These surveys are conducted by the Regional Composite Survey Team or qualified private Geodetic Engineers to delimit on the ground the boundaries of forestlands and national parks/protected areas from agricultural lands as delineated pursuant to the 1987 Constitution, PD 705, and RA 7586. What is this team called?

• A. Regional Composite Survey Team
• B. Government Land Surveys
• C. Local Government Units Land Surveys
• D. National Government Lands Survey

Answer: (A)

The on-ground delimitation of forest lands and national parks or protected areas from agricultural lands is done by the Regional Composite Survey Team. This team, sometimes with qualified private geodetic engineers, is established to carry out field surveys that precisely mark the boundaries in accordance with the 1987 Constitution, PD 705 (Forestry Code), and RA 7586 (NIPAS Act). The RCST’s role is to translate the legal classifications into tangible, mapped boundaries, guiding proper land management, titling, and enforcement, and ensuring that the limits reflect the protected status rather than encroaching agricultural use. Other survey groups aren’t the designated body for this specific delimitation function under these laws, which is why the Regional Composite Survey Team is the correct term.