Practice question
A petitioner has tax declarations and a survey but cannot prove that any certificate was ever issued or was in force when supposedly lost. He argues that reconstitution is simply a faster way to obtain a first title. What is the proper response?
- A survey necessarily proves a prior certificate
- Reconstitution cannot substitute for original registration; the required existing prior certificate and statutory basis must be established
- Every tax declaration is a Torrens certificate
- The absence of a prior title is irrelevant
- The court must grant a first title by default
Legal references
- RA 26, Section 15: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1946/ra_26_1946.html
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