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Yolanda O. Alfonso vs. Office of the Pres., et al.

YOLANDA O. ALFONSO, Petitioner, versus OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT and PHIL-VILLE DEVELOPMENT AND HOUSING CORPORATION, Respondents.

G.R. No. 150091 | 2007-04-02

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CARPIO MORALES, J.:


The present controversy traces its roots to the purportedly irregular issuance of several transfer certificates of title (TCTs), which has resulted in two sets of derivative titles, one set bearing the date of registration of Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. 994 as May 3, 1917; the other, as April 19, 1917. OCT No. 994 is one of five OCTs covering the vast Maysilo estate.

In the midst of this land-titling irregularity,...