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Spouses Esperanza vs. The Register of Deeds for Legazpi City [SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION, CAGUIOA, J.]

SPOUSES JOSE MANUEL AND MARIA ESPERANZA RIDRUEJO[*] STILIANOPOULOS,[**]PETITIONERS, V. THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR LEGAZPI CITY AND THE NATIONAL TREASURER, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 224678 | 2018-07-03

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION
 
CAGUIOA, J.:
 
The Petition assails the Decision dated March 16, 2016 and Resolution dated May 19, 2016 issued by the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA­G.R. CV No. 104207 holding that the action for damages filed by petitioners Jose Manuel and Maria Esperanza Ridruejo Stilianopoulos (collectively, Spouses Stilianopoulos) against the Assurance Fund had already prescribed.
 
To resolve the Petition, I am of the opinion that the determinative issue is whether a Torrens title issued despite non-compliance with the mandatory requirements for registration under Presidential Decree No. (PD) 1529[1]...