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Melchor Hilado, et al vs Hon Rolando Chavez, et al

MELCHOR HILADO, CESAR ARAL, ADELA ARAL, ARTURO VILLARENA, TARCELO MIRANO, ROBERTO PEDUHAN, ANTONIO SOLITO, MANUEL CANIENDO, FELIX ORTEGA, ANTONIO BALLENTOS, SALVADOR MIRANO, VICENTE ONLAYAO, FEDERICO ORLANO, ROGELIO SEMILLANO, SALVADOR DE GUZMAN, PACIFICO TALIBUTAB, NESTOR BELLIRAN, SALUSTIANO BELLIRAN, EDGARDO CABRA, and YOLANDA LESTINO, Petitioners, versus HON. ROLANDO CHAVEZ, PERPETUAL HELP DEVELOPMENT AND REALTY CORP., represented by the Chairman of the Board JULIETA C. SALGADO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 134742 | 2004-09-22

D E C I S I O N


CALLEJO, SR., J.:

Before us is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, of the Decision[1] and the Resolution[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Kabankalan City, Branch 61, in Civil Case No. 830.

The Antecedents

Celso "Nene" Zayco was the owner of a large parcel of agricultural land with an area of 540,248 square meters, located in Kabankalan Poblacion, Negros Occidental, now Kabankalan City. The property was identified as Lot No. 343 and was covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 133298, and portions thereof were occupied and cultivated by...