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FIRST DIVISION
[ G.R. No. 217576, January 20, 2020 ]
PATRICK G. MADAYAG, PETITIONER, VS. FEDERICO G. MADAYAG,
RESPONDENT.
DECISION
REYES, J. JR., J.:
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court,
assailing the Decision[2] dated October 31, 2014 and the Resolution[3] dated February
24, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA G.R. SP No. 134040, which reversed the
Decision[4] dated August 3, 2012 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Baguio City in
Civil Case No. 7567-R and accordingly, reinstated the Judgment[5] dated January 6,
2012 of the Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MTCC) of Baguio City in MTCC Case No.
13478.
The Facts
Patrick G. Madayag (Patrick), Federico G. Madayag (Federico), Dionisio Madayag
(Dionisio), Arthuro Madayag (Arthuro), Lourdes Madayag Dennison (Lourdes), and
Carlos Madayag (Carlos) are all children of the spouses Anatalio Madayag (Anatalio)
and Maria Consuelo Madayag (Maria Consuelo).[6]
Anatalio was an employee of John Hay Air Base during his lifetime. As such, he was
allowed to occupy a parcel of land in a housing facility for John Hay Air Base's
employees located at Lot 24, Block 7, Scout Barrio Housing Project, Baguio City with an
area of 493 square meters. Anatalio built a residential building thereon which served as
the family home. Notably, said housing facility was under the jurisdiction of the Bases
Conversion Development Authority (BCDA).[7]
After their father and mother passed in 1979 and 1994, respectively, or on February 7,
1994, the siblings agreed to execute a Deed of Adjudication of Real Property and
Quitclaim, whereby Federico, along with his brothers Dionisio, Arthuro, and Carlos
waived and relinquished their interest in the property in favor of Patrick and their sister,
Lourdes, who is an American citizen.[8]
Sometime in 2002, BCDA issued a Certificate of Lot Award in favor of the "Heirs of
Anatalio F. Madayag." This Certificate was, however, cancelled and corrected as attested
to by Bobby Akia, an officer of the Land and Asset Development Division of the John
Hay Management Corporation, by virtue of the said Deed.[9] Consequently, on March
20, 2006, a Certificate of Lot Award was issued by the BCDA solely in favor of Patrick,
and his named co-owner in the Deed, Lourdes, being an American citizen. By virtue
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