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Jul 29, 2019 civil-law property oral-sale free-patent laches torrens-title

Land Rights and Oral Sales: Understanding Property Disputes in the Philippines

The Supreme Court clarifies when oral sales of land are valid, and why the five-year free patent ban on alienation matters.