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Jader vs. Heirs of Turgo

NIEVES TURGO JADER AND HEIRS OF ALFREDO TURGO: ZENAIDA TURGO BASCO AND LUCIA R. TURGO, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, CARLITO JADER, PETITIONERS, V. HEIRS OF EVELYN TURGO ALLONES: NICASIO ALLONES AND MICHAEL TURGO ALLONES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 209014 | 2019-03-27

D E C I S I O N
 
J. REYES, JR., J.:
 
Batas Pambansa Bilang 129 (BP 129), as amended by Republic Act 7691 (RA 7691), states that jurisdiction of action involving recovery of title or possession of real property, located outside of Metro Manila and assessed at below P20,000.00, belongs to the first level court.
 
The Facts
 
On October 23, 1924, Mariano Turgo died intestate, leaving behind six children namely: Nicolas, Filemon, Alfredo, Abreo, Trinidad, and Juan. On September 30, 1960, the Turgo siblings executed a Kasulatan ng Pagbabahaging Labas sa Hukuman ng Ari-ariang Naiwan ng Namatay na Mariano Turgo (Deed of...