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Manigque-Stone vs. Cattleya Land, Inc.

TAINA MANIGQUE-STONE, PETITIONER, VS. CATTLEYA LAND, INC., AND SPOUSES TROADIO B. TECSON AND ASUNCION ORTALIZ-TECSON, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 195975 | 2016-09-05

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
The sale of Philippine land to an alien or foreigner, even if titled in the name of his Filipino spouse, violates the Constitution and is thus, void.
 
Assailed in this Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] are the August 16, 2010 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) which dismissed the appeal by Taina Manigque-Stone (Taina) in CA-G.R. CV No. 02352, and its February 22, 2011 Resolution,[3] which denied Taina's motion for reconsideration[4] thereon.
 
Factual Antecedents
 
Sometime in July 1992, Cattleya Land, Inc. (Cattleya) sent its legal counsel, Atty....