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Practice question

Under PD 1529 Section 47, may title to Torrens-registered land be acquired by adverse possession in derogation of the registered owner's title?
  1. Yes, automatically after ten years
  2. Yes, automatically after thirty years
  3. No, registered land is protected against that acquisition by prescription or adverse possession
  4. Yes, whenever a tax declaration is issued
  5. Yes, if the occupant calls the possession peaceful

Legal references

  • PD 1529 Section 47: https://lawphil.net/statutes/presdecs/pd1978/pd_1529_1978.html
  • Civil Code Articles 1113, 1117–1137: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1949/ra_386_1949.html

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