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Republic of the Philippines Vs. Emmanuel C. Cortez

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, vs. EMMANUEL C. CORTEZ, Respondent.

G.R. No. 186639 | 2014-02-05

FIRST DIVISION

DECISION

REYES,J.:

Before this Court is a petition for review on certiorari1 under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeking to annul and set aside the Decision2 dated
February 17, 2009 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 87505. The CA affirmed the Decision3 dated February 7, 2006 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 68, in LRC Case No. N-11496.

The Facts

On February 28, 2003, respondent Emmanuel C. Cortez (Cortez) filed with the RTC an application4 for judicial confirmation of title over a parcel of land located at Barangay (Poblacion) Aguho, P. Herrera Street, Pateros,Metro Manila. The said parcel of...