Archbishop vs Secretary and Republic vs Villasor-1
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ARCHBISHOP VS SECRETARY G.R. No. 139285 December 21, 2007 ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF CACERES ( Leonardo Zamora Legaspi), Petitioner SECRETARY OF AGRARIAN REFORM ( Virgilio de los Reyes ) and DAR REGIONAL DIRECTOR (Region V) (Celestina Tam), Respondents VELASCO, JR., J.: The Case In this Petition for Review on Certiorari, petitioner Roman Catholic Archbishop of Caceres questions the Decision of the Court of Appeals which upheld the Orders of the Department of Agrarian Reform . The Facts Archbishop is the registered owner of several properties in Camarines Sur, with a total area of 268.5668 hectares. 249.0236 hectares planted with rice and corn, 19.5432 hectares planted with coconut trees. In 1985, Archbishop filed with the Municipal Agrarian Reform in Naga City, Camarines Sur several petitions for exemption of certain properties located in various towns of Camarines Sur from the coverage of Operation Land Transfer (OLT). Two of these petitions were denied Archbishop appealed from the order of the Regional Director, and sought exemption from OLT coverage of all lands planted with rice and corn which were registered in the name of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Caceres. In his appeal, Archbishop cited the following grounds: a) That said properties are all covered by conditional donations subject to the prohibitions of the donors to SELL, EXCHANGE, LEASE, TRANSFER, ENCUMBER OR MORTGAGE the properties; b) That they are used for charitable and religious purposes; c) That the parishes located in depressed areas badly need them for the furtherance of their mission work, propagation of the faith, maintenance and support of their chapels, churches and educational religious institutions like the Holy Rosary Major and Minor Seminaries for the promotion of the priesthood vocation; d) For the preservation of good relationship between church and state thru non-infringement of the right to exercise religious profession and worship; e) For the maintenance of the Cathedral and Peñafrancia Shrine f) That the petitioner (church) is amenable to continue the leasehold system with the present cultivators or tenants. This appeal was denied by then DAR Secretary Ernesto D. Garilao in an Order dated December 8, 1997. A subsequent motion for reconsideration was denied in an Order dated June 10, 1998.
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ARCHBISHOP VS SECRETARYG.R. No. 139285 December 21, 2007ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF CACERES (Leonardo Zamora Legaspi, !e"i"ionerSECRETARY OF AGRARIAN REFORM (#irgi$io de $os Re%esand DAR REGIONAL DIRECTOR (Region V) (&e$es"ina 'am, Responden"sVELASCO, JR, J.! T"e Ca#e(n ")is!e"i"ion *or Re+ie, on&er"iorari,pe"i"ioner Roman &a")o$ic-rc)bis)op o* &aceres ./es"ions ")e Decision o* ")e &o/r" o* -ppea$s ,)ic)/p)e$d ")e 0rders o* ")e Depar"men" o* -grarian Re*orm .
T"e Fa$%# -rc)bis)op is ")e regis"ered o,ner o* se+era$ proper"ies in&amarines 1/r, ,i") a "o"a$ area o* 228.5228 )ec"ares. 239.0232 )ec"ares p$an"ed ,i") rice and corn, 19.5332 )ec"ares p$an"ed ,i") cocon/" "rees. (n1985,-rc)bis)op*i$ed,i")")eM&ni$i'a(Ag)a)ianRe*o)+inNaga &i"%, &amarines 1/r se+era$ pe"i"ions *or e4emp"ion o* cer"ainproper"ies $oca"ed in +ario/s "o,ns o* &amarines 1/r *rom")eco+erage o* O'e)a%ion Land T)an#*e) (OLT). ',o o* ")ese pe"i"ions,ere denied -rc)bis)opappea$ed*rom")eordero* ")eRegiona$ Direc"or,and#o&g"% e,e+'%ion *)o+ OLT $o-e)age o* a(( (and# '(an%ed .i%")i$eand$o)n,)ic),ereregis"eredin")enameo* ")eRoman&a")o$ic -rc)diocese o* &aceres.(n )is appea$, -rc)bis)op ci"ed ")e*o$$o,ing gro/nds5a ')a" said proper"ies are a$$ co+ered b% condi"iona$ dona"ionss/b6ec" "o ")e pro)ibi"ions o* ")e donors "o 17LL,78&9-NG7, L7-17, 'R-N1:7R, 7N&;d :or ")epreser+a"iono* goodre$a"ions)ipbe",eenc)/rc) and s"a"e ")r/ non@in*ringemen" o* ")e rig)" "oe4ercise re$igio/s pro*ession and ,ors)ip>e :or ")e main"enance o* ")e &a")edra$ and!eAa*rancia 1)rine* ')a" ")e pe"i"ioner (c)/rc) is amenab$e "o con"in/e")e $ease)o$d s%s"em ,i") ")e presen" c/$"i+a"ors or"enan"s. ')is appea$ ,as denied b% ")en DAR Se$)e%a)/ E)ne#%o DGa)i(ao in an 0rder da"ed December 8, 1997. - s/bse./en"mo"ion*or reconsidera"ion,asdeniedinan0rder da"edB/ne 10, 1998. ')ema""er ,as")enraised"o")e&- +ia!e"i"ion*orRe+ie,on&er"iorari. -rc)bis)op arg/ed ")a" e+en i* ")e $ands in ./es"ion are regis"ered in)is name, )e )o$ds ")e $ands in "r/s" *or ")e bene*i" o* )is *o$$o,ersas cestui que trust (0ene*i$ia)/ o* an e#%a%e "e(d in %)%) 9e ")en pra%ed ")a" ")e assai$ed orders o* ")e D-R be re+ersed, orin ")e a$"erna"i+e, ")a" ")e a$$eged bene*iciaries o* ")e "r/s" be eac)a$$o,ed "o e4ercise rig)"s o* re"en"ion o+er ")e $and)o$dings. ')e pe"i"ion ,as dismissed b% ")e&-in i"s :ebr/ar% 3, 1999Decision. -rc)bis)op *i$ed a mo"ion *or reconsidera"ion, b/" ,as denied T"e I##&e# -rc)bis)op raises iss/es )e )ad raised pre+io/s$%, ,)ic), )econ"ends, ")e &- *ai$ed "o proper$% address. 9ec$aims")a" ")e&- erredin)o$ding")a" )eison$%en"i"$ed"oasser" one rig)" o* re"en"ion as ")e s/b6ec" proper"ies are regis"eredin )is name. 9e */r")er c$aims ")a" an e4press "r/s" )ad been crea"ed ,)erein )eon$% )e$d na?ed"i"$e"o")es/b6ec" proper"ies onbe)a$* o* ")ebene*iciaries. 9e ")en raises ")e ./es"ion o* ")e app$icabi$i"% ")a" proper"ies )e$d b%")e &)/rc) are )e$d b% i" as a mere adminis"ra"or *or ")e bene*i" o*")e members o* ")a" par"ic/$ar re$igion. -rc)bis)op c$aims "obemere$% an adminis"ra"or o* ")e s/b6ec"proper"ies> ")a" ")eses/b6ec"proper"ies s)o/$d )a+e beene4emp"*rom ")e 0L'. T"e Co&)%1# R&(ing ')e pe"i"ion )as no meri". -rc)bis)opCs arg/men"s *ai$ in ")e *ace o* ")e $a, -rc)bis)op,as*o/nd"obe")eregis"eredo,ner o* ")e$andsin./es"ion, and does no" con"es" ")a" *ac". :or ")ep/rposes o*")e$a,,")isma?es )im")e$ando,ner,,i")o/" ")enecessi"%o*goingbe%ond ")e regis"ered "i"$es. 9e canno" demand a deeper e4amina"ion o* ")e regis"ered "i"$es anddemand */r")er ")a" ")e in"en" o* ")e origina$ o,ners be ascer"ainedand *o$$o,ed. 'oadop" )is reasoning ,o/$d crea"e means o*sides"epping ")e $a,, ,)erein ")e mere ac" o* dona"ion p$aces $andsbe%ond ")e reac) o* agrarian re*orm. ')e $a, is simp$e and c$ear as "o ")e re"en"ion $imi"s per $ando,ner.!D 27 s"a"es, DIn a(( $a#e#, %"e (ando.ne) +a/ )e%ain an a)ea o*no% +o)e %"an #e-en (2) "e$%a)e# i* #&$" (ando.ne) i#$&(%i-a%ing #&$" a)ea o) .i(( no. $&(%i-a%e i%E> R- 2257 s"a"es5 17&. 2.Retention Limits.33E,$e'% a# o%"e).i#e')o-ided in %"i# A$%, no 'e)#on +a/ o.n o) )e%ain, di)e$%(/, an/'&0(i$o) ')i-a%eag)i$&(%&)a( (and,")esiFeo* ,)ic)s)a$$ +ar%according"o*ac"ors go+erninga +iab$e *ami$%@siFed*arm,s/c)ascommodi"% prod/ced, "errain, in*ras"r/c"/re, and soi$ *er"i$i"% asde"erminedb%")e!residen"ia$ -grarianRe*orm&o/nci$ (!-R&crea"ed )ere/nder, b/" in no case s)a$$ ")e re"en"ion b% ")e$ando,ner e4ceed *i+e (5 )ec"ares. No")inginei")er$a,s/ppor"s -rc)bis)opCsc$aim"omore")an one rig)" o* re"en"ion on be)a$* o* eac) cestui que trust.')e pro+isions o* !D 27 and R- 2257 are p$ain and re./ireno */r")er in"erpre"a"ionGG%"e)e i# on(/ one )ig"% o*)e%en%ion 'e) (ando.ne), and no +&(%i'(e )ig"%# o*)e%en%ion $an 0e "e(d 0/ a #ing(e 'a)%/ ;nder -rc)bis)opCsreasoning,")ere isno"e+enade*ini"e$ando,ner "o c$aimsepara"e rig)"s o* re"en"ion, and nospeci*ic n/mber o* rig)"so* re"en"ion "o be c$aimed b% ")e$ando,ners. ')ere is simp$% no basis in ")e $a, or6/rispr/dence *or )is arg/men" ")a" i" is ")e Dbene*icia$o,ners)ipE ")a" s)o/$dbe/sed"ode"ermine,)ic)par"%,o/$d )a+e ")e rig)" o* re"en"ion. -rc)bis)op does no" )a+e ")e po,er "o se$$, e4c)ange,$ease, "rans*er, enc/mber or mor"gage ")e "rans*erredproper"ies. 1a$e arises o/" o* con"rac"/a$ ob$iga"ion.')/s, i" m/s" mee"")e *irs" essen"ia$ re./isi"e o* e+er% con"rac" ")a" is ")e')e#en$e o* $on#en%. ')e absence o* consen" renders ")esa$e ei")er +oid or +oidab$e. ')e app$ica"ion o* ")e $a, canno" and s)o/$d no" bede*ea"ed b% ")e condi"ions $aid do,n b% ")e donors o* ")e$and. (* s/c) ,ere a$$o,ed, i" ,o/$d be a simp$e ma""er *oro")er $ando,ners "o p$ace ")eir $ands ,i")o/" $imi" /nder ")epro"ec"iono* re$igio/s organiFa"ionsor crea"e "r/s"sb% ")emere ac" o* dona"ion, rendering agrarian re*orm b/" a pipedream. -rc)bis)opCscon"en"ion")a" )eismere$%anadminis"ra"or o* ")edona"edproper"ies,i$$ no" ser+e"oremo+e")ese$ands*rom")eco+erage o* agrarian re*orm. 1ec"ion 3 o* R-2257 s"a"es, DT"e Co+')e"en#i-e Ag)a)ianRe*o)+ La. o* 4566 #"a(( $o-e), )ega)d(e## o* %en&)ia(a))ange+en% and $o++odi%/ ')od&$ed, ALL '&0(i$ and ')i-a%eag)i$&(%&)a( (and#in$(&dingo%"e)(and#o* %"e'&0(i$do+ain#&i%a0(e *o) ag)i$&(%&)e717&. 10. E,e+'%ion# and E,$(ion# Lands /sed *or par?s, ,i$d$i*e, *ores" reser+es,re*ores"a"ion, *is) sanc"/aries and breeding gro/nds,,a"ers)eds and mangro+es !ri+a"e$ands /sed *or pra,n *armsand*is)ponds.Provided, ')a" said pra,n *arms and *is)ponds )a+eno" been dis"rib/"ed and &er"i*ica"e o* Land0,ners)ip -,ard (&L0- iss/ed /nder ")e -grarianRe*orm !rogram. ')e $ands in -rc)bis)opCs name are agric/$"/ra$ $ands ")a" *a$$ ,i")in")e scope o* ")e $a,, and do no" *a$$ /nder ")e e4emp"ions. -rc)bis)op is en"i"$ed "o 6/s" compensa"ion, ,)ic) )e ma% ")en /se*or ")e bene*i" o* )is *o$$o,ers. 9is si"/a"ion is no di**eren" *rom o")er$ando,ners a**ec"ed b% agrarian re*ormGG")e% are some,)a"depri+ed o* ")eir $and, b/" i" is a$$ *or a grea"er good. !e"i"ion isDENIED, and ")e :ebr/ar% 3, 1999 Decision isAFFIRMED (pe"i"ion is DISMISSED. REP8BLIC -#VILLASORG.R. No. L@30271 No+ember 28, 1973REP8BLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, pe"i"ionerResponden"s5HON G8ILLERMO P VILLASOR, a# J&dge o* %"e Co&)% o* Fi)#% In#%an$eo* Ce0&, B)an$" ITHE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF RI9ALTHE SHERIFF OF:8E9ON CITYTHE SHERIFF OF THE CITY OF MANILATHE CLER; OF CO8RT, Co&)% o* Fi)#% In#%an$e o* Ce0&P J ;IENER CO, LTD, GAVINO 8NCH8ANINTERNATIONAL CONSTR8CTION CORPORATION FERNANDO, J.: ')e Rep/b$ic o* ")e !)i$ippines c)a$$enges ")e +a$idi"% o* an order iss/ed b% responden" J&dge G&i((e)+o P Vi((a#o), ")en o* ")e &o/r" o* :irs" (ns"ance o* &eb/, =ranc) (, dec$aring a decision *ina$ and e4ec/"or% and o* an a$ias ,ri" o* e4ec/"ion direc"ed agains" ")e */nds o* ")e -rmed :orces o* ")e !)i$ippines s/bse./en"$% iss/ed in p/rs/ance ")ereo*, ")e a$$eged gro/nd being e4cess o* 6/risdic"ion, ora" ")e +er% $eas", gra+e ab/se o* discre"ion. ')e Rep/b$ic o* ")e !)i$ippines is en"i"$ed "o ")e ,ri"s pra%ed *or.0rder is con"rar% and ")e a$ias ,ri" o* e4ec/"ion is n/$$i*ied.:-&'150n B/$% 3, 1921, a decision ,as rendered in 1pecia$ !roceedings in *a+or o* responden"s P J ;iene) Co, L%d, Ga-ino 8n$"&an, and In%e)na%iona( Con#%)&$%ion Co)'o)a%ion, con*irming ")e arbi"ra"ion a,ardin ")e amo/n" o* !1,712,392.300n B/ne 23, 1929, responden" Hono)a0(e G&i((e)+o P Vi((a#o), iss/ed an 0rder dec$aring ")e decision o* B/$% 3, 1921 *ina$ and e4ec/"or%, direc"ing ")e S"e)i**# o* Ri
