Martinez v Republic G.R. No. 160895. October 30, 2006. Nature: etition !or revie" on certiorari #O$%: Or&er o! &e!ault '(%#): * On 2+ 'ebru 'ebruar ar 1999, 1999, petiti petitioner oner -oe Marti Martinez nez /le& /le& a petitio petition n !or rei reitrat tration ion in i nae o! 3 parcel o! lan& inclu&e& in %orte, )uriao &el )ur %a&atre "ic "ic collec collectiv tivel el copri coprie& e& aroun aroun& & 3,00 3,00 4.. 4.. e allee allee& & tat tat e a& purcae& te lot in 1952 !ro i uncle, "oe pre&eceor in interet "ere traceable traceable up to te 180. 180. e !urter claie& claie& tat e a& reaine& reaine& in continuou poeion poeion o! te lot, tat te lot a& reaine& unencubere&, unencubere&, an& tat tat te te becae becae priva private te prope propert rt trou trou prec precri ripti ption on pur puruan uantt to )ection +8b7 o! %( 1+1. 1+1. e !urter claie& tat tat e a& been contraine& contraine& to initiate procee&in becaue te O Manaeent )ervice !aile& to &o o &epite te copletion o! te ca&atral urve o! %orte, )uriao &el )ur. *
ON 30 ept ept 1999 1999,, te te O)G, O)G, in bea beal! l! o! R oppo oppoe& e& te te peti petiti tion on on te te roun& tat Martinez poeion "a not in accor&ance "it )ection +8b7 o! %( 1+1 an& tat tat i unient unient "ere "ere inu;c inu;cien ientt to prove prove bona*/&e bona*/&e ac4ui ac4uiit ition ion an& po poe eion ion o! te ub
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epi epite te te oppoi oppoitio tion, n, te R# R#% iue& iue& an or&er or&er o! enera enerall &e!ault &e!ault on Marc Marc 29 2000 a a reult o! non*appearance o! te oppoin part &urin te earin earin &ate. &ate. #u, #u, te R#% R#% proce procee&e e&e& & to receive receive Martine Martinez z oral an& &ocuentar evi&ence an& "ere &ecree& te reitration o! te 3 lot in i nae.
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O)G appeal appeale& e& te te &eciio &eciion, n, an& an& a!ter a!ter te te recor recor& & a& a& been been trani tranitte& tte& to te te %(, te R#% receive& a letter !ro te R( tat te ub
$))>?: @eter or not te O)G coul& till ave appeale& te R#% &eciion a!ter it a& been &eclare& in &e!ault. R(#$O: R(#$O: A?). #e %ourt clari/e& tat tat in it averent, averent, te O)G &i& not ipute tat te R#% acte& iproperl in &eclarin te in &e!ault, even tou an oppoition a& been /le& to Martinez petition. >n&er )ection 26 o! rei&ential ecree No. 1529, a aen&e&, te or&er o! &e!ault a be iue&, Bi! no peron appear an& an"er "itin te tie allo"e&.C #e R#% appear to ave iue& te or&er o! eneral &e!ault ipl on te preie tat no oppoitor appeare& be!ore it on te earin o! 29 Marc 2000. Dut it cannot be &enie& tat te O)G a& alrea& &ul /le& it Oppoition to Martinez petition lon be!ore te ai& earin.
o"ever, te %ourt !oun& tat te O)G "o "a &eclare& in &e!ault retain te rit to appeal !ro te
