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Republic vs. The Estate of Santos

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. THE ESTATE OF VIRGINIA SANTOS, represented by PACIFICO SANTOS, respondent. Present: CARPIO, J., Chairperson, BRION, DEL CASTILLO, MENDOZA, and LEONEN,JJ.

G.R. No. 218345 | 2016-12-07

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
SECOND DIVISION
 
DECISION
 
MENDOZA, J.:
 
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari seeking to reverse and set aside the May 22, 2015 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 100999, which affirmed the April 5, 2013 Amended Order2 of the Metropolitan Trial Court, Branch 74, Taguig City (MeTC) in LRC Case No. 326, a land registration case under Section 14 of Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1529.
 
The Antecedents
 
On October 9, 2006, the Application for Land Registration3 of a parcel of land identified as Lot No. 10839-C (subject land) located at P....