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TENANCY RELATIONSHIP
Tenants are defined as persons who in themselves and with the
aid availale from within theirimmediate farm ho!seholds "!ltivate
the land elon#in# to or possessed $ another% with thelatter&s
"onsent% for p!rposes of prod!"tion% sharin# the prod!"e with the
landholder !nder the
share tenan"$ s$stem% or pa$in# to the landholder a pri"e
"ertain or as"ertainale in prod!"e ormone$ or oth !nder the
leasehold tenan"$ s$stem'()
*ased on the fore#oin# definition of a tenant% entren"hed in
+!rispr!den"e are the followin#essential elements of tenan"$, -.
the parties are the landowner and the tenant or a#ri"!lt!rallessee/
0. the s!+e"t matter of the relationship is an a#ri"!lt!ral land/
). there is "onsent etweenthe parties to the relationship/ (. the
p!rpose of the relationship is to rin# ao!t a#ri"!lt!ralprod!"tion/
1. there is personal "!ltivation on the part of the tenant or
a#ri"!lt!ral lessee/ and 2. theharvest is shared etween landowner
and tenant or a#ri"!lt!ral lessee'((The presen"e of all
theseelements m!st e proved $ s!stantial eviden"e' 3nless a person
has estalished his stat!s as ade +!re tenant% he is not entitled to
se"!rit$ of ten!re and is not "overed $ the Land ReformPro#ram of
the 4overnment !nder e5istin# tenan"$ laws'(1Tenan"$ relationship
"annot epres!med' Claims that one is a tenant do not a!tomati"all$
#ive rise to se"!rit$ of ten!re' (2
Tenan"$ relationship "an onl$ e "reated with the "onsent of the
tr!e and lawf!l landholder who iseither the owner% lessee%
!s!fr!"t!ar$ or le#al possessor of the propert$% and not thro!#h
the a"ts ofthe s!pposed landholder who has no ri#ht to the propert$
s!+e"t of the tenan"$' To r!le otherwisewo!ld allow "oll!sion amon#
the !ns"r!p!lo!s to the pre+!di"e of the tr!e and lawf!l
landholder'(6
Th!s% to prove sharin# of harvests% a re"eipt or an$ other
"redile eviden"e m!st e presented%e"a!se self7servin# statements
are inade8!ate'19
()*a!tista v' :a#7isa ;da' de ;illena% 4'R' No' -1012(% Septemer
-)% 099(% ()6 SCRA 01% 1-6 SCRA 090% 0-)/ and;alen"ia v' Co!rt of
Appeals% ((< Phil' >--% >)> 099).'
(>4'R' No' -(9-2(% Septemer 2% 0990% )66 SCRA (>-%
(6-7(60'
(6:asa8!el v' Orial% 4'R' No' -(69((% O"toer -% 1)> SCRA 1-%
2) and *a!tista v' Araneta%4'R' No' -)160
