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