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Republic vs. Alora

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JOSEFINO O. ALORA AND OSCAR O. ALORA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 210341 | 2015-07-01

SECOND DIVISION
D E C I S I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case
 
Before this Court is a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the 5 December 2013 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 99280, which denied the appeal of the Republic of the Philippines (petitioner) and affirmed the 3 July 2012 Resolution of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 31 of San Pedro, Laguna (RTC) in LRC Case No. SPL-0697-10.

The Facts
 
On 6 May 1969, spouses Pedro and Rafaela Alora sold a parcel of land with an area of 12,710 square meters, located in Barangay San Vicente, San Pedro, Laguna to their sons Josefino O. Alora...