Tag: possession

— Civil Law —

HEIRS OF MARIO MALABANAN v. REPUBLIC G.R. No. 179987 September 3, 2013 Possession, Property Registration Decree, Regalia Doctrine

November 13, 2018

FACTS: Mario Malabanan filed an application for land registration covering the property he purchased from Eduardo Velazco, claiming that the property formed part of the alienable and disposable land of the public domain, and that he and his predecessors-in-interest had been in open, continuous, uninterrupted, public and adverse possession and occupation of the land for… Read More HEIRS OF MARIO MALABANAN v. REPUBLIC G.R. No. 179987 September 3, 2013 Possession, Property Registration Decree, Regalia Doctrine

— Civil Law, Criminal Law —

UNITED STATES vs.  LAURENTE REY G.R. No. L-3326  September 7, 1907 Loss of Possession, Robbery

October 25, 2018

FACTS: On the 19th of September, 1905, silver and paper money amounting to 25,000 pesos belonging to the firms of Urrutia & Co. and Muñoz & Co., was placed on the steamer Cantabria at Manila by said firms for shipment. 5,000 pesos of the said money belonged to Muñoz & Co. and 20,000 pesos to… Read More UNITED STATES vs.  LAURENTE REY G.R. No. L-3326  September 7, 1907 Loss of Possession, Robbery

— Civil Law —

Possession

October 10, 2018

RESUENA v. CA G.R. No. 128338. March 28, 2005   FACTS: Juanito Borromeo, Sr. (respondent), is the co-owner and overseer of certain parcels of land located in Talisay, Cebu and  owns six-eighths (6/8) of Lot No. 2587 while the late spouses Bascon own two-eights (2/8) thereof. Lot No. 2592 is owned in common by respondent… Read More Possession

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LANZAR v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS G.R. No. L-31934 July 29, 1977 Property, Accretion, Public Domain, Possession

August 28, 2018

  FACTS: Petitioner, Ramon Lanzar, filed an application for registration of title to a parcel of land located in Iloilo City alleging that he is the owner in fee simple of the land in question and asking that the title thereto be registered in his name. The Director of Lands and the City of Iloilo… Read More LANZAR v. DIRECTOR OF LANDS G.R. No. L-31934 July 29, 1977 Property, Accretion, Public Domain, Possession

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Director of Lands v. The Roman Catholic Church of Zamboanga, The Municipality of Misamis, G.R. No. L-40851 July 31, 1935 Possession

August 23, 2018

FACTS: The Roman Catholic Bishop of Zamboanga sought the registration in the name of the Roman Catholic Apostolic Church of four (4) parcels of land, known as lots Nos. 1, 2, 3 and 4, and the improvements thereon, situated in the center of the town of the municipality of Misamis. The Director of Lands claimed… Read More Director of Lands v. The Roman Catholic Church of Zamboanga, The Municipality of Misamis, G.R. No. L-40851 July 31, 1935 Possession