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HEIRS OF MARIO MALABANAN v. REPUBLIC G.R. No. 179987 September 3, 2013 Possession, Property Registration Decree, Regalia Doctrine

November 13, 2018

FACTS: Mario Malabanan filed an application for land registration covering the property he purchased from Eduardo Velazco, claiming that the property formed part of the alienable and disposable land of the public domain, and that he and his predecessors-in-interest had been in open, continuous, uninterrupted, public and adverse possession and occupation of the land for… Read More HEIRS OF MARIO MALABANAN v. REPUBLIC G.R. No. 179987 September 3, 2013 Possession, Property Registration Decree, Regalia Doctrine

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LANZAR v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS G.R. No. L-31934 July 29, 1977 Property, Accretion, Public Domain, Possession

August 28, 2018

FACTS: Petitioner, Ramon Lanzar, filed an application for registration of title to a parcel of land located in Iloilo City alleging that he is the owner in fee simple of the land in question and asking that the title thereto be registered in his name. The Director of Lands and the City of Iloilo… Read More LANZAR v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS G.R. No. L-31934 July 29, 1977 Property, Accretion, Public Domain, Possession

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HEIRS OF JOSE AMUNATEGUI vs. DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY G.R. No. L-27873. November 29, 1983 public domain, public forest land, Revised Administrative Code

October 6, 2017

FACTS: These are two petitions for review on certiorari questioning the decision of the CA which declared the disputed property as forest land, not subject to titling in favor of private persons. These petitions have their genesis in an application for confirmation of imperfect title and its registration filed with the Court of First Instance… Read More HEIRS OF JOSE AMUNATEGUI vs. DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY G.R. No. L-27873. November 29, 1983 public domain, public forest land, Revised Administrative Code