Republic v. Feliciano - Case Digest

232 Phil. 391 G.R. No. 70853, March 12, 1987 Republic of The Philippines, Peiioner! "ppellee, #s. Pablo $eliciano "n% &ner'e%iae "ppellae (our, Respon%ens ! appellans. Ponene) *"P, +. $&RT -&&&/N e -ocrine) " sui aains he ae, un%er sele% urispru%ence is no per'ie%, e4cep upon a shoin ha he ae has consene% o be sue%, eiher e4pressl e4pressl or b i'plicaion hrouh he use of sauor lanuae oo plain o be 'isinerpree%. $"(T) 1. Pei Peiion ioner er see6s he re#ie re#ie  of he %ecisi %ecision on of he &ner' &ner'e%i e%iae ae "ppell "ppellae ae (our %ae% "pril 30, 1985 re#ersin he or%er of he (our of $irs &nsance of  (a'ar (a'arine ines s ur, ur, ranch ranch &, %ae% %ae% "uus "uus 21, 1980, 1980, hich hich %is %is'is 'isse% se% he co'pla co'plain in of resp respon% on%en en Pablo ablo $elicia eliciano no for reco reco#er #er  of oner onersh ship ip an% possession of a parcel of lan% on he roun% of non!suabili of he ae. 2. /n +anuar +anuar 22, 1970, $elici $eliciano ano le% a co'plain co'plain ih ih he hen (our (our of $irs $irs &nsance of (a'arines ur aains he RP, represene% represene% b he an% "uhori, for he reco#er of onership an% possession possession of a parcel of lan%, consisin of  four :;< los ih an areae area of 1,3=;.;177 hecares, siuae% in he arrio of al#acion, Municipali of Tina'bac, (a'arines ur. 3. $eliciano $eliciano allee% allee% ha he bouh he proper proper in >uesion >uesion fro' fro' icor Gar%iola b #irue of a (onrac of ale %ae% Ma 31, 1952, folloe% b a -ee% of  "bsolue ale on /cober 30, 195;? ha Gar%iola ha% ac>uire% he proper b purchase fro' he heirs of $rancisco "bra@a%o hose ile o he sai% proper as e#i%ence% b an  informacion posesoria ha upon his purchase of he proper, he oo6 acual possession of he sa'e, inro%uce% #arious i'pro i'pro#e' #e'en ens s her herein ein an% cause% cause% i o be sur#e sur#ee% e% in +ul +ul 1952, 1952, hich hich sur#e as appro#e% b he -irecor of an%s on /cober 2;, 195;. ;. /n No#e'ber No#e'ber 1, 195;, Presi%en Presi%en Ra'on Ra'on Masasa Masasa issue% issue% Procla'a Procla'aion ion No. 90 reser reser#in #in  for sele sele'en 'en purpos purposes, es, un%er un%er he a%'in a%'inis isra raion ion of he Naional Resele'en an% Rehabiliaion "%'inisraion :N"RR"<, a rac of  lan% siuae% in he Municipaliies of Tina'bac an% iru'a, (a'arines ur, afer hich he N"RR" an% is successor aenc, he an% "uhori, sare% sub!%i#i%in an% %isribuin he lan% o he selers? ha he proper in >uesion, hile locae% ihin he reser#aion esablishe% un%er Procla'aion No. No. 90 90,, as as he he pri# pri#a ae e prop proper er  of $elic elicia iano no an% an% shou shoul% l% her heref efor ore e be e4clu%e% herefro'. 5. $elic elicia iano no pra prae% e% ha ha he be %ecl %eclar are% e% he he rih rihf ful ul an% an% rue rue one onerr of he he prope proper r in >ues >uesion ion consis consisin in  of 1,3=;. 1,3=;.;17 ;177 7 hecar hecares? es? ha ha his ile ile of  onership base% on informac informacion ion posesoria posesoria of his pre%ecessor!in!ineres be %eclare% leal #ali% an% subsisin an% ha %efen%an be or%ere% o cancel an% nullif all aar%s o he selers. &AB) C/N he ae can be sue% for reco#er an% possession of a parcel of lan%. N/ RA&NG)

1. " sui aains he ae, un%er sele% urispru%ence is no per'ie%, e4cep upon a shoin ha he ae has consene% o be sue%, eiher e4pressl or b i'plicaion hrouh he use of sauor lanuae oo plain o be 'isinerpree%. 2. Cai#er of i''uni, bein a %eroaion of so#erein, ill no be inferre% lihl. u 'us be consrue% in strictissimi juris :of srices rih<. Moreo#er, he Procla'aion is no a leislai#e ac. The consen of he ae o be sue% 'us e'anae fro' sauor auhori. 3. The informacion posesoria reisere% in he /Dce of he Reiser of -ee% of  (a'arines ur on epe'ber 23, 1952 as a Ereconsiue%E possessor infor'aion? i as Ereconsiue% fro' he %uplicae presene% o his oDce :Reiser of -ee%s< b -r. Pablo $eliciano,E ihou he sub'ission of proof  ha he allee% %uplicae as auhenic or ha he oriinal hereof as los. "%%in o he %ubiousness of sai% %ocu'en is he fac ha Epossessor infor'aion calls for an area of onl 100 hecares,E hereas he lan% clai'e% b respon%en $eliciano co'prises 1,3=;.;177 hecares, laer re%uce% o 701!90=; hecares.