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Republic of the Philippines Vs. Holy Trinity Realty and Development Corporation

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE TOLL REGULATORY BOARD (TRB), Petitioner, versus HOLY TRINITY REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORP., Respondent.

G.R. No. 172410 | 2008-04-14

D E C I S I O N


CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to set aside the Decision[1] dated 21 April 2006 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 90981 which, in turn, set aside two Orders[2] dated 7 February 2005[3] and 16 May 2005[4] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Malolos, Bulacan, in Civil Case No. 869-M-2000.

The undisputed factual and procedural antecedents of this case are as follows:

On 29 December 2000, petitioner Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Toll Regulatory Board (TRB), filed with the RTC a Consolidated Complaint for Expropriation...