Case Digest 2

 

REPUBLIC vs. DOLDOL 295 SCRA 359, September 10, 1998 G.R. !. 1329"3

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, (represented by b y Opol National Secon Secondary dary Tecnical Tecnical Scool!, petitioner,  NIC"NOR #OL#OL, respondent

#AC$S:

So$eti$e in %&'&, respondent Nicanor #oldol occpied a portion o) land in Barrio Pontacan, *nicipality o) Opol, *isa$is Oriental+ On October -, %&.-, e )iled an application )or salt/or0 prposes )or te said area /it te Brea o) Forest #e1elop$ent+ Te #irector o)  Forestry, o/e1er, re2ected te sa$e on "pril %, %&.3+ *ean/ile, te Pro1incial Board o)  *isa$is *isa$ is Oriental passed a resoltion resoltion in %&.' reser1in4 reser1in4 Lot 5&-, Cad6-7, Cad6-7, Opol Cadastre Cadastre as a scool site+ Tis reser1ed lot n)ortnately inclded te area occpied occp ied by #oldol+ In accordance /it said resoltion, te Opol Hi4 Scool trans)erred to te site in %&78+ Se Se1e 1ente nteen en ye year arss la late ter, r, on No1e No1e$b $ber er , %& %&37, 37, t ten en Pr Pres esid ident ent Cora Cora9on 9on ": :in ino o is iss sed ed Procla$ation No+ %38 reser1in4 te area, incldin4 te portion in dispte, )or te Opol Hi4 Scool,, no/ rena$ed Scool rena$ed te Opol National National Secondary Tec ecnical nical Scool (erea)ter (erea)ter Opol National National Scool!+ Needin4 te area occpied by #oldol )or its intended pro2ects, te scool $ade se1eral de$ands )or i$ to 1acate said portion, bt e re)sed to $o1e+

 

In 1ie/ o) #oldol;s re)sal to 1acate, Opol National Scool )iled in %&&% a co$plaint )or accion possessoria /it te Re4ional Trial Cort o) Ca4ayan de Oro+ Te trial cort rled in te scool;s )a1or and ordered #oldol to 1acate te land+ On appeal, te Cort o) "ppeals re1ersed te decision o) te cort a :o, rlin4 tat #oldol /as entitled to te portion e occpied, e a1in4 possessed te sa$e )or tirty6t/o years, )ro$ %&'& p to te ti$e o) te )ilin4 o) te co$plaint in %&&%+

So$eti$e in %&78, te Opol Hi4 Scool )iled a co$plaint )or accion possessoria /it te RTC, te cort rled on scool