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HEIRS OF GUILLERMO A. BATONGBACAL v. CA

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2008-06-18
REYES, R.T., J.
In Heirs of Batongbacal v. Court of Appeals,[28] involving the similar issue of sale of a covered agricultural land under P.D. No. 27, this Court held:Clearly, therefore, Philbanking committed breach of obligation as an agricultural lessor. As the records show, private respondent was not informed about the sale between Philbanking and petitioner, and neither was he privy to the transfer of ownership from Juana Luciano to Philbanking. As an agricultural lessee, the law gives him the right to be informed about matters affecting the land he tills, without need for him to inquire about it.
2005-12-09
CORONA, J.
We are aware that in another recent case, Heirs of Guillermo A. Batongbacal v. Court of Appeals,[37] we ruled that transfer of ownership of land covered by PD 27 is allowed only in favor of actual tenants and the sale to a third party is null and void:Department Memorandum Circular No. 8, series of 1974, implementing P.D. 27, provides: