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National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) vs. Heirs of Macabangkit Sangkay

NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, Petitioner,vs.HEIRS OF MACABANGKIT SANGKAY, namely: CEBU, BATOWA-AN, SAYANA, NASSER, MANTA, EDGAR, PUTRI , MONGKOY*, and AMIR, all surnamed MACABANGKIT, Respondents.

G.R. No. 165828 | 2011-08-24

FIRST DIVISION
DECISION
 
BERSAMIN, J.:

Private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation.
- Section 9, Article III, 1987 Constitution

The application of this provision of the Constitution is the focus of this appeal.

Petitioner National Power Corporation (NPC) seeks the review on certiorari of the decision promulgated on October 5, 2004,[1] whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) affirmed the decision dated August 13, 1999 and the supplemental decision dated August 18, 1999, ordering NPC to pay just compensation to the respondents, both rendered by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 1, in Iligan City (RTC).

Antecedents

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