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DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, THROUGH ITS PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER OF DAVAO CITY, AND THE MUNICIPAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER OF CALINAN, DAVAO CITY, PETITIONERS, VS. WOODLAND AGRO-DEVELOPMENT, INC., RESPONDENT.

DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, THROUGH ITS PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER OF DAVAO CITY, AND THE MUNICIPAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER OF CALINAN, DAVAO CITY, PETITIONERS, VS. WOODLAND AGRO-DEVELOPMENT, INC., RESPONDENT.

G. R. No. 188174 | 2015-06-29

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

SERENO, C.J.:

This Petition for Review under Rule 45 seeks the nullification of the Decision[1] dated 2 February 2009 issued by the Regional Trial Court of Davao City Branch 14 (RTC) and its Order[2] dated 8 May 2009 in Special Civil Case No. 30855-2005. The RTC nullified the Notice of Coverage (NOC) dated 11 December 2003 and Notice of Acquisition (NOA) dated 5 October 2004 issued by petitioner Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) over a portion of a parcel of land owned by respondent Woodland Agro-Development. Inc. (Woodland). The court also denied DAR’s Motion for Reconsideration.[3]
 
The issue...