Remedy after 1-year period; fraudulent registration
After the expiration of the one-year period, a person whose property has been
wrongly or erroneously registered in another's name may bring an ordinary action
for reconveyance,[1] or if the property has passed into the hands of an innocent
purchaser for value, Section 32 of the Property Registration Decree gives
petitioners only one other remedy, i.e., to file an action for damages against
those responsible for the fraudulent registration.[2]
[1] Gonzales v. Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R. No. 69622, 29 January 1988,
157 SCRA 587, 600.
