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Zacarias Oarde, et al. vs. Court Of Appeals, et al.

ZACARIAS OARDE and PRESENTACION MOLAR, petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES WILFREDO and LOURDES GUERRERO and SPOUSES ROGELIO and VILMA MOLAR, respondents.

G.R. Nos. 104774-75 | 1997-10-08

D E C I S I O N

PANGANIBAN, J:

Trial and appellate courts determine the existence (or nonexistence) of a tenancy relationship on the basis of the evidence presented by the parties. Certifications of administrative agencies and officers declaring the existence of a tenancy relation are merely provisional. They are persuasive but not binding on courts, which must make their own findings.

The Case

This principle is stressed by this Court as it rules on the instant petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the February 26, 1992 Decision 1 of Respondent Court of Appeals 2 in CA G.R. CV No. 29453-54, the...