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SMSSJ vs Valisno, et al

SAMAHAN NG MAGSASAKA SA SAN JOSE, represented by dominador maglalang, petitioner, vs. MARIETTA VALISNO, ADELA, AQUILES, LEANDRO, HONORIO, LUMEN, NICOLAS, all surnamed VALISNO; RANDY V. WAGNER, MARIA MARTA B. VALISNO, NOELITO VALISNO, MARY ANN L. VALISNO, PHILIP V. BRANZUELA and BRENDON V. YUJUICO; MA. CRISTINA VALISNO, BENEDICTO V. YUJUICO, GREGORIO V. YUJUICO and LEONORA V. YUJUICO, respondents.

G.R. No. 158314 | 2004-06-03

D E C I S I O N




YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

The sole issue in this petition for review on certiorari is whether or not the grandchildren of the late Dr. Nicolas Valisno Sr. are entitled to retention rights as landowners under Republic Act No. 6657, or the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law (hereafter, "CARL"
The original 57-hectare property, situated in La Fuente, Sta. Rosa, Nueva Ecija, was formerly registered in the name of Dr. Nicolas Valisno, Sr. under Transfer Certificate of Title No. NT-38406. Before the effectivity of Presidential Decree No. 27,[1] the land was the subject of a judicial ejectment suit, whereby in 1971, the Valisnos'...