The same land, sold twice
“Dalawang beses naibenta ang lupa. Sino ang panalo?”
Not the first buyer, not the one who paid more. Article 1544 runs a race, and good faith is the only way to finish it.
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Read the strip. The last panel does not answer — you do, before the rule shows up.
A small dining table. Aling Nena counts cash into a seller's hands; a deed of sale sits between them.
ALING NENA“Bayad na po. Akin na ang lupa.”
First buyer. Deed signed, price paid, nothing registered.
The same seller, three months later, at a different table with a different buyer.
SELLER“Malinis ang titulo. Wala pang ibang bumili.”
Second buyer, told nothing about the first.
A Registry of Deeds counter. The second buyer slides documents across; a clerk stamps them.
CLERK“Registered na po. Bagong titulo, pangalan ninyo.”
Registration, in good faith, by the second buyer.
Aling Nena holding her unregistered deed, looking at the reader.
CAPTIONUna siyang bumili. Pero pangalawa ang nakarehistro. Kanino ang lupa?
Vote before the rule.