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Spouses Jose M. Estacion, Jr. [Deceased, substituted by Jose T. Estacion III, Edgardo T. Estacion, Michael T. Estacion and Jocelyn Estacion Hamoy] and Agelina T. Estacion Vs. Hon. Secretary, Department fo Agrarian Reform, et al.

SPOUSES JOSE M. ESTACION, JR. and ANGELINA T. ESTACION, Petitioners, vs. THEHONORABLESECRETAR~ DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, DAR, REGION 7, PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER OF NEGROS ORIENTAL, MUNICIPAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER, DAR, GUIHULNGAN, NEGROS ORIENTAL, PRESIDENT, LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, and PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, DUMAGUETE BRANCH, Respondents.

G.R. No. 163361 | 2014-03-12

FIRST DIVISION

 

DECISION


REYES,J.:

 

In September 1995, spouses Jose M. Estacion, Jr. 1 and Angelina T. Estacion (petitioners) initially filed a petition for just compensation with the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Negros Oriental, Branch 30, acting as a Special Agrarian Court (SAC). In their petition, they alleged that they are  the owners of two parcels of adjacent land in Guihulngan, Negros Oriental, with an aggregate area of 986,932 square meters. The first parcel (Lot No. 1-A) has 793,954 sq m, while the second parcel (Lot No. 4810) has 192,978 sq m, both covered by Transfer Certificate of...