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Lapanday Agricultural & Development Corp vs Maximo Estita, et al

LAPANDAY AGRICULTURAL & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (L.S. VENTURES, INC., ALREADY MERGED WITH LAPANDAY AGRICULTURAL AND DEVELOPMENT CORP.), Petitioner, versus MAXIMO ESTITA, JUANITO ABASOLO, PEDRO ALQUIZA, ISMAEL ALFAR, MANUEL ALFAR, ERLINDA S. ARIS, PAULO ABLA?A, RUFO ALIPUYO, MARY ANI?ON, ROSALIO ALFAR, AQUILINO ABILIS, HERSON ALFANTA, GETRODEZ BALANAY, ELENA BATO-BATO, ALBERTO BOHOLST, PRISCILA CABATUAN, VICTORINO CABATUAN, RUPERTO CABATUAN, CRISTINO CONANG, PANFILO, CABIGAS, APOLINARIO CABIGAS, EUSTAQUIO CELEN, ANTONIA COMENDADOR, POLICARPIO CLARIDO, JOSE CABONITA, CANDELARIO COSEP, GUILLERMO CASINILLO, SEBASTIAN CASINILLO, JOSE CAMUS, MARGARITO CLARIDO, JUAN CABA?OG, MARIAS CABA?OG, MARIAS CABA?OG, TEOFISTA CASAS, ISMAEL CLARIDO, TOMASA BUDIANG, SOZIMA CASAS, LEONARDO CEJAS, JOSUE DANDAN, EFREN DEL RIO, LEONARDO DELLO, PABLO DINALO, BERNARDITO EUSALINA, EGMEDIO EUSALINA, PELAGIO ESTITA, MAMERTA ENERO, MARCELINA ENERO, REMEGIO ENERO, MATEO ENERO, PLACIDO ESPINOSA, ANA FRANCO, MELVIN FRANCO, ELESIO GEONSON, CIRIACO GEONSON, URBANO GEONSON, CIRIACO GEONSON, MARINA GEONSON, TEOFILO GEONSON, GAUDIOSO GEONSON, ANACLITO GEONSON, LAREANA GEONSON, URBANO GEONSON, ANDRICA GIOCA, MARCILA GEALON, RODRIGO GEALON, PATERNO GUMBA, AGAPITO GUMBA, FRANCISCO HERSAMIO, ROMEO INONG, ABDON INONG, ANDRES YBA?EZ, ALBINA JIMENEZ, SERGIO JIMENEZ, SIMPLICIO LABRADO, ENCARNACION LASCU?A, IGNACIA LASCU?A, MELCHOR LACANG, MAURITO LOQUI?O, GAUDIOSO LASCU?A, PRIMO MONTA?EZ, JOSE MONTA?EZ, BEINVINIDO MONTA?EZ, PABLO MENDOZA, JUANITA MENDOZA, VICENTE MACION, JR., CIPRIANA MACION, EDUARDO MONTOYA, CESAR MADRAGA, JUSTO NORO, ALEXANDER NORO, DOMINGO NORO, FERMIN NORO, QUINTIN NORO, MAURO NORO, ULPIANO NORO, GERTRODEZ NORO, ENRIQUE OBENZA, DANILO OBENZA, LEONARDO PEPITO, EULALIO PANLAAN, EDILITO PAMULAWAN, LEONILA PACIONES, REMEDIOS PACIONES, REGALADO PACIONES, JAIME RECEBAS, RODRIGO REBUYAS, AMANCIO RESGONIA, EPETACIO ROLUNA, LEONARDO ROTAQUIOU, ISIDRA RAMOS, HERMINIGILDO SELGAS, LILIA TAPIC, ISIDRO TALAOGON, IGMEDIO VILLARIN, EUGENIA BRIGOLE, FLAVIANO BATOBATO, MANUELA PIALA, CLAUDIA ENERO, GEORGE COSEP, ANTONIO COSEP, ALFREDO MENDOZA, ALBERTO MENDOZA, QUINTIN JABELLO, DOLORES JABILLO, ROLUNA DIONESIO, LOLITA ALFOJA, TOCAO RODOLFO, AVELINO, CABONIA, GAUDENCIO VILLARAMIA, MARIA PESIAO AND SOFIO ANTIPUESTO, VICTORIANO CASAS, CELEDONIO CARILLO, CONCHITA CARILLO, CORNELIO BAYARCAL, AURELIO GALLARDO, FRANCISCA CARTAGENA, AVELINO CABONITA, BALBINO HERSAMIO, TEOFISTO ABALA?A, NORMA GANTUANCO and PATERNO GUMBA and/or MEMBERS OF THE DAVAO DEL SUR FARMERS ASSOCIATION (DASURFA), Respondents.

G.R. No. 162109 | 2005-01-21



THIRD DIVISION
DECISION

GARCIA, J.:

In this verified petition for review on certiorari, petitioner Lapanday Agricultural & Development Corporation assails and seeks the annulment of the following issuances of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 71230, to wit:

1. Decision dated September 3, 2003,[1] declaring as valid an earlier decision dated January 17, 2001 of the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB) in DARAB Case No. 8117, which, in turn, affirmed with modification the resolution dated October 20, 1997 of the DAR Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator of Digos, Davao del Sur in a land dispute involving the vast...