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Land Bank vs. Dalauta [SEPARATE OPINION, LEONEN, J.]

LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. EUGENIO DALAUTA, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 190004 | 2017-08-08

SEPARATE OPINION

LEONEN, J.:

I reiterate the position in my separate concurring opinion in Limkaichong v. Land Bank of the Philippines,[1] that the original and exclusive jurisdiction of Special Agrarian Courts to determine just compensation cannot be superseded by administrative rules.

The Constitution recognizes the right to just compensation. Article III, Section 9 of the Constitution provides that "[p]rivate property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation."[2] Article XIII, Section 4[3] of the Constitution also recognizes the landowner's right to just compensation.

The determination of...