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Sofronio Ambayec, et al. vs The Honorable CA, et al.

SOFRONIO AMBAYEC, represented by his heirs, namely: CLEOTILDE, ENICITA, ALIA, rep. by CRISTOPHER, SOFRINA, MARCEDELIA, JULIETA, ROMEO, rep. by ALMA, WILSON, TEOFISTO, rep. by SUSANA, CONCEPCION, FEDERICO, DOLORES, rep. by SABINO, GEMMA, rep. By CONSUELO and CRESSA, JUAN, MARIANO, rep. by RIZALINA and PEDRO, CONSTANCIA, rep. by DIOSCORO, VICTORIO, rep. by MARCELA and MARIA DINAH, MOISES, PROTUOSO, rep. By CONRADO and RUDY, all surnamed AMBAYEC, PERFECTA AMBAYEC-RAMOS, and ASUNCION AMBAYEC-CORBOQUIL, Petitioners, versus THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, Manila, and the HEIRS OF VICENTE and VICENTA TIONKO, namely CARMEN TIONKO-GAHOL, TOMAS TIONKO, represented by SOCORRO, JOSE, VICENTE, TOMAS, JR., MARTIN PAUL, all surnamed TIONKO, CELINA T. LOS BA?OS, ANA SOCORRO T. LAXA, and GERALDINE T. DALUMPINES, NATIVIDAD TIONKO-GUTIERREZ, rep. by CARIDAD, MERCEDES, RAFAEL, MA. REGINA, JOSEFINA, EMMANUEL JR., and TERESITA, all surnamed GUTIERREZ and MA. JUDITH TIONKO-DELA CRUZ, rep. by EUGENIO, MARIA LOURDES and RAMON, all surnamed DELA CRUZ, Respondents.

G.R. No. 162780 | 2005-06-21

D E C I S I O N 


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.: 

This petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Revised Rules of Civil Procedure assails the decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 68993 dated March 11, 2004, which reversed and set aside the decision dated October 26, 2000 of the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB) in Case No. 7892. 

The factual antecedents are as follows: 

In a complaint[1] filed before the Court of Agrarian Relations (CAR), Branch 1, Davao City,[2] Sofronio Ambayec[3] and Damian Alicabo alleged that since 1930 and 1924, respectively, they have been tenants of the...