Module 3:

6. Classification of Public Lands

a. Director of Lands vs. CA and Bisnar (G.R. N o .
83609, October 26, 1989)
b. Republic vs. Court of Appeals, Carag Spouses
Supra
c. Leonardo de Castro vs. Mayor Yap, et.al. (G.R. No.
167707, October 8, 2008)
d. Republic vs. Javier (G. R. No. 214367, April 4,
2018)
e. Republic vs. Santos (G.R. No. 160453, Nov 12,
2012)
f. Delos Reyes vs. Municipality of Calibo (G. R. No.
214587, February 26, 2018)
g. Dumo vs. Republic (G.R. No. 218269, June 6, 2018)
h. Republic vs San Lorenzo Dev. Corp (G.R. No.
220902, February 1, 2020

7. Non-registrable properties

a. Santulan vs. Exec. Secretary (G.R. No. L-28021,

107 Phil. 567, Dec. 15, 1977)
b. Cantoja vs. Lim (G. R. No. 168386, March 29, 2010)
c. Republic vs. Court of Appeals and Lastimado (G.R.
No. L-39473, April 30,1979)
d. Enriquez vs. DOL (G. R. No. 168065, Sept. 6, 2017)
e. Republic vs. Cosalan, (G.R. No. 216999, July 4,
2018)

8. Remedies (Under the Rules of Court)

Remedies Available in a Registration Case

a. Motion for New Trial or Reconsideration (Rule 31,
Rules of Court)
b. Petition for Relief from Judgment (Rule 38, Rules of
Court)
c. Appeal (Rule 42 and 45, Rules of Court)

Remedies under the Property Registration Decree, in

cases of fraudulent registration

a. Petition for review of decree (Section 32)

i. Republic vs. CA, Heirs of Luis Ribaya (G. R.
No. 113549, July 5, 1996)
 ii. Eland Philippines, Inc. vs. Garcia (G.R. No.
173289, Feb. 17, 2010)
iii. Serna vs. C.A (G.R. No. 124605, June 18,
1999)
iv. Spa. Yu Hwa Ting & Mary Gaw vs. Ayala
Land (G.R No. 173120 &173141, July 26,
2017
v. Republic vs. Espinosa (G.R. No. 186603, April
5, 2017
vi. Heirs of Spa. Monico Suyam vs. Heirs of
Feliciano Julaton (G.R. No. 209081, June 19,
2019)

b. Action for Reconveyance

i. Section 53 and 96
ii. Cases:
a. Roque vs. Aguado (G.R. No. 193787, April
7, 2014)

b. Emma Ver Reyes vs. Montemayor (G.R. No.

166516, Sept. 3, 2009)

c. Pacete vs. Asotigue (G. R. No. 188575,

December 10, 2012)

d. Re: 10-yr period to file action

i. Aboitiz vs. Po (G. R. No. 208450, June
5, 2017)
ii. Sanjorjo vs. Quijano (G.R. No. 140457,
January 19, 2005)
iii. Prescription and Laches Hua Ping vs.
Ayala Land (G. R. No. 173120, July 28,
2017)

c. Action for Damages (Section 32)

i. Gonzalez vs. IAC and Rural Bank of Pavia (G.
R. No. 69622, January 29, 1988)

d. Recovery from the Assurance Fund (Section 95)

i. Development Bank of the Philippines vs.
Bautista (G.R. No. L-21362, Nov. 29, 1968)

Other Remedies Available

a. Quieting of Title (Article 476-478 CC)

 i. Basa vs. Loy (G. R. No. 204131, June 4,
2018)

b. Action for cancellation or reversion (Sec. 101 of the

Public Land Act)
i. Cawis vs. Cerilles (G.R. No. 170207, April 19,
2010)
ii. Taar vs. Lawan (G. R. No. 190922, October
11, 2017)
iii. Republic vs. Espinosa (G. R. No. 186603,
April 5, 2017)

c. Annulment of Judgments, Final Orders or

Resolutions (Rule 47, Rules of Court)
i. Narcise vs. Valbueco (G. R. No. 196888, July
19, 2017)
ii. Lopez vs. Noel Rubber (G. R. No. 168734,
April 24, 2009)

d. Criminal Action for Perjury

i. People vs. Cainglet (G. R. No. L-21493-94,
April 29, 1966)