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Padayhag vs. Director of Lands

LOURDES M. PADAYHAG (OR HEIRS OF LOURDES M. PADAYHAG), PETITIONER, V. DIRECTOR OF LANDS AND SOUTHERN MINDANAO COLLEGES, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 206062, November 22, 2017] SOUTHERN MINDANAO COLLEGES, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT DR. ROMEO C. HOFILEÑA, JR., PETITIONER, V. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, TWENTY-THIRD DIVISION, MINDANAO STATION, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, AND HEIRS OF LOURDES M. PADAYHAG, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 202872 | 2017-11-22

D E C I S I O N
 
CAGUIOA, J:
 
G.R. No. 202872 is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court while G.R. No. 206062 is a Petition[2] for Certiorari under Rule 65. Both Petitions assail the Decision[3] of the Court of Appeals[4] (CA) dated July 31, 2012 in CA-G.R. CV No. 01642[5].
 
In G.R. No. 202872 (Padayhag Petition), petitioner Lourdes M. Padayhag (or heirs of Lourdes M. Padayhag)[6] did not file a motion for reconsideration of the CA Decision and went directly to the Court. In G.R. No. 206062 (SMC Petition), petitioner Southern Mindanao Colleges (SMC)...