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Republic vs. Sixto Sundiam etc.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SIXTO SUNDIAM, L & F MARKETING, INC., JOSE MA. LOPEZ, ROSENDO D. BONDOC, AUGUSTO F. DEL ROSARIO, AND LIBERTY ENGINEERING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 236381 | 2020-08-27

FIRST DIVISION
 

D E C I S I O N
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
Before the Court is the Petition[1]1 under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court filed by petitioner Republic of the Philippines (Republic), represented by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), assailing the Decision[2] dated December 19, 2017 of the Court of Appeals[3] in CA-G.R. CV No. 107773 affirming the Order[4] dated October 7, 2015 of the Regional Trial Court of Angeles City, Branch 56 (RTC) in Civil Case No. 79-3209, dismissing the reversion complaint filed by the Republic on the ground of equitable estoppel.
 
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