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City of Iligan vs. Director of Lands, et al.

CITY OF ILIGAN, plaintiff-appellant, vs. DIRECTOR OF LANDS, THE DISTRICT LAND OFFICER OF LANAO DEL NORTE, and MARCELO STEEL CORPORATION, defendants-appellees.

G.R. No. L-30852 | 1988-02-26

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

On August 9, 1952 the President of the Philippines issued Proclamation No. 335 whereby pursuant to the provision of Section 88 of the Commonwealth Act (CA) 141 as amended, upon recommendation of the Secretary of Agriculture and Natural Resources, he withdrew from sale or settlement and reserved for the use of the National Power Corporation (NPC) certain parcels of the public domain situated at Iligan City and more particularly described in the Bureau of Lands Plan No. IR-1028. 1 These parcels of land comprise the Camp Overton Military Reservation which was turned over to the Republic of the Philippines in...