Quote Originally Posted by step22 View Post
old torrens? what's that po?

how bout this?

If you are familiar with a tax declaration at the lower portion of it there is a Memoranda then it says” Mort for PhP 50,000 Rural Bank of Batangas as per instrument executed by<my ate’s name> on june 20, 1987” What does this portion mean?
My interpretation on this would be that the parcel of land is mortgaged or used as a collateral. Check the registry of deeds. malamang may title yan na namisplaced or nasunog. verify also with the bank. baka napalitan na yun ownership kung inilit ng bangko. kung naka-mortgage pa rin yan malamang may nakalagay na encumbered yun title.

what i know about torrens system is yun old titles yata or pre war titles. im not sure about the procedures. usually eto yun mga ancestral lands na namana sa ninuno. there was a time na inayos ang titling system ng lupa. better consult a lawyer para mas maayos na interpretation.