for real property ownership and transfers to the local
government units (LGUs) ·Removal of registration disincentives ·Cost recovery for land administration services ·Adoption of international standards in property valuation for taxation purposes ·Development of a single valuation basis for all real property taxation ·Best practice valuation standards in coordination with the state ·Ensuring equal access of men and women and of poor qualified land claimants to land titles and
land administration services ·Development of gender-disaggregated land information system