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LUZ FARMS V. SECRETARY OF AGRARIAN REFORM
195 SCRA 51
Agricultural land refers to land devoted to
agricultural activities. It contemplates lands that
are arable and suitable for farming
DE GUZMAN V. CA
504 SCRA 238
land had ceased to be classified as agricultural when
the municipality extended petitioners' occupation
of the land. After the municipality acquired
ownership over the land through expropriation and
passed the ordinance converting said land into a
commercial area, any transaction entered into by
the municipality involving the land was governed by
the applicable civil law in relation to laws on local
government. At this point, agrarian laws no longer
governed the relationship between petitioners and
the municipality. While it was not established
whether the relationship between petitioners and
the municipality was that of a lessor and lessee or
that of an employer and laborer, as the supposed
written agreement was not offered in evidence, the
fact remains that the subject land had already been
identified as commercial in the zoning ordinance.
ASSOCIATION OF SMALL LAND OWNERS V. SEC OF
AGRARIAN REFORM
175 SCRA 343
The determination of the just compensation by the
DAR is not by any means final and conclusive upon
the landowner or any other interested party, for
Section 16 (f) clearly provides: Any party who
disagrees with the decision may bring the matter to
the court of proper jurisdiction for final
determination of just compensation. The
determination made by the DAR is only preliminary
unless accepted by all parties concerned.
Otherwise, the courts of justice will still have the
right to review with finality the said determination
in the exercise of what is admittedly a judicial
function
HACIENDA LUISITA INC V. PARC
653 SCRA 154
The agrarian reform program does not guarantee
improvement in the lives of the agrarian reform
beneficiaries – at best, merely provides for a
possibility or a favorable chance of uplifting the
economic status of the agrarian reform
beneficiaries, which may or may not be attained.
REPUBLIC V. SALVADOR N. LOPEZ AGRI-BUSINESS
CORP
639 SCRA 49
Lands devoted to raising of livestock, poultry, and
swine are classified as industrial, not agricultural
hence, exempt from the agrarian reform program.
DAR V. SUTTON
473 SCRA 492
The reason is because in livestock, poultry, or swine
farming, no land is tilled and no crop is harvested.
Land is not primary resource in raising of livestock,
poultry, or even swine. Such do not sprout from the
land hence they are not fruits of the land
DAEZ V. CA
325 SCRA 856
If the land owner has been deprived of his right of
retention he may file for a petition for cancellation
of EP or CLA that may have issued to the tenants
TENANTS OF THE ESTATE OF DR. JOSE SISON V. CA
201 SCRA 545
Under Admin Order No. 2 1994, EP or CLOA may be
cancelled if the land covered is later found to be
part of the landowners’ retained area
RODRIGUEZ V. SALVADOR
651 SCRA 429
Mere occupation or cultivation of an agricultural
land will not ipso facto make the tiller an
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agricultural tenant. The person claiming to be an
agricultural tenant must prove by substantial
evidence the existence of landlord-tenant
relationship
ALITA V. CA
170 SCRA 706
While the CARL is a remedial measure promulgated
pursuant to the social justice precepts of the
Constitution, it cannot be invoked to defeat the
very purpose of the enactment of the
Commonwealth Act 141. Homestead Act is for the
welfare and protection of the poor. The law gives a
needy citizen a piece of land where he may build a
modest house for himself and family and plant what
is necessary for substinence and for the satisfaction
of life’s other needs
BUKLOD NG MAGBUBUKID SA LUPAING RAMOS V.
E.M. RAMOS & SONS
645 SCRA 401
Lands already classified for residential, commercial,
or industrial use by the Housing and Land Use
Regulatory Board prior to the effectivity of the CARL
are not subject to agrarian reform
HEIRS OF DR. JOSE DELESTE V. LBP
651 SCRA 352
Lands already classified for residential, commercial,
or industrial use by the Housing and Land Use
Regulatory Board prior to the effectivity of the CARL
are not subject to agrarian reform
CMU V. DARAB
251 SCRA 36
As to the determination of when and what lands are
found to be necessary for use by the CMU, the
school is in the best position to resolve and answer
the question and pass upon the problem of its
needs in relation to its avowed objectives
DAR V. DECS
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426 SCRA 217
The school is in the best position to determine
whether the land is necessary for use as a school
site or campuses. The DAR has no right to substitute
its judgement or discretion for that of the school
MILESTONES FARMS, INC V. OFFICE OF THE
PRESIDENT
644 SCRA 217
Secretary of Agrarian Reform has the jurisdiction
and authority to exempt or exclude a property from
the coverage of the agrarian reform program
STA ROSA DEVELOPMENT CORP V. CA
367 SCRA 175
Two notices are required for validity of
implementation; Notice of Coverage pursuant to
DAR Administrative Order No. 12 seried of 1989 and
Notice of Acquisition pursuant to Section 16 of the
CARL
ROXAS & CO V. CA
321 SCRA 106
The first notice is in compliance with administrative
due process, considering that implementation of
the agrarian reform law as an exercise of police
power and the power of eminent domain.
HEIRS OF NICOLAS JUGALBOT V. CA
518 SCRA 202
Failure of the DAR or any of its agencies to comply
will be treated as a violation of constitutional due
process and should be deemed arbitrary,capricious,
whimisical and tainted with grave abuse of
discretion
HEIRS OF FRANCISCO TANTOCO V. CA
489 SCRA 590
Opening of trust account does not constitute
payment -because the law requires just
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compensation to be paid in cash and Land Bank
bonds and not by trust account
LANDBANK V. DUMLAO
572 SCRA 108
The word is “just” to convey the idea that the
equivalent to be rendered for the property to be
taken shall be real,substantial, full, and ample
LANDBANK V. SORIANO
620 SCRA 347
The concept of just compensation is not only the
correct determination of the amount to be paid to
the landowner but also “prompt payment” – full
payment of the finally adjudged just compensation
LANDBANK V. ORILLA
556 SCRA 102
Prompt payment of just compensation does not
only contemplate the immediate deposit and
release of the provisional compensation – it also
encompasses the full payment of the finally
adjudged just compensation. There can be no
“prompt payment” when there is only partial
payment of just compensation.
LANDBANK V. CA
258 SCRA 407
Without prompt payment, compensation cannot be
considered “just” because the land owner is made
to suffer the consequence of being immediately
deprived of his land while being made to wait for
some time before actually receiving the amount
necessary to cope with his loss
LANDBANK V. BARRIDO
628 SCRA 454
While the determination of just compensation is
essentially a judicial function vested in the RTC
acting as a special agrarian court, it cannot
disregard the formula laid down by the DAR
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LANDBANK V. COLARINA
629 SCRA 614
The factors for determination of just compensation
which the DAR converted into formula are
mandatory and not mere guidelines which the RTC
may disregard
LANDBANK V. ESCANDOR
632 SCRA 504
The factors for determination of just compensation
which the DAR converted into formula are
mandatory and not mere guidelines which the RTC
may disregard
ALLIED BANKING CORP V. LAND BANK
581 SCRA 301
The factors for determination of just compensation
which the DAR converted into formula are
mandatory and not mere guidelines which the RTC
may disregard
LANDBANK V. PASCUAL
GR NO. 128557
Land Bank cannot refuse to pay the valuation set by
the PARAD simply because the consent of the
farmer-beneficiary was not obtained in fixing the
just compensation
SANTOS V. LAND BANK
GR NO. 137431
The law says that just compensation shall be paid
partly in cash and the remainder by means of
bonds, government financial instruments, shares of
stock in GOCC, tax credits, or Land Bank bonds
LAND BANK V. CA
249 SCRA 149
Compulsory acquisition does not mean automatic
transfer of ownership of the land to the tenant,
lessee, or farm worker. Title and ownership over
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the land can be transferred to the beneficiaries only Succession by intestate succession or by will to the
upon full payment of the just compensation of the compulsory heirs – it does not pertain to succession
land owner to other persons. prohibitions stems form the policy
of the government to develop generations of
LAND BANK V. ABELLO
farmers to attain its avowed goal to have an
584 SCRA 342 adequate and sustained agricultural production
with certitude
Compulsory acquisition does not mean automatic
transfer of ownership of the land to the tenant,
lessee, or farm worker. Title and ownership over
the land can be transferred to the beneficiaries only
upon full payment of the just compensation of the
land owner

MAGO V. BARBIN

603 SCRA 383

Compulsory acquisition does not mean automatic

transfer of ownership of the land to the tenant,
lessee, or farm worker. Title and ownership over
the land can be transferred to the beneficiaries only
upon full payment of the just compensation of the
land owner

PADUA V. CA

517 SCRA 232

DAR will issue the CLOA only upon full payment of

amortizations by the farmer-beneficiary. CLOA in
turn becomes the basis for the issuance in his name
of an original transfer certificate of title

PASCO V. PISON-ARCEO AGRICULTURAL DEV.

CORP

458 SCRA 514

The rights and obligations of beneficiaries

commences from their receipt of a duly registered
CLOA and their actual physical possession of the
awarded land

ESTATE OF LATE ENCARNACION VDA. DE PANLILIO

V. DIZON

536 SCRA 565

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