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J. Melliza Estate etc. vs. Simoy etc.

J. MELLIZA ESTATE DEVELOPMENT COMPANY, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS DIRECTOR, ATTY. RAFAEL S. VILLANUEVA, PETITIONER, VS. ROSENDO SIMOY, GREGORIO SIMOY AND CONSEJO SIMOY, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 217943 | 2016-06-06

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONARDO-DE CASTRO, J.:
 
This petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court challenges the August 27, 2014 Decision[1] and the March 24, 2015 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 04944, which affirmed the July 10, 2009 Decision[3] and the January 25, 2010 Resolution[4] of the Office of the President (OP). The issuances of the OP reversed and set aside the June 20, 2005 Order[5] of the Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) granting the application for retention filed by the petitioner, J. Melliza Estate Development Company, Inc. (petitioner).

The CA summarized the...