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Republic of the Philippines vs. Jose Lubis Masongsong, et al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus JOSE LUBIS MASONGSONG and JUANITO LUBIS MASONGSONG, Respondents.

G.R. No. 162846 | 2005-09-22

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

CALLEJO, SR., J.: 

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 75826 which affirmed the Decision[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Lipa City, Branch 12, granting the petition in LRC Case No. 2001-0677. 

The Antecedents 

On December 28, 2001, Jose Lubis Masongsong and his brother, Juanito Lubis Masongsong, filed a petition in the RTC of Lipa City, for the declaration of nullity of Decree No. 639024 purportedly issued in favor of Serapio[3] Lubis on June 21, 1937 in LRC Cadastral Record No. 1296, and that the...