Facts:

• The case involves a dispute over a residential land in Davao City.
• The Tuyac heirs filed a petition claiming that they should be preferred in the purchase of the land.
• Their predecessor-in-interest, Filomeno Tuyac, had occupied the land earlier than Alfredo Martin.
• The Tuyac heirs argued that they should be given priority under Republic Act No. 477 (RA 477), as amended.
• Filomeno Tuyac entered the land in April 1953.
• Alfredo Martin, a war veteran, occupied the land after December 12, 1946, but before December 31, 1953.

Issue:

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Ruling:

• The Supreme Court denies the petition of the Tuyac heirs and upholds the award of...(Unlock)

Ratio:

• The court ruled that Filomeno Tuyac could not make a valid claim to any precedence in award over the land under Republic Act No. 477 (RA 477), as amended.
• RA 477 provides preferences for the purchase of residential lands, with the first preference given to those who have bona fide occupation on or before December 12, 1946.
• Filomeno Tuyac entered the land in April 1953, which does not fall under the first preference.
• The second preference is given to veterans or members of guerilla organizations who occupied the land after December 12, 1946, but before December 31, 1953.
• Alfredo Martin, being a war veteran, occupied the land within the specified period, making him a second preferred awardee.
• The court emphasized that decisions of administrative agencies and officials shoul...continue reading