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Heirs of Pineda vs. Office of the President, DENR etc

HEIRS OF AIDA PINEDA, REPRESENTED BY ELLA PINEDA TORCEDO, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND ANY/ALL THEIR SUBORDINATE, AGENTS, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS ACTING ON ITS BEHALF, AND HEIRS OF TEOFILO PILANDO, SR., RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 223808 | 2023-04-26

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, SAJ.:
 
Republic Act No. 8371 or the Indigenous Peoples' Rights Act excluded[1] the City of Baguio from its application and provided that it shall be primarily governed by its own charter. However, prior land rights and titles validly acquired through any judicial, administrative, or other processes before the Act's effectivity are recognized. A Certificate of Ancestral Land Claim, by itself, does not qualify as valid prior land right and title over ancestral land.
 
This Court resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[2] assailing the Decision[3] and Resolution[4] of the...