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Rule 67

This document summarizes the key aspects and procedures regarding expropriation cases under Philippine law. It defines eminent domain as the right of the state to acquire private property for public use upon payment of just compensation. It outlines the stages of an expropriation case, which include determining the authority to expropriate and the just compensation amount. It also describes the requirements for immediate entry onto expropriated property, such as depositing a percentage of the property's assessed value and filing a motion for a writ of possession. Defendants in expropriation cases include property owners and occupants.

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Rule 67

This document summarizes the key aspects and procedures regarding expropriation cases under Philippine law. It defines eminent domain as the right of the state to acquire private property for public use upon payment of just compensation. It outlines the stages of an expropriation case, which include determining the authority to expropriate and the just compensation amount. It also describes the requirements for immediate entry onto expropriated property, such as depositing a percentage of the property's assessed value and filing a motion for a writ of possession. Defendants in expropriation cases include property owners and occupants.

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SPECIAL CIVIL ACTIONS EXPROPRIATION

Rule%67:%Expropriation% the!property!or!all!those!who!have!a!legal!interest!over!
! such!property.!
Eminent%domain,%definition% !
It!is!the!right!of!the!State!to!acquire!private!property!for! Court%with%jurisdiction%
public!use!upon!the!payment!of!just!compensation;!the! An!action!for!expropriation!is!filed!with!the!RTC!because!
right!to!take!or!assert!dominion!over!property!within!the! it! is! an! action! incapable! of! pecuniary! estimation!
state!for!public!use!or!meet!a!public!exigency.! regardless! of! the! value! of! the! subject! property.! The!
! primary! consideration! of! an! expropriation! suit! is!
It!is!known!as!“condemnation”!in!American!law.! whether!the!government!or!any!of!its!instrumentalities!
! has! complied! with! the! requisites! for! the! taking! of! the!
Expropriation% private! property.! Hence,! the! courts! determine! the!
This! is! a! right,! a! consequence! of! the! power! of! eminent! authority! of! the! government! entity,! necessity! of! the!
domain.! This! is! forced! private! property! taking! the! expropriation,!and!observance!of!due!process.!
landowner! being! really! without! a! ghost! of! chance! to! !
defeat! the! case! of! the! expropriating! agency.! In! other! Expropriation% by% the% National% Government% v.%
words,!in!expropriation,!the!private!owner!is!deprived!of! expropriation%by%a%local%government%
property! against! his! will.! Withal,! the! mandatory! If! expropriation! is! commenced! by! the! National!
requirement!of!due!process!to!be!strictly!followed,!such! Government,!there!must!be!a!deposit!of!the!full!assessed!
that! the! state! must! show,! at! the! minimum,! a! genuine! value!(100%)!of!the!property!sought!to!be!expropriated.!
need,! an! exacting! public! purpose! to! take! private! If! the! same! is! commenced! by! a! local! government! unit,!
property,!the!purpose!to!be!specifically!alleged!or!at!least! only!15%!of!the!assessed!value!of!the!property!subject!of!
reasonably!deducible!from!the!complaint.! the!action!may!be!deposited.!
! !
Stages%in%expropriation%cases% Purpose%of%the%100%%or%15%%deposit%
First&stage:!determination!of!the!authority!of!the!plaintiff! The!deposit!serves!as!a!preparatory!requirement!to!the!
to!expropriate.! entry!upon!the!property!upon!the!filing!of!the!complaint.!
! It!also!serves!as!an!advanced!payment!to!the!owner!of!the!
This! determination! includes! an! inquiry! into! the! property!should!the!court!decide!in!favor!of!the!plaintiff,!
propriety! of! the! expropriation! –! its! necessity! and! the! and! should! it! be! otherwise,! the! deposit! shall! serve! as!
public!purpose.!The!first!stage!will!end!in!the!issuance!of! indemnity! against! any! damage! which! the! owner! may!
an! order! of! expropriation! if! the! court! finds! for! the! have!sustained.!!!
plaintiff,! or! in! the! dismissal! of! the! complaint! if! it! finds! !
otherwise.! The!recognition!of!the!requirements!of!the!public!good!
! allows! the! expropriator! to! take! or! enter! upon! the!
Second& stage:! determination! of! just! compensation! possession! of! the! real! property! upon! the! filing! of! the!
through!courtGappointed!commissioners! complaint,!or!at!any!time!after!the!filing!of!the!complaint!
! after!due!notice!to!the!defendant.!
! !
Matters%to%be%alleged% However,!it!is!not!the!mere!filing!of!the!complaint!which!
The! right! of! eminent! domain! shall! be! exercised! by! the! entitles!the!plaintiff!to!take!or!enter!upon!the!possession!
filing!of!a!verified!complaint!which!shall!! of!the!real!property.!Under!sec.!2!of!Rule!67,!the!plaintiff,!
a.! state! with! certainty! the! right! and! purpose! of! upon!the!filing!of!the!complaint!or!at!any!time!thereafter,!
expropriation;!% must!deposit!with!the!property!government!authority!an!
b.! describe! the! real! or! personal! property! sought! amount!equivalent!to!the!assessed!value!of!the!property!
to!be!expropriated;!and!% for!purposes!of!taxation!with!an!authorized!government!
c.! join! as! defendants! all! persons! owning! or! depositary,! which! deposit! shall! be! held! by! the! bank!
claiming!to!own,!or!occupying,!any!part!thereof! subject!to!the!orders!of!the!court.!
or! interest! therein,! showing,! so! far! as! !
practicable,! the! separate! interest! of! each! If!personal!property!is!involved,!which!has!no!assessed!
defendant.!% value,!the!amount!to!be!deposited!shall!be!fixed!by!the!
If! the! title! to! any! property! sought! to! be! expropriated! court! after! the! value! of! the! property! is! provisionally!
appears!to!be!in!the!Republic!of!the!Philippines,!although! ascertained.!
occupied!by!private!individuals,!or!if!the!title!is!otherwise! !
obscure! or! doubtful! so! that! the! plaintiff! cannot! with! Requirements% for% the% immediate% entry% upon% the%
accuracy! or! certainty! specify! who! are! the! real! owners,! property%
averment!to!that!effect!shall!be!made!in!the!complaint.! 1.! deposit!(proof!of!payment)!
! 2.! filing! of! a! motion! for! the! issuance! of! a! writ! of!
Who%may%be%defendants% possession!
The!defendants!in!an!expropriation!case!are!not!limited! 3.! notice!to!take!possession!!
to!the!owners!of!the!property!condemned.!They!include! !
all!other!persons!owning,!occupying,!or!claiming!to!own!
SPECIAL CIVIL ACTIONS EXPROPRIATION

It! becomes! ministerial! upon! the! court! to! automatically!


issue!a!writ!of!possession!for!the!entry!upon!the!property!
subject!of!the!expropriation!proceeding!when!the!aboveG
mentioned!requirements!are!complied!with.!
!
Prohibited%pleadings%
a.! counterclaim!
b.! crossGclaim!
c.! third!party!complaint!
!
No%Answer%filed%
The! failure! of! the! defendant! to! file! his! Answer! to! the!
complaint! does! not! deprive! him! participation! in! the!
determination!of!just!compensation!
!
!
!

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