Co||ado vs CA G k No 107764 Cctober 4 2002

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eLlLloner Collado flled wlLh Lhe land reglsLraLlon courL an appllcaLlon for reglsLraLlon of a parcel of land
wlLh an approxlmaLe area of 1200766 hecLares (LoL for brevlLy) 1he LoL ls slLuaLed ln 8arangay San
lsldro AnLlpolo 8lzal and covered by Survey lan su162620 ALLached Lo Lhe appllcaLlon was Lhe
Lechnlcal descrlpLlon of Lhe LoL as LoL su162620 slgned by 8oberL C angyarlhan CfflcerlnCharge of
Lhe Survey ulvlslon 8ureau of Lands whlch sLaLed Lhls survey ls lnslde ln12 Marlqulna WaLershed
1hen peLlLloner Collado flled an Amended AppllcaLlon Lo lnclude addlLlonal coappllcanLs SubsequenLly
more appllcanLs [olned (collecLlvely referred Lo as peLlLloners for brevlLy)
1he 8epubllc of Lhe hlllpplnes Lhrough Lhe SollclLor Ceneral and Lhe MunlclpallLy of AnLlpolo Lhrough
lLs Munlclpal ALLorney and Lhe rovlnclal llscal of 8lzal flled opposlLlons Lo peLlLloners' appllcaLlon
eLlLloners alleged LhaL Lhey have occupled Lhe LoL slnce Llme lmmemorlal 1helr possesslon has been
open publlc noLorlous and ln Lhe concepL of owners 1he LoL was surveyed ln Lhe name of Seslnando
Leyva one of Lhelr predecessorslnlnLeresL as early as March 22 1902

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WheLher peLlLloners have reglsLrable LlLle over Lhe LoL

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under Lhe 8egallan uocLrlne all lands of Lhe publlc domaln as well as all naLural resources belong Lo Lhe
SLaLe WaLersheds are consldered naLural resources whlch are noL suscepLlble of occupancy dlsposlLlon
conveyance or allenaLlon 1he sLaLuLe of llmlLaLlons wlLh regard Lo publlc land does noL operaLe agalnsL
Lhe SLaLe