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RP vs Maximo I. Planes, Represented By Attorney-In-Fact Jose R. Perez

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. MAXIMO I. PLANES, Represented by ATTORNEY-IN-FACT JOSE R. PEREZ, respondent.

G.R. No. 130433 | 2002-04-17

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:

Trial courts should exercise extreme caution in granting petitions for reconstitution of land titles, lest they become unwitting accomplices in the reconstitution of questionable titles, instead of being instruments in promoting the stability of our system of land registration. Strict compliance with the jurisdictional requirements of the law in the reconstitution of a title is vital, especially when the title sought to be reconstituted covers an area of more than 2,000,000 square meters, as in the present case.

At bar is a petition for review filed by the Republic of the Philippines (Republic)...