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Mar 21, 2022 property-law torrens-system land-titles collateral-attack agrarian-reform supreme-court

Protecting Land Titles: Collateral Attacks on Torrens Certificates in Property Disputes

Learn how the Supreme Court protects Torrens titles from collateral attacks in property disputes, and what this means for landowners facing title challenges.

Dec 6, 2021 property-law liquidation foreign-ownership execution-levy corporation-code torrens-system

Equitable Interest: How Liquidating Dividends Impact Foreign Land Ownership in the Philippines

SC ruling on whether a foreign stockholder's liquidating dividends in Philippine land may be levied to satisfy judgment debts.

Mar 2, 2020 property-law reconstitution-of-title torrens-system evidence-burden land-registration supreme-court

Proving Inheritance The Burden OF Evidence IN Philippine Property Disputes

Philippine Supreme Court clarifies what evidence is needed to prove a certificate of title existed before reconstitution is granted.