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City Of Cebu vs. Emilio Padilla, Et Al.121 Phil. 159

CITY OF CEBU, plaintiff-appellant, vs. EMILIO PADILLA, ET AL., defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-20393 | 1965-01-30

D E C I S I O N 


BENGZON, J. P., J.: 

It has been the long-standing policy of the Government to put lands of the public domain to effective use for the good of the public. In pursuance of this policy, laws, rules and regulations have been adopted, laying down the steps by which such purpose may be effectively carried out. 

On February 28, 1939 Juan Padilla filed with the Bureau of Lands Homestead Application No. V-6992 over a parcel of land, now Lot No. 3986 of the Cebu Cadastre, situated in Mambaling, City of Cebu, with an area of 53,773 square meters. Since February 4, 1936, he has occupied 2.76 hectares of the northern part...