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Republic of the Philippines Vs. Heirs of Juan Fabio etc. et al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus HEIRS OF JUAN FABIO, namely: DOMINGA C. FABIO, SOCORRO D. FABIO, LYDIA D. FABIO, ROLANDO D. FABIO, NORMA D. FABIO, NORMA L. FABIO, ANGELITA FABIO, ROSALIE FABIO, DANILO FABIO, RENATO FABIO, LEVITA FABIO, IRENE FABIO, TERESITA MOLERA, ROSEMARIE C. PAKAY, LIGAYA C. MASANGKAY, ALFREDO F. CASTILLO, MELINDA F. CASTILLO, MERCEDITA F. CASTILLO, ESTELA DE JESUS AQUINO, FELECITO FABIO, and ALEXANDER FABIO, represented herein by ANGELITA F. ESTEIBAR as their Attorney-in-Fact, Respondents.

G.R. No. 159589 | 2008-12-23

DECISION


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] dated 29 August 2003 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 66522, which affirmed the judgment of the Regional Trial Court of Naic, Cavite, Branch 15, in LRC Case No. NC-96-782 granting respondents' application for registration of title to Lot No. 233 (Lot), Cad-617-D, Ternate Cadastre.

The Facts

On 21 November 1996, respondents, who are the heirs of Juan Fabio, represented by Angelita F. Esteibar (Esteibar) as their Attorney-in-Fact, filed with the Regional Trial Court of Naic, Cavite, Branch 15, an application for...