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Republic vs. Anatalia Actub Tiu Estonilo, et al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus ANATALIA ACTUB TIU ESTONILO and ANDREA ACTUB TIU PO (in Substitution of NAZARIA BOMBEO), Respondents.

G.R. No. 157306 | 2005-11-25

D E C I S I O N 
 
 
PANGANIBAN, J.: 
 
 
To segregate portions of the public domain as reservations for the use of the Republic of the Philippines or any of its branches, like the Armed Forces of the Philippines, all that is needed is a presidential proclamation to that effect. A court judgment is not necessary to make the proclamation effective or valid. 
 
The Case 
 
Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to reverse and set aside the February 21, 2003 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR CV No. 66807. The assailed CA Decision disposed as...