REPUBLIC OF THE PH, represented by the NAPOCOR v. HEIRS OF SATURNINO Q. BORBON and CA GR No. 165354 12 January 2015 By Kylie Dado
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FACTS: NAPOCOR entered a property n !r"y. San #$dro% !atan"a$ #n order to &on$tru&t and 'antan tran$'$$on (ne$ )or t*e 230 +, -a*aan" Paran"Pna'u&an Po/er Tran$'$$on Proe&t T*e *er$ o/ned o/ned t*e propery propery 14% 14% 25 $. '. '. o •
NAPOCOR (ed a CO-PA#NT n t*e RTC7!atan"a$ See8n" See8n" 7 a&u$t a&u$ton on o) an ea$e'ent ea$e'ent o) r"*t r"*t o) /ay o9er a porton o) t*e property n9o(9n" an area o) on(y 6%326 $uare 'eter$% 'ore or (e$$ A((e"aton: #t *ad ne"otated / t*e re$pondent$ ut t*ey )a(ed to o rea&* any a"ree'ent o #t /a$ /((n /((n" " to depo$ depo$tt P;%; P;%;0.0 0.00 0 repr repre$e e$ent ntn" n" t*e t*e a$$e$$ed 9a(ue o) t*e porton $ou"*t to e e
e&ted porton o) t*e property 2. ?e'o($* ?e'o($* a(( a(( 'pro9e' 'pro9e'ent ent$ $ e<$tn" e<$tn" 3. Co''en&e Co''en&e &on$tr &on$tru&t u&ton on o) t*e tran$'$ tran$'$$on $on (ne (ne proe&t 4. Appont Appont'ent 'ent o) 3 &o''$$on &o''$$oner$ er$ to deter'n deter'ne e u$t &o'pen$aton •
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@er$ ANSB=R: NAPOCOR NAPOCOR *ad not ne"otat ne"otated ed /t* t*e' e)ore e)ore entern entern" " t*e property =ntry /o &on$ent% de$troyn" $o'e )rut tree$ /t*out pay'ent% and n$ta((n" 5 /oodpo(e$ )or t$ proe&t Area Area en" en" ee&ted y t*e tran$'$$on (ne$ Re'ann" porton o) t*e property /a$ a($o a>e&ted e&au$e t*e tran$'$$on (ne pa$$ed t*rou"* t*e &enter o) t*e (and% t*erey d9dn" t*e (and nto 3 (ot$ Pre$en&e o) t*e *"* ten$on tran$'$$on (ne *ad rendered t*e entre property nut(e )or any )uture u$e and &apa(te$ NON=T@==SS% t*ey tendered no objection pro9ded objection pro9ded t /ou(d pay •
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Sou"*t: o ?$'$$a( o) t*e &o'p(ant o Pay'ent o) P1+$. '. D attorney$ )ee$ o To To e a((o/ed to no'nate t*er repre$entat9e repre$entat9e to t*e pane( o) &o''$$oner$ to e apponted y t*e tra( &ourt
PR=7TR#A /a$ &ondu&ted and t*e parte$ $tpu(ated on t*e (o&aton% nu'er o) *er$% na'e$ o) t*e per$on upon /*o' tt(e to t*e property /a$ $$ued% and t*e o/ner$*p D po$$e$$on o) t*e property. RTC dre&ted t*e parte$ to $u't na'e$ o) t*er no'nee$ to $t n t*e pane( o) &o''$$on$ /t*n 10 day$ )ro' t*e date o) pre7 tra( •
RTC &on$ttuted t*e pane( o) 3 &o''$$oner$. 2 &o''$$oner$ $u'tted a ont report% and )ound: property /a$ &(a$$ed ndu$tra( (and (o&ated /t*n t*e o #ndu$tra( 2 Eone o a(t*ou a(t*ou"* "* t $ u$ed u$ed to e an a"r&u a"r&u(tu (tura( ra( (and% (and% t /a$ re&(a$$ed to ndu$tra( )or appra$a(tae&ted H to/er o&&upan&y •
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Parte$ $u'tted t*er O!J=CT#ONS: @=#RS @=#RS 7 NAPO NAPOCOR COR $*ou(d $*ou(d &o'pe &o'pen$a n$ate te t*e' t*e' )or t*e t*e entr entre e property property at t*e rate o) P550.00 $. '. e&au$e t*e t*e property property /a$ a(ready &(a$$ed a$ ndu$tra( (and at t*e t'e NAPOCOR entered t NAPO NAPOCO COR R I n$ n$$t $ted ed t*at t*at t*e t*e prop proper erty ty /a$ /a$ &(a$ &(a$$ $e ed d a$ a"r&u(tura( (and at t*e t'e o) t$ ta8n"% and on(y $ee8n" an ea$e'ent o) r"*t o) /ay o9er a porton o) t*e property% not t*e entre area $o% t $*ou(d on(y pay 10 o) t*e a$$e$$ed 9a(ue o) t*e porton •
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RTC RTC ?=C#S#ON: ?=C# S#ON: Pr&e to e pad I 9a(ue at t*e t'e o) ta8n"% /*&* $ t*e date o) entry to t*e property or t*e date o) t*e (n" o) t*e &o'p(ant T*ere $ no no e9den&e a$ to /*en NAPOCOR NAPOCOR entered entered $o t*e t*e o re)eren&e pont $*ou(d e t*e date o) (n" I -ay 5% 1;;5 •
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Ordered NAPOCOR to pay: 1. Ju$t &o'pen )or t*e /*o(e area 14+ $. '. t*e rate o) P550$' 2. e"a( rate o) ntere$t )ro' -ay 5 unt( )u(( pay'ent 3. Co$t$ o) $ut
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CA ?=C#S#ON: Ar'ed ut 'oded t*e area to e &o9ered I 6%326 $' NAPOCOR appea(ed. ?urn" t*e penden&y o) t*e appea(% NAPOCOR (ed a -oton to ?e)er Pro&eedn"$ $tatn" t*at t*e ne"otaton$ /ere "on" on /t* a 9e/ o) a'&a(e $ett(e'ent. @OB=,=R% a year a)ter% NAPOCOR (ed a -an)e$taton and -oton to ?#SCONT#NK= =
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#t $ nota(e n t*at &a$e t*at t /a$ 'ade $ue&t to $e9era( &ondton$ n order to addre$$ t*e d$po$$e$$on o) t*e de)endant$ o) t*er (and% and t*e n&on9enen&e% annoyan&e and da'a"e$ $u>ered y t*e de)endant$ on a&&ount o) t*e pro&eedn"$. A&&ordn"(y% t*e Court re'anded t*e &a$e to t*e tra( &ourt )or t*e $$uan&e o) a /rt o) po$$e$$on ordern" -etropo(tan Bater ?$tr&t to ''edate(y return po$$e$$on o) t*e (and to t*e de)endant$% and )or t*e deter'naton o) da'a"e$ n )a9or o) t*e de)endant$% t*e &(a'$ )or /*&* 'u$t e pre$ented /t*n 30 day$ )ro' t*e return o) t*e re&ord to t*e &ourt o) or"n and not&e t*ereo).
#n t*$ &a$e% NAPOCOR $ee8$ to d$&ontnue t*e e
a(ty o) NAPOCOR Re&8onn" Pont T*ere $ $u&ent $*o/n" t*at NAPOCOR entered nto and too8 po$$e$$on o) t*e property a$ ear(y a$ n -ar&* 1;;3 /t*out t*e enet o) r$t (n" a petton )or e'nent do'an. For a(( ntent$ and purpo$e$% t*ere)ore% -ar&* 1;;3 $ t*e re&8onn" pont o) NAPOCOR$ ta8n" o) t*e property% n$tead o) •
#n 9e/ o) t*e d$&ontnuan&e o) t*e pro&eedn"$ and t*e e9entua( return o) t*e property to t*e re$pondent$% t*ere $ no need to pay Lu$t &o'pen$atonM to t*e' e&au$e t*er property /ou(d not e ta8en y NAPOCOR. #n$tead o) )u(( 'ar8et 9a(ue% NAPOCOR $*ou(d &o'pen$ate t*e re$pondent$ )or t*e d$turan&e o) t*er property r"*t$ )ro' t*e t'e o) entry n -ar&* 1;;3 unt( t*e t'e o) re$toraton o) t*e po$$e$$on y payn" to t*e' a&tua( or ot*er &o'pen$atory da'a"e$. !a$$: %actan*ebu +nternational )irport )uthority !' (o,ada# -r'. •
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