G.R. No. 118230 -

Ruling

Accordingly, the trial court ordered the reconstruction of the records based on the pleadings to be furnished by the contending parties or their respective lawyers. On April 19, 1989, trial resumed. Subsequent hearings were also held on June 5, and 19, 1989 and on July 14, 1989. On July 25, 1991, the trial court rendered judgment [43] in favor of private respondents. Finding sufficient evidence on record proving that ownership over the subject parcels of land was vested in private respondents as prior possessors in good faith in the concept of owner and as illegitimate heirs of Juan Cumayao, the trial court ordered the following in the dispositive portion of its decision: WHEREFORE, all the foregoing considered, judgment is hereby rendered in favor of the plaintiffs and against the defendants: (a) Declaring plaintiffs Victoriano Bingcoy and Agustin Bingcoy the real and absolute owners of the parcels of land described under the First Cause of Action in the complaint as follows: 1. Bounded on the North by Potenciana Tavandera - 32.00 m; on the East by Narciso Lumhod - 30.00 m; on the South by Pangas - 28.00 m; and on the West by Valentin Igsi - 40.00 m; declared in the name of Juan Cumayao under Tax Declaration No. 2621, assessed at P20.00 for taxation. 2. Bounded on the North by Juan Cumayao (now Victoriano Bingcoy) - 59.00; on the East by Agapito Morano - 33.00 m; on the South by Gaspar Lumhod - 59.00 m; on the West by Bartolome Dagooc - 33.00 m; declared in the name of Agustin Bingcoy under Tax 3840, assessed at P60.00 for taxation. 3. Bounded on the North by Vicente N. Antes Damiano Linguis - 48.00 m; on the East by Lucio Dagoy, Vicente N. and Aniceta Lingcong - 72.00 m; on the South by Marcelina Cumayao antes Magdalino Sayre - 48 m; and on the West by Joaquin Cumayao, Victoriano y Eustaquio Jaro y Gabriel Abequibil - 110.00 m. Declared in the name of Juan Cumayao under Tax Decl. No. 8635, assessed at P30.00 for taxation. 4. Bounded on the North by Agapito Morano Antes Valentino Lumhod - 106.00 m.; on the East by Donato Lumhod - 32.00 m; on the South by Maria Asuncion antes Paulino Lumhod - 106.00 m; and on the West by Moises Cumayao 0 32.00 m; Declared under Tax Decl. No. 10043, assessed at P30.00 for taxation. (b) Declaring Victoriano Bingcoy the true and absolute owner of the following three parcels of land as described in the Complaint under the Second Cause of Action; as 1. Bounded on the North by Magdalina Sayre - 52.00m; on the East by Pedro Sayre - 91.00 m; on the South by Placida Dagooc 27.00 m; and on the West by Francisco Morales and Sotero Dagooc - 87.00 m; Declared under Tax No. 10623, assessed at P120.00 for taxation. 2. Bounded on the North by Mauro Tinagan - 20.00 m; on the East by Felipe Nuay - 23.00 m; on the South by Narciso Lumhod - 21.00 m; and on the West by Gaspar Lumhod - 21.00 m; declared under Tax Decl. No. 4024, assessed at P50.00 for taxation. 3. Bounded on the North by Rufino Buling - 5.00 m; on the East by Aga