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HEIRS OF PACIFICO POCDO, NAMELY, RITA

POCDO GASIC, GOLIC POCDO, MARCELA

POCDO ALFELOR, KENNETH POCDO, NIXON

CADOS, JACQUELINE CADOS LEE, EFLYN

CADOS, AND GIRLIE CADOS DAPLIN, HEREIN

REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEYINFACT

JOHN POCDO, Petitione!, "# ARSENIA A$ILA

AND EMELINDA CHUA, Re!%on&ent!#

R E S O L U T I O N

CARPIO, J.:

The Case

This petition for review1 assais the 1! O"to#er

!$11 %e"ision! of the Co&rt of Appeas in CA'(.R.

C) No. *1$+*. The Co&rt of Appeas ar-e the 1/

Jan&ar0 !$$ Reso&tion of the Re2iona Tria Co&rt

of 3a2&io Cit0, 3ran"h 41, in Civi Case No. /51$'R,

is-issin2 the "o-paint for a"6 of 7&risi"tion.

The 8a"ts

In J&ne !$$$, Pa"i9"o Po"o, who was ater

sstit&te #0 his heirs &pon his eath, 9e a

"o-paint to &iet tite over a 1,5!'s&are -eter

propert0 ;isp&te propert0< o"ate in Ca-p 5,

3a2&io Cit0, an "overe #0 Ta= %e"aration *4'

$4$$'1$44/1. Pa"i9"o "ai-e that the isp&te

propert0 is part of Lot /+, TS'+*, whi"h ori2ina0

#eon2e to Pa"i9"o>s father, Po"o Poo. The

isp&te propert0 is ae2e0 i?erent fro- the

one'he"tare portion aote to Poon Po"o, the

pree"essor'in'interest of the efenants ArseniaAvia an E-eina Ch&a, in a partition -ae #0 the

heirs of Po"o Poo. Pa"i9"o ae2e that the

efenants &nawf&0 "ai-e the isp&te

propert0, whi"h #eon2e to Pa"i9"o.

The fa"ts of the "ase were s&--ari@e #0 the Co&rt

of Appeas as foows:"hanRo#esvirt&aLawi#rar0

As it appears, in 1*/, Po"o Poo, who ie in

1*/!, #e2an his o""&pation an "ai- on three ots

that were event&a0 s&rve0e in his na-e as Lot

/+, TS +*'SO'+4/+1, Lot //, TS +*'SO'+4/!$an Lot /B TS +*'SO'+4/!* with an area of

1//,4!+ s.-.D, 4/,11! s.-.D, an *,/!5 s&are

-eters, respe"tive0, an sit&ate at Resien"e

Se"tion /, 3a2&io Cit0. These ots were the se"t

of a petition to reopen 7&i"ia pro"eein2s 9e #0

the eirs of Po"o Poo with the C8I of 3a2&io Cit0 in

Civi Reservation Case No. 1, LRC Case !11. The

re2istration of the ots in the na-es of the

petitioners were si"D 2rante in O"to#er 1*4/, #&t

sin"e the e"ision was not i-pe-ente within the

1$ 0ears si"D pres"ri#e perio, the eirs 9e their

an"estra an "ai-s with the %ENR. In A&2&s

1**1, Certi9"ates of An"estra Lans Cai-s ;CALS

were iss&e #0 the %ENR for Lots // an /B, #&t Lo

/+ was not approve &e to Fe-oran&- Ore

*'1B iss&e #0 the %ENR Se"retar0 in Septe-#e

1**.

In the -eanti-e, on Septe-#er 1/, 1*4$, Poon

Po"o, an heir of Po"o Poo, "ee his ri2hts ove

the three ots to Pa"i9"o Po"o in e="han2e for a

one he"tare ot to #e ta6en fro- Lot /+. owever

Pa"i9"o entere into a "ontra"t with 8oren"io Pa=

an 3ra&io Garanon on Nove-#er !1, 1*4 revo6in2

the a2ree-ent with Poon. In the "ontra"t, the /,5B

s&are -eters where Poon>s ho&se was o"ate

#e"a-e part of the 1'he"tare 2iven to Pa= an

Garanon in e="han2e for their servi"es in the titin2

of Pa"i9"o>s ans

Poon 9e a "o-paint in A&2&st 1*$ withD the

O"e of the 3aran2a0 Captain at Ca-p 5, 3a2&io

Cit0, whi"h was sette #0 an a-i"a#e sette-en

ate Septe-#er +, 1*$ #etween Pa"i9"o an

Poon. The0 a2ree that Poon wo& a2ain retain

the /,5B s&are -eters an Pa"i9"o wo& 2ive the

B,1!B s&are -eter area, the re-ainin2 portion o

the 1'he"tare share of Poon, to #e ta6en fro- Lo

/+ after a se2re2ation

On Apri 1, 1*1, Poon entere into a Cat&a2an

with Arsenia Avia a&thori@in2 the atter t

&nerta6e the se2re2ation of his one'he"tare an

fro- Lot /+ in a""or with the a-i"a#e sette-en

of Septe-#er +, 1*$. In e="han2e, Poon wo&awar to her !,$$$ s&are -eters fro- the 1'

he"tare ot. After spenin2 ti-e, -one0 an e?ort in

the e=e"&tion of the s&rve0, Avia 2ave the s&rve0

res&ts to Poon pro-ptin2 Poon to e=e"&te a aive

of Ri2hts ate Jan&ar0 !1, 1*5. A""orin20, the

sivie ots were e"are for ta= p&rposes an

the "orresponin2 ta= e"aration iss&e to Poon

an Arsenia, with ,$1$ s&are -eters 2oin2 to

Poon an 1,**+ s&are -eters to Avia

On Far"h 1$, !$$$, 9nin2 the a-i"a#e

sette-ent, the Cat&a2an an aiver of Ri2hts inorer, the CENRO of 3a2&io Cit0 iss&e in favor o

Avia a Certi9"ate of E="&sion of **+ s&are -eters

fro- the An"estra Lan Cai- of the eirs of Po"o

Poo over Lot /+

On Apri !5, !$$$, however, the eirs of Poon Po"o

an his wife Honon 9e an aavit of "an"eation

with OIC'CENRO Teooro S&a6in2 an on that #asis

S&a6in2 "an"ee the Certi9"ate of E="&sion. On

Fa0 , !$$$, Avia "o-paine to the Re2iona


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E=e"&tive %ire"tor or RE% the &nawf& "an"eation

of her Certi9"ate of E="&sion, an on J&ne 1, !$$$,

the RE% iss&e a -e-oran&- settin2 asie the

revo"ation an restorin2 the Certi9"ate of E="&sion.

On A&2&st 1+, !$$1, Avia 9e an a-inistrative

"o-paint a2ainst S&a6in2, an on J&0 14, !$$!,

the RE% is-isse the etter'"o-paint of Avia an

referre the a-inistrative "o-paint to the %ENR

Centra O"e.

A"tin2 on the -otion for re"onsieration #0 Avia

a2ainst oppositors Pa"i9"o Po"o, et a.D, the RE% in

an Orer on O"to#er !, !$$! set asie the J&0 14,

!$$! orer. The Aavit of Can"eation ate Apri

!5, !$$! 9e #0 the heirs of Poon Po"o was

is-isse for a"6 of 7&risi"tion an the vaiit0 of

the A-i"a#e Sette-ent, Cat&a2an an %ee of

aiver of Ri2hts were re"o2ni@e. The etter ate

Apri !, !$$$ an "erti9"ation iss&e on Fa0 +1,

!$$$ #0 S&a6in2 were orere "an"ee.

A""orin20, the RE% he that the TSA appi"ations

of Arsenia Avia an others &ner TSA Appi"ation1B+1+, 1B+1/, 1B/$* an 1B/1$ sho& #e 2iven

&e "o&rse se"t to "o-pian"e with e=istin2 aws

an re2&ations.

The %ENR Se"retar0 ar-e his Orer in hisD

%e"ision of Fa0 1/, !$$/ in %ENR Case BB**, with

the -oi9"ation that the TSAs forD the appeee

Avia "o& now #e -ae the #asis of isposition

thro&2h pi" #iin2 an the appeant -a0

parti"ipate in the #iin2 if &ai9e.

Pa"i9"o Po"o, as the appeant, went on appea tothe O"e of the Presient whi"h res&te in an

ar-an"e of %ENR Se"retar0>s e"ision on Apri 1*,

!$$B in OP Case $/''+4$.

As -entione, havin2 e=ha&ste a-inistrative

re-eies, the eirs of Pa"i9"o Po"o "haen2e the

OP reso&tion #efore the Co&rt of Appeas, #&t this

petition was is-isse for havin2 #een 9e ate.

The S&pre-e Co&rt is-isse the eirs> appea

fro- this e"ision.

The instant "ase, Civi Case /51$'R, #efore theRe2iona Tria Co&rt of 3a2&io Cit0, 3ran"h 41 was

9e #0 Pa"i9"o Po"o a2ainst Arsenia Avia an

E-eina Ch&a in J&ne !$$$, 7&st after the RE% set

asie S&a6in2>s revo"ation on Apri !, !$$$ an

orere the restoration of Avia>s Certi9"ate of

E="&sion. Sin"e then, the 7&i"ia pro"eein2s have

r&n parae to the a-inistrative "ase.+

In a Reso&tion/ ate 1/ Jan&ar0 !$$, the

Re2iona Tria Co&rt is-isse the "ase for a"6 of

7&risi"tion. The tria "o&rt he that the %ENR ha

area0 e"are the isp&te propert0 as pi"

an, whi"h the State, thro&2h the %ENR, has the

soe power to ispose. Th&s, the "ai- of petitioners

to &iet tite is not proper sin"e the0 o not have

tite over the isp&te propert0. The tria "o&r

a2ree with the %ENR Se"retar0>s r&in2 tha

petitioner -a0 parti"ipate in the pi" #iin2 o

the isp&te propert0 if &ai9e &ner appi"a#e

r&es.

Petitioners appeae to the Co&rt of Appeas

assertin2 that the "ase is not i-ite to &ietin2 o

tite sin"e there are other iss&es not a?e"te #0 the

%ENR r&in2, parti"&ar0 the vaiit0 of the aive

of Ri2hts an the Cat&a2an. Petitioners -aintaine

that the %ENR>s r&in2 that the isp&te propert0 is

pi" an i not pre"&e the "o&rt fro- ta6in2

"o2ni@an"e of the iss&es on who is entite

possession to the isp&te propert0 an whethe

the &estione o"&-ents are vai an enfor"ea#e

a2ainst Pa"i9"o an his heirs.

The R&in2 of the Co&rt of Appeas

The Co&rt of Appeas r&e that petitioners, in

raisin2 the iss&e of &ietin2 of tite, faie to ae2e

an0 e2a or e&ita#e tite to &iet. Uner Arti"e

/55 of the Civi Coe, in an a"tion to &iet tite, the

painti? -&st have e2a or e&ita#e tite to, o

interest in the rea propert0 whi"h is the se"

-atter of the a"tion. Instea of an a"tion to &ie

tite or a""ion reivini"atoria, the Co&rt of Appeasstate that petitioners sho& have 9e an a""ion

pi"iana #ase -ere0 on the re"over0 o

possession e 7&re

On the vaiit0 of the Cat&a2an an the aiver o

Ri2hts, the Co&rt of Appeas he that petitioners

have no ri2ht to &estion these sin"e the0 were no

parties to sai o"&-ents ha not parti"ipate in

an0 -anner in their e=e"&tion. The Co&rt of Appeas

r&e that on0 the "ontra"tin2 parties are #o&n #0

the stip&ations of the sai o"&-ents. Those no

parties to the sai o"&-ents, an for whose#ene9t the0 were not e=press0 -ae, "anno

-aintain an a"tion #ase on the sai o"&-ents

Th&s, the Co&rt of Appeas ar-e the tria "o&rt>

reso&tion, se"t to the ri2ht of petitioners to 9e

the appropriate a"tion.

The Iss&es


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Petitioners raise the foowin2

iss&es:"hanRo#esvirt&aLawi#rar0

TE COURT O8 APPEALS ERRE% IN RULIN( TAT

TE PETITIONERS SOUL% JUST 8ILE TE

NECESSARG ACTION 8OR RECO)ERG O8 POSSESSION

3ECAUSE SAI% COURT AS 8AILE% TO TAHE INTO

CONSI%ERATION TAT RECO)ERG O8 POSSESSION IS

PRECISELG ONE O8 TE CAUSES O8 ACTION IN TEPRESENT CASE.

TE COURT O8 APPEALS ERRE% IN RULIN( TAT

TE RTC A% NO JURIS%ICTION SINCE IT IS TE

COURTS, NOT TE %ENR, TAT AS JURIS%ICTION

O)ER ACTIONS IN)OL)IN( POSSESSION O8 LAN%S,

E)EN ASSUFIN( ITOUT A%FITTIN(, TAT TE

LAN% IS A PU3LIC LAN%.

TE COURT O8 APPEALS ERRE% IN UPOL%IN( TE

%ISFISSAL O8 TE CASE 3ECAUSE TERE ARE

OTER CAUSES O8 ACTION O)ER IC TE RTCAS JURIS%ICTION, i.e. RECO)ERG O8 POSSESSION,

%ECLARATION O8 NULLITG O8 %OCUFENTS.

TE COURT O8 APPEALS ERRE% IN 8IN%IN( TAT

TE PETITIONERS A)E NO TITLE TO TE PROPERTG

TAT OUL% SUPPORT AN ACTION 8OR UIETIN(

O8 TITLE EN TRIAL A% NOT GET COFFENCE%.

NONETELESS, TE RECOR% IS REPLETE O8 PROO8

TAT TE PETITIONERS A)E RI(TSTITLE O)ER

TE SU3JECT PROPERTG.B

The R&in2 of the Co&rt

e 9n the petition witho&t -erit.

In the a-inistrative "ase invovin2 the isp&te

propert0, whi"h for-s part of Lot /+, the %ENR r&e

that Lot /+ is pi" an o"ate within the 3a2&io

Townsite Reservation. In his %e"ision ate 1/ Fa0

!$$/ in %ENR Case No. BB**, the %ENR Se"retar0

state:"hanRo#esvirt&aLawi#rar0

Lot /+ is pi" an an part of the 3a2&io Townsite

Reservation. This has area0 #een sette #0 the

e"ision of the Co&rt of 8irst Instan"e of 3en2&et

an Fo&ntain Provin"e ate 1+ Nove-#er 1*!! in

Civi Reservation Case No. 1. The fa"t that the heirs

of Po"o Poo were a#e to reopen Civi Reservation

Case No. 1, LRC Case No. !11 an se"&re a e"ision

in their favor for re2istration of Lot /+ is of no

-o-ent. As he in Repi" v. Pio R. Far"os ;B!

SCRA !+


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interest in propert0 averse to the "ai-ant is

invai, to free hi- fro- the an2er of hostie "ai-,

an to re-ove a "o& &pon or &iet tite to an

where stae or &nenfor"ea#e "ai-s or e-ans

e=ist.1$ Uner Arti"es /5411 an /551! of the

Civi Coe, the two inispensa#e re&isites in an

a"tion to &iet tite are: ;1< that the painti? has a

e2a or e&ita#e tite to or interest in the rea

propert0 se"t of the a"tion an ;!< that there is a

"o& on his tite #0 reason of an0 instr&-ent,

re"or, ee, "ai-, en"&-#ran"e or pro"eein2,

whi"h -&st #e shown to #e in fa"t invai or

inoperative espite its pri-a fa"ie appearan"e of

vaiit0.1+

In this "ase, petitioners, "ai-in2 to #e owners of

the isp&te propert0, ae2e that responents are

&nawf&0 "ai-in2 the isp&te propert0 #0 &sin2

voi o"&-ents, na-e0 the KCat&a2an an the

%ee of aiver of Ri2hts. owever, the re"ors

revea that petitioners o not have e2a o

e&ita#e tite over the isp&te propert0, whi"h

for-s part of Lot /+, a pi" an within the 3a2&io

Townsite Reservation. It is "ear fro- the fa"ts of the

"ase that petitioners> pree"essors'in'interest, the

heirs of Po"o Poo, were not even 2rante a

Certi9"ate of An"estra Lan Cai- over Lot /+

whi"h re-ains pi" an. Th&s, the tria "o&rt ha

no other re"o&rse #&t to is-iss the "ase

There is no -ore nee to is"&ss the other iss&es

raise sin"e these are intrinsi"a0 in6e to

petitioners> a"tion to &iet tite

ERE8ORE, we %ENG the petition. e A88IRF the

1! O"to#er !$11 %e"ision of the Co&rt of Appeas in

CA'(.R. C) No. *1$+*

SO OR%ERE%.

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