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Republic of the Philippines Vs. Carlos Vega, et al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, vs. CARLOS R. VEGA, MARCOS R. VEGA, ROGELIO R. VEGA, LUBIN R. VEGA, HEIRS OF GLORIA R. VEGA, NAMELY: FRACISCO L. YAP, MA. WINONA Y. RODRIGUEZ, MA. WENDELYN V. YAP and FRANCISCO V. YAP, JR., Respondents, ROMEA G. BUHAY-OCAMPO, FRANCISCO G. BUHAY, ARCELI G. BUHAY-RODRIGUEZ, ORLANDO G. BUHAY, SOLEDAD G. BUHAY-VASQUEZ, LOIDA G. BUHAY-SENADOSA, FLORENDO G. BUHAY, OSCAR G. BUHAY, ERLYN BUHAY-GINORGA, EVELYN BUHAY-GRANETA, and EMILIE BUHAY-DALLAS, Respondents-Intervenors.

G. R. No. 177790 | 2011-01-17

THIRD DIVISION
D E C I S I O N
 
SERENO, J.:
 
This is a Rule 45 Petition filed by the Republic of the Philippines (petitioner Republic), through the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), questioning the Decision of the Court of Appeals,[1] which affirmed a lower court’s grant of an application for original registration of title covering a parcel of land located in Los Baños, Laguna.
 
The facts of the case as culled from the records of the trial court and the appellate court are straightforward and without much contention from the parties.
 
On 26 May 1995, respondents Carlos R. Vega, Marcos R. Vega, Rogelio R....