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Republic of the Philippines vs. Heirs of Daquer

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, V. HEIRS OF IGNACIO DAQUER AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, PROVINCE OF PALAWAN, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 193657 | 2018-09-04

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Any application for a homestead settlement recognizes that the land belongs to the public domain.[1] Prior to its disposition, the public land has to be classified first as alienable and disposable[2] through a positive act of the government.[3] This act must be direct and express, not merely inferred from an instrument such as the homestead patent. The State has the right to institute an action for the reversion of an inalienable land of the public domain erroneously awarded by its officials and agents.
 
This resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[4] under Rule 45 of the...