FACTS:
Respondent Carmen Santorio Galeno filed a petition for correction of the area of Lot No. 2285 covered by Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. 46417 before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Dumangas, Iloilo. She alleged that she and her co-owners discovered a discrepancy in the land area of the subject property as appearing in OCT No. 46417, in that the title reflects an area of 20,948 square meters, while the Certification issued by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) shows an area of 21,298 square meters. Respondent sought the correction of the area of the subject property to avoid confusion. The RTC granted the petition and directed the Register of Deeds to correct the area in OCT No. 46417. The Republic of the Philippines, through the Office of the Solicitor General, filed a motion for reconsideration claiming that the adjoining owners had not been notified, but the motion was denied. Petitioner appealed to the Court of Appeals (CA), which affirmed the RTC Order. Petitioner's motion for reconsideration was denied, leading to the filing of this petition before the Supreme Court.