PRESIDENT Rodrigo Duterte has appointed a former Davao judge as the new administrator of the Land Registration Authority (LRA).
Justice Undersecretary Erickson Balmes announced Wednesday that the appointment of lawyer Renato Bermejo as LRA administrator.
Bermejo's appointment paper from Malacañang dated May 10 was received by the Department of Justice (DOJ) on Wednesday.
According to Balmes, Bermejo is the former presiding judge of Malita-Sta. Maria-Don Marcelino Davao del Sur 5th Municipal Circuit Trial Court.
Bermejo replaced former LRA Administrator Eulalio Diaz III.
The LRA, an attached agency under the DOJ is responsible for issuing decrees of registration and certificates of title and other land transactions. (VoxPop Philippines)
