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Limkaichong vs. Land Bank of the Philippines etc. [SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION, JARDELEZA, J.:]

JOCELYN S. LIMKAICHONG, PETITIONER, VS. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRARIAN REFORM, THROUGH THE PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 158464 | 2016-08-02

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION

JARDELEZA, J.:

I concur with the ponencia of my esteemed colleague Associate Justice Lucas P, Bersamin who, with his lucidity of exposition and fealty to the due process tenet of prospective application of new doctrine, masterfully secured our unanimous vote today.

The ponencia reaffirms our unanimous en banc declaration in Land Bank of the Philippines v. Martinez[1] that:

[T]he agrarian reform adjudicator's decision on land valuation attains finality after the lapse of the 15-day period stated in the DARAB Rules. The petition for the fixing of just compensation should therefore, following the law and settled...