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Republic of the Philippines Vs. Ignacio Leonor and Catalino Razon

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus IGNACIO LEONOR and CATALINO RAZON, Respondents

G.R. No. 161424 | 2009-12-23

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] dated December 19, 2003. The assailed decision adjudged the cancellation of the free patents and original certificates of title (OCTs) over two of the five lots in question in favor of petitioner.

The antecedents of the case are as follows:

On December 16, 1991, petitioner Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Regional Executive Director, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Region IV, through the Office of the Solicitor General, filed separate complaints for Cancellation of Free Patent and OCT and...