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3 Perhaps this, more than anything, shows how ridiculously old PD 1529 is. Seriously, though –
“muniment” is the legal term for a document indicating ownership of an asset.
4 Land Registration Authority.
5 Previously the Director of Lands.
6 “Diazo” gets its name from diazonium salt, a light-sensitive chemical used in the creation of
whiteprints. Here, “diazo polyester film” refers to the original from which whiteprints are produced. It is
somewhat stupid that I ended up including this piece of absolute non-info in a work supposed
to assist in drafting pleadings and the like, but hey – “You learn something new every day” is
no guarantee of the usefulness of whatever was learned. lmao
Dolino vs. CA (2003)
Republic vs. Vera (1983)
Del Rosario vs. Republic (2002)
UP vs. Rosario (2001)
Turquesa vs. Valera (2000)
Republic vs. CA (2000) [335 SCRA 693]
Gordula vs. CA (1998)
Santiago vs. CA (1997)
3. Who are entitled to original land registration?
Chavez vs. Public Estates Authority (2003)
Republic vs. CA (2000) [392 SCRA 190]
Pagkatipunan vs. CA (2002)
Republic vs. CA [Ibid.]
Republic vs. CA (2001)
Orchard Realty and Development Corporation vs. Republic (2001)
Public Estates Authority vs. CA (2000)
Baguio vs. Republic (1999)
Director of Lands vs. CA (1999)
Alba Vda. De Raz vs. CA (1999)
Reconstitution
1. Party
2. Venue
3. Prescriptive period
4. Proceedings
(a) For OCTs
(b) For TCTs
(c) The petition shall be sworn…
(d) Proceedings’ basis: Owner’s Duplicate Certificate
> The petition shall be accompanied with the necessary sources…
> Jurisdictional requirements
> Evidentiary requirements
(e) Proceedings’ basis: documents other than Owner’s Duplicate Certificate
> Petition
> Annexes to the petition
> Order
> Hearing
> Evidentiary requirements
> Judgments
> Some notes
5. LRC Circular No. 35
1. Nature
Portes, Sr. vs. Arcala (2005)
Lee vs. Republic (2001)
Republic vs. Holazo (2004)
Republic vs. Catarroja (2010)
2. Purpose
Lee vs. Republic [Ibid.]
3. Jurisdiction
Heirs of Panganiban vs. Dayrit (2005)
Cabello vs. Republic (2005)
Eastwood Motor Industries Corp. vs. SKUNAC Corp. (2005)
Reyes vs. CA & Reyes, Sr. (2000)
4. Procedure
Cabello vs. Republic [Ibid.]
San Agustin vs. CA & Menez (2001)
Lee vs. Republic [Id.]
Republic vs. CA (1999)
5. Evidence
Cabello vs. Republic [Id.]
In re: Reconstitution of […] TCT No. T-38769 {2005)
6. Holder in bad faith
Portes, Sr. vs. Arcala [Ibid.]
7. Meaning, purpose, and nature of reconstitution
Heirs of Pedro Pinote vs. Dulay (1990)
8. Court without jurisdiction; court’s duty
Bunagan vs. CFI of Cebu (1980)
Republic vs. IAC (???) Gonna have to download Atty. Bernardo’s Coursebook
on the Law of Land Ownership to get the proper citation for this case. ‘Pag ‘di
na-download ‘to dito sa opis, let this be a reminder to do it at home on the
weekend. (UPDATE: Na-download na, lmao)
9. Applicant needs to prove ownership
Republic vs. IAC (???)
Po vs. Republic (1971)
Republic vs. Holazo (2004)
10. Proceeding in rem; “any other document”
Republic vs. IAC (1998)
Republic vs. IAC [Ibid.]
11. Certification from Bureau of Lands (cf. Sec. 3[f])
Republic vs. IAC (1991)
12. Requirements
Puzon vs. Sta. Lucia Realty (2001)
Divina vs. CA (2001)
13. Required posting of notice and publication in OG; effect of non-compliance
Republic vs. El Gobierno de las Islas Filipinas (2005)
Villegas vs. CA (2001)
MWSS vs. Sison (1983)
14. Who may file petition for reconstitution
Register of Deeds of Malabon vs. RTC of Malabon (1990)
Manila Railroad Company vs. Hon. Moya (1965)
15. Publication in local newspaper not required
Zuniga vs. Vivencio (1987)
16. LRA Administrator may nullify the reconstituted title; may appeal to CA
Manotok vs. Barque (2005)
Medina vs. CA (1994)
Republic vs. Catarroja (2010)
1. Nature
New Durawood vs. CA (1996)
2. Scope and limitation
Republic vs. Masongsong (2005)
3. Procedure
Republic vs. CA & Yupangco (1999)
Camitan vs. CA & Fidelity Investment Corp. (2006)
Strait Times, Inc. vs. CA & Peñalosa (1998)
Rexlon Realty Group vs. CA (2002)
New Durawood vs. CA [Ibid.]
4. Notice
New Durawood vs. CA [Id.] (???)
5. No prescription
OCA vs. Matas (1995)