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Republic Of The Phil. Vs. Intermediate Appellate Court

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Bureau of Forest Development), petitioner, vs. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT (First Civil Cases Division) and HILARIO P. RAMA, respondents.

G.R. No. 69138 | 1992-05-19

D E C I S I O N


GUTIERREZ, JR., J.:

The decision of the trial court in this case declared the disputed parcels of land to be forest land and, therefore, inalienable. The appellate court sustained the factual finding. The issue raised in this petition refers to the propriety of awarding necessary expenses to the alleged possessor in good faith with right of retention until the expenses are paid.

In May 1974, Anselmo Logronio, in his official capacity as officer-in-charge of the Bohol Reforestation Project of the Bureau of Forest Development, bulldozed portions of two (2) parcels of land which he believed to be forest lands located at...