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Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) Vs. Ortigas and Company Limited Partnership

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH), Pe~itioner, vs. ORTIGAS AND COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, Respondent,

G.R. No. 171496 | 2014-03-03

THIRD DIVISION

DECISION

LEONEN,J.,

Owners whose properties were taken for public use are entitled to just compensation.

This is a petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, seeking to nullify and set aside the Court of Appeals' resolution dated October 14, 2005. The Court of Appeals' resolution dismissed petitioner Republic of the Philippines' appeal from the decision of the Regional Trial Court granting private i=espondent Ortigas' petition for authority to sell. This petition also seeks to nullify the Court of Appeals’
resolution dated February 9, 2006, which denied petitioner Republic of the
Philippines' motion for...