Case Name: Republic v Emmanuel Cortez GR No. 186639 Date: Februar !" #$1%
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Emmanuel Cortez +ile, )it( R*C R*C an application +or -u,icial con+irmation o+ title over a parcel o+ lan, locate, at &arana /u(o" 0ateros" anila. Cortez submitte, t(e +ollo)in ,ocuments: ta2 ,eclarations +or various ears +rom 1966 until #$$!" surve plan o+ t(e propert" )it( t(e annotation annotation t(at t(e t(e propert is classi+ie, classi+ie, as alienable alienable an, ,isposable" ,isposable" tec(nical ,escription o+ t(e t(e propert" )it( a certi+ication certi+ication issue, issue, b a eo,etic enineer" ta2 clearance certi+icate" certi+icate" e2tra-u,icial e2tra-u,icial settlement settlement o+ estate estate convein t(e propert to Cortez an, Escritura ,e particion e2tra-u,icial allocation sub-ect propert to Felicima Cotas Cortez4 ot(er5 *(ere )as no oppostion" so R*C issue, an r,er o+ General De+ault an, Cortez )as allo)e, to present (is evi,ence e27parte. Cortez claime, t(at t(e parcel o+ lan, )as in(erite, b (is mot(er +rom (er parents in 19%6. /+ter (is parents4 ,eat(" (e an, (is siblins e2ecute, an E2tra7u,icial E2tra7u,icial 'ettlement o+ Estate over t(e properties o+ t(eir ,ecease, parents. e allee, t(at sub-ect propert (as been n possession o+ t(e +amil since time immemorial" t(e sub-ect lan, is not part o+ t(e reservation o+ DENR an, is classi+ie, as alienable an, ,isposable b &FD. e also a,,uce, in evi,ence t(e testimon o+ Ernesto 'antos" t(at (e (as ;no)n t(e +amil +or over 6$ ears an, t(at t(e +amil (as been in possession o+ t(e propert since (e came to ;no) t(em. R*C rante, Cortez4 application +or reistration. *(e Republic o+ t(e 0(ilippines represente, b t(e ++ice o+ t(e 'olicitor General appeale, to t(e C/" statin t(at t(e R*C R*C erre, in rantin t(e application +or reistration ,espite +ailure to compl )it( t(e re
ssue>s ?(et(er or not C/ erre, in a++irmin t(e R*C ,ecision@ Aes. Rulin •
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*(e Court use, 'ection 1%15 an, #5 o+ 0D 1!#9 to support t(eir ,ecision. =n,er 'ection 1%15 applicants +or reistration o+ title must su++icientl su++icientl establis( +irst t(at t(e sub-ect lan, +orms part o+ t(e ,isposable an, alienable lan,s o+ t(e public ,omain" t(e applicant an, (is pre,ecessors7in7interest pre,ecessors7in7interest must be in open" continuous" e2clusive" an, notorious possession an, occupation an, t(at it must be un,er a bona +i,e claim o+ o)ners(ip since une 1#" 19%! or earlier. *(e ,i, not satis+ t(e +irst re
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