What should be done with the final survey plan?

• A. It Should Be Submitted to the DENR and LMB
• B. It Should Be Kept by the Landowner
• C. It Should Be Submitted to the Local Government
• D. It Should Be Archived by the Surveyor

Answer: (A)

The final survey plan is an official record of what was surveyed, showing the final boundaries, lot numbers, areas, and related details. After the survey is completed, this plan must be submitted to the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and its Land Management Bureau (LMB) for review, approval, and encoding in cadastral records. This formal submission makes the plan part of the public, legally recognized cadastre, which in turn underpins titles, tax declarations, and future transfers. That’s why submitting to DENR and LMB is the correct action.

Keeping the plan only with the landowner doesn’t make it a formal government record. Submitting to the local government may be part of other regulatory processes, but it does not fulfill the official cadastre recording requirement. Archiving by the surveyor isn’t sufficient either, since the official repository and custodian of the cadastral plan is the DENR-LMB.