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FIRST DIVISION

ERNESTO V. YU and G.R. No. 130316ELSIE O. YU,

Petitioners, Present:

PUNO,C.J., Chairperson, SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ,*

-v e r s u s - ORONA, AZUNA !n" GARIA,JJ.BALTAAR PA!LEB,#1$

Res"ondent. Pro%&'(!te":

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D E ! I S I O N!ORONA,J.

Te /resent /etton 'e" &n"er R&'e 2 o te R&'es o o&rt or(n!te" ro% !n!4ton or or45'e entr !n" "!%!(es 'e" 5 /ettoners Ernesto !n" E'se & !(!nstres/on"ent 7!'t!8!r P!4'e5.

Te !nte4e"ent !4ts o''o9.

So%et%e n Se/te%5er 1+, R&/erto )!;er !''e(e"' o


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Pettoners 'e" !n !4ton or or45'e entr#3$n te F&n4/!' Tr!' o&rt BFTCo D!s%!r!s, !;te on No;e%5er +3, 12. Res/on"ent 'e" !n !ns9er 9t4o%/&'sor 4o&nter4'!% "!te" De4e%5er =, 12. Ater te ss&es 9ere one", teFT re>&re" te s&5%sson o te /!rtes /oston /!/ers !t ! /re'%n!r 4oneren4eon F!r4 11, 16. Res/on"ent !'e" to 4o%/'.

On )&ne 1, 16, te FT r&'e":

HEREORE, n ;e9 o te ore(on(, te #res/on"ent$ !n" oter/ersons 4'!%n( r(t &n"er % !re ere5 or"ere" to s&rren"er /s4!'/ossesson o Lot No. 6=23-D n !;or o te #/ettoners$ !n" to /! te s&%o TENT-IVE THOUSAND BP+2,000.00C PESOS !s !ttornes ees.

SO ORDERED.#$

On !//e!',#2$te Re(on!' Tr!' o&rt BRTC o I%&s, !;te ren"ere" ! "e4son

!Jr%n( te FT "e4son in toto.#6$

Res/on"ent e'e;!te" s 4!se to te o&rt o A//e!'s BAC #$94 ren"ere" te

!ss!'e" "e4son on F!r4 1=, 1:

HEREORE, te Petton s GRANTEDK te De4son "!te" O4to5er+2, 16 o te #RT$ o I%&s, !;te n ;' !se No. 02+-6 !n" teDe4son o te #FT$ o D!s%!r!s, !;te n ;' !se No. 1=+ !re SETASIDEK !n" ;' !se No. 1=+ or or45'e Entr !n" D!%!(es s ere5or"ere" DISFISSED. No /rono&n4e%ent !s to 4osts.

SO ORDERED.#=$

In ! reso'&ton "!te" A&(&st +0, 1, te A "ene" /ettoners %oton orre4ons"er!ton or '!4@ o %ert.

7eore &s no9 4o%e /ettoners 9o 4'!% t!t te !//e''!te 4o&rt erre" n n"n(t!t res/on"ent !" /ror /s4!' /ossesson o te s&5e4t /ro/ert.

In !n !4ton or or45'e entr, te /'!nt< %&st /ro;e t!t e 9!s n /ror

/ossesson o te '!n" or 5&'"n( !n" t!t e 9!s "e/r;e" tereo 5 %e!ns o or4e,nt%"!ton, tre!t, str!te( or ste!'t.M#$Te /'!nt&re &s to %!@e !n e?4e/ton.

e o;err&'e /ettoners 4ontentons.

Te ;' o"e st!tes t!t /ossesson s te o'"n( o ! tn( or te eno%ent o! r(t.#1+$In te (r!%%!t4!' sense, to /ossess %e!ns to !;e, to !4t&!'' !n" /s4!''o44&/ ! tn(, 9t or 9to&t r(t.#13$Possesson !'9!s n4'&"es te "e! oo44&/!ton ? ? ?. It s not ne4ess!r t!t te /erson n /ossesson so&'" %se' 5e teo44&/!nt. Te o44&/!n4 4!n 5e e'" 5 !noter n s n!%e.M #1$to&t o44&/!n4,tere s no /ossesson.#12$

T9o tn(s !re /!r!%o&nt n /ossesson.#16$rst, tere %&st 5e o44&/!n4,

!//reenson or t!@n(. Se4on", tere %&st 5e ntent to /ossess Banimus possidendiC.#1$

Here, /ettoners !'e" to est!5's t!t te !" /ror /s4!' /ossesson to

&st ! r&'n( n ter !;or n te 4o%/'!nt or or45'e entr !(!nst res/on"ent.
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In te "e4son n ;' !se No. 1-3 B! 4!se or s/e44 /eror%!n4e !n""!%!(es !(!nst )!;er, te !''e(e" ;en"or o te 'ot n >&estonC &/on 94 /ettoners5!se" ter r(t to /ossess n te rst /'!4e, te tr!' 4o&rt 4!te(or4!'' st!te":

Te $"etitioners %ere never "&a'ed( in "ossession o) t*esu+e't "ro"erton 94 #9!s$ /'!nne" to 5e #ste o$ ! /((er, nor#9ere te$ (;en ! 4'e!r!n4e or 4ert4!ton ro% te F&n4/!' A(r!r!nReor% OJ4er.#1=$Be%/!ss o&rsC

Te 4'!% t!t te 'ot 9!s t&rne" o;er to /ettoners n 1+ 9!s se'-ser;n( nte !4e o ts !4t&!' n"n(. On te oter !n", te tax declarations and receipts inthe name of respondent in 1994 and 1995 established the possession of respondent.[19]Tepayment of real estate tax is one of the most persuasive and positive indicationsshoin! the ill of a person to possess in concepto de due"o or ith claim of onership.[#$]

% [&]ossession in the eyes of the la does not mean that a man has to have his feet

on every s'uare meter of the !round before he is deemed in possession.([#1] )n this case,

*amon, as respondent+s son, as named caretaer hen respondent left for the -nitedtates in 19/0.[##] ue to the eventual loss of trust and con2dence in *amon, hoever,respondent transferred the administration of the land to his other son, 3scar, in January1995 until his return in ay 1995.[#0] )n other ords, the subect land as in thepossession of the respondent+s sons durin! the contested period.

Pettoners 4te !n !''e(e" "o4&%entB6usan!loob na &a!sasauli n! 7upan! aahan at &a!papahaya! n! &a!taliod sa 6arapatanC "!te" F!r4 10, 12 e?e4&te" 5 te% !n" R!%on to /ro;e ! t&rn o;er o/ossesson. Te !'so see@ to /ro;e ter e?er4se o r(ts o;er te '!n" tro&(!''e(e" re>&ent ;sts !n" te "es(n!ton o R!%on !s ter o9n tr&stee !s "e4'!re" n! ont !J"!;t !tt!4e" to ter /oston /!/er 'e" 9t te FT. Tese nstr&%ents,o9e;er, !' to 4on;n4e &s o /ettoners !4t&!' o44&/!n4 o te s&5e4t '!n". rst,/ettoners te%se';es !4@no9'e"(e" t!t R!%on !n" s 9e o44&/e" /!rt o te '!n"!s ten!nts o res/on"ent. Se4on", R!%on, ! %ere ten!nt, !" no !&tort to s(n s&4"o4&%ent "!te" F!r4 10, 12 9!;n( !'' r(ts to te '!n". Tr", tere 9!s no 4'e!r/roo n te re4or"s o te !//ont%ent o R!%on !s /ettoners tr&stee s!;e ter se'-ser;n( st!te%ents to ts e


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ere ! "s/&te o;er /ossesson !rses 5et9een t9o /ersons, te /ersonrst !;n( !4t&!' /ossesson s te one 9o s entt'e" to %!nt!n te!4ton (r!nte" 5 '!9K oter9se, ! %ere &s&r/er 9to&t !n r(t9!te;er, %(t enter &/on te /ro/ert o !noter !n", 5 !''o9n( %se'to 5e or"ere" o


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#+$ On A/r' +0, 13, /ettoner Ernesto & 'e" !n !4ton or s/e44/eror%!n4e !n" "!%!(es !(!nst )!;er, ;en"or o te 'ot, 5e4!&se o )!;ers!'&re to 4o%/' 9t 4ert!n 4on"tons o ter ontr!4t to Se''M "!te"Se/te%5er 11, 1+. In ! "e4son "!te" Se/te%5er =, 1, RT 7r!n4 ++o I%&s, !;te e'":

HEREORE, &"(%ent s ere5 ren"ere" or #/ettoner

Ernesto$ !n" !(!nst #)!;er$ 5!se" on te s!'e o s&5e4t /!r4e' o '!n"

to te or%er 9o s entt'e" tere5 to te o9ners/ !n" /ossessontereo ro% #)!;er$ ? ? ? . BAnne? ),M rollo, /. ==C

Te n!'t o te "e4son n ;' !se No. 1-3 9!s !nnot!te" !t te 5!4@

o TT No. T-11=32. BAnne? ,M rollo, !t te 5!4@ o /. 0C#3$ Te 4!se 9!s "o4@ete" !s ;' !se No. 1=+.#$ Penne" 5 )&"(e Lorn"! 7. To'e"o-F&/!s o FT D!s%!r!s, !;teK Anne?

A,M rollo, //. 3-32.#2$ Te !//e!'e" 4!se 9!s "o4@ete" !s A//e!'e" ;' !se No. 02+-6.#6$ Penne" 5 )&"(e es!r A. F!n(ro5!n( o 7r!n4 ++ o RT I%&s, !;teK

Anne? 7,M rollo, //. 36-3.#$ Te 4!se 9!s "o4@ete" !s A-G.R. SP No. +60.#=$ Penne" 5 Asso4!te )&st4e "e' P. P&rs%! B! retre" Asso4!te )&st4e o ts

o&rtC !n" 4on4&rre" n 5 Asso4!te )&st4es An(e'n! S!n"o;!'-G&terre8 Bno9Asso4!te )&st4e o ts o&rtC !n" onr!"o F. V!s>&e8 )r. o te Se4on" D;sono te o&rt o A//e!'sK Anne? ,M rollo, //. 0-3.

#$ 8aa v. 7im, G.R. No. 1+6=63, 16 )!n&!r +003, 32 SRA +61, +6. t!tono%tte".

#10$ I". t!ton o%tte".#11$ I". t!ton o%tte".#1+$ IVIL ODE, Art. 2+3.#13$ To'entno, OFFENTARIES AND )URISPRUDENE ON THE IVIL ODE O THE

PHILIPPINES +3= Bentr!' Proesson!' 7oo@s, In4., &e8on t, P'//nesC B1+C.#1$ I".#12$ I". t!ton o%tte".#16$ I"., !t +3=. P!r!s /ro;"e" ! tr" e'e%ent o /ossesson. A44or"n( to %,

/ossesson %&st 5e 5 ;rt&e o ones o9n r(t,M !s !n o9ner or 5 ;rt&e o !r(t "er;e" ro% te o9ner s&4 !s t!t o ! ten!nt. BP!r!s, IVIL ODE O THEPHILIPPINES ANNOTATED 1+ #Re? 7oo@ Store, F!n'!, P'//nes$ #1$C

#1$ Te animus possidendi %! 5e 4ontr!"4te" !n" re5&tte" 5 e;"en4e 94ten"s to /ro;e t!t te /erson &n"er 9ose /o9er or 4ontro' te tn( n >&eston!//e!rs to 5e, "oes not n !4t e?er4se te /o9er or 4ontro' !n" "oes not nten" to"o so.M BTo'entno,s&/r! note 13, !t +3C

#1=$ Anne? ),M rollo, /. ==.#1$ Anne? ,M rollo, /. 0.#+0$ P!r!s, supranote 16, !t . t!tons o%tte".#+1$ ela *osa v. Carlos, G.R. No. 12, +3 O4to5er +003, 1 SRA ++6,

+32, citin! *oales v. irector of 7ands, 21 P'. 30+ B1+C.#++$ Anne? ,M rollo, /. 0.#+3$ I".#+$ Anne? ,M rollo, /. 0.#+2$ Anne? ,M rollo, /. 0.#+6$ Co v. ilitar, G.R. No. 11+, + )!n&!r +00, +1 SRA 22, 60.#+$ upra note , !t +1.
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