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Rep. Of the Phil. Vs. Court of Appeals

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, as represented by the DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY (now Director of Forest Development), petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, MIGUEL MARCELO, CELIA ZURBITO, HEIRS OF JOSE ZURBITO, namely, SOLEDAD VDA. DE ZURBITO, GASPAR, GUADALUPE, ADELAIDA, FELIPE, JOSE and CECILIO, all surnamed ZURBITO, respondents.

G.R. No. L-46048 | 1988-11-29

D E C I S I O N


REGALADO, J.:

Petition for review on certiorari of the decision 1 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. No. 49640-R 2 which affirmed, with modifications, the decision of the Court of First Instance of Masbate in Land Registration Case No. N-9419, LRC Record No. N-9414, thereof.

The proceedings in the court a quo started on February 8, 1955 when herein private respondent Miguel Marcelo filed an application for the registration of two (2) parcels of land with an aggregate area of 116.8441 hectares, situated in Sitio Calulod, Barrio Pauwa, Masbate, Masbate. 3

Oppositions were filed by the Government and private parties. The...