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Republic of the Philippines Vs. Agripina Dela Raga

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus AGRIPINA DELA RAGA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 161042 | 2009-08-24

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This is a petition[1] for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court. The petition challenges the 18 November 2003 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 66687. The Court of Appeals affirmed in toto the 18 November 1999 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Judicial Region 1, Branch 47, Urdaneta, Pangasinan, in Pet. Case No. U-1449.

The Facts

Agripina dela Raga (Dela Raga) is the granddaughter and the only surviving heir of spouses Ignacio Serran (Ignacio) and Catalina Laguit (Laguit). At a very young age, Dela Raga lost her parents and her grandparents...