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Land Bank of the Philippines vs. Heirs of Jesus Yujuico, et al.

LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner,vs.HEIRS OF JESUS S. YUJUICO, MARIETTA V. YUJUICO AND DR. NICOLAS VALISNO, SR., Respondents.

G.R. Nos. 184719-20 | 2012-03-21

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N

 

SERENO, J.:

 

Before us is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the 23 May 2008 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-GR SP Nos. 90905 and 91047. The CA reversed the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), which upheld the assertion of Spouses Jesus Y. Yujuico and Marietta V. Yujuico (respondents) that they should be paid by the government in the amount of  P150,000 per hectare of land distributed by public respondent Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) to their farmer-beneficiaries.

Respondents were the registered owners of eight...