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Annie occupies a 3-hectare parcel of public land within an area classified as alienable and disposable in the Province of Z. She has openly and exclusively possessed the parcel for 15 years, farming and constructing improvements, and has paid taxes on it. Without a title, she files a petition for Confirmation of Imperfect Title under R.A. No. 11573 to obtain a certificate of title. The Registry of Deeds denies the petition on the ground that the land is not shown to be within lands subject to registration. In a hypothetical where a neighboring landowner asserts the parcel is forest land and therefore not subject to private ownership, answer the following:   (a)Identify the doctrinal rule governing Confirmation of Imperfect Title under R.A. No. 11573. (b)Based on the facts, does Annie qualify for a certificate of title? Explain. (c)If the land is forest land, what is the proper disposition and remedy for Annie?