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Alma owns Lot J, covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-4044. In 2013, a deed of sale purporting to transfer Lot J from Alma to Bruno was executed by a person named Eduardo who did not own the land and who forged Alma's signature. The deed was notarized. The Register of Deeds issued Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-4045 in Bruno's name in 2014. In 2024, Alma discovers the fraud and seeks to recover the land.   (a)State the controlling doctrine on indefeasibility of title and explain whether Bruno's title can be defeated by the forged sale. (b)Identify the remedy or remedies available to Alma to attack or defeat Bruno's title and discuss any limitations. (c)Outline the proper procedural path under PD 1529 for canceling or correcting entries in the certificate of title and for reconveyance, including who should file, in which court, and the general sequence.