BCDA Makes Headway in ROW Acquisition for Railway Project

State-run Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) continued to make progress in the acquisition of right-of-way for the Subic-Clark-Manila-Batangas (SCMB) Railway with the distribution of another 36 Transfer Certificate of Titles (TCTs) to landowners affected by the project in Pampanga.

- By Louella Desiderio

In a statement, the BCDA said the certificates were turned over by Jocelyn Caniones, BCDA vice president and Subic-Clark Railway project director, to 17 lot owners from Porac and Floridablanca.

This is the second batch of TCTs turned over by the BCDA for the SCMB project.

In November last year, the BCDA distributed 68 TCTs.

Under Republic Act 10752 or the Right-of-Way Act, the owner of properties affected by a project and the implementing agency need to execute a deed of absolute sale, with the implementing agency facilitating the annotation of the deed of absolute sale on the TCTs.