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Republic vs. DPWH

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH), PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES SENANDO F. SALVADOR AND JOSEFIMA R. SALVADOR, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 205428 | 2017-06-07

D E C I S I O N
 
DEL CASTILLO, J.:
 
We resolve the Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the August 23, 2012 Decision[1] and the January 10, 2013 Order[2] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 270, Valenzuela City, in Civil Case No. 175-V-11 which directed petitioner Republic of the Philippines (Republic) to pay respondents spouses Senando F. Salvador and Josefina R. Salvador consequential damages equivalent to the value of the capital gains tax and other taxes necessary for the transfer of the expropriated property in the Republic's name.

The Antecedent Facts

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