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Ong vs. Cruz

ELIZABETH ONG LIM, PETITIONER, VS. LAZARO N. CRUZ, REPRESENTED BY VICENTE T. CRUZ, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 248650 | 2023-03-15

D E C I S I O N
 
ZALAMEDA, J.:
 
The prohibition against transfers, sales, or conveyances of lands awarded through our agrarian reform laws has not completely prevented beneficiaries from entering into contracts that violate the prohibition. Even though such contracts are void ab initio, the State's avowed bent to social justice allows the parties relief.
 
The Case

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] filed by petitioner Elizabeth Ong Lim (petitioner) assailing the Decision[2] dated 08 January 2019 and the Resolution[3] dated 22 July 2019 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No....