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Republic vs. Ravelo and Spouses Redondo

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus MABELLE RAVELO and SPOUSES EMMANUEL and PERLITA REDONDO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 165114 | 2008-08-06

D E C I S I O N

BRION, J.:

The State seeks in this Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] to secure the cancellation of title and reversion of a real property granted to Mabelle Ravelo under a sales patent. Title to the property has passed on to parties who now claim that they are innocent purchasers in good faith; thus their claim cannot be defeated by any defect in the title of the original grantee.

The records show the pertinent facts summarized below.

On September 17, 1969, Jose Fernando filed a miscellaneous sales application over Lot No. 16, Block 2 (subject lot) situated in Mabayuan Extension, Gordon Heights, Olongapo City. On June 10,...