BAGUIO CITY, July 14 -- The city government has secured original certificates of title (OCTs) for eight more public properties, continuing its effort to protect lands used for public purposes.

"The local government was able to acquire the original certificates of title for eight more properties in several barangays in the city, boosting its ongoing effort to have its properties issued the appropriate titles by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources," said Ma. Guadalupe Della, officer in charge of the General Services Office, which manages the city's properties.

The city government began the inventory of its properties to identify areas that could be used for public purposes, citing Baguio's limited land resources as a const...