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Liza occupies a 480-square-meter lot in Barangay San Roque for 9 years. She holds a deed of sale issued by her aunt, who claims she purchased from a neighbor who allegedly owned the land. The aunt’s title chain is defective but the deed itself is not forged; it is colorable. Liza fenced the lot, put up a small shelter, and has paid real property taxes in her name. The true owner files an ejectment suit. Answer: (a) Classify Liza’s possession as to good faith or bad faith and justify your conclusion. (b) Based on the classification and the existence of a colorable title, determine whether Liza can acquire ownership by prescription. Specify the periods for ordinary and extraordinary prescription, and state whether 9 years is sufficient. (c) If the deed were forged (not merely colorable or defective), would the result differ? Briefly explain how the classification and prescription rules would apply in that scenario.