Legal Insights

Co-Ownership and Land Registration: Who Keeps the Owner’s Duplicate Title?

A Supreme Court ruling clarifies when a buyer of an undivided co-owned land must surrender the owner’s duplicate certificate of title to the co-owners.

Stockholder Rights to Corporate Records Survive SEC Revocation, SC Rules

Supreme Court affirms that a stockholder's right to inspect corporate records continues even after SEC registration is revoked, upholding criminal liability of officers who refuse access.

Union Registration Misrepresentation Claims and the Limits of Cancellation Under the Labor Code

The Supreme Court clarifies that only grounds listed in Article 247 of the Labor Code justify cancellation of union registration, not lack of mutuality of interests.

Implied Trusts Protecting Shared Property Interests Despite Title Registration

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on how implied trusts can protect co-ownership rights even when property titles name only one person.

Union Registration Misrepresentation and Managerial Employees: Key SC Ruling

The Supreme Court clarifies when misrepresentation can cancel a union's registration and how managerial employee status affects labor union rights.

Double Sale of Land: Good Faith and Prior Registration Under Philippine Law

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies double sale rules: good faith and registration determine ownership of land sold twice.

Perfecting Land Titles: Strict Proof Required for Government Approval and Continuous Possession

The Supreme Court denies land registration for failure to prove alienable status and continuous possession under PD 1529.

Land Registration Denied for Lack of Proof of Alienable and Disposable Status

Supreme Court denies land registration because DENR certifications alone cannot prove a property is alienable and disposable public land.

Mandamus and Stock Transfers: Protecting Transferee Rights in Corporate Actions

A transferee of shares can sue for mandamus to compel registration of stock transfer, even before the transfer is recorded.

Forged Title Not Spotted by Register of Deeds Examiner: No Gross Negligence Without Bad Faith

The Supreme Court explains when a land registration examiner may—and may not—be held liable for failing to detect a forged owner's duplicate title.

Conditional Sales vs. Adverse Claims: Protecting Property Interests in the Philippines

Learn how the Supreme Court in Logarta v. Mangahis distinguishes conditional sales from adverse claims, and the proper registration rules under PD 1529.

Withdrawing a Land Registration Application: Mootness and Property Rights Under PD 1529

The Supreme Court explains what happens when an applicant withdraws a land registration case, and why the withdrawal does not forfeit property rights.

Land Registration: Proving Possession Since June 12, 1945 for Title Applications

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on pacto de retro sales, indispensable parties, and evidentiary weight of notarized documents in land title disputes.

Priority of Registered Adverse Claims Over Subsequent Mortgages: Protecting Land Rights in the Philippines

Learn how a registered adverse claim protects land rights against subsequent mortgages, and why prior registration prevails under Philippine property law.

Biometrics and Ballots: Safeguarding Suffrage Through Voter Validation

The Supreme Court upheld RA 10367's mandatory biometrics validation, ruling it a procedural registration requirement, not an unconstitutional substantive qualification on suffrage.

Corporate Stock Transfers: Why Registration in Corporate Books Is Mandatory

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies that unregistered stock transfers do not confer stockholder rights like voting or calling meetings.

Land Registration Jurisdiction: When Full Trial Beats Summary Proceedings

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when land registration cases need full trial instead of summary proceedings under PD 1529.

Land Registration: Proving Open, Continuous Possession for a Clear Title

The Supreme Court clarifies what evidence is needed to prove possession for land registration under PD 1529, and when the tracing cloth plan requirement may be relaxed.

SEC Revocation of Securities Registration: When Due Process Is Satisfied

Supreme Court clarifies when SEC revocation of securities registration complies with due process, and what issuers must do.

SEC Revocation of Securities Registration: Due Process in Corporate Filings

Supreme Court clarifies when SEC may revoke a corporation's securities registration for reportorial lapses without a separate hearing.

SEC Revocation of Securities Registration: Due Process in Administrative Regulation

Supreme Court clarifies when SEC may revoke securities registration without a separate hearing, distinguishing regulatory from quasi-judicial powers.

SEC Regulatory Powers: Revocation of Securities Registration and Due Process

Supreme Court clarifies SEC's regulatory power to revoke securities registration and what due process requires in administrative proceedings.

Standing to Sue, Heirs' Rights, and Property Disputes in the Philippines

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on land registration, heirs' rights, and the standing of the Republic to oppose property claims.

Land Registration: Proving Alienability Beyond Survey Plan Annotations

The Supreme Court clarifies what evidence proves a land is alienable and disposable for registration, examining survey plan annotations and certifications.