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Republic vs. Spouses Alonso [SEPARATE OPINION, CAGUIOA, J.]

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES GUILLERMO ALONSO* AND INOCENCIA BRITANICO-ALONSO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 210738 | 2019-08-14

SEPARATE OPINION

CAGUIOA, J.:

On the basis of Republic v. T.A.N. Properties[1] (T.A.N.), which requires the presentation of (i) a certificate of land classification status issued by the Community Environment and Natural Resources Office (CENRO) or Provincial Environment and Natural Resources Office (PENRO) of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR); and (ii) a copy of the original classification approved by the DENR Secretary and certified as a true copy by the legal custodian of the official records,[2] the ponencia holds that respondents failed to prove that the subject property was...