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Sep 20, 2017 property-law land-registration pd-1529 surrender-of-title rtc-jurisdiction torrens-system

Surrender of Title Broadening RTC Jurisdiction in Land Registration Disputes

The Supreme Court clarifies that Regional Trial Courts, as land registration courts, can hear contentious cases involving surrender of title under PD 1529.