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Republic of the Philippines REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 11th Judicial Region Tagum City Branch 13 MARLO LARROSA, Plaintiff,

-versusANGEL MAY YAMAS, efendant! !!!!!!!!!!!!! CIVIL CASE NO. 2645 FOR: QUIETING OF TITLE AND/OR RECOVERY OF OWNERSHIP, CANCELLATION OF CERTIFICATES OF TITLES, DAMAGES AND ATTORNEYS FEES COMPLAINT COMES NOW, Plaintiff through the undersigned counsel, unto this "onorable Court, most respectfully alleges, T"#T$

T"# P$%&'#( 1! Plaintiff, of legal age, %ilipino, married, and a resident of &a'ati, &etro &anila, has the capacity to sue and be sued and may be served (ith notices and other court processes through the

undersigned counsel #ttorney Jenifer Paglina(an )a( %irm , Tagum City, ,! avao del *orte+

efendant, of legal age, %ilipino, (ido(, has the capacity to be sued and to sue, and a resident of -obrecary -treet Phase ., -ison -ubdivision, Tagum City, (here she may be served (ith summons, notices and other court processes+

T"# C$)(# *+ A,&'*3! Plaintiff is the uncle of the defendant/s husband, the late #tty! Johny 0amas+

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efendant/s husband (as the legal counsel of the plaintiff and of the plaintiff/s entire corporation located at Tagum City, the Tagum evelopment Corporation+

1! -ometime in January 12, ,31,, plaintiff (anted to purchase a parcel of land located at -ison -ubdivision and covered under TCT N*. T! ...!22 but due to the fact that plaintiff is permanently

residing in &anila, there (ere some legal inconveniences (hich caused delay to the transaction+ 4! efendant/s husband then suggested that in order to e5pedite the transaction of purchasing the said parcel of land, the purchase must be placed under the name of his (ife, the herein defendant or under his name and the same be held in trust for the plaintiff and under the clear agreement that later on the said land (ould be reconveyed to the real o(ner, the herein plaintiff+ 2! Though at first, the plaintiff (as reluctant to the said suggestion, he conceded to the proposal under the assurance of the defendant/s husband that a -pecial Po(er of #ttorney (ould be e5ecuted by the latter and by the defendant in favor of the plaintiff authori6ing the latter to sell the said parcel of land and to receive the proceeds thereof! #ttached as A--# /E0 hereof is the -pecial Po(er of

#ttorney dated January ,2, ,31, and made an integral part of this hereof+ 7! Thus, said transaction (as pursued (herein the defendant/s husband stood as the vendee (ith the purchase price furnished by the plaintiff and under the agreement they had previously agreed+ 8! 9n %ebruary 3,, ,31,, the said transaction (as registered (ith the Registry of eeds and subse:uently the copy of the o(ner/s

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duplicate copy of title (as issued but the same (as right a(ay delivered to the plaintiff and had never been in the possession of the defendant nor by his husband and the corporation of the plaintiff from then on too' possession of the said parcel of land and paid all real estate ta5es that (ere due from the time of ac:uisition up to the present+ 13! TCT *o! T-111-,, (as later on subdivided into four parcels of

land covered under TCT *os! 1,3., 1427, .142, and 4278! TCT *os! 1,3. and 1427 and (as conveyed to the plaintiff but the remaining t(o (ere not due to the death of the defendant/s husband! #ttached as A--# #tty! Timothy Te+ 11! 9n &arch 34, ,31, another parcel of land located at -ison /F0 hereof is the eath Certificate of

-ubdivision and covered by 9CT *o! 111, (as purchased under the same agreement! Thus, the title (as registered to the #tty! Johny 0amas as the trustee of the plaintiff+ 1,! The herein defendant (ho had long been separated from her

husband even before the latter/s death filed a petition for the issuance of ne( o(ner/s duplicate copy of TCT *o! T-111-,, alleging that the said duplicate copy is lost on 2 #ttached as A--# petition+ 13! Plaintiff being the real o(ner of the said land (hich is only held ecember ,31,!

/A0 hereof is the machine copy of the said

in trust by the defendant and having the possession of the o(ner/s duplicate copy of TCT *o! T-111-,, since it (as issued by the Registry of eeds of avao del *orte, opposed the said petition on

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the ground that the same is not lost! #ttached as A--# hereof is the copy of the said 9pposition+ 1.!

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Plaintiff is constrained to secure the services of counsel to

enforce and protect his rights and have incurred P"1 .2,222 for acceptance fee!

PRAYER

WHEREFORE, PREMISES CONSIDERED, it is most respectfully prayed that, after hearing, ;udgment be rendered$

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eclaring the plaintiff as the la(ful o(ner of TCT N*. T!...!22 situated at -ison -ubdivision Tagum City, avao del *orte+

,! Removing all the clouds hovering on the title of the plaintiff particularly the malicious claim of the efendant over it3

3! Canceling the titles namely TCT No. 4.2.. in the name of ANGEL MAY YAMAS to give (ay to the processing of the Certificates of Titles in the name of the plaintiff after he re:uirement of registration in the Registry of has complied (ith the eeds+

.! 9rdering the

efendant to sign (hatever necessary documents to

effect transfer of title of the land to the Plaintiff+

1! 9rdering the

efendants to pay Plaintiffs attorney/s fees in the

amount of P"1 .2,222 and e5penses of the suit!

Plaintiffs pray for such other relief ;ust and e:uitable under the premises!

MARLO LARROSA Plaintiff #ssisted by$ P#<)=*#>#* )#> 9%%=C?

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Republic of the Philippines@ City of Tagum @s!s! 5 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -5

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