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RP vs Damian Ermita?o De Guzman, et al

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. DAMIAN ERMITA?O DE GUZMAN, DEOGRACIAS ERMITA?O DE GUZMAN, ZENAIDA ERMITA?O DE GUZMAN, ALICIA ERMITA?O DE GUZMAN, SALVADOR ERMITA?O DE GUZMAN, DOMINGA ERMITA?ON, NATIVIDAD ENCARNACION, MELBA E. TORRES, FLORA MANALO, SOCORRO DELA ROSA, JOSE ERMITA?O, ESMERANDO ERMITA?O, TRICOM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION and FILOMENO ERMITA?O, respondents.

G.R. No. 137887 | 2000-02-28

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Before us is a Petition for Review on Certiorari of a decision of the Court of Appeals1 [CA-G.R. CV No. 48785, dated 26 February 1998; Petition, Annex "A"; Rollo, p. 24-38.] affirming the judgment of the Regional Trial Court of Tagaytay, Branch 18, in LRC Cases No. TG-362 and TG-396.2 [Dated 8 September 1994; Records, LRC Case No. TG-362, pp. 440-454.]

The facts are simple:

Conflicting applications for confirmation of imperfect title were filed by Norma Almanzor and private respondent Salvador De Guzman over parcels of land located in Silang, Cavite. After trial on the merits, the lower court...