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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: In Province Z, a Filipino applicant named Tamara D. occupies 3 hectares of a 5-hectare public-domain parcel that the DENR classifies as timberland. The land has never been titled. She has possessed the land openly, exclusively, and continuously since 1995 and files for original registration in the Regional 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?