Manotok v. NHA-Clanor.docx

114. Manotok v. NHA and RP G.R. No. L-55166, May 21, 1987 Facts:

Pursuant to LOI No. 555 instituting nationwid s!u" i"#ro$"nt and rstt!"nt #rogra" %&IR' and LOI No. 557 ado#ting s!u" i"#ro$"nt as a nationa! (ousing #o!i)y, t( *ity o+ Mani!a and N d)!ard t( a"/unting 0stat and t( &unog-#og ara in its #riority !ist +or a ona! I"#ro$"nt Progra" %IP' w(i)( t(y ds)ri/d as /!ig(td aras. it( t(is, t( Prsidnt issud t( )(a!!ngd Prsidntia! 3)rs Nos. 1669 and 1674 w(i)( rs#)ti$!y d)!ard t( a"/unting 0stat and t( &unog-#og ara #ro#riatd. ( d)rs gave the !ands in$o! in$o!$ $d d and and stated City City Asses Assessor sor the author authority ity to det determ ermine ine the market market value value o+ t( !ands stated that that no im!rovement has "een undertaken on the land and that the land is s#uatted u!on "y resident $amilies  w(i)( s(ou!d )onsidra/!y d#rss t( #ro#riation )ost. Ptitionrs "aintain "aintain t(at t( Prsidntia! Prsidntia! 3)rs #ro$iding +or t( dir)t #ro#riation o+ t( #ro#rtis in ustion $io!at t(ir )onstitutiona! rig(t to du #ro)ss and ua! #rot)tion o+ t( !aw /)aus /y t( "r #assag o+ t( said d)rs t(ir #ro#rtis wr auto"ati)a!!y #ro#riatd and t(y wr i""diat!y d#ri$d o+ t( ownrs(i# and #ossssion t(ro+ wit(out /ing gi$n t( )(an) to o##os su)( #ro#riation or to )ontst t( ust )o"#nsation to w(i)( t(y ar ntit!d. (  #titionrs argu argu t(at t( go$rn"nt "ust +irst +irst (a$ +i!d a )o"#!aint wit( t( #ro#r )ourt undr Ru! 67 o+ t( R$isd Ru!s o+ *ourt in ordr to +u!+i!! t( ruir"nts o+ du #ro)ss. %ssue: !aw

%1' w(t(r or not t( d)rs in ustion d#ri$d d#ri$d t( #titionrs #titionrs o+ t(ir t(ir #ro#rtis #ro#rtis wit(out du #ro)ss o+  %2' w(t(r or not t( #titionrs wr dnid to t(ir rig(t to ust )o"#nsation

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 Ptitions ar GRN03. Prsidntia! 3)r Nu"/rs 1669 and 1674 w(i)( rs#)ti$!y #ro)!ai"d t( a"/unting a"/unting 0stat and t( 0stro d &unog-#og ara #ro#riatd, ar d)!ard un)onstitutiona! and, t(r+or, nu!! and $oid a/ initio.  Due process • ( aras ar su""ari!y #ro)!ai"d a /!ig(td ara and dir)t!y #ro#riatd /y d)r wit(out t( s!ig(tst s"/!an) o+ a (aring or any #ro)ding w(atso$r. ( #ro#riation is instant and auto"ati) to ta ++)t i""diat!y u#on t( signing o+ t( d)r. •  Not on!y ar t( ownrs gi$n a/so!ut!y no o##ortunity to )ontst t( #ro#riation, #!ad t(ir sid, or ustion t( a"ount o+ #ay"nts +id /y d)r, /ut t( d)isions, ru!ings, ordrs, or rso!utions o+ t( N ar #rss!y d)!ard as /yond t( ra)( o+ udi)ia! r$iw. r$iw. • In *ity o+ Mani!a $. r!!ano Law *o!!gs %85 P(i!. 66:', w ritratd t(at a n)ssity "ust ist +or t( taing o+   #ri$at #ro#rty +or t( #ro#osd uss and #ur#oss /ut a))#td t( +a)t t(at "odrn d)isions do not )a!! +or  a/so!ut n)ssity. ---- In t( instant #titions, t(r is no s(owing w(atso$r as to w(y t( #ro#rtis in$o!$d wr sing!d out +or #ro#riation t(roug( d)rs or w(at n)ssity i"#!!d t( #arti)u!ar )(oi)s or s!)tions

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 Just Compensation ( +iing o+ t( "ai"u" a"ounts o+ )o"#nsation and t( /ass t(ro+ w(i)( ar t( assssd $a!us o+ t(  #ro#rtis in 1978 d#ri$ t( #titionr #titionr o+ t( o##ortunity o##ortunity to #ro$ a (ig(r (ig(r $a!u /)aus, t( a)tua! or sy"/o!i) taing o+ su)( #ro#rtis o))urrd on!y in 1984 w(n t( ustiond d)rs wr #ro"u!gatd. --- ( d)ision o+ t( go$rn"nt to a)uir a #ro#rty t(roug( "innt do"ain s(ou!d / "ad nown to t( #ro#rty ownr  t(roug( a +or"a! noti) w(rin a (aring or a udi)ia! #ro)ding is )ont"#!atd as #ro$idd +or in Ru! 67 o+  t( Ru!s o+ *ourt. (is s(a!! / t( ti" o+ r)oning t( $a!u o+ t( #ro#rty +or t( #ur#os o+ ust )o"#nsation. ;or t( )o"#nsation to / ust, it "ust a##roi"at t( $a!u o+ t( #ro#rty at t( ti" o+ its taing and t( go$rn"nt )an / said to (a$ d)idd to a)uir or ta t( #ro#rty on!y a+tr it (as, at t( !ast, )o""n)d a  #ro)ding, udi)ia! udi)ia! or ot(rwis, ot(rwis, +or t(is #ur#os. #ur#os. ( so-)a!!d )onditions o+ t( #ro#rtis s(ou!d not / dtr"ind t(roug( a d)r /ut "ust / s(own in an a##ro#riat #ro)ding in ordr to arri$ at a ust $a!uation o+ t( #ro#rty. ( "art $a!u statd /y t( )ity assssor a!on )annot su/stitut +or t( )ourt