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Republic of the Philippines vs. Macabagdal

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH), PETITIONER, V. LEONOR MACABAGDAL, REPRESENTED BY EULOGIA MACABAGDAL PASCUAL (FORMERLY JOHN DOE "DDD"), RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 227215 | 2018-01-10

R E S O L U T I O N
 
PERLAS-BERNABE, J.:
 
Before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] dated September 13, 2016 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 104473, which affirmed the Decision [3] dated October 30, 2014 of the Regional Trial Court of Valenzuela City, Branch 172 (RTC) in Civil Case No. 49-V-08, imposing legal interest on the unpaid balance of the just compensation for the subject lot at the rate of twelve percent (12%) per annum (p.a.) computed from the time of the taking of the property until full payment.
 
The Facts
 
On January 23, 2008, petitioner the Republic of...