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LAND TITLES AND DEEDS t)e i7e 7"i-ed t s$rre%der t)e s"me #"ter5 4N, "s "b-e t se!$re " %e %ers d$(-i!"te !erti
Iss3e ;)et)er t)e e"r-ier mrtg"ge %t "%%t"ted % t)e tit-e (re."i-s .er t)e "%%t"ted s"-e

R3l4n N T)e 7"i-$re 7 t)e i%terested ("rty t "((e"r d$ri%g t)e registr"ti% (r!eedi%g "%d !-"im s$!) i%terest i% t)e -"%d b"rred )im 7rm )".i%g s$!) i%terest "%%t"ted % t)e !erti
CONRADO POTENCIANO BDECEASED SUSTITUTED Y LUIS' MILAGROS' &ICTOR' AND LOURDES' ALL SURNAMED POTENCIANO v. NAPOLEON DINEROS an8 THE PRO&INCIAL SHERI%% O% RIZAL G(R( No( L!;#.*' Ma< $.' ./55' REYES' J. ' $udgment creditor may not, as purchaser at the auction sale, invo&e the protection accorded by law to purchasers in good faith, if at the time of the auction he already had notice, thru the third party claim led by the registered owner, that the property had already been acquired by the latter from the $udgment debtor.

%a1ts C%r"d 4te%!i"% b$g)t t)e s$bBe!t (r(erty 7rm %e 'regri A-!"b" ;)e% )e registered t)e s"-e5 t)e !-er* ) m"de t)e e%try !mmitted "% errr i% !(yi%g t)e %$mber 7 t)e !erti
Iss3e ;)et)er Di%ers is " ($r!)"ser i% gd 7"it)



















LAND TITLES AND DEEDS )"d "-re"dy s-d it t "%t)er5 t)e% t)e ($r!)"ser "!$ires %t)i%g S$!) "((e"rs t be t)e !"se )ere5 be!"$se ye"rs be7re t)e e=e!$ti% s"-e "%d e.e% be7re t)e "tt"!)me%t t)e B$dgme%t debtr )"d "-re"dy deeded t)e (r(erty "%d de-i.ered de-i.ered )is !erti
GUARANTEED HOMES' INC( )( HEIRS O% MARIA P( &ALDEZ' BEMILIA &( YUMUL AND &ICTORIA &( MOLINO' HEIRS O% SE&ERINA P( TUGADE BILUMINADA AND LEONORA P( TUGADE' HEIRS O% ETANG P( GATMIN BLUDI&INA G( DELA CRUZ BY AND THROUGH AL%ONSO G( DELA CRUZ' HILARIA G( COERO AND AL%REDO G( COERO AND SIONY G( TEPOL BY AND THROUGH ELENA T( RI&AS AND ELESIO TEPOL' :R(' AS HEIRS O% DECEDENT PALO PASCUA G(R( No( .;.5$.' :an3a-< $0' 200/' TINGA' J. he purchaser is not bound by the original certicate but only by the certicate of title of the person from whom he had purchased the property.

%a1ts Origi%"- Certi2?1 "s iss$ed i% t)e %"me 7 Ci(ri"% it)$t OCT N ?0? )".i%g bee% !"%!e--ed O% t)e s"me d"y5 TCT N T>2?2 "s iss$ed i% t)e %"me 7 t)e s($ses Rd-7 "%d TCT N T>2?1 "s t)ereby !"%!e--ed S$bse$e%t-y5 t)e s($ses Rd-7 s-d t)e dis($ted (r(erty t '$"r"%teed ' $"r"%teed 9mes5 I%! C%se$e%t-y TCT N T>2?2 "s !"%!e--ed "%d TCT N T>106/ "s iss$ed i% t)e %"me 7 '9I

Iss3e ;)et)er t)e ($r!)"ser is b$%d by rigi%"- !erti
R3l4n N ;)ere t)ere is %t)i%g i% t)e !ertii%>i%terest T)e "!t 7 registr"ti% is t)e (er"ti.e "!t t !%.ey r "e!t t)e -"%d i%s7"r "s t)ird (ers%s "re !%!er%ed E.e% "ss$mi%g "rg$e%d t)"t t)e e=tr"B$di!i"- sett-eme%t "s " %$--ity5 t)e C$rt



















LAND TITLES AND DEEDS

CARMELITA %UDOT )( CATTLEYA LAND' INC( G(R( No( .;.009' Se+te,be- .$' 200;' TINGA' J. he act of registration registration does not validate an otherwise void contract.

%a1ts C"tt-ey" #"%d5 I%! ($r!)"sed t)e s$bBe!t (r(erty 7rm s($ses Te!s% i% 1@@25 b$t t)e s"me "s %t "%%t"ted % t)e !erti
Iss3e ;)et)er "% "--eged b$yer ) is t)e )-der 7 "%d t)e
R3l4n N T)e deed 7 s"-e )".i%g bee% 7rged5 it is .id F$dtHs "!t 7 registr"ti% des %t ."-id" ."-id"te te t)e .id !%tr" !%tr"!t !t Registr egistr"ti "ti% % is " mere mere mi%ist mi%isteri eri""- "!t by )i!) )i!) " deed5 deed5 !%tr"!t5 r i%str$me%t is s$g)t t be i%s!ribed i% t)e re!rds 7 t)e O!e 7 t)e Register 7 Deeds "%d "%%t"ted "t t)e b"!* 7 t)e !erti
SPOUSES AL%ONSO AND MARIA ANGELES CUSI )( LILIA &( DOMINGO G(R( No( ./5925' %eb-3a-< %eb-3a-< 2;' 20.$' ERSAMIN' J. ' purchaser in good faith buys the property of another without notice that some other person has a right to, or interest in, such property and pays full and fair price for the same.

%a1ts #i-i #i-i" " Dmi Dmi%g %g  "s "s t)e t)e %e %err 7 t)e t)e -t -t i% dis( dis($t $te e 9e 9e.e .er5 r5 %e %e R"de R"de-i -i" " Sy5 Sy5



















LAND TITLES AND DEEDS Res$-t"%t-y5 Res$-t"%t-y5 tr"%s7er !erti
Iss3e ;)et)er S($ses C$si "re ($r!)"sers i% gd 7"it)

R3l4n N A ($r!)"ser ) is ""re 7 t)e m"teri"- $%der."-$"ti% 7 t)e ($r!)"se (ri!e 7 t)e s$bBe!t (r(erty m"y %t be !%sidered " ($r!)"ser i% gd 7"it) "s s$!) 7"!t $-d im(e- " re"s%"b-y !"$ti$s m"% t m"*e "% i%$iry i% de"-i%g it) t)e (r(erty As t)e ($r!)"sers 7 t)e (r(erty5 t)ey "-s !"me $%der t)e !-e"r b-ig"ti% t ($r!)"se t)e (r(erty %t %-y i% gd 7"it) b$t "-s 7r ."-$e It "s %t e%$g) 7r t)e s($ses t s) t)"t t)e (r(erty "s $%7e%!ed "%d ."!"%t5 %r "s it s"7e 7r t)em t re-y % t)e 7"!e 7 SyHs TCT be!"$se t)ey ere ""re t)"t it "s deri.ed %-y 7rm " d$(-i!"te %erHs !(y reiss$ed by .irt$e 7 t)e -ss 7 t)e rigi%"- d$(-i!"te %erHs !(y T)"t !ir!$mst"%!e s)$-d )".e "-re"dy "-erted t)em t t)e %eed t i%$ire bey%d t)e 7"!e 7 t)e SyHs TCT TCT Ot)er !ir!$mst"%!es t)"t t)e s($ses ere "-s ""re 7 t)"t s)$-d 7$rt)er ($t t)em % g$"rd ere ("rti!$-"r-y t)e se.er"- %e"r-y sim$-t"%e$s tr"%s"!ti%s res(e!ti%g t)e (r(erty5 "%d t)e $%der."-$"ti% 7 t)e ($r!)"se (ri!e

NON!REGISTRALE PROPERTIES HEIRS O% MARIO MALAANAN ) . REPULIC O% THE PHILIPPINES G(R( No( .;//9;' A+-4l 2/' 200/' TINGA' J. 7nly when the property has become patrimonial can the prescriptive period for the acquisition of property of the public domain begin to run.

%a1ts M"ri M"-"b"%"% <-ed "% "((-i!"ti% 7r -"%d registr"ti% !.eri%g " ("r!e- 7 -"%d5 !-"imi%g )e )"d ($r!)"sed it 7rm Ed$"rd Ve-"&! "%d t)"t )e "%d )is (rede!essrs>i%> i%terest )"d bee% i% (e%5 %tri$s5 "%d !%ti%$$s "d.erse "%d (e"!e7$- (ssessi% 7 t)e -"%d 7r mre t)"% /0 ye"rs Am%g t)e e.ide%!e (rese%ted by M"-"b"%"% d$ri%g tri"- "s " CertiDENR CENRO>DENR st"ti%g st"ti%g t)"t t)e s$bBe!t s$bBe!t (r(erty "s "% A-ie%"bA-ie%"b-e e r Dis(s"b-e -"%d A!!rdi%g-y5 t)e RTC RTC "((r.ed t)e "((-i!"ti% 7r registr"ti% T)e Re($b-i! "((e"-ed "rg$i%g t)"t M"-"b"%"% )"d 7"i-ed t (r.e t)"t t)e (r(erty be-%ged t t)e "-ie%"b-e "%d dis(s"b-e -"%d 7 t)e ($b-i! dm"i% t)"t is s$bBe!t t "!$isiti.e (res!ri(ti%



















LAND TITLES AND DEEDS R3l4n N T)e !-"ssi
HON( HEHERSON AL&AREZ SUSTITUTED Y HON( ELISEA G( GOZUN' IN HER CAPACITY AS SECRETARY O% THE DEPARTMENT O% EN&IRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES )( )( PICOP RESOURCES' INC( G(R( No( .#22*$' De1e,be- 0$' 200/' CHICO!NAZARIO' J. Horest lands cannot be alienated in favor of private persons or entities.

%a1ts 4ICO4 "s gr"%ted " Timber #i!e%se Agreeme%t !.eri%g 7rest -"%ds T)e -i!e%se "s ."-id 7r 2 ye"rs "%d re%e"b-e 7r "%t)er 2 ye"rs U(% re$est 7 4ICO45 4reside%t M"r!s sig%ed " 1@6@ D!$me%t ($r(rted-y " 4reside%ti"- ;"rr"%ty )i!) 4ICO4 !-"imed "s " !%tr" !%tr"!t !t )i!) )i!) g$"r"% g$"r"%tee tees s (er(et (er(et$"$"- re%e re%e""- 7 its -i!e%se -i!e%se N5 4ICO4 4ICO4 <-ed <-ed "% "((-i!"ti% it) t)e DENR t !%.ert its Timber #i!e%se Agreeme%t t "% I%tegr"ted Frest M"%"geme%t Agreeme%t IFMAG )i!) ee!ti.e-y e=te%ds 4ICO4Hs -i!e%se bey%d t)e 0> ye"r m"=im$m term i% .i-"ti% Se!ti% 25 Arti!-e II 7 t)e C%stit$ti%

Iss3e ;)et)er gr"%ti%g t)e IFMA is !%stit$ti%"-

R3l4n N C%.erti%g t)e T#A i%t IFMA $-d i% ee!t gr"%t 4ICO4 (er(et$"- -i!e%se "%d !%ti% !%ti%$$ $$s s "%d $%i $%i%te %terr$ rr$(te (ted d (sses (ssessi si% % 7 its !%!es !%!essi si% % "re"s "re"s 'r"%ti 'r"%ti%g %g t (ri."t (ri."te e e%tities5 .i" " !%tr"!t5 " (erm"%e%t5 irre.!"b-e5 "%d e=!-$si.e e=!-$si.e (ssessi% 7 "%d rig)t .er 7re 7rest st -"%d -"%ds s is t"%t"m t"%t"m$ $%t %t t gr"% gr"%ti ti%g %g %e %ers rs)i )i( ( t)er t)ere e77 As "(t"(t-y y (r. (r.id ided ed by t)e t)e C%stit$ti C%stit$ti%5 %5 "-- -"%ds 7 t)e ($b-i! ($b-i! dm"i%5 dm"i%5 "ters5 "ters5 mi%er"-s5 mi%er"-s5 !"-5 (etr-e$m5 (etr-e$m5 "%d t)er mi%er"- i-s5 "-- 7r!es 7 (te%ti"- e%ergy5
REPULIC O% THE PHILIPPINES )( HEIRS O% :UAN %AIO' NAMELY DOMINGA C( %AIO' SOCORRO SO CORRO D( %AIO' LYDIA LYDIA D( %AIO' ROLANDO RO LANDO D( %AIO' NORMA D( %AIO'





















LAND TITLES AND DEEDS G(R( No( .5/59/' De1e,be- 2$' 2009' CARPIO' J. 9nless a land is reclassied and declared alienable and disposable, occupation in the concept of an owner, no matter how long, cannot ripen into ownership and be registered as a title.

%a1ts T)e )eirs 7 +$"% F"bi <-ed "% "((-i!"ti% 7r registr"ti% 7 tit-e t " #t )i!) t)ey !-"im t )".e bee% i% t)e (ssessi% 7 t)eir (rede!essrs>i%>i%terest 7r mre t)"% 100 ye"rs O%e 7 t)e d!$me%ts t)ey (rese%ted "s e.ide%!e is "% "((r.ed s$r.ey (-"% )i!) !%t"i !%t"i%ed %ed " %t"ti %t"ti% % t)"t t)"t re"ds re"ds t)is t)is s$r.ey s$r.ey 7"--s 7"--s it)i% it)i% t)e C"-$m( C"-$m("%g "%g 4i%t i%t N"."N"."Reser. Reser."ti% "ti% === C%.erse-y C%.erse-y55 t)e Re($b-i! Re($b-i! 7 t)e 4)i-i((i 4)i-i((i%es %es ((sed ((sed t)e "((-i!"ti "((-i!"ti%5 %5 !-"imi !-"imi%g %g t)"t t)"t t)e #t s$g)t s$g)t t be regist register ered ed 7"--s 7"--s it)i% it)i% t)e C"-$m( C"-$m("%g "%g 4i%t 4i%t N"."N"."Reser."ti% "s (-"!ed $%der t)e e=!-$si.e $se 7 t)e mi-it"ry t)r$g) t)ree (reside%ti"(r!-"m"ti%s T)e )eirs5 % t)e t)er )"%d5 m"i%t"i% t)"t t)ey )".e "!$ired " .ested rig)t .er t)e #t by "!$isiti.e (res!ri(ti%

Iss3e ;)et)e ;)et)err " -t $%der $%der mi-it" mi-it"ry ry reser reser."t ."ti% i% m"y be "!$ir "!$ired ed t)r$g t)r$g) ) "!$is "!$isiti iti.e .e (res!ri(ti%

R3l4n N ,ei%g " mi-it"ry reser."ti%5 t)e C"-$m("%g 4i%t N"."- Reser."ti%5 t )i!) t)e #t is " ("rt 75 !"%%t be s$bBe!t t !!$("ti%5 e%try r sett-eme%t 4$b-i! -"%ds %t s) s)% % t )".e )".e bee% bee% !-"s !-"ssi si
MANUEL ALMAGRO :OINED Y HIS SPOUSE' ELIZAETH ALMAGRO v. SAL&ACION C( ="AN' "ILLIAM C( ="AN' &ICTORIA C( ="AN' ASSISTED Y HER HUSAND' :OSE A( ARAS' AND CECILIA C( ="AN ="AN



















LAND TITLES AND DEEDS sm"-- dry (rti% 7 t)e -"%d is %t it)i% t)e s!(e 7 t)e e-->sett-ed de<%iti% de<%iti% 7 7res)re "%d 7res)re -"%d "s it is %t "dB"!e%t t t)e se" "%d it is %t "-ter%"te-y et "%d dry by t)e rdi%"ry Q 7 t)e tides "s it is dry -"%d

Iss3e ;)et)er t)e dis($ted (rti% 7 t)e s$bBe!t )"s be!me 7res)re -"%d

R3l4n N T)e sm"-- dry (rti% 7 t)e s$bBe!t -t is %t 7res)re 7res)re be!"$se it is "-re"dy dry -"%d "%d is ""y 7rm t)e s)re-i%e T)e -"%ds (r=imity t t)e "ters "-%e des %t "$tm"ti!" "$tm"ti!"--y --y m"*e it " 7res)r 7res)re e -"%d T)e dis($ted dis($ted -"%d rem"i%ed rem"i%ed dry e.e% d$ri%g )ig) tide It is %t 7res)re -"%d "%d rem"i%s (ri."te -"%d

REPULIC O% THE PHILIPPINES ) . DOMINGO ESPINOSA G(R( No( .;.5.*' :3l< .9' 20.2' REYES' J. 'll lands not appearing to be clearly within private ownership are presumed to belong to the (tate. his presumption is not controverted by a notation made by a surveyor: geodetic engineer that the property surveyed is alienable and disposable because a mere surveyor has no authority to reclassify lands of the public domain.

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LAND TITLES AND DEEDS -"%d5 r "-ie%"ted t " (ri."te (ers% by t)e St"te5 rem"i% ("rt 7 t)e i%"-ie%"b-e ($b-i! dm"i%

%RANCISCO I( CHA&EZ )( PULIC ESTATES AUTHORITY AND AMARI COASTAL AY DE&ELOPMENT CORPORATION G(R( No( .$$250' :3l< 0/' 2002' CARPIO' J. Horeshore and submerged areas indisputably belong to the public domain and are inalienable unless reclaimed, classied as alienable lands open to disposition, and further declared no longer needed for public service.

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LAND TITLES AND DEEDS T)ey re-y % t)e 7--i%g: 1G testim%y 7 t)eir "ttr%ey>i%>7"!t "ttr%ey>i%>7"!t % t)e -e%gt) 7 (ssessi% 7 t)eir (rede!essrs>i%>i%terest5 2G testim%y 7 " !"ret"*er ) it%essed t)e s"-e "%d "ttested t t)e -e%gt) 7 (ssessi% 7 t)eir (rede!essrs>i%>i%terest5 (rede!essrs>i%>i%terest5 /G testim%y 7 " !-er* i% t)e D!*et Di.isi% 7 t)e #"%d Registr"ti% A$t)rity <%di%g % iss$e it) t)e registr"ti%5 ?G t"= de!-"r"ti%s d"ti%g 7rm 1@61 $%der t)e %"mes 7 t)eir (rede!essrs>i%> i%terest5 G " si%g-e t"= de!-"r"ti% d"ted 200/ $%der t)e registr"%ts5 6G " S"%g$%%i"%g ,"y"% ,"y"% resres-$ti $ti% % d"ted d"ted 1@@ 1@@ re!-" re!-"ss ssi7 i7yi% yi%g g se.er" se.er"-- -ts5 -ts5 i%!-$d i%!-$di%g i%g t)e (r(e (r(erty rty55 7rm 7rm "gri!$ "gri!$-t$ -t$r"r"- t resid reside%t e%ti"i"-! !mme mmer! r!i"i"-55 G " DARCO DARCO C%.er C%.ersi si% % rder rder d"ted d"ted 2000 2000 "-s "-s !%.erti%g t)e s"me t reside%ti"-!mmer!i"-5 "%d G " !erti
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LAND TITLES AND DEEDS (ec. 6D of *5 <-A is applicable if the correction in the certicate of title involves only clerical errors, alterations or amendments. #egistering for a certicate of title is distinct from having title to property.

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ACTION %OR RECON&EYANCE HEIRS O% %RANCISCO I( NAR&ASA SR(' an8 HEIRS O% PETRA IMORNAL an8 PEDRO %ERRER' -e+-esente8 b< t7e4- ATTORNEY!IN!%ACT' MRS( REMEDIOS ( NAR&ASA! REGACHO )( EMILIANA' &ICTORIANA' %ELIPE' MATEO' RAYMUNDO' MARIA' AND EDUARDO' all s3-na,e8 IMORNAL G(R( No( .92/09' A33st #' 20.*' PERLAS!ERNAE' PERLAS!ERNAE' J. 'n action for reconveyance reconveyance based on an implied trust prescribes in ten years from the date of registra registration tion of the deed or the date of the issuance issuance of the certicate certicate of title, if the plainti+ does not have the property in his possession; if he does, it is imprescriptible.

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