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Roman Catholic Archbishop of Caceres Vs. Secretary of Agrarian Reform, et al

ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF CACERES, Petitioner, versus SECRETARY OF AGRARIAN REFORM and DAR REGIONAL DIRECTOR (Region V), Respondents.

G.R. No. 139285 | 2007-12-21

D E C I S I O N

VELASCO, JR., J.:

The Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (CARL) has truly noble goals, and these noble goals should not be stymied by the creation of exemptions or exceptions not contemplated by the law.

The Case

In this Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45, petitioner Roman Catholic Archbishop of Caceres (Archbishop) questions the February 4, 1999 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 48282, which upheld the December 8, 1997 and June 10, 1998 Orders of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).

The Facts

Archbishop is the registered owner of several properties in Camarines Sur, with a total area...