Facts:

• The case involves a parcel of land in the municipality of Malabon, Province of Rizal.
• In 1912, a decision was handed down confirming the title of the Government of the Philippine Islands to the land.
• However, the decree and certificate of title were issued in the name of the municipality of Malabon instead of the Philippine Government.
• The Director of Lands filed a petition to correct this error and order the municipality of Malabon to surrender the certificate of title and issue a new one to the Republic of the Philippines.

Issue:

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Ruling:

• The court rules that the proper remedy is not through a petition to correct clerical errors, but through an ordinary action for reconveyance or damages.
• The court reverses the appealed order and advis...(Unlock)

Ratio:

• Even if there was an error in the entry of the decree and certificate of title, the proper remedy is not through a petition to correct clerical errors.
• The court emphasizes that the registration of land in the name of a party other than the registration applicant is not necessarily strange or anomalous, and can be in order.
• The court highlights that the procedure followed in this case and the o...continue reading