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Heirs of Nunez vs. Heirs of Villanoza

HEIRS OF LEONILO P. NUÑEZ, SR., NAMELY, VALENTINA A. NUÑEZ, FELIX A. NUÑEZ, FELIXITA A. NUÑEZ, LEONILO A. NUÑEZ, JR., MA. ELIZA A. NUÑEZ, EMMANUEL A. NUÑEZ, ROSE ANNA A. NUÑEZ-DE VERA, AND MA. DIVINA A. NUÑEZ-SERNADILLA, REPRESENTED BY THEIR CO-HEIR AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, ROSE ANNA A. NUÑEZ-DE VERA, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF GABINO T. VILLANOZA, REPRESENTED BY BONIFACIO A. VILLANOZA, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 218666 | 2017-04-26

DECISION
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law, the landowner may retain a maximum of five (3) hectares of land, but this land must be compact or contiguous. If the area selected for retention is tenanted, the tenant-farmer may choose to remain in the area or be a beneficiary in a comparable area.

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45, seeking to reverse the Court of Appeals' September 26, 2014 Decision[2] and June 4, 2015 Resolution,[3] which affirmed the August 11, 2011 Decision of the Office of the President and reinstated the February 23, 2005 Order of the Department of Agrarian...