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Heirs of Hagoriles vs. Hernaez

HEIRS OF EXEQUIEL HAGORILES, NAMELY, PACITA P. HAGORILES, CONSEJO H. SABIDONG, CESAR HAGORILES, REYNALDO HAGORILES, ANITA H. GERONGANI, LOURDES H. CAPISTRANO, ANA LINA H. BOLUSO, AND SUZETTE H. PEÑAFLORIDA, ALL REPRESENTED BY ANA LINA H. BOLUSO, PETITIONERS, VS. ROMEO HERNAEZ, MILAGROS VILLANUEVA, CRISANTO CANJA, NENA BAYOG, VENANCIO SEMILON, GAUDENCIO VILLANUEVA, VIRGINIA DAGOHOY, VIRGILIO CANJA, FELIX CASTILLO AND TEOFILO HERNAEZ, GAUDENCIO ARNAEZ, BENJAMIN COSTOY, ERMIN VILLANUEVA, MARCELINO AMAR, AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 199628 | 2016-04-20

DECISION
 
BRION, J.:
 
Before us is a petition for review on certiorari[1] assailing the July 30, 2010 decision[2] and the November 25, 2011 resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals (CA), Cebu City in CA-G.R. SP No. 85600. The CA affirmed with modification the decision of the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB) in DARAB Case No. 6561, and declared the respondents, who were found bona fide tenants of their respective landholdings, to be entitled to the continuous peaceful possession of their home lots.
 
Facts of the Case

The present petition stemmed from a Complaint[4] to Maintain Status...