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Ungay Malobago Mines, Inc. vs. Intermediate Appellate Court, et al.

UNGAY MALOBAGO MINES, INC., petitioner, vs. HON. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, DIRECTOR OF LANDS, GREGORIA BOLANOS, AUREA ARAOJO, GERVACIO ARAOJO, MARIA BERNAL, FELIX DETECIO, JESUS ASUNCION, MELANIO ASUNCION and BIENVENIDO ASUNCION, respondents.

G.R. No. L-69997 | 1987-09-30

D E C I S I O N

GUTIERREZ, JR., J p:

Before us is a petition which seeks to set aside the decision of the then Intermediate Appellate Court affirming the dismissal of the petitioner's action for annulment and cancellation of free patents granted to the private respondents on the ground that the petitioner has no personality to file an action for reversion, the lands involved being public in character.

On July 20, 1962, the President of the Philippines granted the following mining patents on mineral claims located at Ungay Malobago, Rapu-Rapu, Albay.

"1. lode patent No. V-52 to John Canson, Jr., on mineral claim known as 'Catanduandes;'...