EDGARDO SANTOS v LANDBANK
G.R. No. 137431; September 7, 2000 J. Panganiban Panganiban FACTS:
Edgar Santos fed a !ase in t"e Regiona #ria $o%rt &or t"e determination o& '%st !ompensation &or t"e properties t"at (ere ta)en b* +R %nder P+ No. 27 in 1-72. #"e R#$ fed t"e amo%nt o& P4-, 241, /7 to be t"e '%st !ompensation &or t"e 3.4 3 .41 12 2 "e!t "e!tar ares es and and 40 40.7 .7/7 /74 4 "e!t "e!tar ares es irri irriga gate ted d and and %nir %nirri riga gate ted d ri!e ri!ea and nds s respe!tie*. %rt"er, t"e !o%rt ordered and 5an) to pa* Santos P4, -/, /0 in t"e manner proided b* R No. 7. Prior to t"is de!ision, and 5an) aread* reeased P3, 43,070 to be paid to Santos in !as" and bond; t"%s ded%!ting &rom t"e tota amo%nt. and 5an) !ompied (it" t"is de!ision and reeased t"e amo%nt o& P3, 21, 023 in !as" and P41, P41, 12/,024./1 in and 5an) 5ond. 5ond. 6o(eer, petitioner petitioner fed a motion be&ore t"e R#$ and insisted t"at "e be paid in !as" or !ertifed !"e!) instead o& t"e bond. R#$ as a !onse%en!e, order and 5an) to pa* t"e baan!e in !as" or !ertifed !"e!) instead o& a bond. and 5an) moed &or re!onsideration. #"ro%g" a ne( '%dge, t"e R#$ ordered ordered and 5an) to pa* Santos P, 7-2,0/4.37 in !as" and P3, 33,/40.1 in bonds. #"e $ a8rmed t"e de!ision o& t"e tria !o%rt. ISSUE:
9s t"e t"e peti petiti tion oner er !or !orre!t e!t in asse assert rtin ing g t"at t"at "e be paid paid in !as" !as" &or &or t"e t"e '%st '%st !ompensation: LAW:
R No. 7, Se!. 1/ HELD:
N. N. 9t !annot !annot be denied denied &rom t"ese !ases t"at t"e traditi traditiona ona met"o met"od d &or t"e pa*ment o& '%st !ompensation is mone* and no ot"er. ot"er. nd so, !on&ormab*, "as '%st !ompensation been paid in t"e past soe* in t"at medi%m. 6o(eer, (e do not dea "ere (it" t"e traditiona eer!ise o& t"e po(er o& eminent domain. #"is is not an ordinar* epropriation ("ere on* a spe!if! propert* o& reatie* imited area is so%g"t to be ta)en b* t"e State &rom its o(ner &or a spe!if! and per"aps o!a p%rpose. <"at (e dea (it" "ere is a revolutionary )ind o& epropriation. epropriation. %en!ed o%r de!ision de!ision on t"is iss%e, b%t a&ter a t"is $o%rt is not a !oistered !oistered instit%tion remoed &rom t"e reaities and demands o& so!iet* or obiio%s to t"e need &or its en"an!ement. #"e $o%rt is as a!%te* anio%s as t"e rest o%r peope to see t"e goa o& agrarian re&orm a!"ieed at ast a&ter t"e &r%strations and depriations o& o%r peasant masses d%ring a t"ese disappointing de!ades.
is not in o%r ie( t"e intention o& t"e $onstit%tion, and t"at is not ("at (e s"a de!ree toda*.
