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Department of Agrarian Reform, et al. vs. Paulino Franco

DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM Represented by MR. VIRGILIO L. ALCOMENDRAS in his capacity as Cebu Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer, MR. JOSEPHUS M. GONZALES in his capacity as Cebu Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer, JUANA ALFORQUE, FRANCISCO NAVARRO, EDUARDO NAVARRO, ARSENIO GABISAY, EDILBERTO LABANDERO, LOLITA DACAYANA, CELESTINO RAMA, NUMERIANO NAVARRO, BONIFACIO LASTIMOSA, LORETA RAMA, LOURDES ARDA, LEONARDO GABISAY, and NORMERTA BONTILAO, Petitioners, versus PAULINO FRANCO Represented by his Attorney-in-Fact Mr. Plaridel Seno, Respondent.

G.R. No. 147479 | 2005-09-26

FIRST DIVISION

D E C I S I O N 

CARPIO, J.: 

The Case 

This is a petition for review[1] of the Decision[2] dated 20 November 2000 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 43917 affirming the decision of the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board ("DARAB") with modification by deleting the disturbance compensation. 

The Facts 

In January 1994, Municipal Agrarian Reform Officer Patrocinia G. Mercado ("MARO Mercado")[3] of the Department of Agrarian Reform ("DAR") sent a letter to Paulino Franco ("Franco") through Franco's attorney-in-fact, Plaridel Seno ("Seno"). The letter requested Franco to attend a...