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Homestead Rights Prevail: Reclassification of Land Does Not Extinguish Right to Repurchase
Learn how the Supreme Court protects homestead rights in expropriation, ruling on right-of-way measurement and just compensation.
Homestead Rights vs Agrarian Reform: Continued Cultivation Is Key
Supreme Court clarifies that heirs of homestead grantees must personally cultivate the land to exempt it from CARP coverage under Section 6 of RA 6657.
Homestead Rights vs Agrarian Reform: DARAB Jurisdiction in Philippine Land Disputes
When agrarian reform lands are reclassified, DARAB loses jurisdiction. Learn the rules on transfer restrictions and res judicata.
Homestead Rights vs Agrarian Reform: What Landowners Must Know
A Supreme Court ruling clarifies that homestead patents do not automatically exempt land from agrarian reform coverage under Philippine law.
Land Disputes: Homestead Rights vs. Agrarian Reform in the Philippines
The Supreme Court clarifies when homestead lands fall under agrarian reform, and why courts cannot simply eject tenant-farmers.
Homestead Rights vs Land Reform: Balancing Social Justice and Private Property
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on whether homestead patents exempt landowners from agrarian reform and retention rights under PD 27 and RA 6657.