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    6-Rodrigo Almuete and Ana Almuete vs. Marcelo Andres and The Court of Appeals

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    Rodrigo Almuete was awarded a large tract of land by the government in 1957 which he and his family farmed peacefully for decades. However, in 1979 fraudulent documents were submitted claiming another individual, Marcelo Andres, was the true occupier of the land since 1967. Armed men then took possession of the property. Almuete filed legal action to recover possession. The Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Andres, and this decision became final as Almuete did not appeal. The Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeals decision, as there was no legal relationship shown between the parties, only a dispute over possession, and the earlier decision was now final.

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    Rodrigo Almuete was awarded a large tract of land by the government in 1957 which he and his family farmed peacefully for decades. However, in 1979 fraudulent documents were submitted claiming another individual, Marcelo Andres, was the true occupier of the land since 1967. Armed men then took possession of the property. Almuete filed legal action to recover possession. The Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Andres, and this decision became final as Almuete did not appeal. The Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeals decision, as there was no legal relationship shown between the parties, only a dispute over possession, and the earlier decision was now final.

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    Rodrigo Almuete was awarded a large tract of land by the government in 1957 which he and his family farmed peacefully for decades. However, in 1979 fraudulent documents were submitted claiming another individual, Marcelo Andres, was the true occupier of the land since 1967. Armed men then took possession of the property. Almuete filed legal action to recover possession. The Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Andres, and this decision became final as Almuete did not appeal. The Supreme Court upheld the Court of Appeals decision, as there was no legal relationship shown between the parties, only a dispute over possession, and the earlier decision was now final.

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    RODRIGO ALMUETE AND ANA ALMUETE VS.

    MARCELO ANDRES AND THE COURT OF APPEALS


    G.R. NO. 122276 (NOVEMBER 20, 2001)

    FACTS:

    On March 25, 1957, the former National Resettlement and Rehabilitation Administration (NARRA) gave
    Rodrigo Almuete a 72,587 square meter tract of property in San Vicente, Angadanan, Isabela. He and his
    family have farmed the subject property peacefully and solely since then. On August 17, 1979, Agrarian
    Reform Technologist Leticia Gragasin submitted fraudulent records claiming that Almuete had
    surrendered his entitlement as awardee and that one Marcelo Andres was the true occupier of the land
    from 1967 to date. Gragasin additionally suggested that verdict in favor of petitioner Almueta be
    revoked and the land be given to respondent Marcelo. The Department of Agriculture (DAR) issued a
    warrant of execution in the name of Marcelo Andres for possession of Guillermo Almuete's property in
    Cauayan, Isabela, Br. 20 has been docketed as Civil Case No. Br-20-530. Armed guys with bolos stormed
    the subject property and claimed exclusive control and possession. The latter filed a petition for
    reconveyance and recovery of possession but failed to appeal the Trial Court's ruling, which became
    final and executory upon his failure to appeal.

    ISSUE AND RULING:


    Who has a greater claim to the relevant property between the petitioner and the respondent
    given that they are both recipients of the same property.

    There was no claim of a legal relationship between petitioners and respondent, much alone a
    legal relationship between landowner and renter. Something which characterizes the relationship as an
    agricultural conflict Indeed, petitioner and Respondents were competing for possession of the same
    tract of property. To break off, Rule II, Section 1 of the Revised Rules of Procedure of the DARAB,
    provides in Section 1. Primary, Original and Appellate Jurisdiction and "Agrarian dispute" is defined
    under Section 3(d) of Republic Act No 6657, in letter ”d”.

    Almuete filed an orders and recovery of possession action against Marcelo Andres with the RTC
    of Cauayan, Isabela, Br. 20-530. The decision of the Court of Appeals was valid and cannot be
    overturned now that it has reached finality.

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