G.R. No. 118712 | October 6, 1995 | LAND BANK OF THE PHLPPNE!, "et#t#o$er, %&. 'O(RT OF APPEAL!, PEDRO L. )AP, )AP, HER! OF E*LANO E*L ANO F. !ANTAGO,AGR'(LT(RAL *ANAGE*ENT + DEELOP*ENT 'ORP., re&"o$-e$t&. FA'T!T/e FA'T!T/e $0tre o t/e c0&e #& t/e co$&o3#-0t#o$ o t4o &e"0r0te "et#t#o$& or re%#e4 #3e- b De"0rte$t o Ar0r#0$ Ar0r#0$ Reor 0$- L0$- B0$ o t/e P/#3#""#$e&, 0&&0#3#$ t/e 'ort o A""e03& -ec#o$, 4/#c/ r0$te- "r#%0te re&"o$-e$t&: "et#t#o$ or 'ert#or0r# 0$- *0$-0&. Pe-ro )0", He#r& o E#3#0$o !0$t#0o, Ar#c3tr03 *0$0ee$t 0$- De%e3o"e$t 'or"or0t#o$ or A*AD'OR ;"r#%0te re&"o$-e$t&< 0re 30$-o4$er& 4/o&e 30$-/o3-#$& 4ere 0c=#re- b t/e DAR 0$- &b>ecte- to tr0$&er &c/ee& to =03##e- be$e#c#0r#e& $-er t/e 'o"re/e$%e Ar0r#0$ Ar0r#0$ Reor L04 ;RA 6657<. Ar#e%eAr#e%e- b t/e 033ee- 30"&e& o t/e DAR 0$- t/e L0$-b0$ 4#t/ re&"ect to t/e %030t#o$ 0$- "0e$t o co"e$&0t#o$ or t/e#r 30$-, "r#%0te re&"o$-e$t& #3e- 4#t/ t/e !"ree 'ort 0 "et#t#o$ =e&t#o$#$ t/e %03#-#t o DAR A-#$#&tr0t#%e A-#$#&tr0t#%e Or-er No. 6 ;1992< 0$- No. 9 ;199?<, 0$- &o/t to co"e3 t/e DAR to e@"e-#te t/e "e$-#$ &0r 0-#$#&tr0t#%e "rocee-#$& to #$033 -eter#$e t/e >&t co"e$&0t#o$ o t/e#r "ro"ert#e&, 0$- t/e L0$-b0$ to -e"ot #$ c0&/ 0$- bo$-& t/e 0o$t& re&"ect#%e3 e0r0re-, re&er%e- 0$- -e"ote- #$ tr&t 0cco$t& or "r#%0te re&"o$-e$t&, 0$- to 033o4 t/e to 4#t/-r04 t/e &0e. T/e !"ree 'ort reerre- t/e "et#t#o$ to 'A or "ro"er -eter#$0t#o$ 0$- -#&"ot#o$. T/e 'A o$- t/e o33o4#$ 0ct& $-#&"te- Re&"o$-e$t& 0re- t/0t A-#$. Or-er No. 9 ;199?< 40& #&&e- #$ r0%e 0b&e o -#&cret#o$ 0o$t#$ e@ce&& #$ >r#&-#ct#o$ bec0&e bec0&e #t "er#t& t/e t/e o"e$#$ o tr&t 0cco$t& b t/e L0$-b0$, #$ 3#e o -e"ot#$ -e"ot#$ #$ c0&/ or bo$-& bo$-& #$ 0$ 0cce&b3e b0$ -e$0te- b t/e DAR, t/e co"e$&0t#o$ or t/e 30$- beore #t #& t0e$ 0$- t/e t#t3e& 0re c0$ce33e- 0& "ro%#-e- $-er !ect#o$ 16;e< o RA 6657. DAR 0$- t/e L0$-b0$ ere3 e0r0re-, -e"ote- #$ tr&t orre&er%e- t/e co"e$&0t#o$ #$ t/e#r $0e& 0& 30$-o4$er& -e&"#te t/e c3e0r 0$-0te t/0t beore t0#$ "o&&e&o$ o t/e "ro"ert, t/e co"e$&0t#o$ &t be -e"ote- #$ c0&/ or #$bo$-&. O$ t/e ot/er /0$-, "et#t#o$er DAR co$te$-e- t/0t A-#$ A-#$ Or-er No. 9 #& 0 %03#- e@erc#&e o #t& r3e0#$ "o4er "r&0$t to !ect#o$ C9 o RA 6657. T/e #&&0$ce o t/e 'ert##c0te 'ert##c0te o De"ot b t/e L0$-b0$ 40& 0 &b&t0$t#03 co"3#0$ce 4#t/ !ect#o$ 16;e< o RA 6657. L0$-b0$ 0%erre- t/0t t/e #&&0$ce o t/e 'ert##c0te& o De"ot& #& #$ co$&o$0$ce 4#t/ '#rc30r No&. 29, 29A 0$- 5C o t/e L0$- Re#&tr0t#o$ At/or#t At/or#t 4/ere t/e 4or-&re&er%e--e"ote- 4ere 03&o &e-. !!(E! 1. /et/er or $ot t/e t/e 'A erre- #$ -ec30r#$ 0& $33 0$- %o#- DAR DAR A-#$ A-#$ Or-er No. No. 9 ;199?< #$&o0r 0& #t "ro%#-e& or or t/e o"e$#$ o tr&t 0cco$t& #$ 3#e o -e"ot #$ c0&/ or #$ bo$-& 2. /et/er or $ot t/e 'A erre- #$ /o3-#$ /o3-#$ t/0t "r#%0te "r#%0te re&"o$-e$t& 0re e$t#t3e- 0& 0 0tter 0tter o r#/t to t/e #e-#0te #e-#0te 0$- "ro%#o$03 re3e0&e o t/e 0o$t& -e"ote- #$ tr&t "e$-#$ t/e #$03 re&o3t#o$ o t/e c0&e& #t /0& #3e- or >&t co"e$&0t#o$. R(LNG 1. NO. !ect#o$ 16 ;e< o RA 6657 "ro%#-e& Proce-re or Ac=#t#o$ Ac=#t#o$ o Pr#%0te L0$-&. ;e< ("o$ rece#"t b t/e 30$-o4$er o t/e corre&"o$-#$ "0e$t or, #$ c0&e o re>ect#o$ or $o re&"o$&e ro t/e 30$-o4$er, "o$ t/e -e"ot 4#t/ 0$ 0cce&b3e b0$ -e$0te- b t/e DAR o t/e co"e$&0t#o$ #$ c0&/ or #$ LBP bo$-& #$ 0ccor-0$ce 4#t/ t/#& Act, t/e DAR &/033 t0e #e-#0te "o&&e&o$ o t/e 30$- 0$- &/033 re=e&t t/e "ro"er Re#&ter o Dee-& to #&&e 0 T'T #$ t/e $0e o t/e Re"b3#c o t/e P/#3#""#$e&. It is explicit that the deposit must be made only in "cash" or in "LBP bonds". No4/ere -oe& #t 0""e0r $or c0$ #t be #$erre- t/0t t/e -e"ot c0$ be 0-e #$ 0$ ot/er or. T/ere #& $o 0b##t #$ !ect#o$ 16;e< o RA 6657 to 40rr0$t 0$ e@"0$-e- co$&trct#o$ o t/e ter -e"ot. T/e co$c3%e eect o 0-#$#&tr0t#%e co$&trct#o$ #& $ot 0b&o3te. Act#o$ Act#o$ o 0$ 0-#$#&tr0t#%e 0-#$#&tr0t#%e 0e$c 0 be -#&trbe- or &et 0-e b t/e >-#c#03 -e"0rte$t # t/ere #& 0$ error o 304, 0 r0%e 0b&e o "o4er or 30c o >r#&-#ct#o$ or r0%e 0b&e o -#&cret#o$ c3e0r3 co$3#ct#$ 4#t/ e#t/er t/e 3etter or t/e &"#r#t o 0 3e#&30t#%e e$0cte$t. T/e $ct#o$ o "ro30t#$ r3e& 0$- re30t#o$& 0 be 3e#t#0te3 e@erc#&e- o$3 or t/e "r"o&e o c0rr#$ t/e "ro%#o$& o t/e 304 #$to eect. T/e "o4er o 0-#$#&tr0t#%e 0e$c#e& #& t/& co$#$e- to #"3ee$t#$ t/e 304 o r "tt#$ #t #$to eect. 'oro330r to t/#& #& t/0t 0-#$#&tr0t#%e re30t#o$& c0$$ot e@te$- t/e 304 0$- 0e$- 0 3e#&30t#%e e$0cte$t, forsettled is the rule that administrative regulations must be in harmony with the provisions of the law. And in case there is a discrepancy between the basic law and an implementing rule or regulation, it is the former that prevails. prevails. 2. )E!. To To 4#t//o3- t/e r#/t o t/e 30$-o4$er& to 0""ro"r#0te t/e 0o$t& 03re0- -e"ote- #$ t/e#r be/03 0& co"e$&0t#o$ or t/e#r "ro"ert#e& "3 bec0&e t/e re>ecte- t/e DAR:& %030t#o$ ;P ;P 1,C55,2?7.1 Pe-ro L. )0" P 15,C82.12 He#r& o E#3#0$o !0$t#0o P 15,91C,127.77 A*AD'OR<, A*AD'OR<, 0$- $ot4#t/&t0$-#$ $ ot4#t/&t0$-#$ t/0t t/e /0%e 03re0- bee$ -e"r#%e- o t/e "o&&e&o$ 0$- &e o &c/ "ro"ert#e&, #& 0$ o""re&%e e@erc#&e o e#$e$t -o0#$. t #& $$ece&&0r to -#&t#$#&/ bet4ee$ "ro%#o$03 co"e$&0t#o$ $-er !ect#o$ 16;e< 0$- #$03 co"e$&0t#o$ $-er !ect#o$ 18 or "r"o&e& o e@erc#$ t/e 30$-o4$er&: r#/t to 0""ro"r#0te t/e &0e. T/e #e-#0te eect #$ bot/ t0t#o$& #& t/e &0e t/e 30$-o4$er #& -e"r#%e- o t/e &e 0$- "o&&e&o$ o /#& "ro"ert or 4/#c/ /e &/o3- be 0#r3 0$- #e-#0te3 co"e$&0te-. herefore, petition is denied for lac! of merit . A""e03e- -ec#o$ #& 0#re-.