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R.P. vs Dominador Santua

THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus DOMINADOR SANTUA, Respondent.

G.R. No. 155703 | 2008-09-08

DECISION


NACHURA, J.:

Should the courts grant a petition for reconstitution of a certificate of title on the basis of a tax declaration, survey plan and technical description? This is the question that confronts the Court in this petition for review of the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] dated September 23, 2002.

The facts of the case are undisputed:

On February, 16, 1999, respondent Dominador Santua filed with the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Calapan, Oriental Mindoro, a petition for judicial reconstitution of Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. T-22868. Respondent alleged that he is the registered owner of certain parcels of...