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Republic of the Phil., et al vs. De La Cruz, et al

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the DIRECTOR OF THE COMMISSION OF PARKS AND WILD LIFE, petitioner, vs. HON. RAFAEL DE LA CRUZ, in his capacity as Judge of CFI Camarines Sur, Naga City, Branch III, ELVIRA C. MEDUA and the REGISTER OF DEEDS CAMA

G.R. No. L-35644 | 1975-09-30

D E C I S I O N

TEEHANKEE, J:

The Court sets aside as patently erroneous respondent court's order of dismissal, for alleged want of cause of action, petitioner's complaint for annulment of cadastral decree reversion of a 1,839-hectare lot claimed by the Republic to be inalienable land of the public domain and a part of the Mt. Isarog National Park and remands the case for proper proceedings and trial and determination on the merits.

The land involved in the case at bar is designated as Lot 920 of the Pili Cadastre with a huge area of 18,394,083 square meters, more or less, or 1,839.4083 hectares. According to the complaint filed on...