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AUTHORITY, represented by its
ADMINISTRATOR, BENEDICTO
B. ULEP; AND HONORABLE
CLE TO R. VILLA CORTA III,
PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 6,
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT,
BAGUIO CITY,
Respondents.
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HEIRS OF MATEO CARINO and
BA YOSA ORTEGA herein
represented by ANDRES
CARANTES, RUBY GIRON,
JOANNA K. CARINO, LEO
CAMILO, CECILIA H. CHAN, and
RONALD PEREZ,
Petitioners-in-Intervention.
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DECISION
CAGUIOA, J.:
Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari 1 (Petition) under
Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision2 dated February 13, 2012
of the Court of Appeals (CA) in C.A. G.R. SP No. 116926. The CA dismissed
the petition for certiorari assailing the Orders dated August 12, 2010 3 and
September 13, 20104 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Baguio City,
Branch 6 in Civil Case No. 7200-R, which dismissed the Complaint of the
Republic of the Philippines (Republic) for reversion, annulment of documents
and cancellation of titles with issuance of temporary restraining order and writ
of preliminary injunction for lack of jurisdiction over the ~ubject matter.
Facts
As summarized by the CA, the antecedents are as follows:
Private respondents, the Heirs of Ikang Paus (private respondents),
represented by Elias Paus, filed a petition for identification, delineation and
issuance of a Certificate of Ancestral Land Title (CALT) with respondent
National Commission [on Indigenous Peoples] (NCIP). They sought
confirmation of their right to the ancestral land at Section "J" Baguio City
and Witig Suyo, Tuba, Benguet, with an area of 695,737 square meters. The
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Rollo (Vol. I), pp. 34-96, excluding Annexes.
Id. at 97-1 I 5. Penned by Associate Justice Angelita A. Gacutan and concurred in by Associate Justices
Magdangal M. De Leon and Francisco P. Acosta.
Id. at 408-414. Penned by Presiding Judge Cleto R. Villacorta Ill.
Id. at 429-449.