G.R. No. 148830. April 13, 2005 NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, petitioner, petitioner, versus COURT COURT OF APPEALS, APPEALS, ULACAN ULACAN GAR!EN GAR!EN CORPORA CORPORATION TION "#$ %ANILA %ANILA SEE!LING SEE!LING AN& AN& FOUN!ATION, INC., respondents. FACTS' Pres. Marcos issued Proc. No. 481 (1968) setting aside a 120-hectare portion of land in ue!on "it# o$ned %# the N&' as resered propert# for the site of National oern*ent "enter (N"). +u%se,uentl# he issued Proc. No. 160 (19) $hich re*oed a -hectare portion fro* the 120hectare land giing the usufructuar# rights to the / Manila +eedling an 3oundation nc. for use in its operation and pro5ects ()*+- to priate rights if an# there %e and o /))r ()r, )#$r "$i#i(r"io# o/ Fo)#$"io#. Ti( p"r-l o/ l"#$ $hich shall e*%race hectares ("ll * $ri#$ * /))r sure# %ased on the technical descriptions found in Procla*ation No. 481 and *ost particularl# on the original sure# of the area dated ul# 1910 to une 1911 and on the su%diision sure# dated 'pril 19-27 1968. er the #ears M+3 occupied the area %ut it eceeded the -hectare su%5ect of the usufruct and occupied 16 hectares instead. # then the land occupied %# M+3 $as %ounded %# pifanio de los +antos 'enue (:+') to the $est 'gha* ;oad to the east ue!on 'enue to the south and a cree to the north. n 198 M+3 leased a portion of its area to " and other stallholders. " leased the portion facing :+' $hich occupies 4790 s,uare *eters of the 16-hectare area. n Noe*%er 198 Pres. "ora!on ',uino issued M 12 $hich reoed the resered status of the 70 hectares *ore or less re*aining out of the 120 hectares of the N&' propert# resered as site of the N". t also authori!ed the N&' to co**erciali!e the area and to sell it to the pu%lic. n 'ugust 1988 acting pursuant to M 12 the N&' gae " 10 da#s to acate its occupied area. 'n# structure left %ehind after the epiration of the 10-da# period $ill %e de*olished %# N&'. " then
ISSUE' >hether or not the M+3 has the right to deter*ine the su%5ect -hectare portion of land HEL!' ?es. ?es. 'rt. 767 states that the rights and o%ligations of the usufructuar# usufructuar# shall %e those proided in the title constituting the usufruct@ in default of such title or in case it is de
is a need for a ne$ sure# conducted 5ointl# %# the N&' and M+3 consider eisting structures of M+3 and as *uch as possi%le include all of the facilities of M+3 $ithin the -hectare portion $ithout sacri
A#or poi# i# -"( C 'rticle 607 of the "iil "ode statesC Dsufruct cannot %e constituted in faor of a to$n corporation or association for *ore than
