Definition
Land Tenure
Owned - refers to the land operated with a title of ownership in the name of the holder and consequently, the right to determine the nature and extent of the use of land. It includes lands whose absolute ownership is vested in the holder thru sale, inheritance, etc. A parcel, which is part of the holding, is also considered fully owned if the holder has an absolute deed to the sale of the land. Likewise, lands of the tillers with Emancipation Patent are fully owned.
Emancipation Patent - is the title of the land issued to a tenant upon paying completely his/her amortization of the land he/she tilled and upon compliance with other government requirements. It represents the full emancipation of the tiller from the bondage of the tenancy, hence, vested the absolute ownership of such land.
Tenanted - refers to the rented lands wherein the rental arrangement is in the form of share of produce or harvest.
Leased/Rented - refers to an area cultivated by a lessee, which belongs to or is legally possessed by another, the lessor. The rental payment is in the form of a fixed amount of either money, produce, or both.
Held under Certificate of Land Transfer (CLT) or Certificate of Land Ownership Award (CLOA) - includes only those parcels that are still being paid by the holder under the government land reform program of Operation Land Transfer (OLT). OLT is a systematic transfer of ownership of tenanted rice lands from the landowners to the tenant-tillers while CLOA are titles issued to farmers for their farmlot as covered by Republic Act 6657 otherwise known as Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law. It must be noted that this category covers only those that are currently paying amortization.
Ownerlike Possession Other than CLT or CLOA - refers to the area of the land under conditions that enable a person to operate it as if he/she is the owner although he/she does not possess title of ownership. Area held under ownerlike possession includes those that are held under heirship and other forms in ownerlike possession.
A land is said to be held under heirship if it is inherited and the title of ownership has not been transferred to the heirs. Included are inherited lands without title of ownership.
Other forms of ownerlike possession include an area without legal title of ownership which is operated uncontestedly and uninterruptedly by the holder for a period of 30 years or more, even without the permission of the owner, and land being purchased on installment basis or under long-term contract.
Others - refers to those persons not falling under the above categories. These persons are exemplified by mortgage or those who operate the land under trusteeship, as a squatter or for free.