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Republic vs. Register Of Deeds Of Quezon 244 SCRA 537

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Represented by the Director of Lands), petitioner, vs. THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF QUEZON, MANUEL G. ATIENZA, DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (Lucena Branch) and INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, respondents.

G.R. No. 73974 | 1995-05-31

D E C I S I O N


ROMERO, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari seeks to nullify and set aside the decision 1 of the then Intermediate Appellate Court reversing the decision of the former Court of First Instance of Quezon, Branch II at Lucena City 2 which annulled Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. P-13840 and Free Patent (FP) No. 324198 issued to Manuel Atienza for a 17-hectare piece of land which turned out to be within the forest zone in Pagbilao, Quezon.

On April 18, 1967, Atienza was awarded FP No. 324198 over a parcel of land located in Ila, Malicboy, Pagbilao, Quezon, with an area of 172,028 square meters. By virtue of such...