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SECOND DIVISION

G.R. No. 198751, August 19, 2015

FLOR CAÑAS-MANUEL, Petitioner, v. ANDRES D. EGANO, Respondent.

DECISION

BRION, J.:

We resolve the present petition for review on certiorari1 assailing the February 18, 2011 Decision2 and
August 31, 2011 Resolution3 of the Court of Appeals (CA) Cebu City, in CA-G.R. SP No. 03230.

Factual Antecedents

In 2004, respondent Andres D. Egano, together with his spouse Tarcelita, filed with the Department of
Agrarian Reform Regional Office (DARRO), Region VIII, Tacloban City, a "Petition for Nullification of
Coverage and Disqualification of Farmer-Beneficiary." They contested the issuance of Certificate of Land
Ownership Award (CLOA) to and identification as farmer-beneficiaries of petitioner Flor Cañas-Manuel
and her sister, Salome D. Cañas, of Lot 3595, Csd. 726-D situated in Barangay Palarao, Leyte, Leyte. He
alleged that CLOA No. 00091138 was mistakenly issued to the petitioner and Salome because a portion
(an area of 3,655.50 sq.ms. more or less) of the land covered by the said CLOA was previously sold to
him by the petitioner's father, Celedonio Cañas.4 Also, he alleged that the petitioner and Salome were
not qualified as farmer-beneficiaries because they were not the actual tillers of the subject portion of
land.
DebtKollect Company, Inc.
In an Order5 dated October 28, 2004, DAR Regional Director Tiburcio A. Morales, Jr. found merit in the
respondent's petition and issued the following: cralawlawlibrary

"WHEREFORE, premises considered, the Petition for Nullification of Coverage under CARP
of the portion of lot 3595, situated in Brgy. Palarao, Leyte, Leyte, and Disqualification of its
identified Farmer-Beneficiary filed by petitioners (referring to the respondent and his wife)
is hereby GRANTED and Order is hereby issued;

1. DECLARING the award in favor of Flor Cañas Manuel and Salome Dellera Cañas of the
farmlot embraced by CLOA No. 00091138 null and void ab initio;

2. DIRECTING the Operations Division of DARPO, Leyte, to conduct delineation survey to

determine the specific area actually owned and cultivated by the herein petitioners and
coordinate with the Bureau of Lands for the correction of the name of farmer-beneficiary in
its approved subdivision plan;

3. ORDERING the MARO, DAR Municipal Office of Leyte, Leyte, to identify and document
petitioners as the rightful farmer beneficiaries of such portion, subject of this petition;

ChanRobles Intellectual Property 4. ORDERING the Petitioners to coordinate with the Legal Division of DARPO,
Leyte to file the proper petition with the Adjudication Board for the Cancellation
Division of CLOA No. 00091138."6 (Emphasis supplied)

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The petitioner moved to reconsider Dir. Morales's order but her motion was denied.7 cralawrednad

The October 28, 2004 order of Dir. Morales later became final and executory as no appeal was filed
within the remainder of the fifteen (15)-day filing period.8
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Pursuant to Dir. Morales's order to coordinate his case with the Legal Division of the Department of
Agrarian Reform Provincial Office (DARPO) Leyte, the respondent, on January 24, 2005, filed a "Petition
for Cancellation of CLOA No. 00091138" with the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board
(DARAB)-Region VIII. This was docketed as DARAB Case No. R-0800-0042-05.

In a decision9 dated February 16, 2006, Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator (PARAD) Wilfredo M.
Navarra ordered the cancellation of CLOA No. 00091138 and its corresponding Original Certificate of Title
(OCT) No. 3324 based on Dir. Morales's October 28, 2004 order. The petitioner moved to reconsider
PARAD Navarra's decision but her motion was denied in a resolution10 dated May 8, 2006. The petitioner
filed an appeal with the DARAB Central Office in Diliman, Quezon City. This was docketed as DARAB Case
No. 14579.

In a decision11 dated May 29, 2007, the DARAB dismissed the petitioner's appeal, in this wise: cralawlawlibrary

"The appeal is without merit. The cancellation of CLOA No. 00091138 under Original
Certificate of Title No. 3324 was an offshoot of the Decision dated October 28,
2004, rendered by the Regional Director of Region VIII, in the case entitled "In Re:
Petition for Nullification of Coverage and Disqualification of Farmer-Beneficiary," filed by
petitioner (referring to the present respondent). As correctly stated by the Adjudicator a
quo: "Thus, the declaration of Dir. Tiburcio A. Morales, Jr., regarding the disqualification of
Flor Manuel Cafias and Salome D. Cafias as farmer-beneficiaries, is an exercise of an
authority of the DAR Secretary that has been delegated to him. The cancellation of the
subject CLOA is a necessary consequence of that declaration which binds this
office, being an adjunct of the DAR. xxx And in the meantime that the off-
mentioned Order of Dir. Tiburcio Morales, has not been vacated or ordered
vacated by an appropriate authority, it is incumbent upon this Office to honor the
same."12 (emphases supplied)

The DARAB, likewise, denied the petitioner's motion for reconsideration in a resolution13 dated October
9, 2007. The petitioner appealed her case to the CA through a Petition for Review filed under Rule 43 of
the Rules of Court.
August-2015 Jurisprudence    In the decision now assailed before this Court,14 the CA affirmed in toto the DARAB's decision in DARAB
               Case No. 14579, stating that: cralawlawlibrary

"As correctly enunciated by DAR Provincial Adjudicator Wilfredo M. Navarra, the objections
G.R. No. 197709, August 03, 2015 - JOSE YULO of herein petitioner to the cancellation of the subject CLOA as the same is a violation of
AGRICULTURAL CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. their right to due process, the illegality of the sale of the land, the irregularity of the
SPOUSES PERLA CABAYLO DAVIS AND SCOTT DAVIS,
certificate of finality, etc., cannot be entertained by the DARAB because these are
Respondents.
questions related to the administrative implementation of agrarian laws which are beyond
G.R. No. 200969, August 03, 2015 - CONSOLACION the DARAB's jurisdiction. DARAB has no appellate jurisdiction over acts of DAR
D. ROMERO AND ROSARIO S.D. DOMINGO, Regional Directors, thus, petitioners (sic) should have addressed their concerns
Petitioners, v. ENGRACIA D. SINGSON, Respondent. to the DAR Secretary. xxx

G.R. No. 213847, August 18, 2015 - JUAN PONCE
ENRILE, Petitioner, v. SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD
DIVISION), AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,
Respondents.
A.C. No. 8708 (CBD Case No. 08-2192), August 12,
2015 - SPOUSES BYRON AND MARIA LUISA
SAUNDERS, Complainants, v. ATTY. LYSSA GRACE S.
PAGANO-CALDE, Respondent.
G.R. No. 177803, August 03, 2015 - SPOUSES
EMILIANO L. JALBAY, SR. AND MAMERTA C. JALBAY,
Petitioners, v. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 201365, August 03, 2015 - THE PEOPLE OF
THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. MANUELA
FLORES Y SALAZAR @ WELLA Accused-Appellant.
G.R. No. 198908, August 03, 2015 - VIRGINIA
OCAMPO, Petitioner, v. DEOGRACIO OCAMPO,
Respondent.
xxx xxx xxx
xxx it is clear that the DARAB did not err in ruling against herein petitioner as it has no
authority to grant the reliefs she has prayed for. Moreover, it cannot be argued that
Section 1(f) of the Rules vests the DARAB with jurisdiction over cases involving the
issuance of Certificates of Land Transfer (CLT) and the administrative correction thereof,
as it has been ruled that for the DARAB to exercise jurisdiction in such cases,
there must be an agrarian dispute between the landowner and the tenant which
is not so in the instant case."15 (Emphases supplied and citations omitted)
In its August 31, 2011 resolution, the CA denied the motion for reconsideration filed by the petitioner;
hence, the petitioner's filing of the present petition for review on certiorari with this Court.
The Petition
The petitioner assails the CA's decision for denying his petition for review based on purely technical
reasons and ignoring the crucial, substantive issues she presented in her appeal. She contends that the
CA committed reversible error when it ruled that the October 28, 2004 order of Dir. Morales could no
longer be disturbed, and argues that the said order cannot attain finality because it is illegal, null and
void.

G.R. No. 195175, August 10, 2015 - The petitioner claims: that, in May 1985, she was identified as a qualified farmer-beneficiary of a 3,895
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Petitioner, sq.m.-farm lot in Brgy. Palarao, Leyte, Leyte, originally owned by her parents Celedonio and Floriana
v. TOLEDO POWER COMPANY, Respondent.; G.R. NO. Cañas, and designated as Lot No. 3592, Cad. 726-D; that, on November 17, 1986, the lot's Survey
199645 - TOLEDO POWER COMPANY, Petitioner, v. Plan was approved after a survey conducted on the property in December 1985; that, on May 31, 1993,
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent. she was issued a Certificate of Land Ownership Award No. 00091138 and Original Certificate of
Title (OCT) No. OC- 3324, embodied in one (1) document that was registered with the Register of
G.R. No. 213233, August 05, 2015 - BLISS Deeds, Province of Leyte, on June 30, 1993; and that she had been cultivating the land and paying the
DEVELOPMENT CORP./HOME GUARANTY
taxes due on the property ever since.16 Thus, the petitioner firmly insists that the October 28, 2004
CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. MONTANO DIAZ,
DOMINGO TAPAY, AND EDGAR H. ARREZA, order of Dir. Morales, which was adopted by the DARAB (Region VIII and Central Offices) and later
Respondents. sustained by the CA, was erroneous and patently illegal for the reasons outlined below: ChanRoblesvirtualLawlibrary

G.R. No. 197953, August 05, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. SANDIGANBAYAN (2ND
DIVISION), QUINTIN SALUDAGA Y BORDEOS,
ARTHUS ADRIATICO Y ERUDA AND ROMEO DE LUNA,
Respondents.
G.R. No. 187524, August 05, 2015 - SPOUSES
MARIA BUTIONG AND FRANCISCO VILLAFRIA,
SUBSTITUTED BY DR. RUEL B. VILLAFRIA, Petitioners,
v. MA. GRACIA RIÑOZA PLAZO AND MA. FE RIÑOZA
ALARAS, Respondents.
G.R. No. 209447, August 11, 2015 - PRESIDENTIAL
COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT (PCGG),
Petitioner, v. HON. WINLOVE M. DUMAYAS,
PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH
59, MAKATI CITY AND UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS
BANK (UCPB), Respondents.; G.R. NO. 210901 -
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT
(PCGG), Petitioner, v. HON. WINLOVE M. DUMAYAS,
PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH
59, MAKATI CITY AND UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS
Procedurally, the filing of the respondent's petition for nullification of coverage (and disqualification of
farmer-beneficiary) with the DARRO was already barred by prescription as it was filed after the lapse of
eleven (11) years since the registration of CLOA No. 00091138 with the Register of Deeds. The
respondent's petition too, was a prohibited collateral attack on her title over the subject property.
On substantive issues, the subject portion of land purportedly sold by the petitioner's father to the
respondent is not the actual lot referred to in the petitioner's CLOA. CLOA No. 00091138 issued to the
petitioner covered Lot No. 3592, and not Lot No. 3595 as claimed by the respondent.
Also, Dir. Morales exceeded his authority when he ruled that the respondent had validly acquired
ownership over the subject portion of Lot No. 3595 from the petitioner's parents, as the authority to rule
on the issue of the lot's ownership rests with the courts of law.
Lastly, even assuming that the alleged sale between the respondent and the petitioner's father had
actually transpired, the sale of the subject portion of Lot No. 3595 to the respondent was a prohibited act
under Section 73(e)17 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 665718 and, thus, cannot serve as the basis for the
petitioner's disqualification as farmer-beneficiary and for the cancellation of CLOA No. 00091138 and OCT
No. OC-3324 issued to the petitioner.
The petitioner further contends that even the filing of the respondent's petition for cancellation of the
CLOA with the DARAB was also time-barred and that said petition, likewise, constituted a prohibited

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LIFE ASSURANCE CORPORATION (COCOLIFE), collateral attack to her certificate of title.
Respondents.
In a resolution19 dated November 14, 2011, this Court required the respondent to file his comment.
G.R. No. 188739, August 05, 2015 - BENJAMIN E.
RAVAGO, Petitioner, v. METROPOLITAN BANK &
TRUST COMPANY, SUBSTITUTED BY BRIGHT In his comment,20 the respondent counter-argues that the present petition for review on certiorari
VENTURES REALTY, INC., Respondents. suffers a procedural infirmity that warrants its outright dismissal. He claims that the petitioner failed to
furnish him copies of the annexes mentioned in his petition, particularly pertaining to copies of the
G.R. No. 215714, August 12, 2015 - OF THE October 28, 2004 order of Dir. Morales, and the decisions of PARAD Navarra and the DARAB Central
PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EFREN BASAL Office.21 He posits that the October 28, 2004 order of Dir. Morales is a legal and binding order, which
CAYAS, Accused-Appellant. had already become final and executory and thus could no longer be reviewed.
A.M. No. 11238-Ret., August 18, 2015 - IN RE:
EXPIRATION OF FIXED TERM OF OFFICE OF ATTY. The petitioner, in his reply22 to the respondent's comment, denies that the respondent was not furnished
SAADUDDIN A. ALAUYA, OFFICE OF THE copies of the annexes of her petition. She alleges that, in any case, the annexes to the present petition
JURISCONSULT, ZAMBOANGA CITY were the same attachments to her petition for review with the C A, of which the respondent was
previously furnished copies.
G.R. No. 167838, August 05, 2015 - JOSE V.
TOLEDO, GLENN PADIERNOS AND DANILO OUR RULING
PADIERNOS, Petitioner, v. COURT OF APPEALS,
LOURDES RAMOS, ENRIQUE RAMOS, ANTONIO We find MERIT in the petition.
RAMOS, MILAGROS RAMOS AND ANGELITA RAMOS AS
HEIRS OF SOCORRO RAMOS, GUILLERMO PABLO, While a Rule 45 petition must generally be confined to questions of law, we shall resolve the present
PRIMITIVA CRUZ AND A.R.C. MARKETING
petition, which substantially raises questions of fact as we find glaring procedural and substantive errors
CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT,
ALBERTO C. DY, Respondents. committed and overlooked by the DARAB and the CA in this case. Thus, we find it imperative to review
the facts of the case and the proceedings before the DARAB, including those before the DARRO.
A.C. No. 10635, August 26, 2015 - NOEL S.
SORREDA, Complainant, v. ATTY. DAVID L. KHO, We recall that the respondent's petition before the DARRO was denominated as a "petition for
Respondent. nullification of coverage (from the CARP) and disqualification as farmer-beneficiary" of the petitioner and
her sister Salome over Lot No. 3595, csd. 726-D, and included, in the respondent's prayer for reliefs, the
A.M. No. P-14-3253, August 19, 2015 - NICETAS cancellation of CLOA No. 00091138 for being null and void.23 cralawrednad

TANIEZA-CALAYOAN, Complainant, v. ELMER JERRY C.

CALAYOAN, PROCESS SERVER, REGIONAL TRIAL In his October 28, 2004 order, Dir. Morales granted the respondent's petition and declared CLOA No.
COURT, BRANCH 2, BANGUED, ABRA, Respondent.
00091138 null and void because: cralawlawlibrary

A.C. No. 8084, August 24, 2015 - PATROCINIA H.

SALABAO, Complainant, v. ATTY. ANDRES C.
VILLARUEL, JR., Respondent.
A.C. No. 9834, August 26, 2015 - SAMUEL B.
ARNADO, Complainant, v. ATTY. HOMOBONO A.
ADAZA, Respondent.
A.C. No. 7314, August 25, 2015 - MARY ANN T.
FLORES, Complainant, v. ATTY. JOVENCIO LL. MAYOR,
JR., Respondent.
A.M. No. CA-12-26-P, August 17, 2015 - OFFICE OF
THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, Complainant, v. ANA
MARIE ABARENTOS, RECORDS OFFICER IV, COURT OF
APPEALS, CEBU CITY, Respondent.
"From the foregoing, petitioners (referring to the respondent and his wife), acquired
ownership over the 3,655.50 sq.m. portion of lot 3595 from Sps. Celedonio and Floriana
Cafias, by virtue of a Deed of Absolute Sale. Field verification revealed that since February
6, 1993, petitioners took possession of such contested portion, introduced some
permanent improvements thereon, and personally cultivated the same up to the present.
This fact substantially support petitioners claim that the identification of Flor Cafias Manuel
and Salome Dellera Cafias, as farmer beneficiaries of the aforesaid portion was erroneous,
since they were not the actual cultivator (sic) of the same. Neither were said FB's be
considered as rightful claimants and owners of said portion, because the same was sold to
the herein petitioners by their deceased parents, xxx"24
But, instead of ordering the cancellation of CLOA No. 00091138, Dir. Morales ordered the
respondent to coordinate with the DARPO-Leyte Legal Division for the filing of the "proper
petition" for cancellation with the Adjudication Board.

G.R. No. 206220, August 19, 2015 - LUIS UY, On January 24, 2005, almost three (3) months after Dir. Morales's order was issued, the respondent filed
SUBSTITUTED BY LYDIA UY VELASQUEZ AND SHIRLEY a petition to cancel CLOA No. 00091138 with the DARAB Region VIII. The petition was referred to and
UY MACARAIG, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES JOSE decided upon by PARAD Wilfredo M. Navarra.
LACSAMANA AND ROSAURA* MENDOZA,
SUBSTITUTED BY CORAZON BUENA, Respondents. In the proceedings before the PARAD, the petitioner filed objections to the cancellation of her CLOA, and
raised issues such as the denial of her right to due process, the illegality of the sale between her father
G.R. No. 214865, August 19, 2015 - ROSVEE C. and the respondent, among others. However, the petitioner's objections were not addressed because,
CELESTIAL, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE according to PARAD Navarra, "these are questions related to the administrative implementation of
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.
agrarian laws which are beyond the DARAB's jurisdiction."25 cralawredcralawrednad

G.R. No. 201822, August 12, 2015 - MARINA PORT

SERVICES, INC., Petitioner, v. AMERICAN HOME Thus, following the orders of Dir. Morales, PARAD Navarra cancelled CLOA No. 00091138 and
ASSURANCE CORPORATION, Respondent. OCT No. 3324. The petitioner appealed to the DARAB Central Office, which sustained the PARAD's order
of cancellation.
G.R. No. 202967, August 05, 2015 - ALICIA Y.
LAUREL, SUBSTITUTED BY HER SOLE HEIR AND LEGAL Under Section 5026 of R.A. No. 6657 and Section 1727 of Executive Order (E.O.) No. 229,28 the DAR is
REPRESENTATIVE JUAN MIGUEL Y. LAUREL, vested with primary and exclusive jurisdiction, both original and appellate, to determine and adjudicate
Petitioner, v. FERDINAND M. VARDELEON,
Respondent. all matters involving the implementation of agrarian reform.29 Section 2,30 Rule I of DAR
Administrative Order 03 series of 200331 defines, by enumeration, the nature of Agrarian Law
G.R. No. 183869, August 03, 2015 - LEONARDO L. Implementation (ALI) cases over which the Regional Director exercises primary jurisdiction,32 and
VILLALON, Petitioner, v. RENATO E. LIRIO, includes cases arising from or involving the classification and identification of landholdings for CARP
Respondent. coverage (including protests or oppositions thereto and petitions for lifting such coverage), and the
classification, identification, inclusion, exclusion, qualification, or disqualification of potential/actual
G.R. No. 179751, August 05, 2015 - HERMINIA L. farmer-beneficiaries.
MENDOZA, IN HER CAPACITY AS OIC OF THE
REGISTER OF DEEDS OF LUCENA CITY, Petitioner, v.
SPOUSES ARMANDO AND ANGELA GARANA AND FAR Without ruling on the merits of the PARAD's decision at this point, the PARAD already erred in taking
EAST BANK & TRUST CO., INC., Respondents. cognizance of and ruling on the respondent's petition for cancellation of CLOA when, in his opinion, the
case before him was an agrarian law implementation case that rightfully falls under the DAR's
G.R. No. 208320, August 19, 2015 - GRACE DAVID jurisdiction. What PARAD Navarra should have done was to refer back the case to the DARRO in
Y CESAR, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, accordance with Section 6, Rule I of DAR Administrative Order 03 series of 2003,33 which provides: cralawlawlibrary

Respondent.
Section 6. Referral of cases. When a party erroneously files a case under Section 2
G.R. No. 174542, August 03, 2015 - KAREN GO, hereof before the DARAB, the receiving official shall refer the case to the proper
Petitioner, v. LAMBERTO ECHAVEZ, Respondent. DAR office for appropriate action within five (5) working days after determination that
said case is within the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Likewise, when a party erroneously
G.R. No. 196875, August 19, 2015 - TEDDY files a case under Section 3 hereof before any office other than the DARAB or its
MARAVILLA, Petitioner, v. JOSEPH RIOS, Respondent.
adjudicators, the receiving official shall, within five (5) working days, refer the case to the
G.R. No. 205113, August 26, 2015 - HONORLITA
DARAB or its adjudicators, (Emphasis supplied)
ASCANO-CUPINO AND FLAVIANA ASCANO-
COLOCADO, Petitioners, v. PACIFIC REHOUSE The next question for resolution is whether the PARAD correctly considered the respondent's case as an
CORPORATION, Respondent. agrarian law implementation case cognizable by the DAR.

G.R. No. 205823, August 17, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Appellee, v. REGIE BREIS Y ALVARADO
AND GARY YUMOL Y TUAZON,* Appellants.
G.R. No. 198643, August 19, 2015 - MARSMAN &
COMPANY AND QUIRINO R. ILEDAN, Petitioners, v.
ARTEMIO M. LIGO, Respondent.
G.R. No. 214054, August 05, 2015 - NG MENG TAM,
Petitioner, v. CHINA BANKING CORPORATION,
Respondent.
Under Section 134 of the 2003 DARAB Rules of Procedure, the Rules applicable to the petition for
cancellation of CLOA filed by the respondent, the DARAB and its Adjudicators have jurisdiction over cases
involving the correction, partition, cancellation, secondary and subsequent issuances of Certificates of
Land Ownership Award (CLOAs) and Emancipation Patents (EPs) which are registered with the Land
Registration Authority.
While it appears that the CLOA subject of this case has been registered with the Register of Deeds on
June 30, 1993,35 the respondent's petition for cancellation of the petitioner's CLOA does not fall within
the DARAB's jurisdiction due to the absence of an agrarian dispute or tenancy relationship between the
respondent and the petitioner. Here, both parties claim to be the owners and actual tillers of the subject
lot.

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ACOMARIT LIMITED, PHILS., AND/OR HONGKONG,
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CARANTO, Petitioner, v. BERGESEN D.Y. PHILS.
AND/OR BERGESEN D.Y. A.S.A., Respondents.
G.R. No. 194617, August 05, 2015 - LA TONDEÑA,
INC., Petitioner, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Respondent.
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ALABANG, INC., Petitioner, v. EDWIN GAMES,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 203142, August 26, 2015 - THE
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COALITION OF PPA OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES,
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RECYCLING CORPORATION, AS REPRESENTED BY
ALFREDO A. DY, Petitioner, v. JOAQUIN ANG,
Respondent.
A.C. No. 5161, August 25, 2015 - RE: IN THE
MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR REINSTATEMENT OF
ROLANDO S. TORRES AS A MEMBER OF THE
PHILIPPINE BAR.
G.R. Nos. 191370-71, August 10, 2015 - RODOLFO
BASILONIA, LEODEGARIO CATALAN AND JOHN
BASILONIA, Petitioners, v. HON. DELANO F.
VLLLARUZ, ACTING IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING
JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, ROXAS CITY,
BRANCH 16, AND DIXON ROBLETE, Respondents.
G.R. No. 165146, August 12, 2015 - SECURITIES
AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND VERNETTE G.
UMALI, Petitioners, v. BAGUIO COUNTRY CLUB
CORPORATION, Respondent.; G.R. N0. 165209 -
RAMON K. ILUSORIO AND ERLINDA K. ILUSORIO,
Petitioners, v. BAGUIO COUNTRY CLUB
CORPORATION, Respondent.
G.R. No. 203066, August 05, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RODELIO
LLOBERA Y OFIZA, Accused-Appellant.
G.R. No. 190892, August 17, 2015 - VICENTE H.
MANULAT, JR., Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.
G.R. No. 183370, August 17, 2015 - NATION
PETROLEUM GAS, INCORPORATED, NENA ANG, MARIO
ANG, ALISON A. SY, GUILLERMO G. SY, NELSON ANG,
LUISA ANG, RENATO C. ANG, PAULINE T. ANG, RICKY
C. ANG,1 AND MELINDA ANG, Petitioners, v. RIZAL
COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION,
SUBSTITUTED BY PHILIPPINE ASSET GROWTH ONE,
INC., Respondent.
G.R. No. 213455, August 11, 2015 - JUAN PONCE
ENRILE, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,
HON. AMPARO M. CABOTAJE-TANG, HON. SAMUEL R.
MARTIRES, AND HON. ALEX L. QUIROZ OF THE THIRD
DIVISION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, Respondents.
G.R. No. 201405, August 24, 2015 - LIWAYWAY
ANDRES, RONNIE ANDRES, AND PABLO B.
FRANCISCO, Petitioners, v. STA. LUCIA REALTY &
DEVELOPMENT, INCORPORATED, Respondent.
G.R. No. 153810, August 12, 2015 - WINSTON R.
GARCIA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT AND
GENERAL MANAGER OF THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE
INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), Petitioners, v. ANGELITA
TOLENTINO, EDELITO ZOLLO EDRALINDA, KATHLYN
A. UMALI, VIVIAN ROSIELLE CERVANTES, EDITH
MEDINA, ROMELO CABANGON, ET AL., Respondents.;
G.R. NO. 167297 - MELINA I. GARCIA, CECILIA V. LAS,
NIMFA PENALOSA, ROSANA R. ZEPEDA, RACHELLE L.
JACOB, MARIBEL B. TENA, AND EDUVIGIS S. ANGELES
(IN LIEU OF ANGELITA TOLENTINO FOR THE
NATIONAL FORESTATION DEVELOPMENT OFFICE-
DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL
RESOURCES, ET AL.), Petitioners, v. WINSTON
GARCIA, ET AL., Respondents.
G.R. No. 192943, August 12, 2015 - UNITED
DUMANGAS PORT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
Petitioner, v. PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, ATTY.
OSMAR M. SEVILLA, GENERAL MANAGER, ATTY.
FERNANDO B. CLAVERINA, PORT MANAGER, PORT
MANAGEMENT OFFICER-ILOILO; AND RAUL T.
SANTOS, PORT DISTRICT MANAGER, PORT DISTRICT
OFFICE-VISAYAS, Respondents.
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An agrarian dispute is defined under Section 3(d) of R.A. No. 6657 as: cralawlawlibrary
(d) Agrarian Dispute refers to any controversy relating to tenurial arrangements, whether
leasehold, tenancy, stewardship or otherwise, over lands devoted to agriculture, including
disputes concerning farmworkers associations or representation of persons in negotiating,
fixing, maintaining, changing or seeking to arrange terms or conditions of such tenurial
arrangements.
It includes any controversy relating to compensation of lands acquired under this Act and
other terms and conditions of transfer of ownership from landowners to farmworkers,
tenants and other agrarian reform beneficiaries, whether the disputants stand in the
proximate relation of farm operator and beneficiary, landowner and tenant, or lessor and
lessee, (Emphasis supplied)
We have ruled that, for the DARAB to have jurisdiction over a case, there must be an agrarian dispute or
tenancy relationship existing between the parties.36 cralawrednad
In these lights, we find that the decisions of PARAD Navarra in DARAB Case No. R-0800-0042-05
and the DARAB in DARAB Case No. 14579 were rendered without authority and jurisdiction,
hence, null and void.
Lastly, on the procedural issue raised by the respondent in his comment, we resolve it unfavorably to the
respondent by reason of his failure to prove his allegation that he received an incomplete copy of the
petitioner's petition. The respondent cannot also argue that he was denied due process considering that
the Annexes allegedly missing from his copy of the present petition for review on certiorari, i.e., copies of
the October 28, 2004 order of Dir. Morales, and the decisions of PARAD Navarra and the DARAB Central
Office, are readily available and known to him, as he was the petitioner on the cases in said annexes.
WHEREFORE, premises considered, we GRANT the present petition and REVERSE and SET ASIDE the
February 18, 2011 Decision and August 31, 2011 Resolution of the Court of Appeals, Cebu City, in CA-
G.R. SP No. 03230.
Accordingly, we NULLIFY the Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator's February 16, 2006 decision in
DARAB Case No. R-0800-0042-05 and the DARAB's May 29, 2007 decision in DARAB Case No. 14579 for
want of jurisdiction. The petition for cancellation of CLOA No. 00091138 filed by the respondent is hereby
DISMISSED without prejudice to the filing of a similar petition with the proper forum. Costs against
the respondent Andres D. Egano.
SO ORDERED. chanrobles virtuallawlibrary
Carpio, (Chairperson), Del Castillo, Mendoza, and Leonen, JJ., concur.
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Endnotes:
1Rollo, pp. 3-25.
2 Penned by CA Associate Justice Edwin D. Sorongon, with Associate Justices Pampio A.
Abarintos and Socorro B. Inting, concurring, id. at 58-66.
3 Id. at 91-92.
4
As per notarized Deed of Absolute Sale of Real Property executed by Celedonio Q. Cañas
(married to Floriana D. Cañas) and Mamerta A. Ibañez as vendors, and Andres Egano, as
vendee; Annex 11 of the Petition, id. at 104
5 Id. at 96-99.
6 Id. at 97 and 99.
7
Id. at 8.
8 As provided under Section 238 of the 2003 Rules for Agrarian Law Implementation
Cases.
9Rollo, pp. 6, 61.
10 Id.
11 Id. at 58.
12 As quoted in the CA's decision; id. at 61.
13Rollo, p. 58.
14Supra note 2.
15Rollo, p. 65.
16 Id. at 6-7, 16-17.
17 Section 73. Prohibited Acts and Omissions. — The following are prohibited: cralawlawlibrary
(a)The ownership or possession, for the purpose of circumventing the
provisions of this Act, of agricultural lands in excess of the total retention
limits or award ceilings by any person, natural or juridical, except those
under collective ownership by farmer- beneficiaries.
(b)The forcible entry or illegal detainer by persons who are not qualified
beneficiaries under this Act to avail themselves of the rights and benefits
of the Agrarian Reform Program.
(c) The conversion by any landowner of his agricultural land into any non-
agricultural use with intent to avoid the application of this Act to his
landholdings and to dispossess his tenant farmers of the land tilled by
them.
(d)The willful prevention or obstruction by any person, association or entity
of the implementation of the CARP.
(e)The sale, transfer, conveyance or change of the nature of lands
outside of urban centers and city limits either in whole or in part
after the effectivity of this Act. The date of the registration of the
deed of conveyance in the Register of Deeds with respect to titled lands
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G.R. No. 200114, August 24, 2015 - SOCIAL
SECURITY SYSTEM, Petitioner, v. DEBBIE UBAÑA,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 177168, August 03, 2015 - NAVY
OFFICERS' VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, INC. (NOVAI),
Petitioner, v. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 163598, August 12, 2015 - AGRARIAN
REFORM BENEFICIARIES ASSOCIATION (ARBA), AS
REPRESENTED BY ISAIAS "ACE" NICOLAS IN HIS
CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT, VIOLETA BATADHAY,
JESUS F. DANAO, DOMINADOR RIOSA, EVA I.
FLORIDO, VIRGINIA CARIAS, WILLIAM D. DORONELA,
ELSA MENGOLIO, FEDELINA AMENGYAO, REBECCA
REBAMBA, MELANI CADAG, SOFRONIA SABORDO,
MYRNA SANTIAGO, JOSELYNDA MANALANZAN, NORA
I. REBUZANO, NATIVIDAD PLACIDO, ALGERICO L.
GAEGUERA, RUBEN G. ACEBEDO, MARGIE M. VALDEZ,
HELEN S. BUNI, EMELINDA FERNANDEZ, JULIETA J.
AVENGONZA, VIOLETA C. ASIS, CARINA C. CABRERA,
EDUARDO M. DILAY, SIMEONA V. ROLEDA, EVELYN
SANTO ELEUTERIA A. NOLASCO, TERESA CRUZ, MELBA
ABRENICA, BESAME VILLACORTA, ROSALINA
HERNANDEZ, VERONICA DOMULOT, LUCIA SOUN,
ILUMENADA RONQUILLO, REGINA LOPEZ, AMPARO
GREY, HIPOLITO MANDAO, JUAN DELA VEGA,
PRESCILIANA LLEMIT, LEBERETA IGNACIO,
FRANCISCO VALDEMOR, Petitioners, v. FIL-ESTATE
INC., PROPERTIES, Respondent.; G.R. NO. 164660 -
THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM
ADJUDICATION BOARD (DARAB), AGRARIAN REFORM
BENEFICIARIES, INC., ET AL., Petitioners, v.
KINGSVILLE CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT
CORP. AND JOHNSON ONG, Respondents.; G.R. NO.
164779 - AGRARIAN REFORM BENEFICIARIES
ASSOCIATION (ARBA), VIOLETA BATADHAY,
NATIVIDAD PLACIDO, JESUS F. DANAO, EVA I.
FLORIDO, VIRGINIA CARIAS, WILLIAM D. DORONELA,
ELSA MENGOLIO, ROBERTO ISIP, REBECCA REBAMBA,
SOFRONIA SABORDO, MYRNA SANTIAGO, JOSELYNDA
MANALANZAN, NORA I. REBUZANO, ALGERICO L.
GALQUERA, RUBEN G. ACEBEDO, MARGIE M. VALDEZ,
HELEN S. BUNI, JULIETA J. AVENGONZA, VIOLETA C.
ASIS, CARINA C. CABRERA, EDUARDO M. DILAY,
ELEUTERIA A. NOLASCO, TERESA CRUZ, MELBA
ABRENICA, VERONICA DOMULOT, LUCIA SUN,
ILUMENADA RONQUILLO AND PRESCILIANA LLEMIT,
Petitioners, v. KINGSVILLE CONSTRUCTION AND
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND JOHNSONONG,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 164974, August 05, 2015 - CHARLIE TE,
Petitioner, v. HON. AUGUSTO V. BREVA, IN HIS
CAPACITY AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, 11TH JUDICIAL REGION,
BRANCH 10, DAVAO CITY; U R. BAHINTING, IN HIS
CAPACITY AS SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR OF THE
NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION,
SARANGGANI DISTRICT OFFICE; AND PRYCE GASES,
INC., Respondents.
G.R. No. 211302, August 12, 2015 - PHILIPPINE
TRANSMARINE CARRIERS, INC., CARLOS C. SALINAS,
AND NORWEGIAN CREW MANAGEMENT A/S,
Petitioners, v. CESAR C. PELAGIO, Respondent.
G.R. No. 210164, August 18, 2015 - ROMMEL C.
ARNADO, Petitioner, v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS
AND FLORANTE CAPITAN, Respondents.
G.R. No. 211649, August 12, 2015 - AQA GLOBAL
CONSTRUCTION, INC., Petitioner, v. PLANTERS
DEVELOPMENT BANK, Respondent.; G.R. No. 211742 -
JE-AN SUPREME BUILDERS AND SALES
CORPORATION, Petitioner, v. PLANTERS
DEVELOPMENT BANK, Respondent.
G.R. No. 203355, August 18, 2015 - LEO R.
ROSALES, EDGAR SOLIS JONATHAN G. RANIOLA, LITO
FELICIANO, RAYMUNDO DIDAL, JR., NESTOR SALIN,
ARNULFO S. ABRIL, RUBEN FLORES, DANTE FERMA
AND MELCHOR SELGA, Petitioners, v. NEW A.N.J.H.
ENTERPRISES & N.H. OIL MILL CORPORATION, NOEL
AWAYAN, MA. FE AWAYAN, BYRON ILAGAN, HEIDI A.
ILAGAN AND AVELINO AWAYAN, Respondents.
A.M. No. RTJ-14-2383 (Formerly A.M. OCA I.P.I No.
05-2301-RTJ), August 17, 2015 - DR. CORAZON D.
PADERANGA, DULCE P. GUIBELONDO, PATRIA P.
DIAZ, CARMENCITA P. ORSENO, AND DR. AMOR P.
GALON, Complainants, v. HONORABLE RUSTICO D.
PADERANGA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE PRESIDING
JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 28,
IN MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN, Respondent.; A.M. No.
RTJ-07-2033 (FORMERLY A.M. OCA I.P.I No. 06-2485-
RTJ) - PATRIA PADERANGA DIAZ, Complainant, v.
HON. RTC JUDGE RUSTICO D. PADERANGA, AS THE
PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT,
BRANCH 28, IN MAMBAJAO, CAMIGUIN, Respondent.
G.R. No. 160924, August 05, 2015 - TERELAY
INVESTMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
Petitioner, v. CECILIA TERESITA J. YULO, Respondent.
G.R. No. 213286, August 26, 2015 - MAMERTA
LOPEZ CLAUDIO, EDUARDO L. CLAUDIO, ASUNCION
CLAUDIO-CONTEGINO, ANA CLAUDIO-ISULAT,
DOLORES CLAUDIO-MABINI, AND FERMIN L.
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and the date of the issuance of the tax declaration to the transferee of
the property with respect to unregistered lands, as the case may be, shall
be conclusive for the purpose of this Act.
(f) The sale, transfer or conveyance by a beneficiary of the right to use or
any other usufructuary right over the land he acquired by virtue of being
a beneficiary, in order to circumvent the provisions of this Act. (Emphasis
supplied)
xxx
18AN ACT INSTITUTING A COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM TO PROMOTE
SOCIAL JUSTICE AND INDUSTRIALIZATION, PROVIDING THE MECHANISM FOR ITS
IMPLEMENTATION, AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES, otherwise known as the Comprehensive
Agrarian Reform Law of 1988, approved on June 10, 1988.
19Rollo, pp. 106-107.
20
Dated February 6, 2012, rollo, unpaged.
21 Respondent's comment, id., unpaged.
22 Dated February 17, 2012, rollo, unpaged.
23Supra
note 6.
24Rollo, pp. 97-98.
25 Supra note 15.
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SEC. 50. Quasi-Judicial Powers of the DAR. The DAR is hereby vested with primary
jurisdiction to determine and adjudicate agrarian reform matters and shall have exclusive
original jurisdiction over all matters involving the implementation of agrarian reform,
except those falling under the exclusive jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture (DA)
and the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR).
xxxx
27
SEC. 17. Quasi-Judicial Powers of the DAR. The DAR is hereby vested with quasi-judicial
powers to determine and adjudicate agrarian reform matters, and shall have exclusive
original jurisdiction over all matters involving implementation of agrarian reform, except
those falling under the exclusive original jurisdiction of the DENR and the Department of
Agriculture (DA).
xxxx
28PROVIDING THE MECHANISMS FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM, approved on July 22, 1987.
29Islanders CARP-Farmers Beneficiaries Multi-Purpose Cooperative, Inc. v. Lapanday
Agricultural and Devt. Corp., G.R. No. 159089, May 3, 2006, 489 SCRA 80, 85.
30 Section 2. ALI cases. These Rules shall govern all cases arising from or involving: cralawlawlibrary
2.1. Classification and identification of landholdings for coverage
under the agrarian reform program and the initial issuance of
Certificate of Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs) and
Emancipation Patents (EPs), including protests or oppositions
thereto and petitions for lifting such coverage;
2.2. Classification, identification, inclusion, exclusion, qualification,
or disqualification of potential/actual farmer- beneficiaries;
2.3. Subdivision surveys of land under Comprehensive Agrarian Reform
Program (CARP);
2.4. Recall, or cancellation of provisional lease rentals, Certificates of Land
Transfers (CLTs) and CARP Beneficiary Certificates (CBCs) in cases
outside the purview of Presidential Decree (PD) No. 816, including the
issuance, recall or cancellation of Emancipation Patents (EPs)
or Certificates of Land Ownership Awards (CLOAs) not yet
registered with the Register of Deeds;
2.5. Exercise of the right of retention by landowner;
2.6. Application for exemption from coverage under Section 10 of RA 6657;
2.7. Application for exemption pursuant to Department of Justice (DOJ)
Opinion No. 44 (1990);
2.8. Exclusion from CARP coverage of agricultural land used for livestock,
swine, and poultry raising;
2.9. Cases of exemption/exclusion of fishpond and prawn farms from the
coverage of CARP pursuant to RA 7881;
2.10.Issuance of Certificate of Exemption for land subject of Voluntary Offer
to Sell (VOS) and Compulsory Acquisition (CA) found unsuitable for
agricultural purposes;
2.11.Application for conversion of agricultural land to residential,
commercial, industrial, or other non-agricultural uses and purposes
including protests or oppositions thereto;
2.12.Determination of the rights of agrarian reform beneficiaries to
homelots;
2.13.Disposition of excess area of the tenant's/farmer-beneficiary's
landholdings;
2.14.Increase in area of tillage of a tenant-farmer beneficiary;
2.15.Conflict of claims in landed estates administered by DAR and its
predecessors; and
2.16.Such other agrarian cases, disputes, matters or concerns referred to it
by the Secretary of the DAR. (emphases supplied).
xxxx
31Also known as the "2003 Rules for Agrarian Law Implementation Cases," dated January
16, 2003.
32 Section 7, Rule II of the 2003 Rules for Agrarian Law Implementation Cases states
that: cralawlawlibrary
"Section 7. General Jurisdiction. The Regional Director shall exercise primary
jurisdiction over all agrarian law implementation cases except when a
separate special rule vests primary jurisdiction in a different DAR Office."
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NORMA SARAZA, Respondent.
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PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. EDGAR BOLO Y primary and exclusive original jurisdiction to determine and adjudicate the following
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G.R. No. 209331, August 24, 2015 - DEPARTMENT
OF FINANCE, REPRESENTED BY HON. CESAR V.
PURISIMA IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS
SECRETARY, AND THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS,
REPRESENTED BY HON. ROZZANO RUFINO B. BIAZON,
IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF
CUSTOMS, Petitioners, v. HON. MARINO M. DELA
CRUZ, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE JUDGE,
REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, MANILA, HON. FELICITAS O.
LARON-CACANINDIN, IN HER CAPACITY AS
PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT,
MANILA, BRANCH 17, RONNIE C. SILVESTRE,
EDWARD P. DELA CUESTA, ROGEL C. GATCHALIAN,
IMELDA D.CRUZ, LILIBETH S. SANDAG, RAYMOND P.
VENTURA, MA. LIZA S. TORRES, ARNEL C. ALCARAZ,
MA. LOURDES V. MANGAOANG, FRANCIS AGUSTIN Y.
ERPE, CARLOS T. SO, MARIETTA D. ZAMORANOS,
CARMELITA M. TALUSAN,1] AREFILES H. CARREON,2]
AND ROMALINO G. VALDEZ, Respondents.
A.C. No. 6738, August 12, 2015 - GABRIELA
CORONEL, Petitioner, v. ATTY. NELSON A. CUNANAN,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 170671, August 19, 2015 - FILADELFA T.
LAUSA, LORETA T. TORRES, PRIMITIVO TUGOT AND
ANACLETO T. CADUHAY, Petitioners, v. MAURICIA
QUILATON, RODRIGO Q. TUGOT, PURIFICACION T.
CODILLA, TEOFRA T. SADAYA, ESTRELLITA T. GALEOS
AND ROSITA T. LOPEZ, Respondents.
G.R. No. 202322, August 19, 2015 - LIGHT RAIL
TRANSIT AUTHORITY, Petitioner, v. ROMULO S.
MENDOZA, FRANCISCO S. MERCADO, ROBERTO M.
REYES, EDGARDO CRISTOBAL, JR., AND RODOLFO
ROMAN, Respondents.
G.R. No. 198751, August 19, 2015 - FLOR CAÑAS-
MANUEL, Petitioner, v. ANDRES D. EGANO,
Respondent.
G.R. No. 181111, August 17, 2015 - JACKSON
PADIERNOS Y QUEJADA, JACKIE ROXAS Y GERMAN
AND ROLANDO MESINA Y JAVATE, Petitioners, v.
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.
G.R. No. 202645, August 05, 2015 - FORTUNATO R.
BARON, MANOLO B. BERSABAL, AND RECTO A.
MELENDRES, Petitioners, v. EPE TRANSPORT, INC.
AND/OR ERNESTO P. ENRIQUEZ, Respondents.
G.R. No. 211263, August 05, 2015 - OKS
DESIGNTECH, INC. REPRESENTED BY ZAMBY O.
PONGAD, Petitioner, v. MARY JAYNE L. CACCAM,
Respondent.
1.1. The rights and obligations of persons, whether natural or juridical,
engaged in the management, cultivation, and use of all agricultural
lands covered by Republic Act (RA) No. 6657, otherwise known as the
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL), and other related
agrarian laws;
1.2. The preliminary administrative determination of reasonable and just
compensation of lands acquired under Presidential Decree (PD) No. 27
and the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program;
1.3. The annulment or cancellation of lease contracts or deeds of sale or
their amendments involving lands under the administration and
disposition of the DAR or Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP);
1.4. Those cases involving the ejectment and dispossession of tenants
and/or leaseholders;
1.5. Those cases involving the sale, alienation, pre-emption, and
redemption of agricultural lands under the coverage of the CARL or
other agrarian laws;
1.6. Those involving the correction, partition, cancellation,
secondary and subsequent issuances of Certificates of Land
Ownership Award (CLOAs) and Emancipation Patents (EPs)
which are registered with the Land Registration Authority;
1.7. Those cases involving the review of leasehold rentals;
1.8. Those cases involving the collection of amortizations on payments for
lands awarded under PD No. 27, as amended, RA No. 3844, as
amended, and RA No. 6657, as amended, xxx;
1.9. Those cases involving the annulment or rescission of lease contracts
and deeds of sale, and the cancellation or amendment of titles
pertaining to agricultural lands under the administration and disposition
of the DAR and LBP, xxx;
1.10.Those cases involving boundary disputes over lands under the
administration and disposition of the DAR and the LBP, xxx;
1.11.Those cases involving the determination of title to agricultural lands
where the issue is raised in an agrarian dispute by any of the parties or
a third person in connection with the possession thereof xxx;
1.12.Those cases previously falling under the original and exclusive
jurisdiction of the defunct Court of Agrarian Relations under Section 12
of PD No. 946 xxx; and
1.13.Such other agrarian cases, disputes, matters or concerns referred to it
by the Secretary of the DAR. (Emphasis supplied)
xxxx
35 Attached to the Rollo is a certified true copy of OCT No. OC-3324 pertaining to the
award of a 3,895 sq.m.-lot in Barangay Palarao, Municipality of Leyte, Province of Leyte, to
Flor Cañas-Manuel, et.al. under CLOA No. 0001138, issued on May 31, 1993, and
registered with the Registry of Deeds of the Province of Leyte on June 30, 1993; rollo, p.
93.
36 See Charles Bumagat, et al. v. Regalado Arribay, G.R. No. 194818, June 9, 2014; Del
Monte Philippines, Inc. Employees Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative (DEARBC) v.
Jesus Sangunay, et al., 656 Phil. 97 (2011); Heirs of Rafael Magpily v. De Jesus, 511 Phil.
14 (2005).

G.R. No. 175098, August 26, 2015 - ISMAEL V.

CRISOSTOMO, Petitioner, v. MARTIN P. VICTORIA,
Respondent.
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MARIGOMEN, CLERK OF COURT, COURT OF APPEALS,
MANILA, Complainant, v. RONELO G. LABAR, DRIVER, QUICK SEARCH
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SORIANO, Petitioner, v. DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR 1901 1902 1903 1904 1905 1906 1907 1908
LUZON VICTOR C. FERNANDEZ, FLORIZA A. BRIONES, 1909 1910 1911 1912 1913 1914 1915 1916
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GEOTHERMAL POWER COMPANY, INC., Petitioner, v.
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LASALA, PREVIOUSLY DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1971 1972
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THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD
GOVERNMENT, Petitioners, v. LEGAL HEIRS OF JOSE L.
AFRICA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 169710, August 19, 2015 - REPUBLIC OF

THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. JOSE ALBERTO ALBA,
REPRESENTED BY HIS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, MANUEL
C. BLANCO, JR., Respondent.

G.R. No. 162692, August 26, 2015 - NILO V.

CHIPONGIAN, Petitioner, v. VICTORIA BENITEZ-
LIRIO, FEODOR BENITEZ AGUILAR, AND THE COURT
OF APPEALS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 206032, August 19, 2015 - JOSE RUDY L.

BAUTISTA, Petitioner, v. ELBURG SHIPMANAGEMENT
PHILIPPINES, INC., AUGUSTEA SHIPMANAGEMENT
ITALY, AND/OR CAPTAIN ANTONIO S. NOMBRADO,
Respondents.

G.R. No. 208354, August 26, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE

PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICARDO BACUS,
Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 168258, August 17, 2015 - RICARDO V.

QUINTOS, Petitioner, v. DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE
PHILIPPINES AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK,
Respondents.

G.R. No. 181111, August 17, 2015 - JACKSON

PADIERNOS Y QUEJADA, JACKIE ROXAS Y GERMAN
AND ROLANDO MESINA Y JAVATE, Petitioners, v.
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 202645, August 05, 2015 - FORTUNATO R.

BARON, MANOLO B. BERSABAL, AND RECTO A.
MELENDRES, Petitioners, v. EPE TRANSPORT, INC.
AND/OR ERNESTO P. ENRIQUEZ, Respondents.

G.R. No. 175098, August 26, 2015 - ISMAEL V.

CRISOSTOMO, Petitioner, v. MARTIN P. VICTORIA,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 211263, August 05, 2015 - OKS

DESIGNTECH, INC. REPRESENTED BY ZAMBY O.
PONGAD, Petitioner, v. MARY JAYNE L. CACCAM,
Respondent.

A.M. No. CA-15-33-P [Formerly OCA IPI No. 13-

207-CA-P], August 24, 2015 - TERESITA R.
MARIGOMEN, CLERK OF COURT, COURT OF APPEALS,
MANILA, Complainant, v. RONELO G. LABAR, DRIVER,
MAILING AND DELIVERY SECTION, COURT OF
APPEALS, CEBU STATION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 168157, August 19, 2015 - HILARIO P.

SORIANO, Petitioner, v. DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR
LUZON VICTOR C. FERNANDEZ, FLORIZA A. BRIONES,
GRAFT INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OFFICER
II, DONNA B. PASCUAL, GRAFT INVESTIGATION AND
PROSECUTION OFFICER II, AND ATTY. ADONIS C.
CLEOFE, Respondents.

G.R. No. 200841-42, August 26, 2015 - CE LUZON

GEOTHERMAL POWER COMPANY, INC., Petitioner, v.
COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent.

G.R. No. 171582, August 19, 2015 - ALBERTO T.

LASALA, PREVIOUSLY DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE
STYLE PSF SECURITY AGENCY, Petitioner, v. THE
NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY, Respondent.

G.R. No. 169343, August 05, 2015 - SAN MIGUEL

PROPERTIES, INC., Petitioner, v. BF HOMES, INC.,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 166102, August 05, 2015 - MANILA

ELECTRIC COMPANY, Petitioner, v. THE CITY
ASSESSOR AND CITY TREASURER OF LUCENA CITY,
Respondents.

A.M. No. RTJ-15-2439 (Formerly: OCA I.P.I. No. 12-

3989-RTJ), August 26, 2015 - ARIEL "AGA" MUHLACH,
Complainant, v. EXECUTIVE JUDGE MA. ANGELA
ACOMPAÑADO-ARROYO, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT,
SAN JOSE CITY, CAMARINES SUR, Respondent.

A.M. No. 99-7-01-SC, August 18, 2015 - RE:

REQUEST OF RETIRED SUPREME COURT AND COURT
OF APPEALS JUSTICES FOR INCREASE/ADJUSTMENT
OF THEIR DECEMBER 1998 PENSIONS

G.R. No. 169385, August 26, 2015 - TEOFILO

GIANGAN, SANTOS BONTIA (DECEASED), AND
LIBERATO DUMAIL (DECEASED), Petitioners, v.
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent.

G.R. No. 205722, August 19, 2015 - REPUBLIC OF

THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD
GOVERNMENT, Petitioners, v. LEGAL HEIRS OF JOSE L.
AFRICA, Respondents.

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G.R. No. 169710, August 19, 2015 - REPUBLIC OF
THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner, v. JOSE ALBERTO ALBA,
REPRESENTED BY HIS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, MANUEL
C. BLANCO, JR., Respondent.

G.R. No. 162692, August 26, 2015 - NILO V.

CHIPONGIAN, Petitioner, v. VICTORIA BENITEZ-
LIRIO, FEODOR BENITEZ AGUILAR, AND THE COURT
OF APPEALS, Respondents.

G.R. No. 206032, August 19, 2015 - JOSE RUDY L.

BAUTISTA, Petitioner, v. ELBURG SHIPMANAGEMENT
PHILIPPINES, INC., AUGUSTEA SHIPMANAGEMENT
ITALY, AND/OR CAPTAIN ANTONIO S. NOMBRADO,*
Respondents.

G.R. No. 208354, August 26, 2015 - PEOPLE OF THE

PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. RICARDO BACUS,
Accused-Appellant.

G.R. No. 200751, August 17, 2015 - MONICO

LIGTAS, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,
Respondent.

G.R. No. 168258, August 17, 2015 - RICARDO V.

QUINTOS, Petitioner, v. DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE
PHILIPPINES AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK,
Respondents.

G.R. No. 215568, August 03, 2015 - RICHARD N.

RIVERA, Petitioner, v. GENESIS TRANSPORT SERVICE,
INC. AND RIZA A. MOISES, Respondents.

G.R. No. 172301, August 19, 2015 - PHILIPPINE

NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION,
Petitioner, v. ASIAVEST MERCHANT BANKERS (M)
BERHAD, Respondent.

G.R. No. 210554, August 05, 2015 - DAVID YU

KIMTENG, MARY L. YU, WINNIE L. YU, VIVIAN L. YU,
ROSA GAN, LILIAN CHUA WOO YUKIMTENG, SANTOS
YU, MARCELO YU, AND SIN CHIAO YU LIM,
Petitioners, v. ATTY. WALTER T. YOUNG, ANASTACIO
E. REVILLA, JR., ATTY. JOVITO GAMBOL, AND ATTY.
DAN REYNALD R. MAGAT, PRACTICING LAW UNDER
THE FIRM NAME, YOUNG REVILLA GAMBOL & MAGAT,
AND JUDGE OFELIA L. CALO, PRESIDING JUDGE OF
BRANCH 211 OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT,
MANDALUYONG CITY, Respondents.

G.R. No. 171804, August 05, 2015 - THE REGISTER

OF DEEDS OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL AND THE
NATIONAL TREASURER OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Petitioners, v. OSCAR ANGLO, SR., AND
ANGLO AGRICULTURAL CORPORATION,
REPRESENTED BY OSCAR ANGLO, JR., Respondents.

G.R. No. 205705, August 05, 2015 - DOMINADOR M.

APIQUE, Petitioner, v. EVANGELINE APIQUE
FAHNENSTICH, Respondent.

G.R. No. 195990, August 05, 2015 - HEIRS OF

RAFAEL GOZO REPRESENTED BY CASTILLO GOZO AND
RAFAEL GOZO, JR., Petitioners, v. PHILIPPINE UNION
MISSION CORPORATION OF THE SEVENTH DAY
ADVENTIST CHURCH (PUMCO), SOUTH PHILIPPINE
UNION MISSION OF SDA (SPUMCO) AND SEVENTH
DAY ADVENTIST CHURCH AT SIMPAK, LALA, LANAO
DEL NORTE REPRESENTED BY BETTY PEREZ ,
Respondents.

G.R. No. 163504, August 05, 2015 - BERLINDA

ORIBELLO, Petitioner, v. COURT OF APPEALS
(SPECIAL FORMER TENTH DIVISION), AND REMEDIOS
ORIBELLO, Respondents.

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