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Certificates of Ancestral Land Title in the name of the Heirs of Josephine
Abanag and Heirs of Mercedes A. Tabon, represented by Isaias Abanag, of
legal age, single, Filipino, and with residence and postal address at No. 1
Gibraltar Road, Pacdal, Baguio City and Marion T. Pool, of legal age,
widow, Filipino, and with residence and postal address at No. 1 Gibraltar
Road, Pacdal, Baguio City[.]
Lots 11, 12, 13, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, and 30 will each be issued
Certificates of Ancestral Land Title in the name of Joan L. Gorio, of legal
age, single, Filipino citizen and with residence and postal address at
Romulo Drive, Pacdal, Baguio City[.]
Lots 3, 7, 9, 20, 24, 29, 31 ad 32 will each be issued Certificates of
Ancestral Land Title in the name of Virginia C. Gao-an, of legal age,
single, Filipino citizen, and with residence and postal address at Justice
Village, Baguio City.
Lot 17 will be issued a Certificate of Ancestral Land Title in the name of
Virginia C. Gao-an, of legal age, single, Filipino citizen, and with residence
and postal address at Justice Village, Baguio City and the 600 sq.m.
portion thereof will be in the name of Isaias Abanag, of legal age, single,
Filipino citizen, and with residence and postal address at No. 1 Gibraltar
Road, Baguio City.
Lot 28 will be in the name of Virginia C. Gao-an, of legal age, single,
Filipino citizen, and with residence and postal address at Justice Village,
Baguio City and the 1,000 sq.m. in the name of Isaias Abanag, of legal
age, single, Filipino citizen, and with residence and postal address at No.
1 Gibraltar Road, Baguio City.
There was a Deed of Undertaking by the Petitioners supporting their
claim. Petitioners are guaranteed the right to ancestral lands provided for
under Section 8, R.A. 8371 and such other rights granted by law.
SO ORDERED.[15]
The Ruling of the Court of Appeals
In its Decision[16] promulgated on 15 January 2013, the Court of Appeals "agrees
with the finding of the NCIP that Baguio City is no different from any part of the
Philippines and that there is no sensible difference that merits the city's exclusion
from the coverage of the IPRA x x x."[17] The dispositive portion of the ruling
provides:
WHEREFORE, premises considered, the instant Petition for Certiorari,
Prohibition and Mandamus is DENIED for lack of merit, the Prayer for
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