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Jovendo Del Castillo vs. Abundio Orciga, et al.

JOVENDO DEL CASTILLO, Petitioner, versus ABUNDIO ORCIGA, EMELINA ORCIGA-VOLANTE, PILAR ORCIGA CLEMENA, ADELAIDA ORCIGA GENIO, NENITA ORCIGA ELEDA, YOLANDA ORCIGA TAKASAN and ALBERTO ORCIGA, Respondents.

G.R. No. 153850 | 2006-08-31

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N 
 
VELASCO, JR., J.: 
 
If my land has cried out against me, and its furrows have wept together; if I have eaten its yield without payment, and caused the death of its owners, let thorns grow instead of wheat, and foul weeds instead of barley. 
 
-Job 31:38-40[1] 
 
Land has spawned countless disputes because man is inexorably bound to it from cradle to grave for domicile, life sustenance, and other fundamental needs. For others, having a small landholding is their only means to get out of bondage and oppression or to build a promising future for their progeny. Possession...