IMPERFECT TITLE (September 22)
the period provided by law; and
Most of the cases discussed were under
Judicial Confirmation of Title because
essentially, the Administrative
Legalization is more or less covered by
the provisions on CA 141 and not much
of Jurisprudence.
As discussed under CA 141 as to the
modes of concession on Public
Agricultural Lands, we have two modes
of Confirmation of Imperfect or
Incomplete Title:
1. Judicial Legalization or
Confirmation (under Chapter 8 of
the Public Land Act)
2. Administrative Legalization or
Free Patent (under Chapter 7 of
the Public Land Act)
JUDICIAL CONFIRMATION
Requisites:
 Applicant must be a Filipino
Citizen
 He must have, by himself or
through his predecessors-in-
interest, possessed and occupied
in alienable and disposable
agricultural portion of the public
domain.
Take note of the possession and
occupation requirement and the
classification of agricultural land
being alienable and disposable.
We discussed in the cases how
these requirements are being
met
 Such possession and occupation
must have been open,
continuous, exclusive, notorious
and in the concept of an owner in
Let’s emphasize two things here.
Remember how the terms open,
continuous, exclusive,
notorious are defined as
discussed in one of the cases;
and the portion “as provided by
law” because of the series of
amendments on Judicial
Confirmation, specifically on the
period requirement for
possession and occupation.
 Application is filed with the proper
court
Since we are availing of the
Judicial Confirmation of Imperfect
Title. One case actually
emphasized that since the
application is filed with the court,
then essentially, it is clear that
the applicant is availing of the
Judicial Confirmation of Imperfect
Title. The filing of the application
before the court is determinative
of availing this particular mode of
confirmation.