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ORDER OF THE THIRD ALIAS WRITOF EXECUTION, POSSESSION
AND DEMOLITIONWITH DISMISSAL
TO MOTION FOR RELIEFOF THE
NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
May 28, 1989
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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINESREGIONAL TRIAL COURT
NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGIONBranch 111, Pasay City
WILSON P. ORFINADA ) LRC/CIVIL CASE No. 3957-PPla in t i f f
) For: Quieting of -vs- ) Titles/Reconveyance of
MACARIO RODRIGUEZ AND HEIRS ) Real Properties withTHE HEIRS OF DON MIGUEL AND ) ReconstitutionHERMOGENES ANTONIO RODRIGUEZ ) of TCT No.T-408/TCT No.DONA AURORA FABELA Y CARDONA ) T-409 in accordance with RAPATRICIA TIONGSON AND HEIRS ) No. 26 in thePONCIANO PADILLA AND HEIRS ) name of DonFELIMON AGUILAR AND THE HEIRS ) GregorioFORTUNATO SANTIAGO AND MARIA ) Madrigal AcopPANTALEONA P.SANTIAGO AND HEIRS ) and Don EstebanMARCOS ESTANISLAO AND MAURICIO ) Benitez TallanoDE LOS SANTOS/BLAS AND SEBASTIAN )FAJARDO/ANTONIO/EULALIA RAGUA )DON MARIANO SAN PEDRO Y ESTEBAN )AND MARIA SOCORRO CONDRADO HEIRS )THE HEIRS OF FLORENCIA RODRIGUEZ )ESTEBAN BENITEZ TALLANO, ET. AL., )ENGRACIO SAN PEDRO AND HEIRS )THE ADMINISTRATOR OF BICUTAN )MARKET/MAYSILO ESTATE, ET. AL., )PEDRO GREGORIO/AGAPITO BONSON )AND HEIRS/BALBINO FRANCISCO )PEDRO ROJAS ESTATE AND HEIRS )EUGENIO MARCELO/JUAN JOSEF )SANTIAGO GARCIA AND HEIRS )MARIANO NONES AND HEIRS )ORTIGAS AND COMPANY PARTNERSHIP )THE ADMINISTRATOR OF PASAY AND )TRIPLE ESTATES/AND THE MARICABAN )ESTATE/PERPETUA AND PERFECTO )AQUINO, ET. AL., ANTONIO FAEL )THE ADMINISTRATOR OF SAN PEDRO )ESTATE/JOSE SALVADOR/MAGNO )FERNANDEZ/DONA LOURDES OCHOA Y )CASAL, SIMONA ESTATE AND THE HEIRS )EXEQUIEL DELA CRUZ AND HEIRS )GERVACIO LOMBO, FRANCISCO SORIANO )QUINTIN MEJIA/CATALINA ESTANISLAO )AND THE HEIRS/JUAN CRUZ AND HEIRS )GABINO JAVIER AND HEIRS )THE MODESTO, EULALIO,TOMAS, )APOLONIO, PEDRO, FRANCISCO, AND )ANTONIO CRUZ, RAFAEL SARAO, )JOSE OLIVER AND THE HEIRS )DOMINADOR DE OCAMPO BUHAIN, ET.AL. )MANUEL QUIOGUE, ESTANISLAO, )EDUARDO AND BERNABE CARDOSO AND )THE HEIRS, ANTONIO AQUIAL, )FELIX AND CLAUDIO OSORIO AND HEIRS )REGINO DELA CRUZ/GIL SANTIAGO )MARCIANO TUAZON AND TUAZON AND )COMPANY, JULIAN AND JUAN FRANSCISCO )
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SARAO MOTORS/FRANCISCO MOTORS CORP )PHILIPPINE SHARE COMPANY )PILAR DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION )TEODORO LIM, FELIX BAEZ AND HEIRS )VALINTINO GAJUDO/CANDIDO CLEOFAS )FORT WILLIAM MCKINLEY AND THE )MANILA RAILROAD COMPANY )UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES )THRU HONORABLE SOLICITOR GENERAL )THE COMMISSIONER OF LAND )REGISTRATION COMMISSION )THE HONORABLE DIRECTOR OF BUREAU )OF LANDS, THE REPUBLIC OF THE )PHILIPPINES )AND TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN )
DefendantsDON ANNACLETO MADRIGAL ACOP )JULIAN M. TALLANO )
Intervenors
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ORDER OF THIRD ALIAS WRIT OF EXECUTION, POSSESSION
AND DEMOLITION WITH DISMISSAL TO MOTION FOR
RELIEF OF THE NATIONAL GOVERNMENT
I n t h e p r e p o n d e r a n c e o f e v i d e n c e s b y a l l t h e
pa r t i e s i n i n t e r e s t t o subs t an t i a t e w i th t he v i r t ue o f j u s t i ce
i n t h e c a s e a t b a r b a s e d o n t h e C o u r t r e c o r d s a v a i l a b l e , i t
w a s f i r m l y e s t a b l i s h e d t h a t t h e a l l e g e o w n e r s h i p i n t e r e s t
o f t h e R e p u b l i c o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s , o v e r t h e l a n d i n
q u e s t i o n i s f e e b l e i t i s P r o D e f e c t u b y l a c k o f P r i m a r y
E v i d e n c e a n d P r e s u m p t i o n o f L a w e v e n i f t h e M o t i o n f o r
R e c o n s i d e r a t i o n w o u l d b e g i v e n d u e c o u r s e a s i t w a s
a s s e r t e d t h r u t h e o f f i c e o f t h e H o n . S o l i c i t o r G e n e r a l . B u t
i f t h e r e b e a n y d o u b t f u l c o n c e p t i o n a s t o t h e
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C o r r e c t n e s s o f t h e C l a r i f i c a t o r y D e c i s i o n a n d O r d e r
o f t h i s H o n o r a b l e , p a r t i c u l a r l y J u d g m e n t w i t h
C o m p r o m i s e A g r e e m e n t o f F e b r u a r y 4 , 1 9 7 4 a n d
J a n u a r y 1 9 , 1 9 7 6 , t h e p r e d i c a m e n t i s b e s t b e a p p l i e d
t o t h e p r e j u d i c e o f t h e h e r e i n m o v a n t , t h e R e p u b l i c
o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s b e c a u s e t h e H o n o r a b l e S o l i c i t o r
G e n e r a l a f t e r s u b m i s s i o n o f i t s p r o p o s a l i n b e h a l f o f
t h e R e p u b l i c o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s h a d e n t e r e d w i t h t h e
h e i r s o f l a t e P r i n c e J u l i a n M a c l e o d Ta l l a n o , o w n e r o f
the l ands ev idenced by OCT No . T-01 -4 , whe re po r t i on
o f t h e l a n d s o w n b y D o n E s t e b a n B e n i t e z Ta l l a n o ,
c o v e r e d b y T C T N o . T- 4 9 8 , a n d t h a t D o n G r e g o r i o
M a d r i g a l A c o p , o w n e r o f t h e l a n d u n d e r T C T N o . T-
4 0 8 , t h r u B e n i t o A . T a l l a n o , a j u d g m e n t w i t h
C o m p r o m i s e A g r e e m e n t w h i c h w a s r e n d e r e d o n
F e b r u a r y 4 , 1 9 7 2 , h e n c e , t h e R e p u b l i c o f t h e
P h i l i p p i n e s i s b a r r e d b y E s t o p e l a n d t h e p a i n o f R e s
J u d i c a t a . I n s t e a d , b a s e d o n t h e C o u r t r e c o r d s , t h e
m o v a n t t o l e r a t e d t h e l o n g p e r i o d o f t i m e b e f o r e i t s
m o t i o n f o r r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n h a d b e e n f i l e d o n F e b r u a r y
2 6 , 1 9 8 9 , y e t , i t t o o k a l o n g o v e r d u e f o r m o r e t h a n
t h i r t e e n ( 1 3 ) y e a r s n o w b e f o r e s a i d m o t i o n h a s b e e n
f i l e d f i n a l l y, p e r h a p s , n o t f o r p u b l i c i n t e r e s t b u t a
m e a n s o f d i l a t o r y t a c t i c s t o d e f e a t t h e m o t i o n o f t h e
I n t e r v e n o r f o r t h e i s s u a n c e o f T h i r d A l i a s Wr i t o f
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Execu t ion , Posses s ion and Demol i t i on .
T h a t a f t e r F e b r u a r y 4 , 1 9 7 2 J u d g m e n t w i t h
Compromise Agreement , t he C la r i f i ca to ry Order was been
i s s u e d o n N o v e m b e r 4 , 1 9 7 5 t h a t r e c t i f i e d t h e
C l a r i f i c a t o r y O r d e r o f M a r c h 2 1 , 1 9 7 4 t o g e t h e r w i t h
i t s C l a r i f i c a t o r y D e c i s i o n w h i c h w a s i s s u e d o n J a n u a r y
1 9 , 1 9 7 6 c o r r e c t i n g , a m e n d i n g a n d r e v e r s i n g t h e
p r e v i o u s o n e b y o p e r a t i o n o f t h e l a w, s a i d d e c i s i o n ,
i n c l u d i n g t h a t j u d g m e n t w i t h C o m p r o m i s e A g r e e m e n t
d a t e d F e b r u a r y 4 , 1 9 7 2 , a n d o r d e r s h a d b e e n l o n g
b e c a m e f i n a l a n d e x e c u t o r y o n F e b r u a r y 1 9 , 1 9 7 6 , a n d
t h e s a m e w a y p r o p e r l y e x e c u t e d o n s e v e r a l o c c a s i o n s ,
w h i l e t h a t j u d g m e n t o f F e b r u a r y 4 , 1 9 7 2 w a s e x e c u t e d
o n A p r i l 7 , 1 9 7 5 t h r u p r i v a t e s h e r i f f , A t t y. E p i t a c i o
S o b e j a n a a n d a n o t h e r e x e c u t i o n w e r e r e n d e r e d o n
N o v e m b e r 7 , 1 9 7 4 a n d o n M a r c h 7 , 1 9 7 9 b y v i r t u e o f
W r i t o f E x e c u t i o n , P o s s e s s i o n a n d D e m o l i t i o n d a t e d
September 10 , 1974 where Cour t approval tha t deput ized
A t t y. E p i t a c i o S o b e j a n a a s P r i v a t e S h e r i f f c e r t i f i e d b y
vi r tue of Sher i ff ’s Return of November 17 , 1975 and tha t
A L I A S W R I T O F E X E C U T I O N , P O S S E S S I O N A N D
DEMOLITION dated October 8 , 1978 and duly cer t i f ied by
vi r tue of Sher i ff ’s Return of May 4 , 1979 for and in favor
of the In te rvenors , Mr. Ju l ian M. Tal lano , Don Gregor io
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Madr iga l Acop and Don Annac le to Madr iga l Acop . The
case a t ba r had been r e s t ed i n peace fo r qu i t e so l ong
and i t s j ud i c i a l s t ab i l i t y shou ld be we l l r e spec t ed i n
to to w i thou t exempt ion .
N e v e r t h e l e s s , a s s u m i n g t h e r e f o r e , t h e
C la r i f i c a to ry Dec i s ion and Orde r i n t he ca se a t ba r i s
S ine Per ju ic io , i t became f ina l a f te r the prescr ibed t ime
f r a m e w i t h i n w h i c h t o p e r f e c t a n a p p e a l s h a l l h a v e
t e rmina t ed acco rd ing ly o r l ap sed and t ha t w i l l , upon
the l apsa t i on o f 30 days f rom the days on wh ich t he
par ty who may appea l have been se rved wi th a r equ i red
n o t i c e o f j u d g m e n t . I n d e e d , a f t e r J a n u a r y 1 9 , 1 9 7 6 ,
C la r i f i c a to ry Dec i s ion wh ich r eached t o Feb rua ry 20 ,
1 9 7 6 , b y t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e l a w s a i d p r o c e e d i n g s
supposed t o become f i na l on Feb rua ry 20 , 1976 . And
s ince t he t ime fo r appea l i s f i xed by l aw, i t p rov ides
an a l lowance by tak ing of f the re f rom the per iod dur ing
w h i c h a M o t i o n t o s e t a s i d e t h e j u d g m e n t o r f o r
recons idera t ion has been pending . Assuming , moreover,
t ha t t he j udgmen t i s e r roneous , excep t when such f ac t s
w e r e r e a l l y r e c o r d e d a n d t h e a t t e n t i o n o f t h i s
H o n o r a b l e C o u r t h a d b e e n u s u a l l y c a l l e d u p o n l i k e
wha t t he In t e rveno r s had done p r ev ious ly ca l l i ng t he
a t t e n t i o n o f m y p r e d e c e s s o r , t h e n H o n . C F I J u d g e
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E n r i q u e A g a n a t h a t m a n y t i m e s a s s e r t i n g t h e i r r i g h t s
f o r c o r r e c t i o n o n N o v e m b e r 4 , 1 9 7 5 b e f o r e l a p s e o f
t i m e , s u c h e r r o r , u n l e s s j u r i s d i c t i o n a l c o u l d h a v e
b e e n c o r r e c t e d b y r e g u l a r a p p e a l w i t h i n t h e t i m e
f r a m e . N a t u r a l l y, D e c i s i o n s a n d O r d e r s , w h e t h e r
e r r o n e o u s o r n o t , b e c a m e f i n a l a f t e r t h e t i m e f r a m e
a s f i x e d b y l a w, o t h e r w i s e , l i t i g a t i o n w o u l d b e f a t a l
t o a l l w h e n i n s t i t u t i o n o f j u s t i c e w o u l d h a v e n o e n d ,
y e t , n o c o u r t s u i t w o u l d b e f i n a l l y s e t t l e d f o r j u s t i c e ,
a n d Ti t l e s t o p r o p e r t i e s a n d s u b j e c t i n t e r e s t i n v o l v e d
wou ld , t he s ame , become p reca r i ous i f t he gove rnmen t
a u t h o r i t y, f o r b a s e l e s s r e a s o n s , w o u l d b e a l l o w e d t o
r e - o p e n t h e n a n e w s a i d c o u r t p r o c e e d i n g s w h i c h h a d
b e e n l o n g p u t i n t o r e s t i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e t e n e t
o f j u r i s p r u d e n c e ( D a q u i s v s . R u s i o n , e t . a l . , 9 1 3 ;
M a r a m b a v s . L o z a n o , 6 4 , O . G. 4 2 , O c t . 1 4 , 1 9 6 8 ) . I n
t h e c a s e ( P e o p l e v s . O l a r t e , G. R . N o . L 2 2 4 6 5 , F e b .
2 8 , 1 9 6 7 , 6 3 , O . G. , N o . 2 7 , p . 6 6 7 3 , J u l y 1 , 1 9 6 8 ;
S C R A 4 9 4 ) . E v e n t h e S u p r e m e C o u r t c a n n o t e v e n
c h a n g e t h e d o c t r i n e a d a p t e d i n t h e I n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f
t h e l a w a f f e c t i n g t h i s s u b s e q u e n t c a s e m a d e b y J u s t i c e
T r i b u n a l o f a n y l e v e l . B e c a u s e , u n d e r s a i d c o u r t
l i t i g a t i o n , i t w a s h e l d t h a t t h e s u b s e q u e n t r e -
i n t e r p r e t a t i o n o f t h e l a w c o u l d b e a p p l i e d o n l y t o a
new case and ce r t a in ly no t t o a ca se t ha t had been long
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rest ing and meri tor iously resolved for a long t ime f inal ly
and conc lu s ive ly de t e rmined . I n a s much a s j ud i c i a l
doctr ine have only prospect ive operat ion. Yet , pos ter ior
changes in the doctr ine of jus t ice system by the Supreme
C o u r t c a n n o t r e t r o a c t i v e l y a f f e c t o n a m e n d i n g o r
nul l i fy ing a pr ior f inal decis ion in the same proceedings
w h e r e p r e v i o u s c o u r t l i t i g a t i o n E x - A c q u i t a t e d o n e ,
whether the case be c ivi l or cr iminal in nature .
A s i t w a s o b s e r v e d b y t h i s H o n o r a b l e C o u r t ,
t h e r e w e r e a n a p p a r e n t s t r a t e g i c d e c e p t i o n o v e r t h e
m a n i f e s t a t i o n o f t h e S o l i c i t o r i n t o d a y ’s m o t i o n
a l l e g i n g t h a t r e q u i r e d c o u r t p r o c e e d i n g s i n t h e c a s e
a t b a r h a d n e v e r h e l d a n d i t w a s p u r e l y a m i s t a k e o f
t h e S O L G E N ’s S o l i c i t o r i n r e p l y i n g t h e J u d g m e n t i n
favor o f t he in t e rvenor s , wh i l e , t hey a l l ege , t he re were
n o p r o c e e d i n g s a t a l l w h i c h w a s a b a s e l e s s g r o u n d i n
t o t o . I t ’s o n t h e i r b u r d e n i f i t d e n y a p a r t y o f t h e i r
d a y i n c o u r t . B u t l e t ’s o p e n o u r e y e s t o a j u d i c i a l
w i s d o m i n a c a s e o f C l a v e r i a v s . H o n o r a b l e P a l a c i o ,
5 6 , O . G. , 2 1 6 1 a s m e n t i o n e d ;
“ B u t w h i l e t h e r u l e i s t h a t t h e c l i e n t
m u s t s u f f e r t h e c o n s e q u e n c e o f t h e n e g l i g e n c e
o r i n c o m p e t e n c y o f h i s c o u n s e l , t h i s r u l e s h o u l d
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n o t b e a p p l i e d w h e r e t h i s w o u l d r e s u l t i n d e n y i n g
a p a r t y o f h i s d a y i n c o u r t o r i n p r e v e n t i n g h i m
f r o m f a i r l y p r e s e n t i n g h i s c a s e . ” ( U . S . v s . U m a l i ,
1 5 , P h i l . 3 3 ; U . S . v s . D u n g c a , 2 7 , P h i l . , 2 7 4 ;
P e o p l e v s . M a n z a n i l l a , e t . A l . , 4 3 , P h i l . , 6 7 ; M o n -
t e s v s . R e g i o n a l T r i a l C o u r t o f Ta y a b a s , e t . a l . , 4 8 ,
P h i l . , 6 5 0 ; Vi v e r o v s . S a n t o s , e t . a l . , 5 2 , O . G. ,
1 9 2 4 ) , e s p e c i a l l y w h e r e , a s i n t h e p r e s e n t c a s e , t h e
i n t e r v e n o r s h a s n o e v i d e n c e t h a t t h e a g g r i e v e d
p a r t y, p a r t i c u l a r l y t h e H o n o r a b l e S o l i c i t o r G e n e r a l ,
w a s g u i l t y o f d i l a t o r y t a c t i c s .
I n t h e c a s e a t b a r , t h e H o n o r a b l e S o l i c i -
t o r G e n e r a l f a i l e d t o f i l e i t s m o t i o n f o r R e c o n s i d -
e r a t i o n w i t h i n a t i m e f r a m e t o p r o v e t h e i r a l l e g a -
t i o n t h a t w e r e n o p r o c e e d i n g s . B u t w h y t h e y f a i l e d
t o f i l e s u c h r e q u i r e m e n t s o f t h e l a w, t h a t c a u s e d
t h e R e p u b l i c o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s d e n t e d f o r i t s e s -
s e n t i a l d a y s i n C o u r t , w h i c h w a s i n c o n t r o v e r t i b l e
o n t h e c i r c u m s t a n c e s t h a t w a s h e l d b y I n t e r m e d i -
a t e A p p e l a t e C o u r t , t o w i t :
A d e c i s i o n r e n d e r e d w i t h o u t g i v i n g a
p a r t y h i s d a y i n C o u r t i s N u l l a n d Vo i d
( L u z v s . C o u r t o f F i r s t I n s t a n c e o f
T a c l o b a n , 7 7 P h i l . , 6 7 9 ) .
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We n e e d t o d i g e s t t h r u s u p p l e m e n t a l w o r d s
“Nu l l and Vo id” because t he i nc iden t wou ld no t
b e i n c o n f o r m i t y t o t h e i n s t a n t c a s e , w h i c h ;
“ A j u d g m e n t v o i d u p o n i t s f a c e a n d r e q u i r i n g
o n l y a n i n s p e c t i o n o f t h e r e c o r d t o
d e m o n s t r a t e i t s v a l i d i t y i s a m e r e n u l l i t y a n d ,
i n l e g a l e f f e c t , n o j u d g m e n t a t a l l . S u c h
j u d g m e n t h a s b e e n c h a r a c t e r i z e d a s a d e a d
l i m b i n t h e j u d i c i a l t r e e w h i c h m a y b e c h o p p e d
o f f a n y t i m e , c a p a b l e o f b e a r i n g n o f r u i t t o
p l a i n t i f f b u t c o n s t i t u t i n g a c o n s t a n t m e n a c e t o
d e f e n d a n t ” . ( I F r e e m a n J u d g m e n t 6 4 3 - 6 4 5 ) .
I f w e s u b s c r i b e t h e d e f e n s e o f t h e
H o n o r a b l e S o l i c i t o r G e n e r a l i n t h e a b o v e e n t i t l e d
c a s e a l l e g i n g t h a t t h e y h a v e n o k n o w l e d g e o v e r t h e
m i s t a k e s a n d n e g l i g e n c e o f t h e i r S o l i c i t o r , t h i s
e n t i r e l y, p u r p o r t i n g t o d e c e p t i o n t h a t t h e r e w e r e n o
C o u r t P r o c e e d i n g s , i t w o u l d o p e n a v a c u u m f o r a
l a w y e r t o p a s s t h r o u g h i n c o m p r o m i s i n g t h e i r
c l i e n t s ’ c a u s e t o t h e p r e p o n d e r a n c e o f o p p o s i n g
p a r t y i n i n t e r e s t . Ve r y c l e a r l y , t h e H o n o r a b l e
S o l i c i t o r G e n e r a l h a v e a d i r e c t c o n t r o l o v e r h i s
S o l i c i t o r s c o n s i d e r i n g t h e o f f i c e t h e y r e p r e s e n t e d
i s a g o v e r n m e n t a g e n c y w i t h p a r a m o u n t i m p o r t a n c e ,
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c o m p l e t e o f l e g a l s t a f f s a n d l a w y e r s i n c l u d i n g b o u n t y
r e s o u r c e s a n d f a c i l i t i e s a s a m e a n s f o r t h e d e f e n s e t o
s e e k j u s t i c e i n t h e i n t e r e s t o f t h e g e n e r a l p u b l i c a s
o u r C o n s t i t u t i o n d e m a n d s f o r i t . B u t i n s p i t e o f s u c h
s t a b i l i t y i n t h e i r s i t u a t i o n , s t i l l t h e y m i s s e d t o c o m p l y
t h e j u d i c i a l r e q u i r e m e n t s i n C o u r t . O n t h e c o n t r a r y,
t he Repub l i c o f t he Ph i l i pp ines , t h rough i t s So l i c i t o r s ,
I N D E E D A N D A C T U A L LY h a d t e c h n i c a l l y e m p l o y e d
t h e i r d e f e n s e b y t a k i n g C R O S S E X A M I N AT I O N t o t h e
I n t e r v e n o r, M r. J u l i a n M . Ta l l a n o , b e f o r e t h i s A m i c u s
C u r a e ; a n d t h i s H o n . C o u r t , t h a t l a t e r o n s u c h d e f e n s e
s e r v e d n u l l i t y t o t h e g o v e r n m e n t a f t e r t h e i n t e r v e n o r
r e - a f f i r m e d t h e i r s o l i d o w n e r s h i p i n t e r e s t o v e r t h e
l a n d i n d i s p u t e , a s f o l l o w s :
(EXCERPT FROM CROSS EXAMINATION OF J. M. TALLANO
DATED JANUARY 7, 1974 BEFORE THE AMICUS CURAE)
Q. Mr. Ta l lano , who i s in posses -
s i o n o f t h e l a n d c o v e r e d b y
tha t TCT No. T-408 and TCT
No. T-498?
A. We a r e i n p o s s e s s i o n s i n c e
t h e y e a r 1 7 6 4 u p t o t h e
p r e s e n t , S i r .
Honorable Ass t .S o l i c i t o r G e n .Gutierrez
WitnessJ . M. Tallano
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Q. On what way as you mentioned
that you are in possession of the
land since 1764?
A. Beside of its Torrens Titles TCT
No. T–408 and that TCT No. T-498
and that OCT 01-4 which were
i s s u e d i n t h e n a m e o f m y
predecessors, the land land itself
has been tilling by my forefathers
since the year 1764 by planting
mil l ion of frui t bearing mango
trees , bananas, var iety of f rui t
b e a r i n g t r e e s , p i n e a p p l e s ,
sorghum, yellow corn and sugar-
canes and furtherly we are tilling
the land we inherited up to the
present time. Another point was
that my ancestors were the ones
who built such BALARA WATER
RESERVOIR and the Novaliches
Dam as our irrigating system to
our plants that forced the National
Government thru its late President
M a n u e l R o x a s t o e n t e r i n t o
Honorable Ass t .S o l i c i t o r G e n .Gutierrez
WitnessJ . M. Tallano
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yearly lease agreement with our
family since the year 1948 and it
was ended only in the year 1969.
Q. Who is paying the amelioration
taxes of the land?
A. We were the one since the year 1948
up to the year 1969 and it was
s topped only when we were
afftected by sky rocketed rate of
assessment tax increases. In deep
sense, I have in possession 20
pieces of Realty Tax Receipts which
started in the year 1948 to 1969.
Q. Mr. Tal lano, you ment ioned
Solicitor Gen. Gutierez in your
testimonies in our previous hearing
that you’re the true and direct heir
of Don Esteban Benitez Tallano and
Don Gregorio Madrigal Acop, that
proof can you present to th is
Honorable Court relevant to your
claim as direct descendants?
Honorable Ass t .S o l i c i t o r G e n .Gutierrez
WitnessJ . M. Tallano
Honorable Ass t .S o l i c i t o r G e n .Gutierrez
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A . A c t u a l l y, i n t h i s H o n o r a b l e
Sala , your Honor, Don Es teban
B . Ta l l a n o , n o w i n h i s 9 8 t h
y e a r s o f a g e , a n d G r e g o r i o
M a d r i g a l A c o p , a l s o i n h i s
9 6 t h y e a r s o f a g e , a r e b o t h
p h y s i c a l l y p r e s e n t i n t h i s
H o n o r a b l e C o u r t S i r . T h a t
medium bui l t o ld man wear ing
w h i t e p a n t a n d w h i t e l o n g
s leeves wi th whi t e shoes and
wi th go ld cha in neck lace and
w e a r i n g s u n g l a s s e s i s
p r o m i n e n t l y k n o w n a s D o n
Es teban Ta l lano , Compadre o f
f o r m e r P r e s i d e n t D i o s d a d o
M a c a p a g a l , c o u s i n o f I r e n e a
M a c a r a e g o f B i n a l o n a n ,
P a n g a s i n a n , w h i l e , t h a t f a i r
c o m p l e x i o n e d o l d m a n a b o u t
5 ’5” i n he igh t wea r ing be ige
c o l o r e d p a n t s a n d r e d s t r i p e
p o l o s h i r t a l s o w e a r i n g
sunglasses with cur ly hairs and
a l s o w i t h b i g g o l d n e c k l a c e
WitnessJ . M. Tal lano
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seated at the right side of Don
E s t e b a n B e n i t e z Ta l l a n o i s
p r o m i n e n t l y k n o w n a s D o n
Gregor io Madr igal Acop, who
bo th s igned a Cour t r equ i r ed
Sworn Affidavits recognizing me
b e i n g t h e i r E s t a t e J u d i c i a l
Administrator, Your Honor. That
another document I have in my
present possession our Honor are
C e r t i f i c a t i o n b y c o n c u r r e n t
S u p r e m e C o u r t J u s t i c e
H e r m o g e n e s C o n c e p c i o n , J r .
a f f i r m i n g t h e t r u e n a m e a n d
p e r s o n a l i d e n t i t y o f m y
p r e d e c e s s o r s , D o n E s t e b a n
B e n i t e z Ta l l a n o a n d D o n
Gregor io Madr iga l Acop who
a r e a l s o b o t h C o m p a d r e o f
t h e H o n . C h i e f J u s t i c e . A n d
a n o t h e r C e r t i f i c a t i o n i s s u e d
b y f o r m e r P r e s i d e n t o f t h e
Philippines, Mr. Diosdado Macapagal,
now the President of the Con-
stitutional Convention affirming
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t h e t r u e n a m e a n d p e r s o n a l
i den t i t y o f t he two p rominen t
H a c i e n d e r o s , b e c a u s e t h a t
t i m e E x - P r e s i d e n t D i o s d a d o
Macapaga l had appo in t ed Mr.
Ben i to Ta l l ano , my f a the r, a s
h i s c a m p a i g n m a n a g e r t h a t
made h im ga rne r a l and s l i de
vo t e i n San Jo se C i ty, Nueva
E c i j a d u r i n g h i s p r e s i d e n t i a l
c a n d i d a c y i n t h e y e a r 1 9 6 1 .
A l o n g t h a t t i m e i t c a u s e d a
c o n n e c t i n g r e l a t i o n t o D o n
E s t e b a n B e n i t e z Ta l l a n o , t h e
grandfa the r o f Ben i to Ta l l ano ,
w h o i s c l o s e r t o t h e f o r m e r
Pres iden t o f the Phi l ipp ines o f
the fac t tha t the mother- in - law
o f E x - P r e s i d e n t M a c a p a g a l ,
t h e s e c o n d c o u s i n o f D o n
E s t e b a n B e n i t e z Ta l l a n o a n d
Don Gregorio Madrigal Acop of
Pangas inan and Bu lacan , ha s
been known to him undoubtedly.
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N o w , p e r u s a l t o a l l t h e f a c t s a n d
c i r c u m s t a n c e s i n t h i s H o n o r a b l e C o u r t , i t h a s b e e n
f u r t h e r l y s t r e s s e d a q u e s t i o n o n w h a t g r o u n d s d o t h e
H o n o r a b l e S o l i c i t o r G e n e r a l c o u l d c l a i m t h a t t h e c a s e
a t b a r h a d b e e n p r e d i c a t e d b y j u d g m e n t w i t h n o c o u r t
p r o c e e d i n g s ? P e r h a p s t h e H o n . S o l i c i t o r G e n e r a l
w a n t s t o p l a n t m e r e l y c o n f u s i o n t o t h i s H o n o r a b l e
C o u r t o f J u s t i c e t o w a r d r e - o p e n i n g o f t h e c a s e s i n c e
t h e y a r e b a r r e d f r o m s t i p u l a t i o n a n d t h a t i t s
“ J u d g m e n t w i t h C o m p r o m i s e A g r e e m e n t ” b e t w e e n t h e
Ta l l a n o H e i r s w o u l d b e e n t i r e l y a f f e c t e d b y w h i c h ,
i f w e w i l l a b i d e s u c h s t r a t e g i c m a n e u v e r , i t c o u l d b e
c o n s i d e r e d a n a c t i o n f o r t h e r e o p e n i n g o f t h e l a n d
r e g i s t r a t i o n c a s e o r t o w a r d s t r a t e g i c p r o c e e d i n g s
a g a i n s t s u c h “ J u d g m e n t w i t h C o m p r o m i s e
A g r e e m e n t ” , b u t , a g a i n , t h e D o c t r i n e o f R e s J u d i c a t a
b a r r e d t h e H o n o r a b l e S o l i c i t o r G e n e r a l f r o m d o i n g
s o . B e c a u s e i t w a s c l e a r l y i n a c a s e ( G r e y A l b a v s .
d e l a C r u z , 1 7 , P h i l . , 4 9 , 1 9 1 0 ) t h a t R e s J u d i c a t a i s
a p p l i c a b l e i n r e g i s t r a t i o n p r o c e e d i n g s w i t h o r w i t h o u t
o p p o s i t i o n s i n s t i t u t e d f o r t h e r e g i s t r a t i o n o f a p r i v a t e
l a n d , t h e j u d g m e n t o f t h e C o u r t c o n f i r m i n g t h e t i t l e
o f t h e a p p l i c a n t o r o p p o s i t o r , a s t h e c a s e m a y b e ,
a n d o r d e r i n g i t s r e g i s t r a t i o n i n h i s n a m e o r i n t h e
n a m e o f s u c c e s s f u l l i t i g a n t p a r t i c u l a r l y l a t e P r i n c e
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J u l i a n M a c l e o d Ta l l a n o o v e r t h i s O C T N o . T- 0 1 - 4
const i tutes, when f inal , Res Judicata against the whole
w o r l d b e c a u s e t h e D o c t r i n e a p p l i e s t o a l l c a s e s a n d
proceedings including Land Regis trat ion and Cadastral
proceedings (Royal Audiencia vs. Roman Catholic Church,
R. Ad. 1886).
T h e b a t t l e l i n e s d r a w n a p p r o p r i a t e l y f r o m
t h e p a r t i e s c o n c e r n i n c l u d i n g t h e H o n . S o l i c i t o r
G e n e r a l w e r e a l l j u d i c i a l l y r e q u i r e d r e m e d i e s t h r u
t h e i r s u b m i t t e d p l e a d i n g s a n d c o n t r a - p l e a d i n g s a n d
e v i d e n c e s a s t h e y h a d b e e n e x e r c i s e d s u c h r i g h t s b u t
s t i l l i t t u r n e d o u t f u t i l e t h e y m i s s e d c o n v i n c i n g
e v i d e n c e s f o r t h i s H o n o r a b l e C o u r t t o a d o p t i t i n t o t o
a g a i n s t t h e I n t e r v e n o r s .
Originally, i t was long been resolved according
to judicial procedure that said TCT No. T-408 and that TCT
No. T-498 that has been derived from OCT 01-4 which was
issued by virtue of Royal Decree in favor of the intervenor ’s
predecessor, late Prince Jul ian Macleod Tallano, in the
year 1764 and the Royal Audiencia adjudicated f inal ly
against the late Hermogenes Rodriguez in favor of said
Prince Julian Macleod Tallano on the year 1861 ended 1864,
yet, said Titles are t i t les from probative origin, and the
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s a m e h a d b e e n p a s s e d t h r u c r u c i a l t e s t b y j u d i c i a l
a ff i rmat ion o f the l and Regis t ra t ion Cour t dur ing the
corresponding approval and issuance of the said Decree
of Registrat ion no. 297 on October 3, 1904. That on that
context , i t had been granted accordingly, aff irming, said
OCT 01-4 was valid from probative nature of land t i t les
of ownership prescribed by the Land Registration Act 496,
part icularly, over the land in quest ion – the KEYBIGA
(QUEBIGA) HACIENDA, which long became final upon
such decree of confirmation and registration that had been
entered, yet , i t binds the land and quiet any t i t le thereto
subject to Section 39 of Land Registrat ion Act No. 496.
A n d i t i s a u n i v e r s a l a c c e p t a n c e t h a t i t s h o u l d b e
conclus ive upon and agains t a l l persons inc luding the
government authority and all i ts agencies thereof, whether
i t ment ioned by the name in the no t ice or c i ta t ion or
included in the general descript ion “TO ALL WHOM IT
MAY CONCERN” because ACTION OF REGISTRATION
LIKE THAT OF CADASTRAL HEARING UNDER RA
2259, WHERE THE SAME LAND HAD UNDERGONE, IS
AN ACTION IN REM, YET, CORRESPONDINGLY, IT IS
A NOTICE TO ALL THE WORLD.
Indeed , when the in te rvenor ’s p redecessors in
i n t e r e s t o b t a i n e d t h e d e c r e e o f R e g i s t r a t i o n a n d t h e
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record ing of sa id o r ig ina l Cer t i f i ca te o f Ti t l e OCT No.
T-01-4, had been done judic iously, i t had been const rued
as an agreement runn ing wi th sub jec t l ands and f ina l ly
b ind ing upon the l and owner and a l l successors in t i t l e
and in teres t , there to , tha t the subjec t land should be and
a lways r ema in r eg i s t e red l and in f avor o f t he l awfu l
t rans fe ree -owner, embrac ing i t s exped iency Ti t l es in as
much as sa id Ti t l es , TCT No. T-408 and TCT No. T-498
a r e To r r e n s Ti t l e s , p e r s e , c a n n o t b e s u b j e c t e d b y
p re sc r ip t i on . I n o the r words , p r e sc r ip t i on fo r a t o r r ens
t i t l e i s u n a v a i l i n g n o t o n l y a g a i n s t i t s h e r e d i t a r y
s u c c e s s o r s b u t a l s o t o a l l p e r s o n s c l a i m i n g s i m i l a r
r i g h t s a g a i n s t t h e o w n e r s a n d t h e h e r e i n i n t e r v e n o r s .
To t h i s e f f e c t , t h e l a n d o w n e r s h i p u n d e r t h i s L a n d
R e g i s t r a t i o n A c t 4 9 6 a n d R A 2 2 5 9 p r o t e c t e d b y t h e
D o c t r i n e o f R E S J U D I C ATA .
And along the same doctr ine of ownership over
the l and in ques t ion , i t has a l so been long se t t l ed in the
case a t ba r, tha t the Supreme Cour t has s tead i ly he ld
vigorously in favor of the regis tered owners- in tervenors
whose i n t e r e s t a n d l e g a l r i g h t s o v e r t h e s u b j e c t l a n d
h a d b e e n a c q u i r e d b y v i r t u e o f j u d i c i a l p r o c e e d i n g s
a n d b y w a y o f p r i n c i p l e o f f e e a l m p i e a s p r o v i d e d b y
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M a u r a L a w u n d e r R o y a l D e c r e e o f F e b r u a r y 1 0 , 1 8 9 4
i n c o m p l i a n c e w i t h t h e R o y a l D e c r e e o f J a n u a r y 2 6 ,
1 8 8 9 , w h i c h i s n o w d u b b e d a s T i t u l o d e C o m p r a . T h a t
p o s s e s s i o n o v e r t h e p r o p e r t i e s i n d i s p u t e o r i g i n a t e d
f r o m m o r e t h a n 4 0 0 y e a r s s i n c e t i m e i m m e m o r i a l , a n d
c l e a r l y h a v i n g b e e n r e g i s t e r e d a s o w n e r s o v e r t h e
s u b j e c t l a n d f o r m o r e t h a n t w o ( 2 ) c e n t u r i e s a n d h a v i n g
p o s s e s s e d a n d t i t l e d t h e s a m e d u r i n g s u c h p e r i o d s i n c e
t h e y e a r 1 7 6 4 w i t h o u t a d j u s t m e n t . I t b e c a m e
i n d e f e a s i b l e a n d i m p r e s c r i p t i b l e a g a i n s t a n y o n e a n d
c o u l d n o t b e d i s t u r b e d b y a n o t h e r c o u r t p r o c e e d i n g s o r
b y s t r a n g e r a l o n e i n d e r o g a t o r y t o s a i d Ti t l e s , V I C U R E
C U J U S , t o r r e n s t i t l e c a n n o t b e s u b j e c t e d f o r c o l l a t e r a l
a t t a c k u n l e s s f r a u d w o u l d b e a n i s s u e a g a i n s t s a i d
Ti t l e s , B u t s u c h c l a i m s h o u l d b e f i l e d w i t h i n t h e t i m e
f r a m e , o n e y e a r a f t e r t h e d a t e o f t h e i s s u a n c e o f t h e
d e c r e e o f r e g i s t r a t i o n o r b e f o r e i t p e r f e c t i t s a p p e a l b u t
s u c h a c t i o n m u s t b e d i r e c t , a n d n o t b y c o l l a t e r a l a t t a c k
o r c o l l a t e r a l p r o c e e d i n g s w h i c h t o t a l l y b a r r e d t h e
c l a i m a n t s o f d o i n g s o . L i k e w h a t h a p p e n e d i n t h e c a s e
o f t h e R e p u b l i c o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s , t h r u i t s H o n .
S o l i c i t o r G e n e r a l , i t l o s t i t s r i g h t s t o a s s e r t i t s m o t i o n
f o r r e c o n s i d e r a t i o n o r t h i s M o t i o n f o r R e l i e f b y v i r t u e
o f t h e o p e r a t i o n o f t h e l a w.
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F o r p u r p o s e o f r e c o r d , o n M a r c h 2 1 , 1 9 7 4 ,
t h i s H o n C o u r t r e n d e r e d j u d g m e n t i n t h e a b o v e
e n t i t l e d c a s e i n f a v o r o f t h e I n t e r v e n o r s , J u l i a n M .
T a l l a n o a n d A n n a c l e t o M a d r i g a l A c o p a n d n o t
A n n a c l e t o M a d r i g a l A c o p i a d o w h i c h t h i s C o u r t h a d
a d m i t t e d i t w a s a m e r e c o m m i s s i o n o f c l e r i c a l e r r o r s
o n t h e g r o u n d t h a t A n n a c l e t o M a d r i g a l A c o p i a d o i s
d i f f e r e n t f r o m A n n a c l e t o M a d r i g a l A c o p , a t w o
d i f f e r e n t p e r s o n s , w h i l e t h a t A n n a c l e t o M a d r i g a l
A c o p i a d o , h i s r e a l C i v i l R e g i s t r y i s A n n a c l e t o
M o n t a n e z A c o p i a d o , s o t h i s H o n . C o u r t h a d c o r r e c t e d
t h i s i n t o A n n a c l e t o M a d r i g a l A c o p , t h e t r u e
I n t e r v e n o r . A n d t h r u t h e M o t i o n o f t h e H o n . S o l i c i t o r
G e n e r a l , i n b e h a l f o f t h e R e p u b l i c o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s ,
d a t e d N o v e m b e r 7 , 1 9 7 5 , a n d t h r u t h e m o t i o n o f t h e
I n t e r v e n o r s a l s o d a t e d N o v e m b e r 7 , 1 9 7 5 b o t h p a r t i e s
i n i n t e r e s t u r g e d t h i s H o n o r a b l e C o u r t t o c o r r e c t a n d
r e c t i f y s a i d O r d e r d a t e d N o v e m b e r 4 , 1 9 7 5 o n t h e
r e a s o n s a s p l e a d e d b y t h e s a i d I n t e r v e n o r s , t h e H o n .
C o u r t , t h r u i t s s t e n o g r a p h i c c l e r k s , c o m m i t t e d g r a v e
e r r o r s c l e r i c a l l y . W h i l e t h e c o n t e n t i o n o f t h e R e p u b l i c
o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s , t h e H o n . C o u r t f a i l e d t o a p p r e c i a t e
t h e v a l u e o f t h e n e w e v i d e n c e s o f t h e g o v e r n m e n t t h a t
h a d b e e n s u b m i t t e d a g a i n s t t h e I n t e r v e n o r s ’ e v i d e n c e s .
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On the issue of jurisdict ional requirement that
had been raised by the Republic of the Philippines through
its Hon. Solicitor General against the intervenors, alleging
that said party’s legal interest over the subject matter is
fatal and guil ty for being fai led to comply such docket
fee towards acquisi t ion of Jurisdict ion, said argument of
the Honorable Solici tor General for and in behalf of the
Republic of the Phil ippines is clearly beyond the tenet of
jurisprudence and law.
I n a w i d e r j u d i c i a l w i s d o m w h i c h w a s
universa l ly t aken in to prac t ice by prominent luminar ies
in t he l ega l p ro fe s s ion and , augmen ted ly augur s by the
Rule 141 Sec t ion 7 ( a ) o f t he Ru les o f Cour t a s i t s tood
a t t h e t i m e o f f i l i n g o f c o m p l a i n a g a i n s t p e t i t i o n e r,
d o c k e t f e e s f o r o r d i n a r y a c t i o n s h o u l d b e b a s e d o n
t h e t o t a l s u m c l a i m e d , e x c l u s i v e o f i n t e r e s t , o r t h e
s t a t e d v a l u e o f t h e p r o p e r t y i n l i t i g a t i o n . T h u s t h e
d o c k e t f e e s s h o u l d b e c o m p u t e d o n t h e b a s i s o f t h e
v a l u e o f t h e p r o p e r t y a n d t h e a m o u n t o f t h e r e l a t e d
d a m a g e s c l a i m e d , e x c l u s i v e o f i n t e r e s t . W h e r e t h e
a c t i o n i n v o l v e s r e a l p r o p e r t y a n d a r e l a t e d c l a i m f o r
d a m a g e s a s w e l l , t h e l e g a l f e e s s h o u l d b e a s s e s s e d
o n t h e b a s i s o f b o t h ( a ) t h e v a l u e o f t h e p r o p e r t y a n d
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(b) the total amount of the related damages sought (Tacay vs.
Regiona; Trial Court LRO, SCRA 433, 444 (1989). Thus on
that instances, the CFI then under my predecessor, which
decided the case at bar for Julian M. Tallano, et. al., Intervenor
required jurisdiction over the case filed by the Plaintiffs
Wilson P. Orfinada, et. al., Intervenor required jurisdiction
over the case filed by the Plaintiffs Wilson P. Orfinada, et
al., after the said plaintiff and satisfactorily completed the
payment of the said docket fees which the said Hon. Clerk of
Court was the one who computed said filing fees.
B e s i d e s , t h e R u l e s o f L a w r e l a t e d t o t h e
jurisdictional requirements delves generally to all party in
interest in as much as the Plaintiff, Wilson P. Orfinada, in
his claim over the area of 1,203 hectares of raw land having
an assessed value of P10,000 per hectare sometime in 1962,
when the said complaint originated, had a total filing fee
of P25,000.00 including the cost of miscel laneous. For
h u m a n i t a r i a n i n t e r e s t l e t u s m e n d t h e a g o n y o f t h e
Intervenors, et. al., the victim of oppression and curtailment
of constitutional rights.
Tha t the fo l lowing rea l p roper t i es shou ld be
recovered fa r and in favor o f the n te rvenors and Hei r s ,
the Ta l lano and Acop c lans :
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1. Parcels of lands covered by spurious Decree 35584
al legedly containing an area of 3 ,305.75 hectares ,
evidenced by OCT 730 both in Mariquina, Quezon City
and Pasig, under Registrat ion Book No. A-7in the
n a m e o f s p u r i o u s l a n d o w n e r s M a r c i a n o S e v e r o
Tuazon, Juan Jose Tuazon, Natividad Zaragoza and
Augusto Huberto Y dela Paz;
2. A parcel of land spurious claims by the last defendant,
Don Mariano San Pedro, covered by Composicion Col
El Estado, OCT 4136 dated April 29, 1894,embracing
three (3) lots; Lot No. 103 with an area of 169,922
hectares, Lot No. 112 with an area of 169,562 hectares,
and Lot No. 113 with an area of 229,206 hectares, under
LRC, SWO – 15320 situated in the Capitol District,
Quezon City;
3. A p a r c e l o f l a n d , L o t 1 , B l o c k 5 1 , p o r t i o n o f a
spur ious PSD-57020 and PSD-10532, Cadast ra l No.
7681, s i tuated in Si t io Bago Bantay, Quezon Ci ty
along Congress ional Avenue, bounded on the South
by Line 1-2-3, by Block B-6, Northwest , by spurious
Decree 2084; on the North a long l ine 3-4 by Cul ia t
Creek on the West and Northwest ; a long 4-5-6-7-8
by Lot 5 , B lock 51 , on the Eas t ; a long L ine 8 -1
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b y r o a d L o t 4 , b o t h o f t h e S u b d i v i s i o n P l a n ,
c o n t a i n i n g a n a r e a o f 2 4 , 0 9 7 . 6 0 s q u a r e m e t e r s
e v i d e n c e d b y s p u r i o u s L a n d T i t l e s T C T
1 5 2 0 0 0 f r o m O C T 7 3 6 , D e c r e e N o . 1 7 4 3 1 ;
B a u t i s t a i d e n t i f i e d a s L o t 1 , f i c t i t i o u s P l a n
P S U 6 5 6 5 2 , s i t u a t e d i n S i t i o D i l a n g , C a i n t a ,
R i z a l , c o n t a i n i n g a n a r e a o f S e v e n t y F i v e
T h o u s a n d N i n e H u n d r e d F o r t y T h r e e ( 7 5 , 9 4 3 )
s q u a r e m e t e r s , a n d L o t N o . 2 , a l s o o f s p u r i o u s
o r i g i n , P S U 6 5 6 5 2 s i t u a t e d i n t h e s a m e a r e a ,
S i t i o D i l a n g , C a i n t a , R i z a l c o n t a i n i n g a n a r e a
o f 1 9 , 5 5 2 s q . m . e v i d e n c e d b y s p u r i o u s a n d
v o i d L a n d T i t l e O C T 4 3 3 1 ;
5 . A p a r c e l o f l a n d c o v e r e d b y v o i d L a n d
T i t l e u n d e r O C T 7 3 5 a n d s p u r i o u s l y
c l a i m e d b y F r a n c i s c o B . F r a n c i s c o
c o n t a i n i n g a n a r e a o f 2 , 7 6 8 . 9 5 2 1 s q u a r e
m e t e r s b u t i t s t e c h n i c a l d e s c r i p t i o n i s
d e f e c t i v e a n d i n a n o p e n p o l y g o n a f f e c t i n g
t h e a r e a o f Q u e z o n C i t y l a n d w h i c h w a s
c o v e r e d b y v a l i d a n d l a w f u l L a n d T i t l e
T C T 4 9 8 f r o m O C T 0 1 - 4 i n t h e n a m e o f D o n
E s t e b a n B e n i t e z T a l l a n o , t h a t h a d b e e n
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executed and took over for the perpetual possess ion
of the r ightful owner, Don Esteban Beni tez Tal lano
so the same should be repossessed by way of th is
WRIT OF EXECUTION AND DEMOLITION;
6 . A parcel of land, Lot 5 , Block 8 , respect ively under
Plan PSD 23384, por t ion of Lot 911 descr ibed in
spur ious Plan PCs-13, GLRO, s i tua ted in Quezon
City, bounded on the North by Lot 4 , Block 8; on
the East by Lot 19, Block 8 , on the South by Lot 2 ,
Block 8; and on the West by s t reet Lot 4 , containing
an area of 387.20 hectares , more or less , spur iously
evidenced by TCT No. 300828 der ived f rom OCT
614, which was declared nul l and void ab in i t io ;
7 . A p a r c e l o f l a n d i n B o . D i l i m a n , Q u e z o n C i t y
a l o n g L i n e 1 - 2 b y C o m m o n w e a l t h Av e n u e , o n
t h e E a s t a l o n g L i n e 2 - 3 b y L o t 4 - B , a l s o w i t h
s p u r i o u s P S D - 1 0 0 1 4 ; o n We s t a l o n g L i n e 3 - 4 b y
R o a d , o n t h e N o r t h e a s t a l o n g L i n e 4 - 1 b y R o a d ,
c o n t a i n i n g a n a r e a o f S e v e n T h o u s a n d F o u r
H u n d r e d S e v e n t y E i g h t ( 7 , 4 7 8 ) s q u a r e m e t e r s ,
e v i d e n c e d b y s p u r i o u s T C T N o . 3 0 5 6 1 8 i n t h e
n a m e o f P e d r o T. C a s i m e r o d e r i v e d f r o m O C T
7 3 0 w h i c h w a s d e c l a r e d n u l l a n d v o i d f r o m
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t h e b e g i n n i n g b y t h e O r d e r o f t h i s C o u r t , C F I
Branch 28 , Pasay C i ty unde r t h i s LRC/Civ i l Case
No . 3957 -P ;
8. A parcel of land, Lot I-A of the spurious Subdivision
P l a n P S d 1 8 8 3 2 , d e s c r i b e d o n v o i d P S d 4 8 5 9
(G.L.R.O. Record 7681), containing an area of Thirty
Three Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Three (33,623)
square meters, more or less, in the name of Deogracias
B. Babalaon under TCT 300828 derived from OCT 730
which was declared null and void ab initio;
9. A parcel of land situated in Sitio Tatlong Cawayan
containing an area of Two Thousand Eight Hundred
Ninety Eight (2,898) square meters and another Thirty
Seven Thousand Ninety Eight (37,098) square meters
evidenced by TCT 21100 in the name of Jesus Gomez
derived from OCT 589 which was declared null and
void ab initio;
10. A parcel of land containing an area of Three Hundred
Twenty (320) square meters, more or less, portion of
Block 12, Lot No. 169 of the spurious Pasay Estate,
bounded on the Northeast by Lot 341; on the Southeast
by Lot 331; on the Southwest by Lot 168 and on the
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Northwest by Lot 153; the same should be recovered
in favor of the hei rs , the Tal lano, Acop c lan;
11 . A p a r c e l o f l a n d , L o t N o . 1 4 3 7 - B o f t h e
Subd iv i s ion P l an , PSd-13684 , wh ich i s spu r ious
in na tu r e be ing a po r t i on o f Lo t 1437 , G.L .R .O .
Cad . Rec . No . 1352 wh ich we re vo id i n cha rac t e r,
con t a in ing an a r ea o f One Hundred Twen ty F ive
(125) squa re me te r s in Pasay C i ty Es ta t e , bounded
o n t h e N o r t h e a s t b y L o t 1 4 3 6 o f P a s a y c i t y
Cadas t r e ; on t he Sou theas t by Ca l l e Ch ingx iang ;
o n t h e S o u t h w e s t b y L o t N o . 1 4 3 7 - A o f t h e
Subd iv i s ion P l an ; on t he Nor thwes t by Lo t 1417 ;
sa id l o t s cove red by spu r ious documen t s shou ld
be r ecove red by v i r t ue o f t h i s Orde r i n f avo r o f
t he l eg i t ima te owne r ;
1 2 . A p a r c e l o f l a n d , L o t 1 c o v e r e d b y s p u r i o u s P l a n
11 - 2 9 3 9 s i t u a t e d i n B o . B a r a n g c a , M a r i q u i n a ,
R i z a l , n o w, Q u e z o n C i t y, c o n t a i n i n g a n a r e a o f
F o r t y T h r e e T h o u s a n d F o u r H u n d r e d S e v e n t y Two
( 4 3 , 4 7 2 ) s q u a r e m e t e r s a l l e g e d l y i n t h e n a m e o f
F e r m i n a C a s t o r e v i d e n c e d b y s p u r i o u s T C T N o .
4 3 7 4 7 , f r o m f i c t i t i o u s O C T N o . 3 9 3 w h i c h w e r e
d e c l a r e d n u l l a n d v o i d a b i n i t i o ;
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13. A n o t h e r p a r c e l o f l a n d , L o t 2 o f v o i d 11 - 2 9 3 9
s i t u a t e d a l s o i n B o . B a r a n g c a , M u n i c i p a l i t y o f
Mar iqu ina , now Quezon C i ty, a l so ev idenced by
spur ious TCT No. 43747 in the name of Fermina
Castor derived from OCT No. 393 which was declared
null and void ab ini t io;
14. A pa rce l o f l and s i tua t ed in Bo . A lmanza o f the
Municipality of Las PiHas, bounded on the Northeast
by Road, on the Southeast by the spurious claims-
proper t i e s o f Zacar i a s Gregor io , Tomas Euseb io ,
R a y m u n d a d e l a C r u z , a l l o f d e c l a r e d s p u r i o u s
claimants on the Southwest by the spurious land claims
of Raymunda dela Cruz and Sotero Trinidad; on the
West by Lot No. 2 ; and on the Nor thwes t by the
spurious land claims of Higino Espadilia, containing
an area of: for the Lot 1, 142,433 square meteres; for
the Lot 2, containing an area of 58,209 sq. m. allegedly
claim by Agapito Bonso covered by OCT 4085 which
were declared null and void ab initio;
15. A parcel of land, Lot 29 (LRC) PSd 29, portion of Plan
11-8152, situated in Bo. Guirayang, Municipality of
San Mateo, Province of Morong, now Rizal, bounded
on the Northeast point 2 to 3 by Lot No. 20; on the
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Southeast, point 3-4 by Lot 23; on the Southwest, point
4 to 1 by Lot 28, all of the Subdivision Plan and on
Northwest point 1 to 2 by PSU 32606, containing an
area of One Hundred For ty Three Thousand F ive
Hundred Eighty Six (143,586) square meters, more
derived from OCT 2750 which were declared null and
void; or less, evidenced by TCT 110992 in the name of
Remedios I.Sunga
16. A) A p a r c e l o f l a n d s i t u a t e d i n S i t i o Tu b i g a n ,
Barangay Sorosoro of BiHan, Province of Laguna,
spuriously claim by Natalio Layos, but it should
be Salvador Layos, the original tenant in the area
of the Don Esteban Benitez Tallano Estate, portion
of Hacienda Quebega, containing an area of Four
Hundred Fifteen Thousand Six Hundred Thirty
(415,630) hectares; and
B) Another parcel of land under the same spurious
claimant Natalio Layos located in Sitio Tubigan,
Bo. Sorosoro, BiHan, Laguna, containing an area
of Seven Hundred Two Thousand Four Hundred
Thirteen (702,413) square meters;
1 7 . A p a r c e l o f l a n d s i t u a t e d i n B o . C a n l o g a n , P a s i g ,
p o r t i o n o f s p u r i o u s O C T 8 4 4 u n d e r s p u r i o u s
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D e c r e e 1 6 8 5 8 c o n t a i n i n g a n a r e a o f F o u r t e e n
Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Four (14,274) square
meteres more or less, the same Decree and Land Title
OCT 844 were declared null and void ab ini t io;
18 . A parcel of land s i tuated in Caloocan, now Quezon
Ci ty, con ta in ing an a rea o f Four Hundred Th i r ty
Nine hec ta res and Nine Thousand Three Hundred
Tw e n t y Tw o s q u a r e m e t e r s ( 4 3 9 . 9 3 2 2 h e c t a r e s ) ,
under spur ious Plan I I -4816, evidenced by spur ious
OCT 632 in the name of Eulal io Ragua, e t .a l . , which
was declared nul l and void ab in i t io ;
1 9 . A p a r c e l o f l a n d c o n t a i n i n g a n a r e a o f O n e
Hundred Fou r hec t a r e s and E igh t Thousand E igh t
H u n d r e d F i f t y F o u r s q u a r e m e t e r s ( 1 0 4 . 8 8 5 4
h e c t a r e s ) , m o r e o r l e s s , e v i d e n c e d b y s p u r i o u s
OCT 0-538 and OCT 561 which were dec la red nu l l
and vo id ab i n i t i o i n t he name o f Afab l e , e t . a l . ,
a n d V i l l a s i c a , e t . a l . , t h e a l l e g e d c l a i m a n t s ,
s i t ua t ed i n Jun t a l , Tuy, Ba t angas ;
20 . A p a r c e l o f l a n d c o n t a i n i n g a n a r e a o f 1 5 8
h e c t a r e s s i t u a t e d i n t h e B o . o f P i n a g k a w i t a n ,
L i p a C i t y b o u n d e d b y T i m b u n g a n o n t h e
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Northeast, on the Southwest is Tihero River, on the
South by Flores Garein evidenced by OCT 174, OCT
140, OCT 4553, OCT 4731, under Decree 641327,
641328, OCT 130 Decree No. 641328, OCT 0-117-P,
OCT 213 under Decree No. 52860, which were al l
declared null and void ab initio should be recovered
for and in favor of the Tallano Estates;
21. A parcel of land containing an area of One Thousand
Seven Hundred Fifty (1, 750) hectares situated in Bo.
Caluangan Magallanes, Marigundon, Cavite, and area
of One Thousand Fifty (1, 050) hectares in Bo. Pacheco
and One Thousand One Hundred Seventy (1 ,170)
hectares in Bo. baliwag alsomagallanes in Marigundon,
Cavite should be recovered and declared for and infavor
of the Tallano Estates;
22. A parcel of land containing an area of Thirty Seven
Thousand and Three Hundred Sixty Eight hectares and
Tw o H u n d r e d Tw e n t y S e v e n s q u a r e m e t e r s
(37,368.0227 hectares) more or less, spuriously under
Lot No. 7718, LRC Cadastral Record No. 1555 and Lo
No. 7719 situated in Barangay Rosario and San Jose,
Mauban, Quezon under Tax Declaration, 17-37-0130 for
a to t a l a rea o f 1 ,987 .3841 hec ta res ; and ano the r
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309.4922 hectares also in Sto. Nino, Mauban, Quezon; and another
14,879.4131 hectares, Forest and Private lands with 15 kilometers
shore line along Lamon Bay, Pacific Ocean, the same should be
repossessed for and in favor of the Tallano Estates;
23. Several parcels of lands:
A) Lot 14584-B,under spurious PSd 224470 being a portion
of Lot 14584, Lipa Cad., LRC Cad. Rec. No. 1302 situated
in the Bo. of Talisay, Municipality of Lipa, Batangas
containing an area of 539,111 square meters more or less
evidenced by OCT 0-14-R which was altered but now it
was corrected by virtue of this Order;
B) Lot 14550-B of the Subdivision Plan, LRC PSd-210111
being a portion of Lot 14550 Lipa Cad., LRC Cad. Rec.
No. 1302 situated in Bo. Talisay, Lipa, Batangas containing
an area of 17,417 square meters, evidenced by OCT No.
0070 which was declared null and void;
C) Lot No. 14545 of the Cad. Survey of Lipa, situated in the
Bo. of Talisay, Lipa, Batangas, containing an area of 4,060
square meters, evidenced by OCT 9602 which was declared
null and void;16858 containing an area of Fourteen
Thousand Two Hundred Seventy Four (14,274)
square meteres more or less, the same Decree
and Land Tit le OCT 844 were declared null and
void ab ini t io;
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D) Lot 14767 Cad . Survey of L ipa , P lan-Ap-3276
LRC Case No . L -610 s i t ua t ed in t he Bo . o f
Sapac and Ta l i say, L ipa , Ba tangas con ta in ing
an a rea o f 439 ,585 square mete rs , ev idenced
by spu r ious OCT 169 - r wh ich was dec l a r ed
nul l and vo id ;
E) Lot No. 14571 situated in Bo. Malitlit and Talisay
of Lipa, Batangas containing an area of 1.9572
hectares, and Lot 14767 containing an area of
4 3 . 9 5 8 5 h e c t a r e s , B a r a n g a y M a l i t l i t , L i p a ,
Batangas, the same should be recovered in favor
of the Tallano Estates;
F) Lot No. 14578, under spurious Plan-SWO-0548,
Case No. 28, G.L.R.O. Rec. No. 2374 situated in
Bo. Talisay, Lipa, Batangas containing an area of
Twenty Nine (29,829) square meters evidenced
by OCT No. 0-14-R which was altered instead of
OCT 01-4 but it was corrected by virtue of this
Order, the same should be recovered in favor of
the Tallano Estates;
G) L o t N o . 1 4 5 4 9 - B , P l a n P S d - 6 4 7 9 0 b e i n g a
por t ion of Lot 14549, conta in ing an area of
37,105 square meters evidenced by OCT 7535
w h i c h w a s d e c l a r e d n u l l a n d v o i d , a l s o b e
recovered in favor of the Estate owner;
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H) Lot no. 15522-C si tuated in Bo. Sapac, Lipa,
Batangas, containing an area of 10,000 square meters
evidenced by OCT 8763 which was declared null and
void, the same should be recovered in favor of the
Tallano clan, the Estate owner;
I) Lot No. 15522-C si tuated in Bo. Sapac, Lipa,
Batangas containing an area of 10,000 square meters
evidenced by OCT No. 8763 which was declared null
and void;
J) Lot No. 15002 situated in Barangays Sto. Nino and
Talisay, Lipa, Batangas containing an area of 21,193
square meters, evidenced by OCT No. 8868 which
was declared null and void ab initio;
K) Lot no. 15002 containing an area of 42,536 square
meters situated in Bo. Sto. Nino, Talisay, Lipa,
Batangas, evidenced by OCT 9472, which was
declared null and void ab initio
L) L o t N o . 6 7 9 7 c o n t a i n i n g a n a r e a o f 5 0 , 5 6 1
s q u a r e m e t e r s , s i t u a t e d i n S a n C e l e s t i n o ,
L ipa , Ba t angas , ev idenced by spu r ious OCT
8869 /9474 wh ich were dec l a red nu l l and vo id
ab i n i t i o ;
M) Lot 14542 containing an area of 6,811 square
meters evidenced by spurious OCT 9601 which
was declared null and void;
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N) Lot No. 14889-A containing an area of 5,156 square
meters, situated in Sto. Nino, Talisay, Lipa, Batangas
evidenced by spurious OCT 6711 which was declared
null and void ab initio;
O) Lot No. 2772 3,194 square meters
Lot No. 2778 2,151 square meters
Lot No. 2276 1,442 square meters
Lot No. 2773 4,992 square meters
Lot No. 2728-O 27,310 square meters
Lot No. 2732-C 9,040 square meters
Lot No. 2732-A 25,218 square meters
Lot No. 2739-A 22,322 square meters
Lot No. 2735 7,767 square meters
Lot No. 2734 6,347 square meters
Lot No. 2718 97,310 square meters
Lot No. 3412 302 square meters
Lot No. 2730-A 6,274 square meters
Lot No. 2731 33,090 square meters
Lot No. 2738 32,854 square meters
Lot No. 2706 270,053 square meters
situated in Bo. Timbao, BiHan, Laguna evidenced
by spurious OCT 242 which was declared null and
v o i d a b i n i t i o , t h e s a m e s a i d l o t s s h o u l d b e
repossessed for and in favor of the real owners,
the Tallano clan;
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24. A Aparcel of land Lot 2 bounded on the Northeast by
Kaymisasa River; on the South by the spurious claim
of Domingo del Mundo; on the West by Dry Creek;
o n t h e N o r t h b y L o t 1 , u n d e r s p u r i o u s P S U 0 4 -
000379, containing and area of 8.8 hectares si tuated
in Barangay Castanas Bailon (or) Aguinaldo, Cavite
P r o v i n c e , t h e s a m e s h o u l d b e r e c o v e r e d f o r t h e
Tallano Estate;
25. A) A parcel of land situated on the Eastern portion
of Pasig containing an area of approximately 700
hectares bounded on the West by Felix Avenue
and on the North by Marcos Highway, the same
should be recovered for the Tallano Estate;
B) A parcel of land bounded on the North by DoHa
Juliana Subdivision proposed project , and the
proposed Life Home Subdivision, on the East by
Felix Avenue, on the West by the proposed Cruz
A. Robles Subdivision and Buena Mar proposed
subdivision containing an area of 400 hectares,
more or less;
C) A pa rce l o f l ands embrac ing t he Ba r r i o s o f
R o s a r i o , M a y b u n g a , K a n l o g a n , S t o . To m a s ,
San Agus t in , San Migue l , St a . Cruz , Mal inao ,
San Joaqu in Avenue , a l so embrac ing t he r eon
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B o . K a l a w a a n S u r a n d K a l a w a a n N o r t e
inc lud ing Pa la t iw and P inagbuha tan , bounded
on t he Eas t by Dr. S ix to An ton io Avenue ; on
t h e N o r t h b y O r t i g a s Av e n u e a n d b y
R i v e r s i d e , C o u n t r y s i d e , a n d D e C a s t r o
Homes i t e P roposed Subd iv i s ions , con t a in ing
an a r ea o f 2 ,225 hec t a r e s , more o r l e s s ; a l l
t he se l o t s shou ld be r ecove red i n f avo r o f t he
Ta l l ano Es t a t e ;
D) A parce l o f l and bounded by Or t igas Avenue ,
on the Wes t by E . Rodr iguez Avenue , on the
South by Pasig Boulevard, on the East by Sixto
Anton io Avenue embrac ing the a rea o f Ugong
Sur con ta in ing an a rea o f 700 hec ta res , more
or l e ss , the same should be recovered fo r and
in favor o f the Ta l lano Es ta tes .
26. A p a r c e l o f l a n d e m b r a c i n g B a r a n g a y St a . A n a ,
Pateros, bounded on the West by M. Almeda Avenue,
on the South by Bagong Calzada St . , on the North by
P a s i g C a d a s t r e , o n t h e E a s t b y Ta g u i g C a d a s t r e
containing an area of 1,850 hectares;
27 . A p a r c e l o f l a n d e m b r a c i n g t h e a r e a o f
P i n a g k a w i t a n , L i p a To w n b o u n d e d o n t h e
Southwes t by the Nat iona l Road on the Nor thwes t
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by Lot 11322 and Lot 11982, on the North bounded by
Timbungan River, on the Southeast by the Municipality
of Padre Garcia Cadastre containing an area of 1,587,073
sq. meters;
28. A parcel of land embracing the area of Quezon City,
embracing the area of Di l iman for a to ta l area of
4 3 3 . 7 5 7 4 h e c t a r e s , f o r t h e C o m m o n w e a l t h a r e a
embracing an area of 496 hectares, portion of the whole
Quezon City including Novaliches over an area of 16,670
hectares;
29. A parce l of land embracing the area of Ant ipolo ,
Cuinayan, San Mateo, Bosoboso, Antipolo for a total of
2,379 hectares and 422 square meters, Cupang embracing
an area of 121.77 hectares, San Roque and Sitio Don
Enrique (Tallano) in Antipolo over an area of 3,869
hectares; Barangay dela Paz and Hinulugang Taktak
covers an area of 3,774 hectares, Barangays Sto. NiHo
and San Jose embracing an area of 4,892.7 hectares,
Barangay Cugio (Bosoboso), Antipolo embracing an area
of 4,557 hectares;
3 0 . A p a r c e l o f l a n d a l o n g t h e o n - g o i n g c o n s t r u c t i o n
o f N o r t h E x p r e s s w a y e m b r a c i n g t h e a r e a o f
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Barangay Lawang Putting Bato within the Meycauayan
C a d a s t r e a n d Va l e n z u e l a C a d a s t r e w i t h e x i s t i n g
1 4 f r u i t b e a r i n g M a n g o t r e e s c o n t a i n i n g a n a r e a
o f 3 7 . 7 h e c t a r e s ;
31. A parcel of land embracing the area of Bagong Barrio
o v e r a 5 7 h e c t a r e s a n d t h a t B a g o n g S i l a n g i n
Caloocan consist ing an area of 2,071.7785 hectares,
that barrio in Sampaloc, Tanay, Rizal consist ing an
area of 131.1594 hectares , and that in Teresa and
Tanay consisting an area of 15,031.5639 hectares, and
in Hulo San Felipe Neri (Mandaluyong) should be
recovered for and in favor of the heirs of Don Juan
Ejerci to consist ing an area of 476 hectares si tuated
i n M a n d a l u y o n g t o w n a n d t h a t i n N o r z a g a r a y
including Barrio Tigbi , Sit io Pamusuan and Barrio
Bayabas consist ing an area of 25,095.4432 hectares,
more or less;
32. A parcel of land in Sitio Gagalengin, Sitio Pritil, Sitio
Putt ing Bato, Tondo, Manila consis t ing an area of
785.70 hectares; Sitio Tutuban and Barangay Divisoria
consisting an area of 417.61 hectares; Barangay La
Huerta; Barangay Sto. NiHo including Sitio Asinan,
ParaHaque, Greater Manila Area;
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33. A parcel of land por t ion of Baguio Ci ty embracing
t h e a r e a o f B o . N a v y B a s e c o n s i s t i n g o f 7 0 0
hectares , Bo. John Hay consis t ing of 6 ,970 hectares
should be recovered for Mateo Carino’s 750 hectares
and that Bo. Dontogan, Benguet consis t ing an area
of 1 ,331 hectares ;
34. A p a r c e l o f l a n d e m b r a c i n g t h e P a d r e G r e g o r i o
Crisostomo Esta te s i tuated in Bo. Padre Crisostomo
in Cabana tuan C i ty embrac ing up to t he a r ea o f
M a b i n i u p t o t h e S t a . R o s a C a d a s t r e i n S a n
Bar to lome, Sta . Rosa , Nueva Eci ja a long McArthur
Highway, iden t i f i ed Decree No. 347312 , Case No.
1515 , G.L .R .O . No . 25698 , P l an I I -11288 wh ich
was spur ious in na ture , a l so inc luded Si t io Bognoy,
Ba r r i o So l edad ,Mun ic ipa l i t y o f S t a . Rosa wh ich
inc ludes the a l lege c la im of Tomas Nunez , Macar ia
Ignac io , F lorenc io Tulusan and Anice to Ca tahan ,
on the Sou th inc ludes the c l a im o f An ton io Sta .
M a r i a a n d a l s o i n c l u d e s t h e c l a i m o f Vi c t o r i o
Garc ia , Adr iano de la Cruz , excep t tha t o f Cipr iano
Vi l l a r a m a a n d J u l i a n d e G u z m a n w h i c h w a s
acqui red by way of Deed of Abso lu te Sa le f rom the
or ig ina l owner Don Es teban Beni tez Ta l lano , the
h e i r s o f P r i n c e J u l i a n M c L e o d Ta l l a n o Ta g e a n ) ,
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the holder of OCT 01-4; that the property of Padre
Gregorio Crisostomo consisting of 3,737.70 hectares
had been a subject of pure lease by original owner to
the lessor, late Padre Gregorio Crisostomo but the
d o c u m e n t w a s f a l s i f i e d b y t h e D e p a r t m e n t o f
A g r i c u l t u r e a n d t h e s a m e w a s a l t e r e d , d e c r e e d ,
r e g i s t e r e d i n t h e n a m e o f t h e R e p u b l i c o f t h e
Philippines, inspite of the fact that said land was part
of Tallano Estate evidenced by OCT 01-4;
T h a t a r o u n d 7 5 h e c t a r e s a l o n g s a i d
McArthur Highway,and another 400 hectares along the
Sapang Bognoy has been reverted in favor of Retired
Major Eduardo Joson, Sr. who acquired said property
from Don Esteban Benitez Tallano in consideration of
his assistance in relocating the subject Estate;
35. A parcel of land containing an area of 1,217 hectares
including the area under unlawful detaineer of Vicente
Adiwang, situated in Barrio Dantogan, Baguio City;
36. A parce l of land conta in ing an area of 192,886 square
meters identif ied Lot 2, bounded on the South by Upper
Sess ion Road and Sess ion In te rchange Ci rcumferen t ia l
Road, on the Eas t bounded by Creek and South Dr ive ,
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on the North bounded by Lot 3, Sect ion F, on the
N o r t h e a s t b o u n d e d b y Te a c h e r s C a m p , o n t h e
Sou thwes te rn po r t ion , i s t he Governmen t Cen te r
Reservat ion, and on the North-western is exis t ing
Man Road; si tuated is Bo. Camp John Hay, Baguio
City, Benguet;
37. A parcel of land containing an area of 173,029 square
meters, situated in Bo. Maly Gulaayang, San Mateo, Rizal
Province, on the East bounded by Man’s Road and
Montalban Cadastre, and on the Northwestern portion
bounded by San Mateo Cadastre, and on the Western
portion bounded by San Mateo Cadastre and on the South
also by San Mateo Cadastre;
38. A parcel of land consist ing of around 750 hectares
in Barrio Casil i , Cabuyao, Laguna should be taken
over for and in favor of the Tallano Clan in Honor of
his cousin, late Pedro Benitez Casile, the lessee of
the Colegio de San Juan in behalf of Don Esteban
Benitez Tallano;
39. A parcel of land containing an area of 176,531 square
meters situated in Barangay San Jose, San Mateo, Province
of Rizal, bounded on the East is a property squatted by
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Flaviano Nicolas Emeter io por t ion of the Es ta te , on
the South bounded by an a rea squa t ted by C. Cru ,
F. San tos and G. Cruz a l so por t ion o f the Es ta te ,
o n t h e We s t b o u n d e d b y a n a r e a s q u a t t e d b y
L . Orena ,Gregor io San tos and San tos C . Ocampo
por t ion o f the Es ta te ;
40 . A parce l o f l and iden t i f i ed Lot 1 , 2 and 3 , Parce l
1 , por t ion o f PSU 2031 , on the Nor th bounded by
lo t por t ion o f Parce l 1 PSU 2031 , on the Wes t by
por t ion of Parce l 1 PSU 2031 , on the South por t ion
o f P a r c e l 1 P S U 2 0 3 1 o n t h e E a s t b o u n d e d b y
Imelda Avenua (old name – Sucat-Paranaque Road) ,
s i t u a t e d i n S i t i o P i l d i r a 3 , I b a y o , P a r a n a q u e
conta in ing an a rea o f 93 ,863 square mete rs ;
41 . A parce l o f l and (Lot 4 , Ts -39=Lot 29 o f Res . Sec .
“L” o f Bagu io Towns i t e , p l an Swo-32076 , C iv i l
Reserva t ion Record no .211) , s i tua ted in the Res .
S e c . “ L , ” C i t y o f B a g u i o c o n t a i n i n g a n a r e a o f
41 ,837 square mete rs , more o r l e ss ;
42 . A p a r c e l o f l a n d s i t u a t e d a l o n g t h e N i n o y
A q u i n o H i g h w a y ( f o r m e r l y Ta g a y t a y - L a u r e l
R o a d ) o n t h e S o u t h w e s t a s t h e C i t y H a l l a n d
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the p roposed PNP Headquar te r o f Tagaytay Ci ty a t
the s t re tch l eng th o f 4 ,000 mete rs f rom the corner
o f L a u r e l C a d a s t r e , a n d a t t h e s t r e t c h w i d t h o f
5 ,000 meters , conta in ing an a rea of 2 ,000 hec ta res ,
more o r l ess ;
43 . A parce l o f l and s i tua ted in the a rea o f Mabiga
Hacienda, Clark Air Force Base embracing Sapang
Bato, Angeles City, Balibago, Angeles City, Mabiga,
S t a . I n e s , D a u , M a b a l a c a t , P a m p a n g a t r a v e r s i n g
south to Crew Val ley with a s t re tch length of 15,200
meters f rom West to North f rom Zambales Cadast re
up to Bamban, Tar lac Cadas t re and a t the s t re tch
w i d t h o f 5 3 , 0 0 0 m e t e r s f r o m E a s t t o S o u t h
o r i g i n a t e d f r o m B a m b a n C a d a s t r e t o S a n J o s e
Cadas t r e o f Ta r l ac con ta in ing an a r ea o f 80 ,560
hectares , more or less ;
44 . A parcel of land consis t ing of 20,000 square meters
s i tuated a long EDSA facing las t corner of Harr ison
St . should be recovered and be turned over to Mayor
Pablo Cuneta or his heirs who paid said lot par t ia l ly
from Don Esteban Beni tez Tal lano on the year 1960
a m o u n t i n g t o P 5 0 0 , 0 0 0 . 0 0 , t h e b a l a n c e o f
P3,500,000.00 should be paid upon possess ion.
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45. That an area of 35,000 square meters, more or less,
along Bonifacio St. and David St. in Pasay City should
be recovered and be turned over to the intervenor,
Mr. Julian M. Tallano.
THEREFORE, in view of the failure of the
Republic of the Philippines to conform substantially to the
prescribed Rules on THE MOTION FOR RELIEF/
RECONSIDERATION in the case at bar has been
DISMISSED WITH COST AGAINST THE REPUBLIC OF
THE PHILIPPINES AND ALL PARTIES CONCERNED IM
SO FAR AS THE CASE BECAME FINAL, EXECUTORY
AND IT HAD BEEN EXECUTED for so many times and it
was TERMINATED AND HAD BEEN RESTED IN PEACE
FOR SO LONG AGO. While Motion for the Third Issuance
of Alias Writ of Execution, Possession and Demolition and
Execution for the Issuance of reconstituted copies of the
duplicate and its originals of OCT No. T-01-4, TCT No.
T-408 and TCT No. T-498 of the concern Honorable
Register of Deeds that has jurisdiction over the land area
where the land is located has been granted, commanding the
Clerk of Court, Atty. Jose E. Ortiz, to act as Sheriff of this
Branch, and Deputized Atty. Epitacio Sobejana as PRIVATE
SHERIFF to execute both February 4, 1972 Judgment with
Compromise Agreement, that March 21, 1974 and that
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C l a r i f i c a t o r y D e c i s i o n o f J a n u a r y 1 9 , 1 9 7 6 w h i c h
w e r e p a r t i a l l y e x e c u t e d b y r e c e n t W R I T O F
E X E C U T I O N a n d t h a t S E C O N D A L I A S W R I T O F
E X E C U T I O N . A n d e n f o r c e f o r t h e i s s u a n c e o f Ti t l e s ,
r e c o v e r , r e p o s s e s s a l l s u b j e c t l a n d a r e a s c o v e r e d b y
l o s t b u t r e c o n s t i t u t e d T C T N o . T- 4 0 8 , T C T N o . T- 4 9 8
a n d l a n d c o v e r e d b y O C T N o . T- 0 1 - 4 i n a c c o r d a n c e
w i t h M a r c h 2 1 , 1 9 7 4 , J a n u a r y 1 9 , 1 9 7 6 a n d t h a t o f
F e b r u a r y 4 , 1 9 7 2 . J u d g m e n t w i t h C o m p r o m i s e
A g r e e m e n t t h r o u g h o u t t h e c o u n t r y a n d t h e s a m e
s h o u l d b e t u r n e d o v e r t o t h e o w n e r p r o v i d e d s a i d
e x e c u t i o n w i l l n o t d e f e a t t h e i n t e r e s t o f t h e
g o v e r n m e n t , b o t h n a t i o n a l a n d l o c a l , o v e r t h e l a n d
a c t u a l l y o c c u p i e d b y i t s s t r u c t u r e s a n d b u i l d i n g s
p a r t i c u l a r l y b y L a n d R e f o r m P r o g r a m , e x c e p t t h o s e
o p e n s p a c e s , f a r m o r r e s i d e n t i a l l o t s w h i c h a r e f o u n d
w i t h i n v a l i d L a n d Ti t l e s ;
T h a t a l l l a n d s o c c u p i e d b y t h e n a t i o n a l o r
l o c a l g o v e r n m e n t , w h e t h e r f o r e s t , a g r i c u l t u r e o r n o t
t h a t w o u l d b e i n t e n d e d f o r c o n v e r s i o n f r o m i t s
o r i g i n a l p u r p o s e a n d e v e n t u a l l y f o r s a l e d e f e a t i n g t h e
i n t e n d e d b e n e f i c i a r i e s , t h e s a m e s h o u l d b e r e c o v e r e d ,
a n d b e t u r n e d o v e r t o t h e l a n d o w n e r s / i n t e r v e n o r s f o r
t h e s a k e o f t h e F i l i p i n o f a r m e r s .
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F u r t h e r l y , t o a u g m e n t y o u r f u n c t i o n i n
accordance to l aw, e ffec t ive ly, you and your depu t ized
Pr iva te Sher i ff , PNP, NBI personne l and or members o f
the Phi l ippine Army are hereby empowered to ar res t and
impr i son any person e i ther c iv i l i an o r o f f ic ia l capac i ty,
f rom the government or any pr ivate off ice including that
B a r a n g a y o f f i c i a l s w h o a r e f o u n d i n t h e d i r e c t o r
ind i rec t un lawfu l de ta iners and or se l l ing r igh t s over
the l and and or becomes an obs t ruc t ion o f jus t i ce .
F u r t h e r m o r e , t h i s H o n o r a b l e C o u r t
ma in t a ined i t s Judgmen t w i th Compromise Agreemen t
on Feb rua ry 4 , 1972 , C l a r i f i c a to ry Orde r da t ed March
21 , 1974 , and C la r i f i c a to ry Dec i s i on on J anua ry 19 ,
1976 tha t cor rec t ion of which was mere ly the land a reas
f r o m e x h o r b i t a n t i n t o a c o r r e c t a r e a o f 1 2 5 , 3 2 6 . 3 7
hec ta re s ev idenced by TCT No . T-408 and tha t 271 ,276
h e c t a r e s f o r t h e T C T N o . T- 4 9 8 , a n d r e m a i n e d
sus t a inab l e w i th a l l t he r i gh t s and i n t e r e s t i n f avo r o f
the In t e rveno r s , Mr. JULIAN M. TALLANO and DON
ANNACLETO MADRIGAL ACOP and no t to Acopiados
tha t appea r s i n November 4 , 1975 C la r i f i c a to ry Orde r
w h i c h w a s u n e n f o r c e a b l e a f t e r f i v e ( 5 ) y e a r s o f n o
execut ion which sa id per iod had been lapse in to to . And
as c l ea r ly embro i l ed i n a Judgmen t w i thCompromise
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A g r e e m e n t o f F e b r u a r y 4 , 1 9 7 2 , C l a r i f i c a t o r y O r d e r
o f M a r c h 2 1 , 1 9 7 4 a n d J a n u a r y 1 9 , 1 9 7 6 w h i c h
r e m a i n e f f e c t i v e a n d , l i k e w i s e , e n f o r c e a b l e f o r e v e r,
w h i l e i t w e r e e x e c u t e d j u d i c i a l l y b u t a l s o e m b r o i l e d
b y t h e a g r e e m e n t s a n d s t i p u l a t i o n s e t f o r t h i n a
J u d g m e n t w i t h C o m p r o m i s e A g r e e m e n t d a t e d
F e b r u a r y 4 , 1 9 7 2 t h a t p r e s c r i p t i o n t o e x e c u t e t h e
s a m e a n d f o r t h e i s s u a n c e o f t h e r e c o n s t i t u t e d c o p i e s
o f t h a t O C T N o . T- 0 1 - 4 , T C T N o . T- 4 0 8 a n d T C T N o .
T- 4 9 8 t o g e t h e r w i t h i t s l o s t c o p y o f o w n e r s a n d
d u p l i c a t e c o p i e s o f t h e o r i g i n a l s f o r a n d i n f a v o r o f
t h e l a t e P r i n c e E s t e b a n B e n i t e z Ta l l a n o a n d l a t e D o n
G r e g o r i o M a d r i g a l A c o p w h i c h s h o u l d b e r e c k o n e d
f r o m t h e J a n u a r y 1 , 1 9 9 9 f r o m w h i c h s a i d f i v e ( 5 )
y e a r s p r e s c r i p t i o n o f e x e c u t i o n o v e r s a i d j u d g m e n t
s h o u l d t a k e e f f e c t i m m e d i a t e l y u p o n p a y m e n t o f t h e
R e p u b l i c o f t h e P h i l i p p i n e s f o r i t s d a m a g e l i a b i l i t y
o f P 2 B i l l i o n p e s o s t o g e t h e r w i t h i t s 7 % p e r a n n u m
i n t e r e s t w h i c h w a s c o m m e n c e d i n t h e y e a r 1 9 6 8
e n d i n g D e c e m b e r 3 1 , 1 9 9 8 t o t h e Ta l l a n o s . T h i s i s
t o c o v e r t h e r e q u i r e d R e a l t y T a x e s d u e t o t h e
g o v e r n m e n t b o t h l o c a l a n d n a t i o n a l i n a s m u c h a s
p a y m e n t o f R e a l t y Ta x e s s u b s t a n t i a l l y e s s e n t i a l w h i l e
t h e a f o r e m e n t i o n e d L a n d T i t l e s a r e i n d i s p e n s a b l e
t h e r e o n i n t h e i r i s s u a n c e t h e r e o f .
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That land areas covered by OCT No. T-01-4 embrac-
ing the whole archipelago, including the Sabah Islands, Turtle
Islands and Kalayaan Islands embracing a total of 7, 134 Is-
lands with an area of 1,049,212.962 square nautical miles
should be determined by actual relocation based on its techni-
cal description available as submitted by the Geodetic Engi-
neer in cooperation of those in the Bureau of Lands, it’s the
land should be based from the original landmark in Binondo
Church in Intramuros, City of Manila;
And that Islands of Kalayaan, Turtle Islands and
Sabah should be recovered by way of this Third Writ of Ex-
ecution, Possession and Demolition and all structures thereon
which do not belong to the Republic should be cleared and
demolished and the Intervenor should cooperate with the gov-
ernment to file for said repossession thru the International
Court of Justice.
You are as well empowered to clear, demolish or
remove any form of structures that will be found in the sub-
ject land area.
T h a t y o u a r e a l s o c o m m a n d e d t o r e q u i r e
a n d i m p o s e o r d e r t o c o n c e r n H o n o r a b l e R e g i s t e r
o f D e e d s a n d h i s / h e r i m p l e m e n t i n g s t a f f s o f t h e
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Province and City where the lands are located to issue the
reconstituted copy of the duplicate and copy of its original
of OCT No. T-01-4, of the Hon. Register of Deeds of the
City of Manila, TCT No. T-408 of the Hon. Register of
Deeds of the Province of Bulacan in Malolos and TCT No.
T-408 of the Honorable Register of Deeds of the Province
of Rizal in Pasig without, in as much as the Rules of Court
over the f ive years reglamentory period to execute the
Dec is ion wi th Compromise Agreement o f February 4 ,
1972, Clar i f icatory Order of March 21, 1974, and that
Clarificatory Order of January 19, 1976 cannot be enforced
a n d i t w a s b a r r e d b y s t a t u t e o f l i m i t a t i o n s a n d
imprescriptible beyond the terms and conditions embodied
in the said Decision with Compromise Agreement between
the Republic of the Phil ippines and the Intervenors, Mr.
Julian M. Tallano and Don Gregorio Madrigal Acop. That
five years prescription period to execute the said Decision
and Order in favor of the movant should reckon from the
time the National Government has ful ly paid the required
fif ty (50) percent of i ts obligation in the form of damages
to the movants, which wil l take effect only after thir ty
years f rom the year 1968, considering that payment of
Realty Taxes of the subject land in indispensable upon
theissuance of the reconsti tuted copy of the duplicate and
the original of subject Land Tit les.
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F u r t h e r m o r e , t h e m o v a n t h a s a s m u c h
s a t i s f a c t o r i l y c o m p l i e d , a n d h a d m e t t h e e l e m e n t s
required by the laws in order to reconst i tu te the subject
L a n d Ti t l e s , a s i t w e r e c i t e d i n a c a s e o f C h i n e s e
N a t i o n a l i s t P a r t y v s . B e r m u d o , C o u r t o f A p p e a l s ,
C A - 4 4 1 0 0 - R o f D e c e m b e r 1 , 1 9 7 2 ; l i k e a s f o l l o w s :
1 . That the Cer t i f ica te of Land Ti t le has been
los t and des t royed
2 . That the pet i t ioner i s the regis tered owner
or has an Interes t there in
3 . Tha t the Cer t i f i ca te o f Land Ti t l e was in
force a the t ime i t was los t or des t royed
4 . T h a t t h e P e t i t i o n f o r R e c o n s t i t u t i o n h a s
b e e n f u l l y c o m p l i e d b y t h e m o v a n t i n
a c c o r d a n c e w i t h R e p u b l i c A c t N o . 2 6
a p p r o v e d o n S e p t e m b e r 2 5 , 1 9 2 6 ,
r e q u i r i n g a J u d i c i a l R e c o n s t i t u t i o n , a s
g o v e r n e d b y P. D . 1 5 2 9 w h i c h t o o k e f f e c t
o n J u n e 11 , 1 9 7 8 .
C l e a r l y , i f t h e C o u r t o f J u s t i c e a d h e r e s t o
t h e n o r m o f j u r i s p r u d e n c e i n o r d e r t o v i n d i c a t e f o r
j u s t i c e , t h e l a n d o w n e r s , v i c t i m s o f l a n d a n o m a l i e s
a n d c l a n d e s t i n e l a n d g r a b b i n g , t h e s a m e s h o u l d
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l e t t h e m l a w f u l l y e n j o y t h e i r c o n s t i t u t i o n a l r i g h t s
a n d t h e f o r c e o f t h e l a w s h o u l d b e a p p l i e d n o w i n
f a v o r o f t h e v i c t i m s o f u n j u s t C o m p r o m i s e A g r e e m e n t
o f F e b r u a r y 4 , 1 9 7 2 , C l a r i f i c a t o r y O r d e r o f M a r c h
2 1 , 1 9 7 4 , a n d t h a t C l a r i f i c a t o r y O r d e r o f J a n u a r y 1 9 ,
1 9 7 6 t h a t c o n t r a d i c t s t h e R u l e s s e t f o r t h i n a L R A
c i r c u l a r N o . 3 o f D e c e m b e r 6 , 1 9 6 8 o f t h e L a n d
R e g i s t r a t i o n C o m m i s s i o n .
O r d e r i n g t h e S e c r e t a r y o f t h e D E N R
a n d t h e D i r e c t o r s o f i t s i m p l e m e n t i n g a g e n c y ,
t h e O f f i c e o f t h e L a n d M a n a g e m e n t B u r e a u
f r o m R e g i o n 1 t o 1 3 t o r e c o n s t i t u t e a l l
p e r t i n e n t d o c u m e n t s , r e c o r d s , d a t a a n d s u r v e y
p l a n s o f t h e s u b j e c t l a n d s f o r a n d i n t h e n a m e
o f t h e l a n d o w n e r / I n t e r v e n o r s , M r . J u l i a n
M . T a l l a n o , l a t e D o n E s t e b a n B e n i t e z , l a t e
P r i n c e J u l i a n M a c l e o d T a l l a n o , l a t e P r i n c e
L a c a n A c u n a T a g e a n , l a t e D o n G r e g o r i o
M a d r i g a l A c o p a n d l a t e D o n A n n a c l e t o
M a d r i g a l A c o p , p r o v i d e d i t w i l l n o t h a m p e r t h e
l a n d r e f o r m o f t h e N a t i o n a l G o v e r n m e n t , t h a t
t h e p r i o r i t y o f w h i c h , i s t o p r e s e r v e t h e
i n t e r e s t o f a l l f a r m e r s / t e n a n t s o f t h e c o u n t r y .
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Furthermore, therefore, let the following Orders
should be complied and be implemented, as fol lows:
1. Ordering the Honorable Register of Deeds of the City of
Manila to issue the Reconstituted duplicate and original
copy of Land Title OCT No. T-01-4 and in favor of the
la te Pr ince Lacan Tagean (Tal lano) , Pr ince Jul ian
Macleod-Tallano, Don Esteban Benitez Tallano or to
their immediate successor in interest, Mr. Julian M.
Tallano, a Judicial Administrator of the Estate
2. Order ing the Honorable Regis te r of Deeds of the
Province of Rizal to issue the Reconstituted duplicate
and original copies of TCT No. T-408 to and in favor
of the la te Don Gregorio Madrigal Acop or to his
i m m e d i a t e s u c c e s s o r i n i n t e r e s t , M r . J u l i a n
M.Tallano, a Judicial Administrator of the Estate
3. Order ing the Honorable Regis te r of Deeds of the
P r o v i n c e o f B u l a c a n t o i s s u e t h e R e c o n s t i t u t e d
duplicate and original copies of TCT No. T-498 to
and in the name of Don Esteban Benitez Tallano or
to his immediatesuccessor in interest , Mr. Julian M.
Tallano, a Judicial Administrator of the Estate.
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Othe rwi se , de f i ance t he r eo f , s a id Honorab l e
Reg i s t e r o f Deeds , h i s / he r imp lemen t ing s t a f f s shou ld
b e c h a r g e d f o r o b s t r u c t i o n o f j u s t i c e a n d t h a t
co r r e spond ing pena l t i e s shou ld be imposed aga ins t t he
v io l a t i ng pa r ty o r pa r t i e s .
Le t t h i s A l i a s Wr i t o f Execu t i on , Pos se s s ion
and Demol i t ion be execu ted accord ing ly wi thou t de lay,
and the pa r t i e s shou ld be obse rve the po l i cy o f s ec recy
as en fo rced by t he Na t iona l I n t e l l i gence Coord ina t i ng
A g e n c y o f t h e G o v e r n m e n t f o r N a t i o n a l I n t e r e s t
embrac ing Sove re ign I s sue .
SO ORDERED.
Pasay C i ty, May 28 , 1989
(SGD) SOFRONIO G. SAYO J udge
SAS/JEO
Copy fu rn i shed :Off i ce o f t he Hon . So l i c i t o r Gene ra lSa l cedo S t . , Maka t iMe t ro Man i l a
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