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Mar 29, 2023 adverse claim registered land property registration decree pd 1529 land title ownership dispute

Adverse Claims on Registered Land: When They Can and Cannot Be Annotated

The Supreme Court clarifies when an adverse claim on registered land is valid, and when it must be cancelled under Philippine property law.

Sep 6, 2022 reconveyance void contracts prescription land titles civil law torrens title

Reconveyance for Void Contracts: Imprescriptible Actions Under Article 1410

When a land transfer rests on a void or inexistent contract, an action for reconveyance does not prescribe, protecting rightful owners.

Jun 2, 2014 lease agreements inheritance property rights torrens title land registration tenants rights

Lease Agreements and Inheritance: What Tenants Should Know About Property Transfers

A lessee's occupancy does not create a vested right to buy property. Learn the limits of tenant rights when ownership changes.

Oct 19, 2011 reconveyance prescription torrens-title property-law implied-trust supreme-court

Reconveyance Action Is Imprescriptible When Owner Remains in Possession

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on when an action for reconveyance of property does not prescribe—key exception for owners in possession.

Feb 25, 2010 eminent domain expropriation reversion property law public use mactan-cebu

Eminent Domain Revisited: When Expropriated Land Must Be Returned After Public Use Ceases

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies when former owners can reclaim expropriated property if the public purpose is abandoned or never pursued.

Jul 31, 2008 property-law land-ownership free-patent homestead public-land-act torrens-title

Private Land Rights Prevail Over Free Patent Applications Understanding Land Ownership Disputes

Learn how the Supreme Court ruled that private land cannot be subjected to free patent applications, settling a decades-long ownership dispute.

Jul 21, 2005 prescription reconveyance property rights torrens title civil law

Prescription and Reconveyance: Property Rights and Time Limits in the Philippines

Understand when actions for reconveyance prescribe in the Philippines, based on a Supreme Court ruling on property rights and time limits.

Dec 29, 1998 inheritance co-ownership reconveyance constructive trust prescription property law

Protecting Your Inheritance: Co-Ownership and the Right of Legal Redemption in Philippine Property Law

Learn how Philippine law protects heirs from fraudulent property dispositions and when actions for reconveyance may still be filed.

Apr 5, 1998 implied trust civil law property law article 1448 resulting trust ownership disputes

Implied Trusts in Philippine Property Law: When a Titleholder Is Not the True Owner

Learn how implied trusts work under Philippine law, the gift presumption for children under Article 1448, and key lessons from Morales v. Court of Appeals.

Jan 31, 1996 implied trust prescription laches property law reconveyance civil code

Implied Trusts and Prescription: What the Esconde Case Means for Property Owners

Learn how implied trusts work in the Philippines and why delay can bar your property claim, based on the Supreme Court's Esconde ruling.