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Yap vs. Republic

BEVERLY ANNE C. YAP, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE REGIONAL EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR), RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 199810 | 2017-03-15

DECISION
 
REYES, J.:
 
This is a petition for review on certiorari[1] seeking to annul and set aside the Decision[2] dated June 30, 2011 and Resolution[3] dated November 14, 2011 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 01753-MIN which reversed and set aside the Decision[4] dated October 24, 2008 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Davao City, Branch 16, in Civil Case No. 29,705-03, dismissing the complaint for revers ion of a parcel of land.
 
Antecedent Facts

Consuelo Vda. de dela Cruz applied for free patent over a parcel of land constituting about 1,292 square meters, designated as Lot No. 9087, Cad. 102, located in...