Baguio warns public vs. sale of voided land titles

• Published date: 02 November 2022
• Publication title: Philippines News agency

The city government has warned the public against buying real properties here that are covered by land titles voided by the Supreme Court (SC).

The SC has reversed the validity of the subject certificates of ancestral land title (CALTs) over 36 prime lots in Baguio City located in Upper Session Road, Pacdal Circle, Wright Park, and the city government's titled property in Lualhati village.

Aileen Refuerzo, chief public information officer of the city government, said the SC decision has been already annotated in the land titles at the Registry of Deeds.

'Kaya sana wala ng magkamali na mabiktima at maglabas ng pinaghirapan nilang pera (So we hope nobody will be victimized by letting go of their hard-earned money),' she said in a phone interview on Wednesday.

The SC decision stemmed from the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) petition for review of the decision and resolution of the Court of Appeals dated Jan. 15, 2013...