Back

Republic of the Philippines Vs. Martin T. Ng

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, vs. MARTIN T. NG, Respondent.

G.R. No. 182449 | 2013-03-06

 

FIRST DIVISION

 

 

D E C I S I O N

SERENO, CJ:

Before this Court is a Rule 45 Petition, seeking a review of the 25 March 2008 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 01143, which affirmed the 23 October 2002 Amended Decision2 of the Municipal Trial Court (MTC), Consolacion, Cebu, in LR Case No. N-12, LRA Record No. N-67773. The MTC ordered the registration and confirmation of title over five parcels of land claimed by respondent Martin T. Ng.

The antecedent facts are as follows:3.

On 7 January 1997, respondent filed an application for the original registration of title over Lot Nos. 9663, 9666,...