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A parcel of land described as Lot 1, containing 1 hectare, located in Barangay San Pedro, Municipality X, was at all times classified as forest land and part of the public domain. In 1990, B sold Lot 1 to A, and in 1992 the Registry of Deeds issued a Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) in A’s name based on a deed of sale. In 2020, the State reaffirmed that the area remains forest land and part of the public domain. Which of the following statements best applies to the Regalian doctrine with respect to A’s title?

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Void ab initio; lands of the public domain including forest lands cannot be privately owned, so the sale and the TCT issued to A are void. Heirs may inherit the land by hereditary succession even if it is forest land, because private rights can arise through succession despite public-domain status. Valid; under the Torrens system a certificate of title is indefeasible and cannot be revoked by the State absent proof of fraud. Valid only to the extent of any improvements erected by A; the land itself remains in the public domain but improvements may be privately owned.

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