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TOPIC: CANCELLATION OF TITLETITLE: MARCELINO C. AGNE, FELIX ORIANE, AGATON TAGA-NAS, HILARIO

ESCORPIZO, ISABELO MAURICIO, HEIRS OF ROMAN DAMASO, NAMELY: JORGEDAMASO and ALEJANDRO DAMASO, HEIRS OF FRANCISCO RAMOS, NAMELY:

ENCARNACION R. LEANO and DOMINGA R. MEDRANO, HEIRS OF SABINA GELACIO

AGAPITO, NAMELY: SERAPIO AGAPITO, and NICOLASA AGAPITO, FELISA DICCIONAGNE, ESTANISLAO GOROSPE, LI-BRADO BADUA, NICOLAS VILLANUEVA, HEIRS

OF CAR-LOS PALADO, NAMELY: FORTUNATA PALADO and ISABE-LITA PALADO,

PRIMITIVO TAGANAS, PANFILO SOINGCO, BERNARDO PALATTAO, MARCELINO S.SANTOS and PAULINO D. AGNE, JR. M!n"#$, #%%'%n(%d )* +!' "(+%# FELISA DICCION

AGNE, &%(!(!"n%#', '. THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, PRESENTACION AGPOON

GASCON, JOAUIN GASCON and HON. ROSALIO C. SEGUNDO, P#%'!d!n/ J0d/%, C"0#(

"1 F!#'( In'(an2% "1 Pan/a'!nan, B#an2+ V, #%'&"nd%n('.,

CITATION: G.R. No. 40399. February 6, 990 ! " SCRA #93$

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'a!d 2a'%5 and (+% d%2!'!"n "1 (+% (+%n In(%#%d!a(% A&&%44a(% C"0#( a11!#!n/ !n ("(" (+%d%2!'!"n "1 (+% (#!a4 2"0#( !n 1a"# "1 +%#%!n !a(% #%'&"nd%n('.

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60%'(!"n' "1 4a3, 3%#% "#d%#%d 2"n'"4!da(%d !n "0# #%'"40(!"n "1 A0/0'( 7, 8797.

FACTS:

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ISS%E:

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8. A' )%(3%%n (+% #!&a#!an "3n%# %'%n(4* !n &"''%''!"n and (+% #%/!'(%#%d "3n%# )* !#(0% "1 a

1#%% &a(%n(, 3+" +a' a )%((%# #!/+( "%# (+% a)and"n%d #!%# )%d !n d!'&0(%.

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4and 1#" (+% (!% (+% 1#%% &a(%n( 3a' !''0%d.

HELD: 

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4"n/%# a &a#( "1 (+% 4and' "1 (+% &0)4!2 d"a!n, (+% 'a% 2"04d n"( +a% )%%n (+% '0)%2( a((%# 

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n044 and "!d, (+% 1#%% &a(%n( /#an(%d and (+% '0)'%60%n( (!(4%' "d02% n" 4%/a4 %11%2('

3+a('"%%#.

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d%1%a(%d )* (+% 24a! "1 a #%/!'(%#%d "3n%# 3+"'% (!(4% !' d%1%2(!% 1#" (+% )%/!nn!n/.

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()(*e )11ue- 2ur1ua( ('ere(o.

DIS5OSITIE: ?HEREFORE, (+% a''a!4%d d%2!'!"n "1 #%'&"nd%n( 2"0#( !n !(' AC-G.R. CV

 N". >99-R and (+% 60%'(!"n%d "#d%# "1 d!'!''a4 "1 (+% (#!a4 2"0#( !n !(' C!!4 Ca'% N". =7a#% +%#%)* REVERSED and SET ASIDE and 0d/%n( !' +%#%)* #%nd%#%d ORDERING !a(%

#%'&"nd%n(' (" #%2"n%* (+% a1"#%'a!d &a#2%4 "1 4and (" &%(!(!"n%#'.