WILLIAM C. PFLEIDER, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIP­PINES (REPRESENTED BY THE LAND AUTHORITY), ET AL., DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS, JOSE G. ESPINO, DEFENDANT.

After the briefs were filed and this case submitted for decision,
the parties agreed to compromise, and on June 19, 1968 submitted to this Court a compromise
agreement, which reads:

“COMPROMISE AGREEMENT

The parties hereto, assisted by their respective counsel, in
compliance with the resolution of this Honorable Court, of May 20, 1968, hereby manifest that they have
arrived at the following compromise agreement, to wit:

1.      
That plaintiff-appellee
hereby waives all his rights under the decision of the Court of First Instance
of Negros Occidental, in Civil Case No. 206, subject
of the present appeal, which decision would be rendered unenforceable and
without effect upon approval of this Compromise Agreement by this Honorable
Tribunal;

2.      
That in consideration of said
waiver, defend­ants-appellants likewise waive all their rights and interest in
the property subject of the present litiga­tion, if any, by virtue of the Deed
of Absolute Sale sought to be enforced in this action;

3.      
That defendants-appellants’ waiver
does not in any manner prevent the government, through its proper arm, when
conditions, circumstances and factors arise, to acquire the subject property
under the terms and conditions of existing legislation for the purpose of
subdivision and resale into economic size farm units pursuant to the policy of
land reform, viz a viz, to
establish owner-cultivatorship and the economic
family size as the basis of Philippine agriculture;

WHEREFORE, it is respectfully prayed that the foregoing compromise
agreement be approved, and that a decision be rendered in accordance there­with.

Manila, Philippines,
June ____, 1968.

(SGD.)
WILLIAM C. PFLEIDER

Plaintiff-Appellee

ASSISTED BY:

(SGD.) PORFIRIO C. DAVID

Counsel for
Plaintiff-Appellee

318
J. M. Tuazon Eldg.

303 Escolta, Manila

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES

(represented by
Land Authority)

By:

(SGD.) CONRADO
ESTRELLA

Governor, Land Authority

ASSISTED BY:

ANTONIO P. BARREDO

Solicitor General

(SGD.) ANTONIO
A. TORRES

Assistant Solicitor General

(SGD.) RAUL I.
GOCO

Solicitor”

WHEREFORE, the foregoing compromise agreement is hereby
approved and judgment is hereby rendered in accordance therewith.

No costs.

SO ORDERED.

Concepcion, C.J., Reyes, JBL, Dizon, Makalintal, Zaldivar, Angeles, and
Fernando, JJ., concur.

Ruiz Castro, J., did not take
part.