COLLADO VS CA This Petition[1] seeks to set aside the Decision of the Court of Appeals,[2] dated une 22, 1!!2, in CA"#$%$ SP &o$ 2''!(, )hich declared null and *oid the Decision[+] dated anuar+-, 1!!1 of the %e.ional Trial Court of Antipolo, %i/al, 0ranch (1, in L%C &o$ 2!"A, L%C %ec$ &o$ &"'!1(!, confirin. the iperfect title of petitioners o*er a parcel of land$ on April 2', 1!3', petitioner 4dna T$ Collado filed )ith the land re.istration court an application for re.istration of a parcel of land )ith an appro5iate area of 1,2--,(s6uare eters or 12-$-(hectares 78Lot9 fo r :re*it;$ The Lot is situated in 0aran.aSan <sidro 7forerlkno)n as 0oso":oso;, Antipolo, %i/al, and co*ered :Sur*ePlan Psu"122-$ Attached to the application )as the technical description of the Lot as Lot Psu"122- si.ned :%o:ert C$ Pan.arihan, Off icer"in"Char.e of the Sur*eDi*ision, 0ureau of Land s, )hich stated, 8[t]his sur*eis inside <&"12 =ari6uina > atershed$9 On =arch 2?, 1!3, petitioner 4dna T$ Collado filed an Aended Application to include additional co"applicants$[?] Su:se6uentl, o re applicants @oined 7collecti*elreferred to as 8petitioners9 for :re*it;$['] The %epu:lic of the Philippines, throu.h the Solicitor #eneral, and the =unicipalitof Antipolo, throu.h its =unicipal Attorneand the Pro*incial iscal of %i/al, filed oppositions to petitionersB application$ <n due course, the land re.istration cour t issued an order of .eneral default a.ainst the )hole )orld )ith the e5ception of the oppositors$ Petitioners alle.ed that theh a*e occupied the Lo t since tie ieo rial$ Their possession has :een open, pu:lic, notorious and in the concept of o)ners$ The Lot )as sur*eed in the nae of Sesinando Le*a, one of their predecessors"in"interest, as earlas =arch 22, 1!-2$ Petitioners declared the Lot for ta5ation purposes and paid all the correspondin. real estate ta5es$ Accordin. to the, there are no) t)ent"fi*e co"o)ners in pro"in di*iso shares of fi*e hectares each$ Durin. the hearin.s, petitioners su:itted e*idence to pro*e that there ha*e :een nine transfers of ri.hts aon. thean d their predecessors"in"interest$ Durin. the hearin. on anuar!, 1!!1, onlthe assistant pro*incial prosecutor appeared )ithout the Solicitor #eneral$ or failure of the oppositors to present their e* idence, the land re.istration court issued an order considerin. the case su:itted for decision :ased on the e*idence of the petitioners$ The court later set aside the order and reset the hearin. to anuar1?, 1!!1 f or the presentation of the e*idence of the op positors$ On this date, counsel for oppositors failed to appear a.ain despite due notice$ ence, the court a.ain issued an order su:ittin. the case for decision :ased on the e*idence of the petitioners$ <SS4SE < >4T4% T4 CO%T OAPP4ALS 4%%4D O% #%A V4LF A 0S4D <TS D<SC%4T<O& <& %4V4%S<&# T4 D4C<S<O& OT4 T%<AL CO%T #%A&T<&# T4 APPL<CA T<O& OT4 P4T<T<O&4%S O% CO&<%=AT<O& OT<TL4G << >4T4% T4 CO%T OAPP4ALS 4%%4D O% #%A V4L F A 0S4D <TS D<SC%4T<O& <& #<V<&# D4 CO%S4 TO T4 P4T<T<O& O% A&&L=4&T OD#=4&T <L4D 0F T4 %4P0L<C LO&# AT4% T4 D4C<S<O& OT4 T%<AL CO%T AD 04CO=4 <&ALG <<< >4T4% T4 CO%T OAPP4ALS 4%%4D O% #%A V4L F A 0S4D <TS D<SC%4T<O& <& #<V<&# D4 CO%S4 TO T4 <&T4%V4&O%SB P4T<T<O& O% <&T4%V4&T<O& ><C>AS <L4D OT OT<=4 O% LO&# AT4% T4 D4C<S<O& OT4 T%<AL CO%T AD 04CO=4 <&AL$ 4LDE
