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EATI vs RP

EAST ASIA TRADERS, INC., Petitioner, versus REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the DIRECTOR, LANDS MANAGEMENT BUREAU, Respondent

G.R. No. 152947 | 2004-07-07

D E C I S I O N

SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.:





Before us is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, assailing the Decision[1] dated November 26, 2001 and the Resolution[2] dated April 9, 2002, both rendered by the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 59627, "East Asia Traders, Inc. vs. Hon. Regional Trial Court (RTC), Tanauan, Batangas, Branch 83, and Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Director of Lands Management Bureau."



The factual antecedents as borne by the records are:



On December 15, 1986, Galileo Landicho filed with the Bureau of Lands, District Office at...