The Supreme Court additionally

The Supreme Court additionally referred to that “the Ayalas and/or Zobels later ordered the subdivision of the hacienda, such as those excess areas, and offered the subdivided lots to 1/3 events.”

SSS’s petition

While Hacienda Bigaa misplaced its case of forcible entry in opposition to Chavez all the way to the excessive court, the SSS continues to be mired in what could be a long prison battle by going to the Supreme Court.

As keeper of the contributions of 34 million member-people and dispenser of the monthly pensions of retirees, SSS referred to as respondents Pasay City RTC Judge Gina Bibat-Palamos for her ruling against it, and the National Grid Corp. Of the Philippines (NGCP) for “expropriating” its assets.

Bibat-Palamos, SSS stated, now not only granted NGCP a “Writ of Possession” but even described its courtroom filing as “a trifling scrap of paper.”

There is a similarity inside the felony struggle waged via the SSS and Hacienda Bigaa, as each have been losers within the lower courts.

The large distinction lies in their respective petitions. The SSS wondered NGCP’s “expropriation” and valuation of its belongings. It additionally requested the high courtroom if, being a personal agency, NGCP has the proper to expropriate government belongings.

Hacienda Bigaa sued Chavez for forcible entry into its improved property and misplaced. In determining against it, high court ruled that the two,000-hectare enlargement of the hacienda became a part of public area.

Ayala y Cia and/or Alfonso

Ayala y Cia and/or Alfonso, Jacobo and Enrique Zobel had been recognized in court filings as the owners of Hacienda Bigaa.

In May 2001, Hacienda Bigaa appealed to the excessive courtroom, which eventually dominated towards it, after it misplaced at the Court of Appeals, which affirmed “in toto” the rulings of the Calatagan’s MTC and Batangas’s RTC.

In short, the Zobels lost the case of forcible access they filed via Hacienda Bigaa against Epifanio Chavez, who did not stay lengthy enough to achieve justice on his aspect. He was changed as defendant through Santiago Chavez in the appeal filed by using Hacienda Bigaa before the high court.

Expanded vicinity

In ruling towards Hacienda Bigaa on April 20, 2010, the Supreme Court quoted from its very own choices in similar instances. “Significantly,” the justices stated in a choice written by way of Justice Arturo Brion, “we declared…that the Republic, as the rightful owner of the extended quantities of the general public domain has the proper to place its lessees and permittees…in ownership of the fishpond plenty…” Four different justices agreed with Justice Brion.

“Expanded portions” refers to the 2,000 hectares of public area that Zobels delivered to 9,652,583 hectares protected by means of TCT No. 722. Hacienda Bigaa is now Hacienda Calatagan.