LAND TITLES AND DEEDS CASES

 Registration under the Indigenous People’s Rights Act

 Cruz v. Secretary of DENR, supra.
 Forms and Contents (Section 15 – 19)
Amendments of Boundaries or Area
 Benin v. Tuazon, G.R. No. L26127, June 25, 1974
 Dream Village v. Bases Development Authority, G.R. No. 192896, July 24, 2013
Survey of the Land
 Republic v. Sarmiento, G.R. No. 169397, March 13, 2007
 Carpo v. Ayala Land, G.R. No. 166577, February 3, 2010
 Publication, Opposition and Default (Section 32)
Notice of Initial Hearing
 Director of Lands v. CA and Abistado, G.R. No. 102858, July 28, 1997
Proof Required in Registration Proceedings
 Republic v. dela Paz, G.R. No. 17163, November 15, 2010
 Republic v. CA and Lapina, G.R. No. 108998, August 24, 1994
Issuance of Decree
 Republic v. Nillas, G.R No. 159595, January 23, 2007
 Ting v. Heirs of Lirio, G.R. No. 168913, March 14, 2007
When OCT takes effect
 Manotok Realty v. CLT Realty, G.R. No. 123346, December 14, 2007 and Resolution
dated March 31, 2009
 Angeles v. Sec. of Justice, 614 SCRA 478, March 9, 2010
 Classification of Public Land
 Director of Lands v. CA and Bisnar, G.R. No. 83609, October 26, 1989
 Republic v. CA, supra.
 Leonardo de Castro v. Mayor Yap, et. al., G.R. No. 167707, October 8, 2008
 Republic v. T.A.N. Properties, G.R. No. 154953, June 26, 2008
 Republic v. Santos, G.R. No. 160453, November 12, 2010
 Non – Registrable Properties
 Santulan v. Exec. Secretary, G.R. No. L – 28021, 107 Phil 567, December 15, 1977
 Republic v. Court of Appeals and Lastimado, G.R. No. L – 39473, April 30, 1979
 Chavez v. Public Estates Authority, G.R. No. 133250, July 9, 2002
 Chavez v. NHA and Regis Romero, G.R. No. 164527, August 15, 2007
 Remedies
Petition for Review of Decree (Section 32)
 Republic v. CA, G.R. No. 113549, July 5, 1996
 Eland Philippines, Inc. v. Garcia, G.R. No. 173289, February 17, 2010
 Serna v. CA, G.R. No. 124605, June 18, 1999
Action for Reconveyance; Section 53 and 96
 Roque v. Aguada, G.R. No. 193787, April 7, 2017
 Emma Ver Reyes v. Montemayor, G.R. No. 166516, September 3, 2009
 Gasataya v. Mabasa, G.R. No. 148147, February 16, 2007
 Re: 4-year period and 10-year period to file action
 Amerol v.Bagumbayan, G.R. No. L – 33261, September 30, 1987
 Sanjorjo v. Quijano, G.R. No. 140457, January 19, 2005
Recovery from the Assurance Fund (Section 95)
 Development Bank of the Philippines v. Bautista, G.R. No. L – 21362, November 29,
1968
Action for Cancellation or Reversion (Section 101 of the Public Land Act)
 Cawis v. Cerilles, G.R. No. 170207, April 19, 2010
 Republic v. CA and Alpuerto, G.R. No. L – 45202, September 11, 1980
Annulment of Judgments, Final Order or Resolutions (Rule 47, Rules of Court)
 Yujuico v. Republic, G.R. No. 168661, October 26, 2007

CHAPTER VI – CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (Section 39 – 50)

Decree Binds the Land
 Calalang v. Register of Deeds of Quezon City, G.R. No. 76265, April 22, 1992
Owner’s Duplicate Certificate
 Reyes v. Raval-Reyes, G.R. No. L-21703, August 31, 1966
 Abrigo v. De Vera, G.R. No. 154409, June 21, 2004
 Republic v. Mendoza, G.R. No. 185091, August 8, 2010
Statement of Personal Circumstances (Section 45)
 Litam v. Espiritum, G.R. No. L-7644, November 27, 1956
 Parulan v. Garcia, G.R. No. 184148, June 9, 2014
 Borromeo v. Descallar, G.R. No. 159310, February 4, 2009
 Ventura v. Abuda, G.R. No. 202932, October 23, 2013
Registered Land not Subject to Prescription (Section 47)
 Supapo v. De Jesus, G.R. No. 198356, April 20, 2015
 Cabrera v. CA, G.R. No. 108547, 267 SRCA 339, February 3, 1997
 Tiongco v. Tiongco, G.R. No. 161360, October 19, 2011
Certificate of Title not Subject to Collateral Attack (Section 48)
 Taparuc v. Vda. de Mende, G.R. No. 152007, 512 SCRA 97, January 22, 2007
 Rodriguez v. Rodriguez, G.R. No. 175720, 532 SCRA 642, September 11, 2007
 Corpuz v. Agustin, G.R. No. 183822, January 18, 2010
 Tuazon v. Isagon, G.R. No. 191432, September 2, 2015

MIDTERM: All topics before SUBSEQUENT REGISTRATION