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Republic vs. Heirs of Bonifacio

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF SPOUSES VALENTINA JUAN BONIFACIO AND AURELIO BONIFACIO, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 226734 | 2021-05-10

D E C I S I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
Legal interest accrues on the difference between the final amount of just compensation adjudged by the court and the government's initial provisional deposit. It begins from the time of taking, when the private owner was deprived of the property.
 
This Court resolves a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] assailing the Decision[2] and Resolution[3] of the Court of Appeals, which affirmed the Regional Trial Court Decision ordering the Republic of the Philippines to pay the heirs of Spouses Valentina and Aurelio Bonifacio (the Bonifacio Spouses) just compensation at P10,000.00 per...