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Republic Of The Phil. Vs. Court Of Appeals (CA), Et Al 227 SCRA 509

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, HENRICO UVERO, ET AL., respondents.

G.R. No. 79732 | 1993-11-08

D E C I S I O N


VITUG, J.:

The Republic of the Philippines has sought the expropriation of certain portions of land owned by the private respondents for the widening and concreting of the Nabua-Bato-Agos Section, Philippine-Japan Highway Loan (PJHL) road. While the right of the Republic is not now disputed, the private respondents, however, demand that the just compensation for the property should be based on fair market value and not that set by Presidential Decree No. 76, as amended, which fixes payment on the basis of the assessment by the assessor or the declared valuation by the owner, whichever is lower. The Regional Trial Court ruled...