OLIZON vs. CA [G.R. No. 107075. September 1, 1994.] REGALADO, J p: FAC S!

Sometime in 1967 when the spouses Armando and I uminada O i!on o"tained a oan #rom respondent $rudentia %an& in the amount o# $'(,)))*)) and, as se+urit, there#or, the, e-e+uted in #a.or o# respondent "an& a rea estate mort/a/e o.er a par+e o# and* 0n#ortunate ,, spouses #ai ed to pa, their a#orestated o" i/ation upon its maturit,, so pri.ate respondent e-tra1udi+ia , #ore+ osed the rea estate mort/a/e* At a pu" i+ au+tion therea#ter, the su"1e+t propert, was so d to respondent "an& as the hi/hest "idder, pursuant to whi+h it was issued a +erti#i+ate o# sa e as o# the same date* Said +erti#i+ate o# sa e was du , annotated at the "a+& o# petitioner2s 343* Due to the #ai ure o# petitioner spouses to redeem the #ore+ osed propert, within the period o# redemption, tit e to the propert, was +onso idated in #a.or o# respondent "an&* Respondent "an& #i ed with the R34 a petition to re+onstitute 343, whi+h was ost in the O##i+e o# the Re/istr, o# Deeds o# 5a oo&an 4it,* 3he +ourt ordered the re+onstitution pra,ed #or* As a +onse6uen+e, 343 in the name o# the O i!on spouses was +an+e ed and, in ieu thereo#, 343 was issued in the name o# respondent "an&* %an& #i ed a petition #or the issuan+e o# a writ o# possession a/ainst petitioner spouses whi+h was /ranted* A petition, ", wa, o# opposition, was #i ed ", petitioner spouses wherein the, sou/ht the +an+e ation o# the writ o# possession, the nu i#i+ation o# the +erti#i+ate o# sa e, and7or the nu i#i+ation o# the #ore+ osure pro+eedin/s* In support thereo#, the, a e/ed a+& o# noti+e o# the au+tion sa e and a+& o# postin/ o# the noti+e o# sa e as re6uired ", Se+tion 8 o# A+t 9o* 818(, as amended* ISS"#! :o9 the #ore+ osure pro+eedin/ is .oid due to a e/ed a+& o# noti+e o# the au+tion sa e and a+& o# postin/ o# the noti+e o# sa e* $#L%! NO It is now a we ;sett ed ru e that persona noti+e to the mort/a/or in e-tra1udi+ia #ore+ osure pro+eedin/s is not ne+essar,* Se+tion 8 o# A+t 9o* 818( /o.ernin/ e-tra1udi+ia #ore+ osure o# rea estate mort/a/es, as amended ", A+t 9o* <11=, re6uires on , the postin/ o# the noti+e o# sa e in three pu" i+ p a+es and the pu" i+ation o# that noti+e in a newspaper o# /enera +ir+u ation* >en+e, the a+& o# persona noti+e to the mort/a/ors, herein petitioners, is not a /round to set aside the #ore+ osure sa e* 9either +an the supposed #ai ure o# respondent "an& to +omp , with the postin/ re6uirement as pro.ided under the a#oresaid Se+tion 8, under the #a+tua am"ian+e and +ir+umstan+es whi+h o"tained in this +ase, "e +onsidered a su##i+ient /round #or annu in/ the a#orementioned sa e* :e are not unaware o# the ru in/s in some +ases that, under norma situations, the statutor, pro.isions /o.ernin/ pu" i+ation o# noti+e o# e-tra1udi+ia #ore+ osure sa es must "e stri+t , +omp ied with and that #ai ure to pu" ish the noti+e o# au+tion sa e as re6uired ", the statute +onstitutes a 1urisdi+tiona de#e+t whi+h in.a idates the sa e* >owe.er, the unusua nature o# the attendant #a+ts and the pe+u iarit, o# the +on# uent +ir+umstan+es in.o .ed in this +ase re6uire that we ru e otherwise* 0n i&e the situation in pre.ious +ases where the #ore+ osure sa es were annu ed ", reason o# #ai ure to +omp , with the noti+e re6uirement under Se+tion 8 o# A+t 9o* 818(, as amended, what is a e/ed , a+&in/ here is the postin/ o# the noti+e in three pu" i+ p a+es, and not the pu" i+ation thereo#

in a newspaper o# /enera +ir+u ation* :e ta&e 1udi+ia noti+e o# the #a+t that newspaper pu" i+ations ha.e more #ar;rea+hin/ e##e+ts than postin/ on "u etin "oards in pu" i+ p a+es* 3here is a /reater pro"a"i it, that an announ+ement or noti+e pu" ished in a newspaper o# /enera +ir+u ation, whi+h is distri"uted nationwide, sha ha.e a readership o# more peop e than that posted in a pu" i+ "u etin "oard, no matter how strate/i+ its o+ation ma, "e, whi+h +aters on , to a imited #ew* >en+e, the pu" i+ation o# the noti+e o# sa e in the newspaper o# /enera +ir+u ation a one is more than su##i+ient +omp ian+e with the noti+e;postin/ re6uirement o# the aw* %, su+h pu" i+ation, a reasona" , wide pu" i+it, had "een e##e+ted su+h that those interested mi/ht attend the pu" i+ sa e, and the purpose o# the aw had "een there", su"ser.ed* 3he o"1e+t o# a noti+e o# sa e is to in#orm the pu" i+ o# the nature and +ondition o# the propert, to "e so d, and o# the time, p a+e and terms o# the sa e* 9oti+es are /i.en #or the purpose o# se+urin/ "idders and to pre.ent a sa+ri#i+e o# the propert,* I# these o"1e+ts are attained, immateria errors and mista&es wi not a##e+t the su##i+ien+, o# the noti+e? "ut i# mista&es or omissions o++ur in the noti+es o# sa e, whi+h are +a +u ated to deter or mis ead "idders, to depre+iate the .a ue o# the propert,, or to pre.ent it #rom "rin/in/ a #air pri+e, su+h mista&es or omissions wi "e #ata to the .a idit, o# the noti+e, and a so to the sa e made pursuant thereto* In the instant +ase, the a#oresaid o"1e+ti.e was attained sin+e there was su##i+ient pu" i+it, o# the sa e throu/h the newspaper pu" i+ation* 3here is +omp ete , no showin/ that the propert, was so d #or a pri+e #ar "e ow its .a ue as to insinuate an, "ad #aith, nor was there an, showin/ or e.en an intimation o# +o usion "etween the sheri## who +ondu+ted the sa e and respondent "an&* 3his "ein/ so, the a e/ed non;+omp ian+e with the postin/ re6uirement, e.en i# true, wi not 1usti#, the settin/ aside o# the sa e* 3he #ore+ osure pro+eedin/ has in its #a.or the presumption o# re/u arit,, and the "urden o# e.iden+e to re"ut the same is on petitioners* :here the a e/ation is an essentia part o# the +ause o# a+tion or de#ense in a +i.i +ase, whether posited in an a##irmati.e or ne/ati.e #orm, the "urden o# e.iden+e thereon ies with the p eader* %esides, the #a+t a one that there was no +erti#i+ate o# postin/ atta+hed to the sheri##2s re+ords o# the e-tra1udi+ia #ore+ osure sa e is not su##i+ient to pro.e the a+& o# postin/, espe+ia , in this +ase where the 6uestioned a+t and the re+ord thereo# are a read, 16 ,ears o d* It is 6uite un#air to now shi#t to respondent "an& the "urden o# pro.in/ the #a+t o# postin/ +onsiderin/ the en/th o# time that has e apsed, aside #rom the #a+t that the sheri## who +ondu+ted the pu" i+ sa e and who was responsi" e #or the postin/ o# the noti+e o# sa e is a read, out o# the +ountr,, with the re+ords "ein/ si ent on his present wherea"outs or the possi"i it, o# his returnin/ here* Indeed, e.en on e6uita" e +onsiderations a one, the presumption o# re/u arit, in the per#orman+e o# o##i+ia dut, must stand* As apt , #ound ", the 4ourt o# Appea s: @* * * It is not a matter o# a+& o# +omp ian+e with the re6uirements o# the aw, rather, it is a matter o# una.ai a"i it, o# +ertain do+uments due to the oss thereo#, +onsiderin/ that more than si-teen A16B ,ears had apsed #rom the date o# the e-tra;1udi+ia #ore+ osure o# the rea estate mort/a/e* Indeed, the presumption o# re/u arit, in the per#orman+e o# o##i+ia dut, ", the sheri##, more parti+u ar ,, +omp ian+e with the pro.isions o# A+t 818(, as amended, has not "een o.erturned ", the O i!ons* :>ERECORE, the instant petition is DE9IED #or a+& o# merit and the assai ed 1ud/ment o# respondent 4ourt o# Appea s is here", ACCIRDED in toto* SO ORDERED*