The present projection used in cadastral projects and topographic projects in the Philippines is:

• A. Transverse Mercator
• B. Lambert Conformal Conic
• C. UTM
• D. Mercator

Answer: (A)

Transverse Mercator is used because it preserves shapes well inside relatively narrow north–south zones, which is exactly what cadastral and topographic work needs for accurate boundary plotting and measurements. By dividing the Philippines into zones with a central meridian, distortion stays small within each zone, making parcel corners, bearings, and distances reliable in large-scale surveys. Other projections would distort either area or shape more as you move away from a central line—Mercator warps sizes toward the poles, Lambert Conformal Conic is better for broad east–west extents at mid-latitudes, and while UTM is a TM-based system, the prevailing practice for national cadastral/topographic mapping in this context is to use a zone-based Transverse Mercator setup.