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Land Bank of the Philippines vs. Manzano

LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, V. RAUL T. MANZANO, JOSE R. JUGO, RAMON H. MANZANO, AND HEIRS OF PILAR T. MANZANO, NAMELY: RICARDO T. MANZANO, JR., RENATO T. MANZANO, JR., RAMON T. MANZANO, JR., RAUL T. MANZANO, RAFAEL T. MANZANO, ROBERTO T. MANZANO, AND REGINA T. MANZANO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 188243 | 2018-01-24

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The final determination of just compensation is strictly within the original and exclusive jurisdiction of the Special Agrarian Court. In expropriation cases, a party cannot allege lack of due process when he or she was given every reasonable opportunity to present his or her case before the courts. A judgment may be executed pending appeal for good reasons, such as where the government belatedly pays the just compensation for properties taken under the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program. The delay in payment likewise requires the imposition of legal interest by way of damages.
 
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