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Spouses Gallent Sr. etc. vs. Velasquez

SPOUSES GEORGE A. GALLENT, SR. AND MERCEDES M. GALLENT, PETITIONERS, VS. JUAN G. VELASQUEZ, RESPONDENT. JUAN G. VELASQUEZ, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES GEORGE A. GALLENT, SR. AND MERCEDES M. GALLENT, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 203949 and G.R. No. 205071 | 2016-04-06

DECISION
REYES, J.:
 
Before this Court are two conflicting decisions rendered by two different divisions of the Court of Appeals (CA) on the same question of whether the Regional Trial Court (RTC) may validly issue an ex parte writ of possession to the transferee of the winning bidder at the extrajudicial foreclosure sale of mortgaged real property.
 
Antecedent Facts

George A. Gallent, Sr. (George) was the registered owner of a 761-square-meter residential property covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. S-99286,[1] located at No. 3, Angeles Street, Alabang Hills Village, Muntinlupa City, with improvements thereon...