FIRST DIVISION
[G.R. No. 236318. April 23, 2018.]
HEIRS OF THE LATE LUIS R. NARCISO, REPRESENTED BY ROLANDO S. NARCISO, petitioner, vs.DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, REPRESENTED BY PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER MARINO M. GAYRAMON, ET AL., respondents.
NOTICE
Sirs/Mesdames :
Please take notice that the Court, First Division, issued a Resolution datedApril 23, 2018which reads as follows: cDHAES
"G.R. No. 236318 (Heirs of the Late Luis R. Narciso, represented by Rolando S. Narciso v. Department of Agrarian Reform, represented by Provincial Agrarian Reform Officer Marino M. Gayramon, et al.). — After review of the records, the Court resolves to DENY the petition and AFFIRM the Court of Appeals' (CA) Decision dated June 8, 2017 and Resolution dated November 16, 2017 in CA-G.R. SP No. 07447 for failure to sufficiently show that the CA committed any reversible error.
The issues raised in this case relate to the cancellation of the Certificate of Land Ownership Award between the parties who clearly have no tenancy relations, and the improper placement of the property within the coverage of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program. These issues are related to the administrative implementation of agrarian reform laws, rules and regulations, the jurisdiction of which is lodged with the Department of Agrarian Reform and not the Department of Agrarian Reform and Adjudication Board (DARAB). 1
WHEREFORE, the petition is DENIED. The Decision dated June 8, 2017 and Resolution dated November 16, 2017 in CA-G.R. SP No. 07447 upholding the decision of the DARAB that it has no jurisdiction over the subject matter in DARAB Case No. 15430 (Reg. Case No. XIII (03)-4388) are AFFIRMED.
SO ORDERED." Sereno, C.J., on leave; Leonardo-De Castro, J., designated as Acting Chairperson of the First Division per Special Order No. 2540 dated February 28, 2018.
Very truly yours,
(SGD.) LIBRADA C. BUENADeputy Division Clerk of Court
Footnotes
1. See Valcurza v. Tamparong, Jr., G.R. No. 189874, September 4, 2013, 705 SCRA 128.