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Republic of the Philippines vs. Roque

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT COORDINATING COUNCIL (HUDCC), PETITIONERS, VS. GONZALO ROQUE, JR., MANUELA ALMEDA ROQUE, EDUVIGIS A. PAREDES, MICHAEL A. PAREDES, PURIFICACION ALMEDA, JOSE A. ALMEDA, MICHELLE A. ALMEDA, MICHAEL A. ALMEDA, ALBERTO DELURA, AND THERESA ALMEDA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 203610 | 2016-10-10

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
 
D E C I S I O N
 
BRION, J.:
 
We resolve the petition for review on certiorari[1] filed by the Republic of the Philippines (Republic) assailing the July 4, 2012 decision[2] and the September 26, 2012 resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA G.R. CV No. 93018. The CA affirmed the Regional Trial Court's (RTC) decision annulling the sale of the respondents' properties to the Republic, and ordering the respondents to return the purchase price they received from the government.
 
ANTECEDENT FACTS

Gonzalo Roque, Jr. (Gonzalo), Manuela...