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Republic vs. Heirs of Lim etc.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF DIEGO LIM, NAMELY, PRUDENCIA D. LIM, ANGELINA D. LIM, SIXTA D. LIM BAJA, ERNESTO D. LIM, MIGUEL D. LIM, JOSEFAD.LIM, CASIMIRO D. LIM, BUENAVENTURA D. LIM, AND ENGRACIA D. LIM UY, (THE LAST FIVE BEING DECEASED, BUT REPRESENTED BY PRUDENCIA D. LIM), HEIRS OF JEORGE* JOSEFAT,** EPIFANIO ROMAMBAN, SANTIAGO PARONG, ANTONIO P. CACHO, JESSMAG, INC., ROSITA LAGUERTA, EMILIO JOSE, HEIRS OF NESTOR P. TRINIDAD, ANTONIO DIAZ, ANTONIO CHUA, GUILLERMO J. JOSE, DANIEL MA. JOSE, LOURDES JOSE, JUNA MA. JOSE, WILFREDO V. GARCIA, JESUS BILBAO, JOSECONCEPCION,JR., FRANCISCO ACHACOSO, DENNIS B. PABLIZO,*** ROMEO A. CRUZ, JOSE DE LA ROSA, VICTORIOSO DIAZ CARPIO, ROSARIO CARPIO SANTOS, MARIETA CARPIO BACAY, MARIETA PALMA, SPOUSES ROLANDO AND OFELIA HUANG, PELAGIO M. ACHACOSO, AND MELBA M. MANDOCDOC, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 195611 | 2016-04-04

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
This Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] seeks to set aside the September 27, 2010 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 85329 affirming the April 18, 2005 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Iba, Zambales, Branch 70 in Civil Case No. RTC-666-I, as well as the CA's February 11, 2011 Resolution[4]denying petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration.[5]

Factual Antecedents

Lot 42 consisting of 17,181,376 square meters, more or less - or 1,718.1376 hectares, is situated in Iba, Zambales.

On December 8, 1924, the Director of Lands filed with the...