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2015-07-01 |
CARPIO, J. |
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| [11] Republic v. Belmonte, G.R. No. 197028, 9 October 2013, 707 SCRA 330, 336. | |||||
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2014-03-12 |
VILLARAMA, JR., J. |
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| Based on the above-quoted provisions, applicants for registration of title must establish and prove: (1) that the subject land forms part of the disposable and alienable lands of the public domain; (2) that the applicant and his predecessors-in-interest have been in open, continuous, exclusive and notorious possession and occupation of the same; and (3) that his possession has been under a bona fide claim of ownership since June 12, 1945, or earlier.[33] Each element must necessarily be proven by no less than clear, positive and convincing evidence; otherwise the application for registration should be denied.[34] | |||||