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Petitioner A files a petition for issuance of title under Presidential Decree No. 1529 for Lot 1001 located in City X. Two persons file as Respondents in Action to Claim, asserting hereditary ownership and right to possession over portions of the land despite the petition. The Register of Deeds orders Petitioner to deposit into the Assurance Fund an amount representing the probable damages or value of the land to secure the Respondents’ claims while the case is pending. The deposit is made and the case proceeds to trial.   (a)Identify the controlling doctrine and the governing rule regarding the Assurance Fund and Respondents in Action to Claim. (b)Distinguish the rule on deposits to the Assurance Fund from other protective measures in land registration and explain its effect on the petition. (c)Apply the doctrine to these facts: should the court require deposit into the Assurance Fund in this case? if yes, what are the implications for the petitioner and the Respondents?