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Showing 1–3 of 3 articles for “fria”

Friar Lands and Faulty Signatures: When Government Neglect Jeopardizes Land Ownership

The Supreme Court's Manotok ruling shows how documentary gaps in friar land sales can undermine even long-standing property claims.

Friar Lands Ownership and Due Process in Land Disputes: Alonso v. Cebu Country Club

The Supreme Court rules on friar lands ownership, due process, and reconstituted titles in a decades-long dispute over Cebu property.

Friar Lands Ownership: When Full Payment Confers Title Even Without Deed

Philippine Supreme Court ruling on friar lands: full payment of purchase price vests ownership in the buyer, even without a final deed of conveyance.