FORM_33
Republic of the Philippines
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
Third Judicial Region
Branch IV
Angeles City
RE: IN THE MATTER OF THE
ISSUANCE OF THE SECOND
OWNER’S DUPLICATE COPY
OF TRANSFER CERTIFICATE
OF TITLE NO. RGR4444 OF THE
REGISTRY OF DEEDS FOR
MUNICIPALITY OF PORAC
LRC Case No. RR-4444
BARTHOLOMEW H. ALLEN,
Petitioner.
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PETITION
COMES NOW, the Petitioner, Bartholomew H. Allen, by and
through the undersigned counsel and unto this Honorable Court,
respectfully alleges that:
1. The petitioner is of legal age, Filpino, single, and a
resident of #111 St., Jude, Brgy. Alfonso, Angeles City,
Pampanga, Philippines, where he may be served with
court processes;
2. The petitioner is a lawful and registered owner of a parcel
of land together with the improvements therein, identified
as Lot 20 Blk 54 of consolidation subdivision plan (LRC)
Pcs-13265 located in the Municipality of Porac, Province
of Pampanga, with an area of TWO HUNDRED EIGHTY
(280) SQ. METERS, more or less, embraced by Transfer
Certificate of Title No. 0000000 duly issued by the
Registry of Deeds for Municipality of Porac which parcel
of land is particularly described as follows:
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(Transfer Certificate of Title No. 0000000)
Registry of Deeds for Municipality of Porac
“A PARCEL OF LAND (Lot 20 Blk 54 of consolidation
subdivision plan (LRC) Pcs-13265, being a portion of the
consolidation of Lots 4751-A and 4751-B (LRC) Psd-
50533, Lot 3, Psd-100703, Lot 1, Psd150980, LRC Rec.
Nos. Nos. N-27024, 51768, 89632, N-11782, N-13466,
and 21071 situated in the Bo. of San Donisio, Mun of
Porac, Prov of Pampanga, Is. of Luzon. Bounded on NE.,
point 4 to 1 by Road Lot 22, on...to the point of beginning;
containing an area of (280) square meters more or less..."
A copy of Transfer Certificate of Title No. 0000000 is
hereto attached as Annex “A”;
3. The petitioner usually kept the owner’s duplicate copies of
all the certificate of titles for its real estate properties in
the vault together with all the other important documents
of the petitioner. The said vault is under the control and
supervision of the petitioner;
4. After diligent search to the vault of Transfer Certificate of
Title No. 0000000, the same could not be found;
5. The petitioner exerted all efforts to look and determine the
whereabouts of the said certificate of title but despite
these efforts, the petitioner still failed to locate the said
certificate and apparently they were misplaced and
deemed lost;
6. Consequently, the petitioner executed an Affidavit of
Loss, which was registered with the Register of Deeds for
Municipality of Porac and annotated at the back of the
original Transfer Certificate of Title No. 1111111 in the
possession of said Office under Entry No. RGR1994.
A copy of the Affidavit of Loss is hereto attached
as Annex “B” and made as an integral part hereof;
7. The issuance of the Second Owner’s Duplicate Copy of
TCT No. 0000000 can be based and drawn from a
certified true copy of the original copy thereof secured by
petitioner from Registry of Deeds for Municipality of
Porac.
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A copy of the certified true copy of the original copy is
hereto attached as Annex “C”;
8. Subject property covered by TCT No. 0000000 is also
covered by Tax Declaration No. 19941004 issued by the
Office of the City Assessor.
A copy of Tax Declaration is hereto attached as Annex
“D”;
9. The petitioner is up to date in the payment of the real
estate taxes for the subject property as evidenced by a
Certification issued by the Office of the City Assesso.
A copy of Certification of Payment is attached as Annex
“E”.
PRAYER
WHEREFORE, premises considered, it is respectfully prayed of
the Honorable Court that after due notice and hearing, a decision be
rendered by this Honorable Court directing the Registry of Deeds of
Municipality of Porac to cause the issuance of a new Owner’s
Duplicate Copy of TCT No. 0000000 with like faith and integrity as the
lost certificate of title for all legal intents and purposes.
Other reliefs and remedies as may be deemed just and
equitable under the premises are likewise prayed for.
Respectfully submitted.
Angeles City, Philippines, 12 June 2020.
(Sgd.) ATTY. RAYMOND G. RONQUILLO
Counsel for Petitioner
RONQUILLO & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICE
Rm. 404 RGR Bldg., McArthur Hi-way, Salapungan, Angeles City
IBP Lifetime No. 000000/Pampanga
PTR No. 0000000/January 02, 2020/Angeles City
Supreme Court Roll of Attorney’s No. 00000
MCLE Compliance No. V–0000000/October 01, 2019
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VERIFICATION AND CERTIFICATION OF NON-FORUM
SHOPPING
I, Bartholomew H. Allen, Filipino, of legal age, after been duly
sworn, depose and state that:
1. I am the Petitioner in the foregoing Petition.
2. I caused the preparation of the foregoing Petition which I
have read and understood.
3. I hereby affirm that all factual allegations contained in the
said Petition are true and correct of my own personal
knowledge and belief, as well as true and correct basis of
authentic documents and records in my possession.
4. I further certify that I have not commenced any other
action involving the same issues before the Supreme
Court, Court of Appeals or any division thereof or any
tribunal or agency; and to the best of my knowledge no
such action is pending before the Supreme Court, Court,
Court of Appeals or any division thereof or any tribunal or
agency.
In the event that any action involving the same should be made
known, I hereby bind myself to report the same within five (5) days
from knowledge thereof to this Honorable Court.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereunto set my hand this 12 th day
of June 2020 at Angeles City, Philippines.
(Sgd.) BARTHOLOMEW H. ALLEN
Petitioner
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SUBSCRIBED AND SWORN to before me, this 12th day of June
2020, in Angeles City, Philippines, by the following whom I have
identified through competent evidence of identity and who exhibited to
me the same as follows:
PERSONS COMPETENT EVIDENCE OF
IDENTITY
BARTHOLOMEW H. ALLEN UMID No. CRN-0062-1245678-9
Date of Issue: N/A
Doc. No. 33; ATTY. RENEE MIRIELLE G. DELA CRUZ
Notary Public for Angeles City
Page No. 07; DELA CRUZ & ASSOCIATES LAW OFFICE
Book No. I; Rm. 209 PS Bldg., McArthur Hi-way, Salapungan,
Angeles City, Philippines
Series of 2020. Roll No. 00000, June 4, 2017
Commission Serial No. 0000-000
Valid until December 31, 2021
IBP Lifetime No. 000000/Pampanga
PTR No. 0000000/January 04, 2020/Angeles City
EXPLANATION
This certifies that personal service was not resorted to for the
reason that due to time, distance and manpower constraints, the
same is not practicable.
(Sgd.) ATTY. RAYMOND G. RONQUILLO
Copy Furnished:
CLERK OF COURT
Regional Trial Court
Branch IV, Angeles City
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