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Republic of the Philippines Vs. Spouses Florencio de Castro and Romelia De Castro

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Represented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources, Region IV-B, Petitioner, vs. SPOUSES FLORENCIO DE CASTRO and ROMELIA CALIBOSO DE CASTRO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 189724 | 2011-02-07



THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


CARPIO MORALES, J.:

The Director of the Bureau of Lands, now Lands Management Bureau (LMB), Manila issued on July 13, 1955 Free Patent No. V-16555 under Free Patent Application No. V-33580 covering Lot No. 6742, Pls-296 (the lot) in the name of Marcelino Manipon (Manipon), with an area of 5.376 hectares, located at Naujan, Oriental Mindoro.


On the basis of the free patent, the Register of Deeds of Oriental Mindoro issued on March 5, 1957 Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. P-2124 in the name of Manipon.


Manipon later sold the lot to Spouses Florencio and Romelia de Castro (respondents) who, after OCT No....