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Republic of the Philippines vs. C.C. Unson Company Inc.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE TOLL REGULATORY BOARD, PETITIONER, VS. C.C. UNSON COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 215107 | 2015-02-24

D E C I S I O N
 
MENDOZA, J.:
 
This is a petition for review on certiorari seeking to reverse and set aside the March 21, 2014 Decision[1] and the October 22, 2014 Resolution[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 96407, which affirmed the December 23, 2009 Decision[3] and the July 6, 2010 Order[4] of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 35, Calamba City (RTC), in an expropriation case docketed as Civil Case No. 3818-05-C.

On August 3, 2005, a complaint for expropriation[5] was filed by petitioner Republic of the Philippines (petitioner), through the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB). Under Section 3(c) of Presidential Decree No....