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Jose R. Martinez vs. Republic of the Philippines.

JOSE R. MARTINEZ, Petitioner, versus REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 160895 | 2006-10-30

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
Tinga, J.: 
 
The central issue presented in this Petition for Review is whether an order of general default issued by a trial court in a land registration case bars the Republic of the Philippines, through the Office of the Solicitor General, from interposing an appeal from the trial court's subsequent decision in favor of the applicant. 
 
The antecedent facts follow. 
 
On 24 February 1999, petitioner Jose R. Martinez (Martinez) filed a petition for the registration in his name of three (3) parcels of land included in the Cortes, Surigao del Sur Cadastre. The...