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HEIRS OF ROMANA INGJUG-TIRO: BEDESA, PEDRO, RITA all surnamed TIRO, and BARBARA TIRO (deceased) represented by NORMA SARAMOSING; HEIRS OF FRANCISCO INGJUG: LEONARDO, LILIA, FERNANDA, ZENAIDA, PACITA and ANTONIO, all surnamed INGJUG; and HEIRS OF FRANCISCA INGJUG-FUENTES: ULDARICO and GUILLERMA, all surnamed FUENTES, and PAULINA INGJUG-FUENTES (deceased) represented by VICTOR, ELENA, SERGIA and DESIDERIO, all surnamed MUNEZ vs. SPOUSES LEON V. CASALS and LILIA C. CASALS, SPOUSES CARLOS L. CLIMACO and LYDIA R. CLIMACO, SPOUSES JOSE L. CLIMACO, JR. and BLANQUITA C. CLIMACO, and CONSUELO L. CLIMACO

HEIRS OF ROMANA INGJUG-TIRO: BEDESA, PEDRO, RITA all surnamed TIRO, and BARBARA TIRO (deceased) represented by NORMA SARAMOSING; HEIRS OF FRANCISCO INGJUG: LEONARDO, LILIA, FERNANDA, ZENAIDA, PACITA and ANTONIO, all surnamed INGJUG; and HEIRS OF FRANCISCA INGJUG-FUENTES: ULDARICO and GUILLERMA, all surnamed FUENTES, and PAULINA INGJUG-FUENTES (deceased) represented by VICTOR, ELENA, SERGIA and DESIDERIO, all surnamed MUNEZ, petitioners, vs. SPOUSES LEON V. CASALS and LILIA C. CASALS, SPOUSES CARLOS L. CLIMACO and LYDIA R. CLIMACO, SPOUSES JOSE L. CLIMACO, JR. and BLANQUITA C. CLIMACO, and CONSUELO L. CLIMACO, respondents.

G.R. No. 134718 | 2001-08-20

D E C I S I O N

BELLOSILLO, J.:

A 5,354-square meter parcel of land is at the epicentrum of the controversy. Originally titled in the name of Mamerto Ingjug, the property is located in the former Municipality of Opon, Province of Cebu (now Marigondon, Lapu-Lapu City). The claimants are the descendants of Mamerto Ingjug on one hand who allege that they have been deprived of their successional rights through fraud and misrepresentation, and a group of vendees on the other hand claiming to have acquired the property for value and in good faith. The case filed by the descendants of Mamerto Ingjug was dismissed by the trial court on the ground...