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Republic vs. Muñoz, 536 SCRA 67

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus LUDOLFO V. MUNOZ, Respondent.

G.R. No. 151910 | 2007-10-15

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

AZCUNA, J.:

Before this Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari, under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, seeking to set aside the August 29, 2001 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 58170, as well as its January 29, 2002 Resolution, which affirmed the October 3, 1997 Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Ligao, Albay, Branch 13, granting the application for land registration of respondent Ludolfo V. Muñoz.

The following facts prompted the present controversy.

On June 14, 1996, respondent filed an Application for Registration of Title of a parcel of...