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Nat'l Power Corp. vs. Court of Appeals

NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS and CONRADO B. PAYUMO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-46268 | 1986-09-24

D E C I S I O N


MELENCIO-HERRERA, J:

The National Power Corporation (NPC) seeks a review of the Decision of respondent Court of Appeals granting the application for land registration of Conrado B. PAYUMO (private respondent) and ordering the issuance of a decree in his favor. This ruling reversed the Decision of the then Court of First Instance of Bulacan declaring the disputed parcel of land as public land included in the Angat River Watershed Reservation under the administration of the NPC, pursuant to Proclamation No. 599 of the President of the Philippines.

Following are the proceedings antecedent to this petition:

1. On October...