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Limkaichong vs. Land Bank of the Philippines etc. [SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION , VELASCO, JR., J.]

JOCELYN S. LIMKAICHONG, PETITIONER, VS. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRARIAN REFORM, THROUGH THE PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 158464 | 2016-08-02

SEPARATE CONCURRING OPINION

VELASCO, JR., J.:

I concur with the well-crafted ponencia of my esteemed colleague, Associate Justice Lucas P. Bersamin.

While the grant of the petition is moored on the pronouncement in Republic v. Court of Appeals (Republic),[1] as reinforced later in Land Bank of the Philippines v. Suntay,[2] I submit that the petition should be granted on the ground that the fifteen (15)-day period to file the case with the Special Agrarian Court (SAC) required by the 1994 DARAB Rules of Procedure (1994 DARAB Rules) and adopted in the 2009 version is null and void, it being a gross breach of Section 57 of Republic Act No, 6657...