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Oct 9, 2013 torrens-title land-registration pd-1529 possession tax-declarations property-law

Torrens Title Indefeasibility and the Burden of Proof in Land Registration Applications

The Supreme Court clarifies that tax declarations alone cannot prove possession since 1945, a key requirement for judicial land registration under P.D. 1529.