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2008-03-03 |
CHICO-NAZARIO, J. |
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| SPO3 Maximiano Balelo corroborated the testimony of AAA. He admitted that AAA was brought to him for investigation on 6 January 2000. He took the statements of AAA and those of AAA's sister and aunt. AAA told him that she was sexually abused by the appellant on two occasions. The first rape incident happened on 30 December 1999 and the second was on 3 January 2000.[14] The statements[15] of AAA, her sister and aunt were reduced into writing. He recorded the rape incidents report in the Police Blotter under Entry No. 02858.[16] | |||||
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2005-05-26 |
CHICO-NAZARIO, J. |
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| Even as this Court concedes that the aforequoted Section 23(1) of the Property Registration Decree expressly provides that publication in the Official Gazette shall be sufficient to confer jurisdiction upon the land registration court, it still affirms its declaration in Director of Lands v. Court of Appeals[30] that publication in a newspaper of general circulation is mandatory for the land registration court to validly confirm and register the title of the applicant or applicants. That Section 23 of the Property Registration Decree enumerated and described in detail the requirements of publication, mailing, and posting of the Notice of Initial Hearing, then all such requirements, including publication of the Notice in a newspaper of general circulation, is essential and imperative, and must be strictly complied with. In the same case, this Court expounded on the reason behind the compulsory publication of the Notice of Initial Hearing in a newspaper of general circulation, thus " | |||||
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2004-01-20 |
TINGA, J, |
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| Verily, a petition for correction is an action in rem, an action against a thing and not against a person.[46] The decision on the petition binds not only the parties thereto[47] but the whole world.[48] An in rem proceeding is validated essentially through publication.[49] Publication is notice to the whole world that the proceeding has for its object to bar indefinitely all who might be minded to make an objection of any sort against the right sought to be established.[50] It is the publication of such notice that brings in the whole world as a party in the case and vests the court with jurisdiction to hear and decide it.[51] | |||||