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Republic of the Phil. vs. Democrito Mendoza, Sr., et al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus DEMOCRITO T. MENDOZA, SR., GWENDOLYN MENDOZA, VILMA MENDOZA, DEMOCRITO MENDOZA, JR., MENCA DEVELOPMENT CORP., CARMEN VELEZ TING and JACINTO VELEZ, JR.,Respondents.

G.R. No. 153726 | 2007-03-28

D E C I S I O N
 


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

Before Us are consolidated Petitions for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 57069, dated 30 March 2001, which reversed and set aside the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu, Branch 14, and dismissed for lack of merit Civil Case No. CEB-9563.

The present controversy involves a considerable spread of Silot Bay situated in Liloan, Cebu, and originally classified as part of Block B-Timberland, Project No. 29 of LC Map 1391-Liloan of the Land Classification Project of the Province of Cebu,...