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Chua vs. Republic

BENITO CHUA, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS WIFE, EDITA LIM ONG CHUA AND HIS CHILDREN, EVELYN CHUA GO, BERNARD ONG, ELEONOR ONG NGU, AND ELIZA ONG CHUA, PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS MANAGEMENT BUREAU, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 253305 | 2023-08-02

D E C I S I O N
 
HERNANDO, J.:
 
Before this Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to set aside the Decision dated October 17, 2019,[2] and the Resolution dated September 1, 2020[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA), in CA-G.R. CV No. 110355.

The facts of the case are as follows:

On October 13, 2004, respondent Republic of the Philippines (Republic), represented by the Director of Lands Management Bureau (LMB), filed a Complaint[4] before the Regional Trial Court (RTC), as amended,[5] for Annulment of Title and Reversion against Valentina Rivera (Rivera),...