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3 Jose Bernabe & Co., Inc. v. Delgado Brothers, Inc., L14360, February 29,
1960. See also The Liverpool & London & Globe Insurance Co., Ltd. v. Manila Port
Service, et al., L23338, November 18, 1967.
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June 16, 1948, Republic Act 286 was approved creating the
municipality of Molave and making it the capital of
Zamboanga Province.
On May 26, 1949, the Appraisal Committee formed by
the Auditor General, pursuant to Commonwealth Act 39,
fixed the value of the properties and buildings in question
left by Zamboanga
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Province in Zamboanga City at
P1,294,-244.00.
On June 6, 1952, Republic Act 711 was approved
dividing the province of Zamboanga into two (2):
Zamboanga del Norte and Zamboanga del Sur. As to how
the assets and obligations of the old province were to be
divided between the two new ones, Sec. 6 of that law
provided:
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"Upon the approval of this Act, the funds, assets and other
properties and the obligations of the province of Zamboanga shall
be divided equitably between the Province of Zamboanga. del
Norte and the Province of Zamboanga del Sur by the President of
the Philippines, upon the recommendation of the Auditor
General."
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11 24 Phil. 124.
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12 49 Phil. 52.
13 91 Phil. 514.
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though located in the city, will not be for the exclusive use
and benefit of city residents for they could be availed of also
by the provincial residents. The province then—and its
successors-in-interest—are not really deprived of the
benefits thereof.
But Republic Act 3039 cannot be applied to deprive
Zamboanga del Norte of its share in the value of the rest of
the 26 remaining lots which are patrimonial properties
since they are not being utilized for distinctly governmen
tal purposes. Said lots are:
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Bureau of Lands show that this lot is set apart from the other Burleigh
lots.
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The titles to the registered lots are not yet in the name of
defendant Zamboanga City.
WHEREFORE, the decision appealed from is hereby set
aside and another judgment is hereby entered as follows:
(1) Defendant Zamboanga City is hereby ordered to
return to plaintiff Zamboanga del Norte in lump sum the
amount of P43,030.11 which the former took back from
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