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Republic vs. Court of Appeals and Yupangco, Jr.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and VICENTE L. YUPANGCO, JR., respondents.

G.R. No. 128531 | 1999-10-26

D E C I S I O N
 
MENDOZA, J.:
 
The question for decision in this case is whether in a proceeding for the issuance of an owner’s duplicate certificate of title, the Solicitor General is required to be notified, such that failure to give such notice would render the proceedings void. Both the Regional Trial Court and the Court of Appeals ruled in the negative. Hence, this petition for review on certiorari.
 
The facts are as follows:
 
Private respondent Vicente Yupangco is the owner of a unit in a condominium building in Legaspi Street, Makati City, as evidenced by Certificate of Title No. 7648. Because his...