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Lee vs. City of Olongapo

JOSE CO LEE, PETITIONER, VS. CITY OF OLONGAPO REPRESENTED BY ITS CITY MAYOR HON. ROLEN C. PAULINO, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 246201 | 2022-12-07

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, SAJ.:
 
The property owner who objects to the expropriation proceeding may file an answer, which shall specifically state their objections and defenses to the taking of their property. Affirmative defenses necessitating the presentation of evidence aliunde must be addressed in a full-blown trial and hearing, the absence of which constitutes a violation of the property owner's right to due process.

This Court resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] challenging the Court of Appeals Decision[2] and Resolution[3] that affirmed the Regional Trial Court's earlier Order.[4]...