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You lost your Owner's Duplicate Transfer Certificate of Title. What should you do next? Can you still sell the property? Can you still mortgage it? Can you still donate it? Can you still transfer ownership? What documents should immediately be secured? Should you first verify the records with the Registry of Deeds? What evidence should be preserved before taking further action? If you are pla...

Your Original Certificate of Title or Transfer Certificate of Title has been lost or destroyed. What should you do next? Can the title still be restored? What documents should immediately be secured? Should you first verify the records with the Registry of Deeds? What government records should be obtained? What evidence should be preserved before taking further action? If you are buying land, shou...

A government-issued land title or award has already been issued over your property. What should you do next? Should you immediately assume that nothing can be done? Should you accept the situation without asking questions? Should you first gather documents? Should you verify the title? Should you discuss the matter with your own lawyer before making your next move? These are some of the important...

Can you apply for land registration even if the land became alienable and disposable only years after your family started possessing it? Should the date of possession matter? Should the date of government classification matter? Can possession by parents or grandparents become legally relevant? Can the possession of previous owners affect a later application for land registration? These are some of...

When a person dies, what exactly forms part of the inheritance? Is it only the land? What about bank accounts? Shares of stock? Rental income? Business interests? Loans? Debts? Can every right be inherited? Can every obligation be transferred to the heirs? These are some of the questions that frequently arise when families settle the estate of a loved one. Understanding what may or may not form pa...

What is the difference between a "decedent" and a "testator"? Do these terms mean the same thing? Why do lawyers, judges, and courts use different terms when discussing inheritance and estate settlement? Does the existence of a will change the legal terminology used in a case? These are some of the questions that frequently arise in discussions involving inherited land, estate...

Can you safely rely on a Transfer Certificate of Title when buying land? What if another person later claims ownership? What if someone presents an older Deed of Absolute Sale? What if there are conflicting tax declarations? Should a buyer investigate beyond the title? What level of due diligence is enough before purchasing high-value real estate? These are some of the questions discussed in today...

Who becomes the owner of land after a person's death? Does ownership automatically pass to the children? Does the surviving spouse automatically become the owner? What if there is no will? What if there are several heirs? Can one heir sell the property without the participation of the others? Can a buyer safely purchase inherited land before the estate has been settled? These are some of the...

What if someone claims that your Deed of Absolute Sale is fake or fraudulent? Would that allegation alone invalidate the document? What evidence should a court examine? What documents should a landowner preserve? What due diligence should buyers, heirs, developers, and investors undertake before purchasing high-value real estate? These are some of the legal questions discussed in today's Supr...

If you believe your rights over your land have been violated, what should you do next? Should you wait? Should you immediately file a case? Should you first gather documents? Should you consult your own lawyer? Many landowners only begin asking these questions after discovering that another person has occupied, developed, registered, sold, or claimed ownership over their property. The earlier you...

Don't wait until years have passed before protecting your rights over your land. If you believe your ownership, possession, boundaries, title, inheritance, or other rights over real property have already been violated, ask yourself: Am I acting soon enough to protect my rights? Every day that passes may make a real estate dispute more difficult to resolve. Whether the issue involves a title,...

When does the prescriptive period begin in an action involving land? Is it counted from the execution of a deed? From the registration of the title? Or does the answer depend on the facts, the applicable law, and the issues presented in the particular case? These are some of the questions that frequently arise in Philippine real estate disputes involving high-value properties. Rather than relying...

Jan Edmond Ruz ATTORNEY-AT-LAW / LAWYER GEODETIC ENGINEER / LAND SURVEYOR REAL ESTATE BROKER 📧 Email: janruzlaw@gmail.com 📱 Viber/WhatsApp/Globe: 0917.678.4457 | +63.917.678.4457 ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━ I am your host for this PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAW co-learning channel. Lawyers, real estate lawyers, developers, engineers, investors, OFWs, foreign heirs, landowners, brokers, and non-lawyers may co...

𝗜 𝗮𝗹𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗱𝘆 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱. 𝗪𝗵𝘆 𝗰𝗮𝗻'𝘁 𝗜 𝘀𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗹𝘆 𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻? This question surprises many land developers, investors, land bankers, buyers, and heirs. Many believe that once they obtain a Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT), they can immediately recover possession from whoever is occupying the property. Not always. Philippine law provides different judicial remedies for recovering possession o...

Jan Edmond Ruz  Attorney-at-Law  Geodetic Engineer / Land Surveyor  Real Estate Broker ——— I am your host for this PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAW co-learning channel. Lawyers, real estate lawyers, developers, engineers, investors, OFWs, foreign heirs, and non-lawyers may contribute insights involving Philippine real estate law, agrarian reform, land titles, tenancy disputes, and Supreme Court decision...

⚖️ PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAW CO-LEARNING CHANNEL Jan Edmond Ruz Attorney-at-Law Geodetic Engineer / Land Surveyor Real Estate Broker 📧 Email: janruzlaw@gmail.com 📱 Viber / WhatsApp / Globe: 0917.678.4457 | +63.917.678.4457 ——— I am your host for this PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAW co-learning channel. Lawyers, real estate lawyers, developers, engineers, investors, OFWs, foreign heirs, and non-lawye...

Jan Edmond Ruz  Attorney-at-Law  Geodetic Engineer / Land Surveyor  Real Estate Broker ——— I am your host for this PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAW co-learning channel. Lawyers, real estate lawyers, developers, engineers, investors, OFWs, foreign heirs, landowners, brokers, and non-lawyers may contribute insights involving Philippine real estate law, agrarian reform, CLOA titles, land ownership, investo...

Welcome to your Philippine Real Estate Law Co-Learning Channel ! ⚖️📐🏢 No matter where you are—from Cebu, Siargao, Palawan, and Siquijor , to Guimaras, Leyte, Iloilo, Boracay, Bohol, Cagayan de Oro, Davao , or anywhere across the globe—there are no boundaries in a legitimate learning journey. Let us help each other, share updates, and contribute to legal awareness! 👤 MEET YOUR HOST: Atty. Jan Ed...

Jan Edmond Ruz ATTORNEY-AT-LAW / LAWYER  GEODETIC ENGINEER / LAND SURVEYOR  REAL ESTATE BROKER  Email: janruzlaw@gmail.com  Viber/WhatsApp/Globe Cell # 0917.678.4457 +63.917.678.4457  I am your host for this PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAW co-learning channel. Send links of 2026 real estate law updates to my email, Viber, or WhatsApp. Please support my advocacy by sharing GOV.PH links on landmark cases...

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Jan Edmond Ruz.  ATTORNEY-AT-LAW  /  LAWYER GEODETIC ENGINEER / LAND SURVEYOR REAL ESTATE BROKER Email: janruzlaw@gmail.com Viber/WhatsApp/Globe Cell # 0917.678.4457     +63.917.678.4457 I am your host for this PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAW co-learning channel. Send links of 2025 real estate law updates to my email, Viber, or WhatsApp.  Please support my advocacy by sharing GOV.PH links on landmark c...

Jan Edmond Ruz.  ATTORNEY-AT-LAW  /  LAWYER GEODETIC ENGINEER / LAND SURVEYOR REAL ESTATE BROKER Email: janruzlaw@gmail.com Viber/WhatsApp/Globe Cell # 0917.678.4457     +63.917.678.4457 I am your host for this PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAW co-learning channel. Send links of 2025 real estate law updates to my email, Viber, or WhatsApp.  Please support my advocacy by sharing GOV.PH links on landmark c...

Jan Edmond Ruz.  ATTORNEY-AT-LAW  /  LAWYER GEODETIC ENGINEER / LAND SURVEYOR REAL ESTATE BROKER Email: janruzlaw@gmail.com Viber/WhatsApp/Globe Cell # 0917.678.4457     +63.917.678.4457 I am your host for this PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAW co-learning channel. Send links of 2025 real estate law updates to my email, Viber, or WhatsApp.  Please support my advocacy by sharing GOV.PH links on landmark c...

Jan Edmond Ruz.  ATTORNEY-AT-LAW  /  LAWYER GEODETIC ENGINEER / LAND SURVEYOR REAL ESTATE BROKER Email: janruzlaw@gmail.com Viber/WhatsApp/Globe Cell # 0917.678.4457     +63.917.678.4457 I am your host for this PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAW co-learning channel. Send links of 2025 real estate law updates to my email, Viber, or WhatsApp.  Please support my advocacy by sharing GOV.PH links on landmark c...

Jan Edmond Ruz.  ATTORNEY-AT-LAW  /  LAWYER GEODETIC ENGINEER / LAND SURVEYOR REAL ESTATE BROKER Email: janruzlaw@gmail.com Viber/WhatsApp/Globe Cell # 0917.678.4457     +63.917.678.4457 I am your host for this PHILIPPINE REAL ESTATE LAW co-learning channel. Send links of 2025 real estate law updates to my email, Viber, or WhatsApp.  Please support my advocacy by sharing GOV.PH links on landmark c...