SEQUITIN, Camille Andrea B.

1. Who were the justices of the Supreme Court who decided the case of Association
of Small Landowners in the Philippines, Inc. vs. Secretary of Agrarian Reform
(July 14, 1989, 175 SCRA 343)? Who are the justices of the Supreme Court who
decided the case of Hacienda Luisita incorporated vs. Presidential Agrarian
Reform Council (July 5, 2011, G.R. No. 171101). (20 points)
The justices of the Supreme Court who decided the case of Association of
Small Landowners in the Philippines, Inc. vs. Secretary of Agrarian Reform (July 14,
1989, 175 SCRA 343) are Andres Narvasa, Isagani A. Cruz, Edgardo L. Paras,
Florentino P. Feliciano, Teodoro R. Padilla, Abdulwahid A. Bidin, Emilio A. Gancayo,
Abraham F. Sarmiento, Irene R. Cortes, Carolina Grio-Aquino, Leo D. Medialdea,
Florenz D. Regalado, Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera, Hugo Gutierrez Jr. and Marcelo
Fernan, C.J.
The justices of the Supreme Court who decided the case of Hacienda Luisita
incorporated vs. Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (July 5, 2011, G.R. No.
171101) are
2. Give the requirements of compensable taking. (5 points)
3. Compensation for land taken shall be paid in one of the following modes at the
option of the landowner? (10 points)
General Information:
4. State the retention limit under Section 6 of RA 6657. (15 points)
5. In the case of Hacienda Luisita vs. Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (July 5,
2011, G.R. No. 171101) (http://sc.judiaciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2011/july2011/171101/htm )
what is the land involved or otherwise stated what is the core of the case? (15
points)
6. What is the difference between the exercise of eminent domain and police power
on the taking of private property? (10 points)
7. Refer to the accompanying document showing the timeline of the impeachment
trail of former Chief Justice Renato Corona and different times the Supreme Court
issued rulings on Hacienda Luisita (Annex A). Do you think the last obstacle to a
genuine land reform for the Philippines has been hurdled? (25 points)