THE Supreme Court (SC) has granted a petition assailing the Sandiganbayan’s cancellation of a notice of lis pendens issued over property alleged to be ill-gotten by former President Ferdinand Marcos and his associates. Lis pendens is a written notice of a pending suit involving property usually filed before the appropriate office. 14 – have been substantially met and that there is factual basis for the issuance of the preliminary attachment.”“Wherefore, the petition for certiorari is granted. The assailed resolutions dated January 11, 2010 and December 1, 2010, insofar as they direct the cancellation of the notice of lis pendens, are annulled,” the ruling said. The tribunal also set aside the Sandiganbayan ruling and ordered the Register of Deeds of Cabuyao to reannotate the notice of lis pendens on the TCT.

Source: Manila Times January 23, 2017 12:40 UTC