PETITION

PETITIONER, by counsel, to this Honorabel Court, most respectfully alleges:

1. That she is of legal age, married, Filipino, and a resident of

________________________;

2. That respondent is a state agency tasked in the registration of properties in

Tacloban City, with office address at Justice Romualdez St., Tacloban City; 3. That
petitioner is the registered owner of three (3) parcels of land, more particularly described
as follows:

3.a. A parcel of land located at Brgy. Marasbaras, Tacloban City, designated as

Lot 3427-B-8-A containing an area of 363 square meters, more or less, and
embraced in Transfer Certificate of Title N. T-25978;

3.b. A parcel of land located at Brgy. Marasbaras, Tacloban City, designated as

Lot 3427-B-8-C-5-D, with an area of 78 square meters, more or less, embraced in
Transfer Certificate of Title No. 122-2012000286;

3.c. A parcel of land located at Brgy. Marasbaras, Tacloban City, designated as

Lot 3427-B-8-C-5-E, with an area of 2,314 square meters, more or less, and
embraced in Transfer Certificate of Title No. 1222012000290;

4. That the OWNER’S DUPLICATE COPIES of the subject three (3) CERTIFICATES
OF TITLE were kept by her inside a wooden cabinet in the house of her brother where she was
residing; copies of the said Certificates of Title are hereto attached as Annexes “A”, “B”, and
“C”, respectively;

5. That unfortunately, last November 8, 2013 at the onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda
accompanied by a Storm Surge, the said house was badly damaged, the entire roofing and part of
the walls were blown away including the wooden cabinet with the Certificates of Title inside,
because of the Strong Winds and further washed away by the rampaging flood water;

6. That despite earnest efforts, she failed to find or recover the said CERTIFICATES OF
TITLE, hence, she considered the same as LOST;

7. That she executed an Affidavit of Loss and had the same annotated at the
CERTIFICATES OF TITLE on file with the Respondent, a copy is hereto attached as Annex
“D”;

8. That said CERTIFICATES OF TITLE have never been pledged or otherwise delivered
to any person or entity to guarantee any obligation or for any other purpose;
 WHEREFORE, the Petitioner respectfully prays this Honorable Court to declare null and
void the owner’s duplicates of Transfer Certificates of Title No. T-25978, 1222012000286, and
122-2012000290, which have been lost, and to order and direct the Respondent, after payment of
him of the fees prescribed by law, to issue in lieu thereof new owner’s duplicate certificates
which shall in all respects be entitled to like faith and credit as the original duplicates, in
accordance with Section 109 of Act No. 496, as amended by PD 1529.

Tacloban City, Leyte. 20 January 2015.