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Rep. Of the Phil. Vs. Francisco Bacus

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. FRANCISCO BACUS, respondent.

G.R. No. 73261 | 1989-08-11

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

What at first blush appears to be a simple registration case assumes on closer examination the proportions of a constitutional question involving the doctrine of separation of powers. That is why the Court has seen fit to render a full-blown decision on this petition rather than dispose of it by simple resolution, as might otherwise have sufficed.

The subject of this litigation is a parcel of land consisting of 496 square meters and situated in Manga, Tinago, Ozamis City. Claiming to be its owner, Francisco Bacus, the private respondent herein, filed on September 14, 1981, an application for its registration...