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Republic of the Philippines vs. Iglesia ni Cristo, Trustee and Applicant, with its Executive Minister Erano Manalo as Corporate Sole

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, versus IGLESIA NI CRISTO, Trustee and APPLICANT, with its Executive Minister ERANO MANALO as Corporate Sole, Respondent.

G.R. No. 180067 | 2009-06-30

D E C I S I O N

VELASCO, JR., J.:

The Case 


In this Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45, the Republic of the Philippines assails the October 11, 2007 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 85348, which affirmed the April 26, 2005 Decision[2] of the Municipal Circuit Trial Court (MCTC) in Paoay-Currimao, Ilocos Norte, in Land Registration Case No. 762-C for Application for Registration of Title, entitled Iglesia Ni Cristo, Trustee and Applicant with its Executive Minister Eraño Manalo as Corporate Sole v. Republic of the Philippines as oppositor. 

The Facts 

Subject of the instant controversy is...