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Villegas case digest

Landbank of the Philippines vs. Villegas

Gr. No. 180384

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Land Bank of the Philippines vs. eirs of Noel

Gr no. 1808!1 "ar#h $%& $010

'a#ts(

Land Bank fled cases or determination o just compensation o

agricultural lands against Villegas and the heirs o Noel beore RTC o
Dumaguete City Branch !" the #pecial $grarian Court or the pro%ince o
Negros &riental' The lands o the respondents happened to be outside the
regular territorial jurisdiction o RTC Branch ! Dumaguete City' The RTC
Branch ! dismissed both cases holding that it has no jurisdiction and that it
is RTC Branch () o *uihulngan City that has jurisdiction o%er the property o 
Villegas since it is +here it could be ound and that the property o the heirs
o Noel is under the jurisdiction o RTC Branch ( o Baya+an City' Land Bank
fled a petition or certiorari'

)ss*e(

,hether or not RTC Branch ! o Dumaguete City" the #pecial $grarian

Court o the pro%ince o Negros &riental" has jurisdiction o%er agricultural
lands outside its regular jurisdiction but +ithin the pro%ince +here they are
designated'

+*ling(

 -es' The court.s jurisdiction o%er the nature and subject matter o an
action is conerred by la+' /n this case" the la+ that coners jurisdiction on
#pecial $grarian Courts in e%ery pro%ince is R$ ((01 or the Comprehensi%e

$grarian Reorm La+ o 2344' R$ ((01 states that a branch o an RTC

designated as #pecial $grarian Court or a pro%ince has the original and
e5clusi%e jurisdiction o%er all petitions or the determination o just
compensation in that pro%ince'' Thereore RTC Branch ! being designated
as the #pecial $grarian Court or the pro%ince o Negros &riental has
 jurisdiction o%er all cases or determination o just compensation in%ol%ing

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agricultural lands +ithin that pro%ince" regardless o +hether or not those

properties are outside its regular territorial jurisdiction'

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