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Republic vs. Castillo

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JORGE CASTILLO, SOFIA SOLIS-ACHACOSA, ALIPIO FERNANDEZ, SR., EMILIANA FERNANDEZ, CASIMERA FERNANDEZ, CONCEPCION FERNANDEZ, JUANA GALVAN, ESTELA CORPUZ FERNANDEZ, GERMANA SUAREZ, AND BENJAMIN FERNANDEZ, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 190453 | 2020-02-26

D E C I S I O N
 
Hernando, J.:
 
Challenged in this Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] is the February 27, 2009 Decision[2] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 84618, which reversed and set aside the July 6, 2004 Decision[3] of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 44 of Dagupan City, in Civil Case No. D-5217, ordering the lower court to conduct a trial for the determination of just compensation with the aid of commissioners and further proceedings in accordance with Rule 67 of the Rules of Court and applicable jurisprudence.
 
The Antecedents
 
On September 5, 1980, the Solicitor General,...