Baguio LGU secures ownership of eight more public properties

BAGUIO CITY — The city government has secured original certificates of title (OCTs) for eight more public properties, continuing its effort to protect lands used for public purposes.

“The local government was able to acquire the original certificates of title for eight more properties in several barangays in the city,” said Ma. Guadalupe Della, officer in charge of the General Services Office, which manages the city’s properties.

She added that this development boosts the local government’s campaign “to have its properties issued the appropriate titles by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources.”

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The city government began the inventory of its properties to identify areas that could be used for public purposes, citing Baguio’s limited land resources as a constraint to expanding public services.

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The newly titled properties cover a total of 2,097 square meters and include the San Vicente Barangay Hall and Day Care Center (685 square meters); San Vicente Barangay Purok Tenerace staging area and waiting shed (13 square meters); San Vicente Barangay-Purok Tenerace waiting shed (10 square meters); San Vicente Barangay Dap-ay site (85 square meters); San Vicente Barangay Supitan Plaza site (85 square meters); San Vicente Barangay-Purok Central waiting shed (14 square meters); the City Social Welfare and Development Office site (1,000 square meters); and the DPS Barangay Hall (187 square meters).

San Vicente is less than four kilometers from the city’s central business district, where titled properties are valued at about P20,000 to P30,000 per square meter.

Meanwhile, DPS Barangay is located along Upper Session Road, where property values range from P40,000 to P60,000 per square meter.

In January, the city government also secured titles for five government properties, including four sites in Fairview Barangay and one in City Camp Central.

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About a decade ago, the city government also secured the title to the property where the City Hall stands.

Della said the titling of city-owned properties is one of the local government’s major priorities to establish ownership and prevent future legal complications. /apl

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