Can an agrarian reform awardee legally mortgage or sell his or her land? What should prevail: the protection of agrarian reform’s social justice intent or the enforcement of private contractual rights?

Listen to the #SupremeCourtPH Podcast with guest Court of Appeals Associate Justice Jose Lorenzo R. dela Rosa, a member of the Remedial Law Department of the Philippine Judicial Academy. He once served as the presiding judge of a family and exclusive land registration court in the City of Manila.

Supreme Court Chief Communications Officer Atty. Mike Navallo and Justice dela Rosa discuss mortgage and sale of lot properties covered by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Law within the context of the case of Elizabeth Ong Lim versus Lazaro N. Cruz, GR No. 248650, penned by Associate Justice Rodil V. Zalameda, decided on March 15, 2023.