Professional Documents
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Chapter V
SUBSEQUENT REGISTRATION
CHAPTER VI
REGISTRATION OF JUDGMENTS;
ORDERS; PARTITIONS
CHAPTER VII
ASSURANCE FUND
1. Public land patents when duly registered are veritable Torrens titles
2. Differences between the Property Registration Decree (PD No. 1529) and the Public Land
Act (CA No. 141, as amended)
3. PENRO or CENRO requirements for a valid certification of alienability
4. Modes of disposition
• For homestead settlement
• By sale
• By lease
• By confirmation of imperfect or incomplete titles
o By judicial legalization
o By administrative legalization (free patent)
5. RA No. 10023, dated March 9, 2010, authorizes issuance of free patent titles to residential
lands
6. Director of Lands has continuing authority to investigate fraudulent issuance of patents
7. Only the government may initiate an action for cancellation of title and reversion
8. Courts have jurisdiction over possessory actions involving public lands
9. Prohibition against alienation of lands acquired under the homestead and free patent
provisions (Sec. 118, CA No. 141)
• Policy behind prohibition
• Prohibition starts from date of approval up to fifth year from issuance of patent
• Repurchase by applicant or his heirs
10. Cases/Statutes
• Republic v. Santos, GR No. 191516, June 4, 2014
• Republic v. Sese, GR No. 185092, June 4, 2014
• Lahora v. Dayanghirang, GR No. L-28565, Jan. 30, 1971
• Mesina v. Sonza, GR No. L-14722, May 25, 1960
• Balboa v. Farrales, GR No. 27059, Feb. 14, 1928
• Chavez v. Public Estates Authority, GR No. 133250, July 9, 2002
• Republic v. Court of Appeals and Felisilda, GR No. 79582, April 10, 1989
• Pitargue v. Sorilla, GR No. L-4302, Sept. 17, 1952
• Abelgas v. Comia, GR No. 163125, April 18, 2012
• Tinio v. Frances, GR No. L-7747, Nov. 29, 1955
• Sala v. Court of First Instance of Negros Oriental, GR No. L-47281, April 27, 1990
• Arsenal v. Intermediate Appellate Court, GR No. L-66696, July 14, 1986
• Republic v. Raneses, GR No. 189970, June 9, 2014
• Tabino v. Tabino, GR No. 196219, July 30, 2014
CHAPTER IX
CERTIFICATE OF LAND TRANSFER, EMANCIPATION PATENT,
AFFIDAVIT OF NON-TENANCY
CHAPTER XV
CONSULTAS