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People vs. Polo, et al

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. HON. WENCESLAO M. POLO, Presiding Judge, Court of First

G.R. No. L-49247 | 1979-03-13

D E C I S I O N

AQUINO, J:

This case is about the timeliness of the Governments appeal in a land registration case. The Court of First Instance of Samar in a decision dated May 10, 1978 in LRC Case No. N-86-CC granted the application of Basilio Rosales, Herminigildo Rosales, Trinidad D. Enriquez, Jose Roño, Maria S. Quesada, Cesar Dean, Aurora Soliman and Jaime Roco for the registration of thirteen lots (including a small island), with a total area of about seven hectares, located at Barangay Malahug, Tinambacan, Calbayog City.

A copy of that decision was received in the Solicitor General's Office on May 25, 1978. On June 23,...