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Republic of the Philippines

8th Judicial Region
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Branch ____
Tacloban City
IN THE MATTER OF ISSUANCE OF
OWNERS DUPLICATE COPIES OF
TRANSFER CERTIFICATE OF TITLE
Cadastral
Case No:
NOS. T-25978, 122-2012000286, AND 122____________________
2012000290, IN LIEU OF THOSE LOST,
CECILIA G. NALDA

For:
Issuance

Petitioner,
Owners
Copies

Duplicate

of

Certificate of

of

-versus-

Transfer
Title.

THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF TACLOBAN CITY

Respondent.
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PETITION
PETITIONER, by counsel, to this Honorabel Court,
most respectfully alleges:
1. That she is of legal age, married, Filipino, and a
resident of ________________________;
2. That respondent is a state agency tasked in the
registration of properties in Tacloban City, with
office address at Justice Romualdez St., Tacloban
City;
3. That petitioner is the registered owner of three
(3) parcels of land, more particularly described as
follows:

3.a. A parcel of land located at Brgy.

Marasbaras, Tacloban City, designated as Lot
3427-B-8-A containing an area of 363 square
meters, more or less, and embraced in
Transfer Certificate of Title N. T-25978;
3.b. A parcel of land located at Brgy.
Marasbaras, Tacloban City, designated as Lot
3427-B-8-C-5-D, with an area of 78 square
meters, more or less, embraced in Transfer
Certificate of Title No. 122-2012000286;
3.c. A parcel of land located at Brgy.
Marasbaras, Tacloban City, designated as Lot
3427-B-8-C-5-E, with an area of 2,314 square
meters, more or less, and embraced in
Transfer Certificate of Title No. 1222012000290;
4. That the OWNERS DUPLICATE COPIES of the
subject three (3) CERTIFICATES OF TITLE were
kept by her inside a wooden cabinet in the house
of her brother where she was residing; copies of
the said Certificates of Title are hereto attached
as Annexes A, B, and C, respectively;
5. That unfortunately, last November 8, 2013 at the
onslaught of Super Typhoon Yolanda accompanied
by a Storm Surge, the said house was badly
damaged, the entire roofing and part of the walls
were blown away including the wooden cabinet
with the Certificates of Title inside, because of the
Strong Winds and further washed away by the
rampaging flood water;
6. That despite earnest efforts, she failed to find or
recover the said CERTIFICATES OF TITLE, hence,
she considered the same as LOST;
7. That she executed an Affidavit of Loss and had the
same annotated at the CERTIFICATES OF TITLE
on file with the Respondent, a copy is hereto
attached as Annex D;
8. That said CERTIFICATES OF TITLE have never
been pledged or otherwise delivered to any
person or entity to guarantee any obligation or for
any other purpose;

WHEREFORE, the Petitioner respectfully prays this

Honorable Court to declare null and void the owners
duplicates of Transfer Certificates of Title No. T-25978, 1222012000286, and 122-2012000290, which have been lost,
and to order and direct the Respondent, after payment of
him of the fees prescribed by law, to issue in lieu thereof
new owners duplicate certificates which shall in all
respects be entitled to like faith and credit as the original
duplicates, in accordance with Section 109 of Act No. 496,
as amended by PD 1529.
Tacloban City, Leyte. 20 January 2015.

LAGUNZAD

____________________________
Atty. SAMUEL C.
Counsel for the Petitioner
118
MH
Del
Pilar
St.,

Tacloban City
IBP

No.

03807,

Lifetime

Member
PTR No. 7334199, 1/5/2015,
Tac. City
Roll No. 38843
MCLE COM. V-0000239, July
8, 2013
Cellphone No. 09086780200
VERIFICATION & CERTIFICATION
I, CECILIA G. NALDA, under oath, depose and say:
1. That I am the petitioner of this petition, I caused the
preparation and filing of this petition, and I have read the
contents thereof to be true and correct and based on
authentic documents;
2. That I hereby certify that I have not commenced any
action or filed any claim involving the same issues in any
court, tribunal, or quasi-judicial agency and to the best of
my knowledge, no such other action or claim is pending
therein, and if I should thereafter learn that the same or
similar action or claim has been filed or is pending, I shall
report that fact within five (5) days therefrom to the court
wherein my aforesaid complaint or initiatory pleading has
been filed.
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CECILIA G. NALDA
Petitioner/Affia
nt
SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me this 20
January 2015 in Tacloban City, Leyte, Petitioner/Affiant who
is personally known to me and personally signed this
document in my presence and affirmed that the same is her
free and voluntary act and deed.