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Republic of the Philippines Represented by the DPWH vs. Rallos

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONER, VS. WILLIAM RALLOS, MATEO RALLOS, LUCIA RALLOS,* ROMEO RALLOS, CATHERINE RALLOS, ROCHELLE RALLOS, CHRISTINE RALLOS, JANUARIO V. SENO,** AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR CEBU CITY, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 240895 | 2022-09-21

D E C I S I O N
 
INTING, J.:
 
This Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] seeks to reverse and set aside the Decision[2] dated December 14, 2017 and the Resolution[3] dated July 23, 2018 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CEB-CV No. 03522. The CA ruled that Branch 6 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cebu City erred in dismissing the Complaint in Civil Case No. CEB-21557. Accordingly, the CA resolved to dismiss the appeal of petitioner Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) in Civil Case No. CEB-25079, partly grant the appeal of private respondent Romeo Rallos (Romeo) in Civil Case No. CEB-21557,...