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Republic of the Philippines Vs. Norma Royales

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, NORMA ROYALES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 168742 | 2008-09-03

D E C I S I O N


CORONA, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari[1] of the April 29, 2005 decision[2] and June 28, 2005 resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 79706.

On July 7, 1970, the Director of Lands filed cadastral case no. L-1[4] in the then Court of First Instance (CFI) of Camarines Sur, Branch 5 involving lot nos. 2917, 2919, 3272 and 9533 located in Libmanan, Camarines Sur.[5] He prayed that these parcels of land be declared public land.[6] Respondent Norma Royales was a claimant of these lots. Notice was published in the Official Gazette.[7]

On September 17, 1975, the CFI rendered a decision...