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Apr 25, 2017 property-law accion-publiciana recovery-of-possession default-order substantive-rights land-ownership

Upholding Land Ownership: Technicalities Yield to Substantive Rights in Property Disputes

SC rules procedural lapses cannot defeat a registered owner's right to recover property from tolerated occupants.

Mar 16, 2000 civil-procedure default-order due-process hearing-notice clerk-of-court judicial-ethics

Due Process Denied: The Importance of Hearing Notices in Default Orders Under Philippine Law

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on default orders without hearing notices, and the duty of clerks of court in safeguarding due process.