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Samaniego, De la Cruz, et al vs Aguila, Taguinod, Sec of DAR

ANTONIO (ANTONINO) SAMANIEGO, JOSE DE LA CRUZ, JOHN SAMANIEGO, ERNESTO SANTOS, MACARIO DE LA CRUZ, ANDRES PASTORIN, BENETRITO DE LA CRUZ, JESUS BATAC and RODOLFO LAGUISMA, petitioners, vs. VIC ALVAREZ AGUILA, JOSEPHINE TAGUINOD and SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, respondents.

G.R. No. 125567 | 2000-06-27

D E C I S I O N


MENDOZA, J.:

This is a petition for review on certiorari of the decision1 [Per Justice Pacita Canizares-Nye and concurred in by Justices Antonio M. Martinez and Romeo J. Callejo, Sr.] of the Court of Appeals, dated January 25, 1996, denying petitioners' appeal from a decision of the Office of the President.

The sole issue in this case is whether the Office of the President is an indispensable party in an appeal from its decision and, therefore, must be impleaded pursuant to the Rules of Civil Procedure. For reasons to be discussed, we hold that it is not; accordingly, we remand the case to the Court of Appeals for...