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Raymundo Ortegas, et al. Vs. Vicente A. Hidalgo, et al.

RAYMUNDO ORTEGAS, AURELIA PALER, ARTHUR MATURAN, ARTURO CARMONA, NACIANCINO LEE, ROGELIO TUBURAN, RELINO OLMOGIS, SR., petitioners, vs. HON. VICENTE A. HIDALGO, The Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Agusan del Norte and Butuan City, 10th Judicial Region, Branch V, and DIOSDADO ROBLE, in his capacity as the Administrator of the Estate of Villa, respondents.

G.R. No. 80140 | 1991-06-28

D E C I S I O N

BIDIN, J p:

This petition for certiorari seeks to (1) stay the execution of the decision of respondent judge convicting petitioners of the crime of squatting (PD 722); (2) suspend the enforcement of the Order of Demolition dated August 17, 1987 directing the Sheriff to demolish the houses of petitioners and (3) set aside the second order of respondent judge dated September 29, 1987 directing the immediate demolition of petitioners' houses.

The facts are undisputed.

Sometime in 1968 petitioners occupied the contested property (Lot No. 1024-PLS-4), located at the poblacion of Buenavista, Agusan del Norte. They established...