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FACTS:

ARSENIO AL. ACUNA G.R. No. 79310

July 14, 1989
 The petitioners are landowners and sugar planters in
Negros Occidental.
(petitioners)  This petition prohibits the implementation of Proc. No.
vs. ARSENIO AL. 131 (i.e., INSTITUTING A COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN
REFORM PROGRAM) and E.O. No. 229 (i.e.,
JOKER ARROYO ACUNA
(petitioners)
PROVIDING THE MECHANISMS FOR THE

(respondents)
IMPLEMENTATION OF THE COMPREHENSIVE
AGRARIAN REFORM PROGRAM).
vs.
G.R. No. 79310 July 14, 1989 JOKER  The petitioner claims that the power to provide for a
Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program as decreed
ARROYO by the Constitution belongs to the Congress and not
(respondents) the President.
RAFAEL ANDREW VILLANUEVA

G.R. No. 79310 FACTS: G.R. No. 79310

July 14, 1989  Petitioner also allege that Proclamation No. 131 and July 14, 1989
E.O No. 229 should be annulled for: ISSUES:
ARSENIO AL.  Violation of the constitutional provisions on just
compensation;
ARSENIO AL.  Whether the president have the power to provide for
ACUNA  Violation of the constitutional provisions on Due ACUNA CARP.
(petitioners) process; (petitioners)  Whether Proclamation No. 131 and E.O No. 229 should
vs.  Violation of the constitutional provisions on Equal vs. be annulled.
protection; and
JOKER  Taking must be simultaneous with payment of just
JOKER
ARROYO compensation which such payment is not contemplated ARROYO
(respondents) in Section 5 of the E.O No. 229. (respondents)
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G.R. No. 79310 G.R. No. 79310

July 14, 1989 RULING: July 14, 1989
 President could exercise legislative power until the
ARSENIO AL. congress was convened (i.e., interim legislative power). ARSENIO AL. RULING:
ACUNA  Content and manner of the just compensation ACUNA  WHEREFORE, the Court holds that Proclamation No.
provided in Section 18 of the CARP law is not violative
(petitioners) of the Constitution.
(petitioners) 131 and E.O No. 229 are SUSTAINED against all the
vs. vs. constitutional objections raised in the herein petitions.
 On the alleged equal protection clause, the sugar
JOKER planters have failed to show that they belong to a JOKER
ARROYO different class and should be treated differently. ARROYO
(respondents) (respondents)

G.R. No. 118712 G.R. No. 118712

October 6, 1995 October 6, 1995 FACTS:
 Yap and Santiago are landowners whose landholdings
LAND BANK OF LAND BANK OF were acquired by the DAR, subjecting it for transfer to
THE THE qualified CARP beneficiaries. Aggrieved by the
compensation valuation of DAR and LBP, respondents
PHILIPPINES PHILIPPINES filed a petition for certiorari and mandamus with a
(petitioners) (petitioners) preliminary mandatory injunction. The case was
vs. vs. referred to CA for proper determination and
disposition.
CA, PEDRO YAP CA, PEDRO YAP
(respondents) (respondents)
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G.R. No. 118712 FACTS: G.R. No. 118712

October 6, 1995  Respondents argued that DAR and LBP committed October 6, 1995
grave abuse of discretion and acted without jurisdiction
when they opened trusts accounts in lieu of the CA RULING:
LAND BANK OF depositing in cash or bonds, before the lands was taken LAND BANK OF
 CA ruled in favor of Yap and Santiago. DAR filed a
THE and the titles are cancelled. Respondents claim that THE petition. DAR, maintain that the word "deposit"
PHILIPPINES before the taking of the property, the compensation PHILIPPINES referred merely to the act of depositing and in no way
must be deposited in cash or bonds. excluded the opening of a trust account as form of
(petitioners) (petitioners)
 DAR, maintained that the certificate of deposit was a deposit.
vs. substantial compliance with the rule on taking and
vs.
CA, PEDRO YAP compensation. LBP confirms that the certificate of CA, PEDRO YAP
(respondents) deposit expresses "reserved/deposited". (respondents)

RULING:
G.R. No. 118712 G.R. No. 118712  Contention of DAR is untenable.
October 6, 1995 October 6, 1995  Section 16 of RA 6657 provides:
 (e) Upon receipt by the landowner of the corresponding
LAND BANK OF LAND BANK OF payment or, in case of rejection or no response from the
ISSUE: landowner, upon the deposit with an accessible bank
THE THE designated by the DAR of the compensation in cash or
 Whether the opening of trust account tantamount to
PHILIPPINES deposit.
PHILIPPINES in LBP bonds in accordance with this Act, the DAR shall
take immediate possession of the land and shall request
(petitioners) (petitioners) the proper Register of Deeds to issue a Transfer
vs. vs. Certificate of Title (TCT) in the name of the Republic of
CA, PEDRO YAP CA, PEDRO YAP the Philippines.

(respondents) (respondents)  It is very explicit that the deposit must be made only in
cash or LBP bonds, there is no ambiguity.