The land occupied by Balabago Elementary School in the district of Jaro, Iloilo City is still registered to its original owner. 

GMA Regional TV One Western Visayas confirmed this through records at the Iloilo City Assessor's Office. 

The news team found out that the property is still registered to its owner and that the land title bears the name of the original owner, as shown by records at the Registry of Deeds. 

In a past interview, the legal counsel of the Department of Education in Iloilo City said that the lot was purchased by the Local Government Unit of Iloilo City in 2000 to 2001.

However, according to the lawyer of the claimants, there is no documented Deed of Sale presented to support the statement of the legal counsel. 

The original owner further denied receiving any payment made by the city government. 

As for the City Legal Office, it has coordinated with the claimants to resolve the dispute.