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Alfonso vs. Land Bank of the Philippines [DECISION]

RAMON M. ALFONSO, Petitioner vs. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES and DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, Respondents

G.R. Nos. 181912 & 183347 | 2016-11-29

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
 
D E C I S I O N
 
JARDELEZA, J.:
 
The main issue presented in this case concerns the legal duty of the courts, in the determination of just compensation under Republic Act No. 6657,1 (RA 6657), in relation to Section 17 of RA 6657 and the implementing formulas of the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR).
 
The Court En Banc reaffirms the established jurisprudential rule, that is: until and unless declared invalid in a proper case, courts have the positive legal duty to consider the use and application of Section 17 and the DAR basic formulas...