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BENJAMIN GUERRERO, PETITIONER, VS. DIRECTOR, LAND MANAGEMENT BUREAU, FLORANTE EDWARD R. BENITEZ, PROJECT EVALUATION OFFICER III, LEGAL DIVISION; AND HEIRS OF MARCELO BUSTAMANTE, REPRESENTED BY CORA Z. BUSTAMANTE, RESPONDENTS.

BENJAMIN GUERRERO, PETITIONER, VS. DIRECTOR, LAND MANAGEMENT BUREAU, FLORANTE EDWARD R. BENITEZ, PROJECT EVALUATION OFFICER III, LEGAL DIVISION; AND HEIRS OF MARCELO BUSTAMANTE, REPRESENTED BY CORA Z. BUSTAMANTE, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 183641 | 2015-04-22

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

PERALTA, J.:

Before the Court is a petition/complaint to cite respondents for contempt for alleged forum shopping.
 
The facts of the case follow.
 
Petitioner Benjamin Guerrero obtained a miscellaneous sales patent and, eventually, an Original Certificate of Title (OCT) over a parcel of land located at Pugad Lawin, Quezon City.[1] The title OCT No. 0-28, covering 174 square meters, was issued in his name by the Register of Deeds of Quezon City on August 27, 1982.[2]
 
The issuance of the title, however, became the subject of a Protest by Angelina Bustamante (now deceased),[3] the wife of Marcelo...