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Republic of the Philippines vs. Socorro P. Jacob

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus SOCORRO P. JACOB, Respondent.

G.R. No. 146874 | 2006-07-20

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

CALLEJO, SR., J.: 

Before this Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari filed by the Republic of the Philippines assailing the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 53606, which affirmed the ruling of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 17, Tabaco, Albay, in Land Registration Case No. T-210. In the said case, the RTC granted the application of private respondent Socorro P. Jacob for confirmation of her title to Lot No. 4094, Cad-249, Malinao Cadastre of Plan AP-05-002078 in Barangay Balading, Malinao, Albay. 

The antecedents follow: 

On August 14, 1970, then...