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Taar vs. Lawan

FRANCISCA TAAR, JOAQUINA TAAR, LUCIA TAAR AND HEIRS OF OSCAR L. GALO PETITIONERS, VS. CLAUDIO LAWAN, MARCELINO L. GALO, ARTEMIO ABARQUEZ, AUGUSTO B. LAWAN, ADOLFO L. GALO AND EDUARDO R. ERMITA

G.R. No. 190922 | 2017-10-11

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
A judgment approving the subdivision of a parcel of land does not preclude other parties with a better right from instituting free patent applications over it. Entitlement to agricultural lands of the public domain requires a clear showing of compliance with the provisions of Commonwealth Act No. 141, as amended, otherwise known as the Public Land Act.

Before this Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1]  assailing the Resolutions dated July 20, 2009[2] and January 15, 2010[3] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 109390. These assailed judgments dismissed outright the Petition for...