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REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONERS, VS. ARLENE R. SORIANO, RESPONDENT. [CONCURRING OPINION LEONEN, J.]

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONERS, VS. ARLENE R. SORIANO, RESPONDENT. [CONCURRING OPINION LEONEN, J.]

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

 
CONCURRING OPINION
LEONEN, J.:
 
I concur in the result.
 
Republic Act No. 8974, Section 4 provides in part:
 
SEC. 4.  Guidelines for Expropriation Proceedings. - Whenever it is necessary to acquire real property for the right-of-way, site or location for any national government infrastructure project through expropriation, the appropriate implementing agency shall initiate the expropriation proceedings before the proper court under the following guidelines:

Upon the filing of the complaint, and after due notice to the defendant, the implementing agency shall immediately pay the owner of the property the amount...