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ROMAN ANS REMEDIOS TURTON
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REGISIER OF OFS OF CRLOOCAN CITY
Spouses TUB sons bought Carmel Fares. Cyeans after, they
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woke up one morning +2 discover that the, were no longer the
owners of the land 4ney had purchascd and 4nat they were
dedaced open for dispasition and sale +e 4he members of He
Matecahang Hometown Asocatien, tne present oceupanis -thercof.
Ferdinand Marcos then president of He counties, |nvolee bie
emergency powers issued PP 24D which myatidated the tie of tne
Juasons' vendor, Carmo! winich had eaened purchased from the
Government the land H had wubsoqucntty wubdivided Into ceveral
lois sate to the pul
The Tuasens Filed with die court @ pesition For certiorae!
asailing the decree ay 29 arbitrary meacure whieh deprived then of
Aveir property in fever of 3 veleded group, in violation not only en the
consii4utiongt provisiOnt on due process and eminent domain but
also of Ye provicions OF the Land Registration Ret on dine indefeaivility
of Torrens tiles; and they proved het the Register of Derds be
dicected 40 cancel tne derogatory ingeription on tne Htle ard
restore its efficeey-
Issue:
Whether or not the President hae ME power +o cancel
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RULING:
None. marcos exercised an obviously judicial function. He made
2 determination of fects, and applied tne law to these Fecte, declaring
har the legal eights of Hho parties were in the premises. these
Bete ewemtidily constitvle a JMdiciat function on exercise of
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ons Which We the power and authority to hear and
fo dey and decide or determine 3 cowe.
Marcas woe never Vested with judicial power such power: ae
everrone Knows, Weing vested in the Supreme Court and suk
inferion courts may be established by low - the Juol
done by him were in tne
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Scope of tne legivlstive power +nOt he had assumed ac head of
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