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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONERS, VS. ARLENE R. SORIANO, RESPONDENT.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONERS, VS. ARLENE R. SORIANO, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 211666 | 2015-02-25

THIRD DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
PERALTA, J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for review under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision[1] dated November 15, 2013 and Order[2] dated March 10, 2014 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Valenzuela City, Branch 270, in Civil Case No. 140-V-10.
 
The antecedent facts are as follows:
 
On October 20, 2010, petitioner Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH), filed a Complaint[3] for expropriation against respondent Arlene R. Soriano, the registered owner of a parcel of land consisting of an area of 200 square...