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Elino Rivera, et al. vs. Heirs of Romualdo Villanueva, et al.

ELINO RIVERA, DOMINADOR CLAUREN, SOLEDAD CLAUREN DE RIVERA, TEOFILA RIVERA and CECILIA RIVERA, Petitioners, versus HEIRS OF ROMUALDO VILLANUEVA* represented by MELCHOR VILLANUEVA, ANGELINA VILLANUEVA, VICTORIANO DE LUNA, CABANATUAN CITY RURAL BANK, INC. and REGISTER OF DEEDS OF NUEVA ECIJA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 141501 | 2006-07-21

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

CORONA, J.: 

This petition for review on certiorari[1] from a decision[2] and a resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 51449 touches upon questions of filiation, presumptions of co-equal acquisition and res judicata. 

Petitioners are allegedly the half-brothers (Elino and Dominador), the half-sister-in-law (Soledad), and the children of a half-brother (Teofila and Cecilia) of the deceased Pacita Gonzales (hereinafter Gonzales). Respondents Catalino, Lucia, Purificacion and Melchor, all surnamed Villanueva, and Arnaldo V. Avendano are allegedly the siblings, full and...