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Hon Antonio Nuesa vs Hon CA. et. Al

HON. ANTONIO M. NUESA in his capacity as the Regional Director of DAR Region III and RESTITUTO RIVERA, petitioners, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS (14th Div.), HON. DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATION BOARD (DARAB) and JOSE VERDILLO, respondents.

G.R. No. 132048 | 2002-03-06

D E C I S I O N

QUISUMBING, J.:

This petition for review seeks to reverse the decision[1] dated December 19, 1997, of the Court of Appeals which upheld the ruling of the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board or DARAB in favor of private respondent Jose Verdillo.

The facts of this case, as borne by the records, are as follows:

On May 25, 1972, then Secretary of Agrarian Reform issued an "Order of Award" in favor of Jose Verdillo over two (2) parcels of agricultural land, Lots 1932 and 1904 of the Buenavista Estate, San Ildefonso, Bulacan, covering 14,496 and 19,808 square meters, respectively, under the following conditions:...