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Republic of the Philippines v. Spouses Noval

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES JOEL AND ANDREA NOVAL, ELLEN N. DELOS REYES, DALE Y. NOVAL, WINNIE T. REFI, ZENAIDA LAO, AND DAISY N. MORALES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 170316 | 2017-09-18

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
When an applicant in the registration of property proves his or her open, continuous, exclusive, and notorious possession of a land for the period required by law, he or she has acquired an imperfect title that may be confirmed by the State. The State may not, in the absence of controverting evidence and in a pro forma opposition, indiscriminately take a property without violating due process.

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