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Philippine Veterans Affairs Office, et al. vs. Yolanda Arquero, et al

PHILIPPINE VETERANS AFFAIRS OFFICE thru its Administrator, COL. FELIPE B. PILAPIL, LT. COL. CRISANTO NAFARETTE, LT. COL. IGMIDIO BUENA, LT. COL. SIBAYAN, CAPT. HENRY FERNANDEZ, FIRST LT. VICTOR CALLES, Petitioners, versus YOLANDA ARQUERO, ANABELLE ROMARATE, BENIGNO VILLENA, WENIFREDA DE GUZMAN and the NAGKAKAISANG MARALITA NG SITIO MASIGASIG, Respondents.

G.R. No. 161405 | 2006-07-21

THIRD DIVISION

DECISION 

QUISUMBING, J.: 

For review on certiorari is the Decision[1] dated December 15, 2003 of the Court of Appeals in CA-GR SP. No. 71548, which set aside the Orders[2] of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, Branch 69, in SCA No. 2188. The Court of Appeals also permanently enjoined petitioners from undertaking eviction and demolition operations against respondents. 

The facts are as follows. 

Petitioner Philippine Veterans Affairs Office (PVAO) is a government agency under the Department of National Defense. It is tasked to administer the Libingan ng mga Bayani, a parcel of land reserved for...