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Panes vs Visayas State College of Agriculture 263 SCRA 708

JAIME T. PANES, DOMINADOR A. TAN, NILDA, SYVELIN, ROSELLER, HUMILIA, ERNA, SHERLYN, LYNGAGE, EDELYN, LAURENCE and FUJILYN, all surnamed TAN; ANTONIO C. RAQUIZA, JR., HEIRS OF RAYMUNDO BRAGA, represented by IGNACIO BRAGA, CRISTITUTA VALENZONA, TEODORICO MORO, BASILIO MENDOZA, represented by JOSE R. BANDALAN, ENRICA VALENZONA, ALBERTO SABEJON, and 1,401 other TENANTS, represented by their counsel, ATTY. SABAS B. ASTORGA, and HONORABLE GABINO R. SEPULVEDA, Presiding Judge, Court of Agrarian Relations, Branch I, Ormoc City, petitioners, vs. VISAYAS STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE, and the HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, presided by the HONORABLE JUSTICES CRISOLITO PASCUAL, SERAFIN R. CUEVAS, and CAROLINA GRINO-AQUINO, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 56219 & 56220 | 1996-11-27

D E C I S I O N 

HERMOSISIMA, JR., J.: 

Before us are consolidated petitions both seeking the review of the decision[1]of respondent Court of Appeals[2] in an expropriation case[3] filed before the Court of Agrarian Relations of Ormoc City. Of the two sets of petitions, G.R. No. 56219-20 had been denied by our resolution[4] of February 27, 1981. Since petitioners did not ask for the reconsideration thereof, the said resolution of denial had become final, and so we have only the petitions in G.R. Nos. 56393-94 to rule upon. 

The facts, as culled from the pleadings, follows: 

On March 21, 1977, then President Marcos issued...