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Victorino Torres Vs. Leon Ventura

VICTORINO TORRES, petitioner, vs. LEON VENTURA, respondent.

G.R. No. 86044 | 1990-07-02

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

This nation has a wealth of laws on agrarian reform. Such laws were enacted not only because of the constitutional mandate regarding the protection to labor and the promotion of social justice but also because of the realization that there is an urgent need to do something in order to improve the lives of the vast number of poor farmers in our land.

Yet, despite such laws, it is a fact that the agrarian problems which beset our nation have remained unsolved. Majority of our farmers still live a hand-to-mouth existence. The clamor for change has not died down.

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