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Land Disputes and Prescription: Time Limits in Agrarian Reform Cases
The Supreme Court clarifies when the 10-year prescriptive period for reconveyance of agrarian land begins, using Rementizo v. Heirs of Madarieta.
Finality OF Judgement Claim Prescription AND Compromise Agreements IN Labor Disputes
Filing a Complaint Interrupts Prescription for B.P. 22: Panaguiton v. DOJ
Filing a complaint for preliminary investigation interrupts prescription of B.P. 22 offenses, the Supreme Court ruled in Panaguiton v. DOJ.
Warranty Against Eviction in Car Sales: Buyer's Duty to Verify Ownership
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on warranty against eviction, prescription periods, and buyer's duty to verify ownership in used car sales.
Wage Order Enforcement: Prescription Rules for Money Claims vs Final Judgments
Learn the difference between the 3-year prescription for money claims and the 5-year period to enforce final judgments in Philippine labor law.
Compromise Agreements and the Limits of Technicalities in Enforcing Judgments
A debtor's repeated legal maneuvers cannot suspend the enforcement of a valid compromise agreement approved by the court. The Supreme Court clarifies the rules on execution and prescription.
Contract Validity and Prescription: Lessons from Dailisan v. Court of Appeals
The Supreme Court upheld a notarized deed of sale because the heirs failed to seek annulment within four years, and partition does not prescribe for a co-owner.
Ombudsman's Investigative Power Discretion VS Prescription IN Administrative Cases
Supreme Court clarifies that the Ombudsman's discretion to investigate is not defeated by prescription, unless it amounts to grave abuse. Learn the rules.
Heirs' Rights Prevail in Inheritance Disputes: Partition and Prescription Explained
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on heirs' rights in inheritance disputes, covering partition, prescription, and validity of conveyances affecting estate property.
Behest Loans and the Ombudsman: Probable Cause, Prescription, and the Romualdez Ruling
The Supreme Court ruled that the Ombudsman gravely abused its discretion in dismissing behest loan charges for lack of probable cause and prescription.
Copyright Infringement and Prescription: What Retailers Should Know
A look at how filing a complaint with the DOJ interrupts prescription, and what it means for retailers accused of selling counterfeit goods.
Mortgage Foreclosure and Prescription: When Inaction Leads to Loss of Rights
A mortgage action prescribes in 10 years. Learn how inaction and procedural missteps cost a lender its foreclosure rights.
Heirs Can Invoke Imprescriptibility of Torrens Titles for Inherited Land
Supreme Court rules heirs inherit the right to claim registered land without prescription, even after long possession by another party.
Estate Claims and Procedural Rules: Balancing Legal Technicalities With Justice
Heirs of a registered landowner can recover property despite delay; prescription and laches do not bar Torrens title claims.
Implied Trust and Prescription: Resolving Property Disputes Among Heirs
A Supreme Court ruling explains how implied trusts arise when a co-heir takes family property and why the right to recover it may not yet be barred.
Behest Loans and Prescription: When Does the Clock Start Ticking
The Supreme Court clarifies when the prescriptive period for behest loan cases begins, ruling it starts upon discovery, not execution.
Breaking the Bonds of Trust: Acquisitive Prescription and Recovery of Real Property
When a verbal claim of trust fails, long possession can ripen into ownership. Learn the rules on prescription and recovery of property.
Fraudulent Land Registration and the Four-Year Prescription Period for Reconveyance Actions
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when the four-year prescriptive period for reconveyance actions begins, using Sixto Antonio v. Santos as guide.
Equitable Mortgage vs Absolute Sale: Intent and Prescription in Property Disputes
Supreme Court clarifies when a sale is an equitable mortgage and why fraud claims can prescribe. Learn the rules.
Laches vs Torrens Title: When Delay Overrides Ownership Rights
Philippine Supreme Court ruling explains when laches, not just prescription, can bar a registered owner from recovering possession of titled land.
Behest Loans and Prescription: Timelines for Prosecuting Corrupt Practices in the Philippines
The Supreme Court clarifies when prescription begins for behest loan cases under RA 3019, and when courts defer to the Ombudsman's findings.
Uninterrupted Possession Acquiring Property Rights Through Acquisitive Prescription
Explore how extraordinary acquisitive prescription works under Philippine law, using a Supreme Court ruling on adverse possession.
Inheritance Disputes: Redemption, Co-Ownership, and Prescription in Family Estates
When one heir redeems family property, does she own it? The Supreme Court clarifies co-ownership, prescription, and reimbursement rules.
Prescription vs Possession: Quieting Title and Indefeasibility in Land Disputes
Explore how prescription, possession, and indefeasibility of title interact in land disputes, and what the Supreme Court ruled on jurisdiction.