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Rafael M. Fajardo, et al. vs. Mayor Alfredo S. Lim, et al

RAFAEL M. FAJARDO and ROGELIO P. NOGALES, Petitioners, versus MAYOR ALFREDO S. LIM and RAMON V. MARZAN, Respondents.

G.R. No. 132388 | 2006-04-10

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, J.

Challenged in this Petition for Review on Certiorari are the Decision [1] dated June 27, 1995 and the Resolution [2] dated October 16, 1995 of the Court of Appeals (First Division) in CA-G.R. SP No. 34931. 

The established facts of the present controversy are as follows: 

Like many a burgeoning metropolis, Manila has a squatter problem of major proportions. During the incumbency of Mayor Gemiliano Lopez of Manila, the city government undertook a "Land for the Landless Program" in order to address the problem. The city government decided to purchase properties which were...