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Alberto Imperial Vs. Hon. Court of Appeals and the Republic of the Philippines

ALBERTO IMPERIAL, Petitioner, versus HON. COURT OF APPEALS and the REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 158093 | 2009-06-05

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

Alberto Imperial (petitioner) filed this petition for certiorari[1] to seek the reversal of the January 16, 2003 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA), which in turn reversed and set aside the Order[3] dated March 27, 1996 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC),[4] and its subsequent Resolution dated April 10, 2003[5] denying the petitioner's motion for extension of time to file a motion for reconsideration.

BACKGROUND FACTS

Together with Obdulia Cocatana Quintan and Sulpicio Cocatana, the petitioner filed with the RTC a petition for reconstitution of Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. 35796, covering Lot...