I know it isn’t much of a blog site, but it contains pieces of information you might want to learn more about.

It is important to note that we only implemented the Torrens System in 1903

This is a very interesting starting point to look into the history of Philippine lands. I went over the article you cited and from there, did a few searches and read several more articles and watched some documentaries.

Another thing I also took notice is your admission of not being a lawyer. From this, I’m going to presume you have also not studied law at all. (there are people who studied law but never proceeded to getting a license.)

I can see now how you have formed your misconcepcion that land titles (Certificates) registered later than that OCT 01-4 issued by Spain, are all spurious. I will try to reconcile our current system with the history you know, in the following explanation.

That single Title purportedly issued by the King of Spain for the whole of Philippines in favor of some person(s), is now irrelevant. At least to the ordinary, every day person. We now have and follow the Torrens system which fixed all conflicting claims of land ownership in the Philippines.

We also adopted and embodied a concept of law known as the Regalian doctrine in our laws, especially in the Constitution itself. In a nutshell, under the Regalian doctrine, all lands in the Philippines not owned by private individuals are owned by the State. So from this alone, when the Philippines was ceded by Spain to the US through the Treaty of Paris, all lands in the country that are not under the possession of private individuals or organizations, became the property of the State by operation of law.

You are correct in saying that the Torrens system was put in place for https://hookupdate.net/pl/mydirtyhobby-recenzja/ the mere registration of land Titles and not for acquiring them. But the dates on the Original Certificates of Title that were issued under the Torrens System, are only indications of when they were registered under the Torrens system, and not when the Title of ownership were granted.

People who were issued an Original Certificate of Title under the Torrens System had to prove their ownership before they were granted the OCT, but once they have the OCT, it comes with a guarantee from the State of its regularity.

That legendary OCT 01-4 was issued way before the Torrens System was implemented. Assuming OCT 01-4 was actually issued and valid, it could be that the lands covered by that Title were passed on to many people already. This partly explains how people were able to prove their claims of ownership when applying for a registration under the Torrens System; And hence, how that fabled Title is now practically irrelevant.

In addition to articles you can find online about this topic, I recommend also reading law books containing commentaries on the laws you mentioned.

One such book relevant to this matter is Property Registration Decree and Related Laws (Land Titles and Deeds) by Justice Oswaldo D. Agcaoili.

They are a more authoritative account of what transpired behind the creation of these laws, because they are written by the people who created these laws and the people who actually studied these things for a living

Sorry if I am any less of a sound person for not having studied Law for a living. I was just trying to help.

By the way, I was able to get a hold of a recent ruling from the RTC Branch 218 in QC Civil Case No. RQZN-13-00187-CV. It is quite long, but please do read it to the very end.