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An Act to Facilitate the acquisition of ROW, Site or Location for National Government Infrastructure Projects and for Other Purposes

AN ACT TO FACILITATE THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY, SITE OR LOCATION FOR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES

R.A. No. 8974 | 2000-11-07

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 8974
 
November 7, 2000
 
AN ACT TO FACILITATE THE ACQUISITION OF RIGHT-OF-WAY, SITE OR LOCATION FOR NATIONAL GOVERNMENT INFRASTRUCTURE PROJECTS AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES
 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the Philippines Congress assembled:
 
Section 1. Declaration of Policy- Article III, Section 9 of the Constitution states that private property shall not be taken for public use without just compensation. Towards this end, the State shall ensure that owners of real property acquired for national government infrastructure projects are promptly paid just compensation.
 
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