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Republic vs La Orden de PP.. Benedictinos de Filipinas 1 SCRA 649

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILLIPINES, plaintiff-appellant, vs. LA ORDEN DE PEOPLE. BENEDICTINOS DE FILIPINAS, defendant-appellee.

G.R. No. L-12792 | 1961-02-28

D E C I S I O N 
 
 
DIZON, J.: 
 
To ease and solve the daily traffic congestion on Legarda street, the Government drew plans to extend Azcarraga street from its junction with Mendiola street, up to the Sta. Mesa Rotonda, Sampaloc, Manila. To carry out this plan it offered to buy a portion of approximately 6,000 square meters of a bigger parcel belonging to La Orden de PP. Benedictinos de Filipinas, a domestic religious corporation that owns the San Beda College, a private educational institution situated on Mendiola street. Not having been able to reach an agreement on the matter with the owner, the Government...