Section 48(c) shall now apply only to A and D lands:

1. ownership based on adverse possession

2. period of possession
3. RA NO. 9176 has extended period of filing to December 31, 2020
4. Requisites for availment of Chapter VIII
5. Land must be A and D at the time the application for confirmation is filed
6. Rule different where land is not registrable as when it forms part of the
public forest
7. Non-registrable properties
8. Where applicant has acquired a right to a government grant, application is a
mere formality
When the onditions specified in Section 48(b) of the PLA are complied with,
the possessor is deemed to have acquired, by operation of law, a right to a
9.