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Republic Of The Phil. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al., 235 SCRA 567

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND SPOUSES MARIO B. LAPIÑA AND FLOR DE VEGA, respondents.

G.R. No. 108998 | 1994-08-24

EN BANC

D E C I S I O N

BIDIN, J.: 

Can a foreign national apply for registration of title over a parcel of land which he acquired by purchase while still a citizen of the Philippines, from a vendor who has complied with the requirements for registration under the Public Land Act (CA 141)? 

The Republic would have us rule on the negative and asks this Court to nullify the decision of the appellate court which affirmed the judgment of the court a quo in granting application of respondent spouses for registration over the lots in question. 

On June 17, 1978, respondent spouses bought Lots 347 and 348, Cad. s38-D, as their residence...