REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
SWORN APPLICATION FOR RETENTION
UNDER REPUBLIC ACT 6657
I, ______________________________________, of legal age (or acting thru the
representation of a guardian who is of legal age), after having been duly sworn to in
accordance with law, hereby depose and state that I am exercising my right of retention, for
myself and/or in behalf of my co-owners, under Section 6 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6657,
known as the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) of 1988. I hereby submit the
following information:
Address : ___________________________________________________
Citizenship : _______________________ Civil Status: [ ] single
Birth Date : _______________________ [ ] married
Birth Place : _______________________ [ ] legally separated
[ ] widow/widower
The description of the parcel of land which is the subject of this application is as follows :
Area in hectares : ___________________________________________
Street / Road / access : ___________________________________________
Sitio / Purok / vicinity : ___________________________________________
Barangay : ___________________________________________
Municipality : ___________________________________________
Province / City : ___________________________________________
Title (if any) : ___________________________________________
Registered owner/s : ___________________________________________
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I own ______ percent of the above parcel of land. The name/s of my co-owner/s (if any)
is/are: ______________________________________________.
Aware of the consequences of a possible criminal prosecution for perjury, I hereby state
under oath that the total area of my aggregate landholdings in the entire Philippines is
________________________ hectares. This area:
[ ] Includes the land which is the subject matter of this application for retention.
[ ] Does not include the land which is the subject matter of this application for retention.
The following is a brief description of all my landholdings in the entire Philippines:
LOCATION AREA Original or Transfer Land Classification
Barangay/Municipality/Province Certificate of Title and Per Latest Tax
Latest Tax Declaration Declaration
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_________________ ___________ _________________ _________________
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_________________ ___________ _________________ _________________
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_________________ ___________ _________________ _________________
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I state under oath that:
[ ] This application is in response to a NOTICE OF COVERAGE from the Department of
Agrarian Reform (DAR). The name of the Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer (MARO) who
issued the notice of coverage is: _________________________. cSTHaE
Date when I/we received the notice of coverage: _________________
[ ] I am (we are) not aware of the existence of any notice of coverage from the DAR that
may in anyway affect the land which is the subject matter of this application for retention.
Are there tenants within the retention area?
[ ] NO
[ ] YES. Their names are:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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Are there occupants within the retention area?
[ ] NO
[ ] YES. Their names are:
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________
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OCCUPANCY INFORMATION
USE SEPARATE SHEET IF NECESSARY
NAME OF OCCUPANT STATUS OF OCCUPANCY GROWING CROPS
(Use the classification given EXISTING STRUCTURES
on the previous page)
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DESCRIPTION OF AREA SURROUNDING THE RETENTION AREA:
LAND COVER LAND USE AREA REMARKS
crop, grass, structure, Hectares Specify type of crops,
or any other relevant productivity level, or
info any other relevant info
NORTH _______________ _______________ ________ ___________________
EAST _______________ _______________ ________ ___________________
SOUTH _______________ _______________ ________ ___________________
WEST _______________ _______________ ________ ___________________
COMPLETE NAMES BIRTH DATES NOMINATE AS
OF ALL CHILDREN BENEFICIARY?
(whether legitimate or otherwise) (Write a check mark)
(start from eldest to youngest) YES NO
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_______________________ _________________ ______ ______
_______________________ _________________ ______ ______
_______________________ _________________ ______ ______
_______________________ _________________ ______ ______
PREVIOUS LAND SALES WHERE THE APPLICANT WAS A SELLER OR BUYER:
ORIGINAL CERTIFICATE OF TITLE ADDRESS OR LOCATION DATE OF
SALE AREA
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF
TITLE REGISTRATION IN
TAX
DECLARATION
HECTARES
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CHECK IF AVAILABLE AND ATTACH PHOTOCOPIES OF THE FOLLOWING:
[ ] MAP of the entire property with a delineation or shading or any general
indication of the area which I wish to retain.
Person who made the map:
[ ] Geodetic Engineer. Name: ________________________
[ ] Others. Please specify: __________________
[ ] SKETCH MAP of the entire property with a delineation or shading or any
general indication of the area which I wish to retain.
[ ] I undertake to submit the necessary map within thirty (30) days from
today.
I hereby certify under oath that I/we have not therefore commenced any other action or
proceeding involving the same land or issue in any court, tribunal, or quasi-judicial agency; to
the best of my/our knowledge, no such action or proceeding is pending in any court, tribunal,
or quasi-judicial agency; if there is any action or proceeding which is either pending or may
have been terminated, I/we shall state the status thereof; and if I/we thereafter learns that a
similar action or proceeding has been filed or is pending before any court, tribunal, or quasi-
judicial agency, I/we undertake to report that fact within five (5) days therefrom to the DAR
office where the case is pending. ACTIcS
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LANDOWNER/APPLICANT LANDOWNER/APPLICANT
REPRESENTATIVE
TIN: ____________________ TIN: ____________________
Community Tax Certificate Community Tax Certificate
Number: _________________ Number: _________________
Place: ___________________ Place: ___________________
Date: ___________________ Date: ____________________
__________________________ ______________________________
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LANDOWNER/APPLICANT LANDOWNER/APPLICANT
REPRESENTATIVE
TIN: ____________________ TIN: ____________________
Community Tax Certificate Community Tax Certificate
Number: _________________ Number: _________________
Place: ___________________ Place: ___________________
Date: ___________________ Date: ____________________
SUBSCRIBED and SWORN to before me this _________________________ 20__ in
_________________________ personally appeared the above, known to me and to me
known to be the person(s) who executed this SWORN APPLICATION FOR RETENTION
after exhibiting to me his/her/their respective Tax Identification Number (TIN) and Community
Tax Certificate, and he/she/they acknowledge the voluntary execution of this sworn
application and full comprehension of its legal consequences.
Doc. No. ________
Page No._________
Book No. ________
Series of 20 ______
Fill in the blanks or write a check mark in the appropriate brackets "[ ]". Any false statement
in this application or attachment thereto shall be a ground for outright denial of the
application and criminal prosecution for perjury. Any portion left blank is equivalent to a
sworn statement by the applicant that the information for the blank lines is "N/A" or "Not
Applicable", which, if found to be otherwise, shall be subject to criminal prosecution.
