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a)Identify the controlling doctrine governing original registration of lands of the public domain under PD 1529, with emphasis on the requirement that the land be alienable and disposable. b)Facts: A Filipino purchaser, Maria D., occupies 2 hectares of a 5-hectare public-domain parcel in Province X that has never been titled. The area is currently classified by the DENR as timberland. She has possessed the land openly, exclusively, and continuously since 1990 and files for original registration in the trial court. The Land Registration Authority (LRA) denies the application on the ground that the land is not alienable and disposable. Is her application proper? Explain. c)If not, what remedy or process should she pursue to obtain a title?