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Director of Lands, et al. vs. Court of Appeals

DIRECTOR OF LANDS and DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY (Forest Development), petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and JOSE CASTRO, respondents.

G.R. Nos. L-50674-75 | 1981-10-09

D E C I S I O N


AQUINO, J.:

These cases are about the reconstitution of a prewar decision in two land registration cases. Albina Molintas, Pulmano Molintas and their mother, brothers and sisters filed in 1938 in the Court of First Instance of Baguio and Benguet two applications for the registration of certain lots with a total area of 61.7 hectares, Psu-100666 and Psu-15440, located in Barrio Beckel, La Trinidad, Benguet (36 O.G. 1409 and 1437).

The applications were filed by lawyer Sinai C. Hamada. They were opposed by the Directors of Land and Forestry, Gold River Mining Co., Inc., Paran Dayotao, Bernabe Oblas, Locloc and others...