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IN RE: RECONSTITUTION OF ORIGINAL COPY AS WELL AS OWNER’S DUPLICATE COPY OF TCT NO. T-38769 v. SPS. LORENZO AND FELICIANA MATEO

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GR No. 173525
2008-03-28
REPUBLIC v. GERTRUDES B. VERZOSA
TINGA, J,
In Republic v. Mateo,[11] the Spouses Lorenzo and Feliciana Mateo filed a petition for the reconstitution of the original and owner's duplicate copy of Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-38769. In support of the petition, the Spouses Mateo presented, among others, a photocopy of the lost title. The trial court denied reconstitution. The Court of Appeals, however, declared that the trial court erred in not giving weight to the photocopy of the owner's duplicate certificate of title and ruled that the requirements of the Rules of Court as regards the introduction of secondary evidence (as an exception to the best evidence rule) had been complied with.