G.R. No. 136291 - LETICIA M. MAGSINO, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, CECILIA ELDUCAL, PEDRO ELDUCAL AND LEOCADIA BINOYA. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE, in view of the foregoing, the Court hereby renders judgment in favor of the plaintiff and against the defendants: "1) Declaring null and void free patent No. 516388, free patent No. 516563, free patent No. 516564 in the names of Pedro Elducal, Leocadia Binoya and Cecilia Elducal respectively, as well as OCT No. P-5971, OCT No. P-5976 and OCT No. P-5977 all of the Registry of Deeds of Nueva Ecija in the names of Pedro Elducal, Leocadia Binoya and Cecilia Elducal respectively; "2) Declaring TCT No. NT-151073 and TCT No. 151074 of the Registry of Deeds of Nueva Ecija to be null and void including whatever liens or encumbrances or annotations therein; "3) Ordering the Register of Deeds of Nueva Ecija to cancel all the certificates of title mentioned in the preceding two paragraphs; "4) Ordering the reversion of the entire area covered by said patents and certificates of title to the mass of the public domain; "5) Declaring intervenor Leticia M. Magsino to be the lawful possessor of the parcels of land involved in this case who shall be entitled to be restored in the possession of the premises; "6) Enjoining permanently the defendants from disturbing the possession of the intervenor Leticia M. Magsino; "7) Ordering defendant Cecilia Elducal to deliver to Leticia M. Magsino 1,500 cavans of palay for every year commencing the year 1969 until possession is restored to Leticia Magsino or its money equivalent as to the time she makes payment; "8) Ordering defendant Cecilia Elducal to pay the sum of P30,000.00 as exemplary damages to Leticia M. Magsino; "9) Ordering plaintiff, thru the Director of Lands, to act on the Sales Application No. V-18609 of the intervenor Leticia M. Magsino. "SO ORDERED.