Order of the Third Alias Writ of Execution, Possession

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



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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?




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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. 2728-O 27,310 square meters

Lot No. 2732-C 9,040 square meters

Lot No. 2732-A 25,218 square meters





Lot No. 3412 302 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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