Module 4:

Chapter VI. CERTIFICATE OF TITLE (Sections 39-50)

1. Key Concepts of the Torrens System

a. Decree Binds the land Sec. 31, PD1529

i. Calalang vs. Register of Deeds of Quezon City
(G. R. No. 76265, April 22, 1992)
ii. Calalang vs. Register of Deeds of Quezon City
(G. R. No. 76265, March 11, 1994) En Banc

b. Owner’s Duplicate Certificate (Section 41)

i. Reyes vs. Raval-Reyes (G.R. No. L-21703,
August 31, 1966)
ii. Abrigo vs. De Vera, (G.R. No. 154409, June
21, 2004)
iii. Republic vs. Mendoza, (G.R. No. 185091,
August 8, 2010)

c. Probative Value of a Certificate of Title

i. DBT Mar-Bay (G. R. No. 167232, July 31,
2009)

d. Statement of Personal Circumstances (Section 45)

i. Litam vs. Espiritu (G.R. No. L-7644,

November 27, 1956)
ii. Rodriguez vs. Sioson (G. R. No. 199180, July
27, 2016)
iii. Capablanca vs, Bas (G. R. No. 224144, June
28, 2017)
iv. Parulan vs. Garcia (G. R. No. 184148, June
9, 2014)
v. Borromeo vs. Descallar (G.R. No. 159310,
Feb. 4, 2009)
vi. Ventura vs. Abuda (G. R. No. 202932,
October 23, 2013)
vii. Beumer vs Amores (G.R. No. 195670, Dec. 3,
2012
viii. Matthews vs Taylor (G.R. No. 164584, June
22, 2009)
 ix. Muller vs Muller (G.R. No. 149615, August
29, 2006)

e. Registered Land Not Subject to Prescription

(Section 47)
i. Pangasinan vs. Almazona (G. R. No. 200558,
July 1, 2015)
ii. Supapo vs. De Jesus (G. R. No. 198356, April
20, 2015)
iii. Cabrera vs. CA (G.R. No. 108547, 267 SCRA
339, Feb. 3, 1997)
iv. Tiongco vs. Tiongco (G.R. No. 161360, Oct.
19, 2011)

f. Certificate of Title not subject to Collateral Attack

(Section 48)
i. Taparuc vs. Vda de Mende (G.R. No. 152007,
512 SCRA 97, Jan. 22, 2007)
ii. Rodriguez vs. Rodriguez (G.R. No. 175720,
532 SCRA 642, Sept. 11, 2007)
iii. Tuazon vs. Isagon (G. R. No. 191432, Sept. 2,
2015)
iv. Heirs of Collado vs Gutierez (G.R. No.
212938, July 30, 2019)

V. SUBSEQUENT REGISTRATION

Chapter V. (Sections 51-77)

1. Voluntary Dealings with Registered Lands

a. Primary Entry Book (Sec. 56)

i. DBP vs Register of Deeds of Nueva Ecija (UDK
No. 7671, June 23, 1988)
ii. National Housing Authority vs Augusto Basa
(G.R. No. 149121, April 20, 2010)
iii. Durawood vs. Candice Bona (G.R. No.
179884, January 25, 2012)
iv. Mendoza vs. Garana (G. R. No. 179751,
August 5, 2015)
v. Spa. Stilianopolos vs The National Treasurer
(G.R. No. 224678, July 3, 2018)
vi. Ampil vs RD of Pasig City (G.R. No. 192685,
July 31, 2013)
b. Double Sales
i. Abrigo vs. De Vera (G. R. No. 154409, June 2,
2004)
ii. Rodriguez vs. Sioson (G. R. No. 199180, July
27, 2016)
iii. Melencio vs. CA (G.R. No. 148846, Sept. 25,
2007)
iv. Calma vs Atty. Lachica (G.R. No. 222031,
Nov. 23, 2017)

c. Buyers in Good Faith/Curtain Principle/ Innocent

Purchasers for Value/Complete Chain of Registered
titles
i. Uy vs. Fule (G. R. No. 164961, June 30,
2014)
ii. LBP vs. Poblete (G.R. No. 196577, February
25, 2013)
iii. Legarda vs. CA, et. Al. (G.R. No. 94457, Oct.
16, 1997)
iv. Gabutan vs. Nacalaban (G. R. No. 185857-53,
June 29, 2016)
v. Nubleza vs. Nuega (G. R. No. 193038, March
11, 2015)
vi. Cusi vs. Domingo (G.R. No. 195825, February
27, 2013)
vii. Saberon vs. Ventanilla (G.R. No. 192669,
April 21, 2014)
viii. BPI vs. Sanchez (G. R. No. 179518, November
19, 2014)
ix. Home Bankers Savings vs. CA, et. al. (G.R.
No. 128354, April 26, 2005)
x. De La Merced vs. GSIS, et. al. (G.R. No.
167140, Nov. 23, 2011)
xi. Fule vs Legaspi (G.R. No. L-17951, Feb. 28,
1963)
xii. Torres vs. Mota (G.R. No. L-63046, June 21,
1990)
xiii. EEG Dev’t Corp vs. Heirs of De Castro (G.R.
No. 219694, June 26, 2019)
xiv. Mercado vs Allied Banking (G.R. No. 171460,
July 24, 2007)
xv. Sps. Peralta vs Heirs of Abalon; Heirs of
Peralta vs Heirs of Abalon (G.R. No.
183464/183448, June 30, 2014
d. Real Estate Mortgage/Mortgagee in Good Faith
i. Ruiz vs. Dimailig (G. R. No. 204280,
November 9, 2016)
ii. Zomer Development Company vs. Special
Twentieth Division of CA of Cebu City (G.R.
No. 194461, January 7, 2020)
iii. Parson-Song vs Parcon (G.R. No. 199582,
mJuly 7, 2020)

e. Sale Involving Real Estate

Unit Price Contract / Lump Sum Contract
i. Esguerra vs. Trinidad (G.R. No. 169890,
March 12, 2007
ii. Arcaina vs. Ingram (G. R. No. 196444,
February 15, 2017)
iii. Agatep vs. Rodriguez, (G.R. No. 170540, Oct
28, 2009)

f. Sale by Co-heir Before Partition

i. Alejandro vs. CA (G. R. No. 114151, Sept. 17
,1998)

g. Caveat Emptor Principle

i. Sy vs. Capistrano, Jr. (G. R. No. 154450, July
28, 2008)
ii. Domingo Realty vs CA (G. R. No. 126236,
January 26, 2007)
iii. Locsin vs. Hizon, (G.R. No. 304369,
September 17, 2014)