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B.E. San Diego, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals

B.E. SAN DIEGO, INC., petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS (11th Division), HON. TERESITA DIZON-CAPULONG, in her capacity as Presiding Judge of Branch 172, Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela, Metro Manila, and ROSALIA DE JESUS, respondents.

G.R. No. 80223 | 1993-02-05

D E C I S I O N

CRUZ, J p:

In the civilized society, every person has the basic right to a roof over his head, to shelter him from the elements and - no less importantly - to give him a sense of self-respect as a human being. Even the carabao has its shed and the bird its nest. The homeless person is entitled to the solicitude and tenderness of the State, as the Constitution itself affirms under the social justice policy, which now specifically calls for agrarian and urban land reform and housing.

The case at bar involves the proper implementation of this policy.

On March 3, 1986, petitioner B.E. San Diego, instituted an action in the Regional...