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Spouses Armando Silverio, Sr. and Remedios Silverio Vs. Spouses Ricardo adn Evelyn Marcelo/Spouses Evelyn adn Ricardo Marcelo Vs. Spouses Armando Silveri, Sr. and Remedios Siverio [Separate and Concurring Opinion C.J. Sereno]

(SPOUSES ARMANDO SILVERIO, SR. and REMEDIOS SILVERIO, Petitioners vs. SPOUSES RICARDO and EVELYN MARCELO, Respondents); G.R. No. 184079 ___________________________ (SPOUSES EVELYN and RICARDO MARCELO, Petitioners vs. SPOUSES ARMANDO SILVERIO, SR. and REMEDIOS SILVERIO, Respondents) G.R. NO. 184490

G.R. Nos. 184079/184490 | 2013-04-17

CONCURRING AND DISSENTING OPINION 

SERENO, CJ: 

Given the factual circumstances of these cases, I respectfully dissent from the finding that there is forum shopping, but concur with the ruling that Lot No. 3976 remains a public land. 

As culled from the records, Lot No. 3976 is a property located in Philips St. Extension, Multinational Village, Barangay Moonwalk, Paranaque City, having an area of 5,020 square meters. 1 It was first thought to be part of a vast tract of land in Matatdo, Wawa, Paranaque, Rizal (Matatdo property), owned by Pedro Lumbos and tenanted by Graciano Marcelo, Sr.2 When the entire Matatdo property was...