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RP vs. Court of Appeals, et al

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner-appellant, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, A & A TORRIJOS ENGINEERING CORPORATION, FRANCISCA S. BOMBASI, HERCULINO M. DEO, FRUCTUOSA LABORADA and REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CALOOCAN CITY, respondents-appellees.

G.R. Nos. L-46626-27 | 1979-12-27

D E C I S I O N

AQUINO, J:

These two cases are about the cancellation and annulment of reconstituted Torrens titles whose originals are existing and whose reconstitution was, therefore, uncalled for.

1. Lots Nos. 915 and 918 of the Tala Estate, with areas of more than twenty-five and twenty-four hectares, respectively, located at Novaliches, Caloocan, now Quezon City, are registered in the name of the Commonwealth of the Philippines, as shown in Transfer Certificates of Title Nos. 34594 and 34596 of the Registry of Deeds of Rizal both dated April 30, 1938.

The originals of those titles are on file in the registry of deeds in Pasig,...