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DPWH vs. Manalo etc.

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONER, VS. EDDIE MANALO, RODRIGO MEDIANISTA, CRISTAN A. ACOSTA, TERESITA D. SANTOS, ARCHEMEDIS SARMIENTO, JULIET M. DATUL, OLIVIA O. SALVADOR, GIRALINE P. BELLEZA, JULIUS N. ORTEGA, LORENZO C. ACOSTA, JOSEPH S. TRIBIANA, ANALAINE S. TRIBIANA, LORENA B. MUNAR, JUN JUN A. DAVAO, WILLIAM A. MANALO, PAZ I. VILLAR, PERCY M. CARAG, PATRONA R. ROXAS, PABLO P. RESPICIO, LINA M. VALENZUELA, NEDELYN D. CAJOTE, NOEL L. HERNANDEZ, NORMA MARTIN, MA. RODHORA UBANA, LINDA LACARA, NORMAN M. ILAC, MERCY O. RIVERA, JAIME LUMABAS, JULITA PAJARON, CELESTINO PEREZ, CONCHITA V. NAVALES, REYNALDO V. NAVALES, EDDIE V. VILLAREY, VIRGILIO V. ALEJANDRINO, MA. CECILIA P. CALVES, EVANGELINE M. MANALO, CONNIE D. BELZA, SONIA G. EVANGELISTA, JEANOR DELA CRUZ, MADELINE EVANGELISTA, CATHERINE ANTONIO, JAI D. HERNANDEZ, CYNTIA C. HERNANDEZ, JULIE H. DEPIEDRA, JENNIFER H. BESMONTE, RICHARD Z. DIZON, RICHARD H. DIZON, JR., REYNALDO C. HERNANDEZ, NOEL C. HERNANDEZ, AUGUSTA H. DE LEON, VICTORINO U. HERNANDEZ, MARVIN C. HERNANDEZ, LETICIA G. GALOPE, DANIEL P. MABANSAG, EDUARDO J. MALABRIGA, VANGIE S. NAVARRO, ANSARI P. DITUCALAN, DIOSA P. BAUTISTA, HALIL P. DITUCALAN, CAIRODEN D. PUNGINAGINA, CANDIDATO PUNGINAGINA, RAIKEN P. MACARAUB, JALIL MOKSIR, ISIAS MELCHOR, ROMULO NAVALES, RONALDO GUEVARRA, ANDREA R. DELOS REYES AND SHIELA R. DELOS REYES, RESPONDENTS

G.R. No. 217656 | 2020-11-16

THIRD DIVISION
 

DECISION
 
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
The mandate of our Constitution is clear: "Urban or rural poor dwellers shall not be evicted nor their dwellings demolished, except in accordance with law and in a just and humane manner."[1]
 
This Court resolves the Petition for Review on Certiorari[2] assailing the Decision[3] of the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the Regional Trial Court Order[4] denying the Department of Public Works and Highways' motion to dismiss a Complaint seeking just compensation for their properties.
 
Eddie Manalo, Rodrigo Medianista, Cristan A. Acosta, Teresita D....