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Velasquez, Jr. vs. Lisondra Land Inc.

PERFECTO VELASQUEZ, JR., PETITIONER, VS. LISONDRA LAND INCORPORATED, REPRESENTED BY EDWIN L. LISONDRA, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 231290 | 2020-08-27

FIRST DIVISION
 

D E C I S I O N
 
LOPEZ, J.:
 
The jurisdiction of a quasi-judicial agency and the operation of the principle of estoppel are the core issues in this petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Court of Appeals' (CA) Decision[1] dated December 28, 2016 in CA-G.R. SP No. 131359, which set aside the Office of the President's Decision dated August 1, 2013.
 
ANTECEDENTS

In 1998, Perfecto Velasquez, Jr. and Lisondra Land Incorporated entered into a joint venture agreement to develop a 7,200-square meter parcel of land into a memorial park.[2] However,...