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Republic of the Philippines Represented by the Philippines Economic Zone Authority Vs. Spouses Agustin and Imelda Cancio

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the PHILIPPINE ECONOMIC ZONE AUTHORITY (PEZA), Petitioner, versus SPOUSES AGUSTIN and IMELDA CANCIO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 170147 | 2009-01-30

D E C I S I O N


CORONA, J.:

This petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeks to set aside the October 17, 2005 decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 75092.

Petitioner Philippine Economic Zone Authority is a government-owned and controlled corporation created and existing under and by virtue of RA 7916,[2] as amended. It is vested with governmental functions,[3] including the power of eminent domain, thus enabling it to acquire private land within or adjacent to the ecozone for consolidation with land for zone development purposes.[4]

On January 15, 1979, then President Ferdinand E....