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Just Compensation in Land Reform: Ensuring Fair Value for Agricultural Landowners in the Philippines
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies how just compensation is computed for agricultural landowners under CARP, including DAR formula rules and compensable areas.
Land Bank's Right to Question Agrarian Land Valuation: Davao Fruits v. LBP
The Supreme Court affirms Land Bank's legal standing to seek judicial determination of just compensation in agrarian reform cases.
Land Title Disputes: Finality of Court Decisions and Limits of Summary Proceedings
Learn how the Supreme Court clarified Land Bank's role in agrarian just compensation cases and the limits of summary dismissals.
Land Bank's Authority to Seek Just Compensation in Agrarian Reform Cases
Supreme Court affirms Land Bank's legal personality to file just compensation cases before the Special Agrarian Court, independent of DAR.
Land Bank's Right to Sue for Just Compensation in Agrarian Cases
Supreme Court affirms Land Bank's legal personality to file petitions for just compensation determination before Special Agrarian Courts.
Just Compensation in Eminent Domain: Valuing Property at the Time of Taking
Philippine Supreme Court ruling on how just compensation in expropriation is determined by the property's value and character at the time of taking.
Just Compensation in Eminent Domain: Ensuring Fair Market Value for Expropriated Property
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies how courts must determine just compensation in expropriation cases, requiring reliable evidence over speculation.
Balancing Agrarian Reform: The SAC's Duty in Just Compensation Determination
A look at Land Bank v. Rivera, clarifying the court's role in valuing lands under PD 27 and the LBP's exemption from costs.
Just Compensation in Land Reform: LBP's Role and Interest Rate Rules
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies interest rates on agrarian just compensation and Land Bank's exemption from costs in land reform cases.
Eminent Domain and Just Compensation: Interest for Delayed Payment in Agrarian Reform
When government takes land for agrarian reform, just compensation must be paid without delay; otherwise, 12% interest accrues from taking until full payment.
Just Compensation Under CARP: Courts Must Follow DAR Valuation Formula
Supreme Court clarifies that courts determining just compensation under CARP must strictly apply the DAR valuation formula, not substitute their own methods.
Just Compensation in Agrarian Reform: Courts Must Follow DAR Valuation Formula
Philippine Supreme Court rules that courts must apply DAR's mandatory valuation formula under RA 6657 in determining just compensation for agrarian reform lands.
Just Compensation for Land Acquired Under P.D. 27: Why R.A. 6657 and DAR A.O. 5 Govern the Valuation
When agrarian land taken under P.D. 27 is paid for only later, the Supreme Court says just compensation must follow R.A. 6657 and the DAR A.O. 5 formula.
Limits of DARAB Jurisdiction: Certiorari Power and Agrarian Dispute Resolution
Supreme Court clarifies DARAB jurisdiction limits, certiorari power, and the finality of agrarian dispute decisions in just compensation cases.
Just Compensation in Agrarian Reform: Balancing Land Valuation and Judicial Discretion
Philippine Supreme Court clarifies just compensation in agrarian reform, balancing Land Bank valuations with judicial discretion in eminent domain cases.
Just Compensation in Agrarian Reform: SAC Jurisdiction and Land Valuation Rules
Explains why the Special Agrarian Court has exclusive jurisdiction over just compensation cases and how land valuation is finally determined under RA 6657.
Special Agrarian Court Jurisdiction: Province-Wide, Not Just Local
Just compensation cases may be heard by the designated Special Agrarian Court anywhere in the province, even outside its regular territory.
Eminent Domain and Just Compensation: Lessons from City of Iloilo v. Javellana
The Supreme Court clarifies when just compensation is reckoned in expropriation cases and penalizes the government for delayed payment.
Just Compensation AND Easement Landowner Rights VS Public USE
Just Compensation and Timely Payment: Landowners' Rights in Eminent Domain
Apo Fruits v. Land Bank clarifies when interest and attorney's fees may be awarded in agrarian expropriation cases and why final judgments cannot be reopened.
Just Compensation Land Valuation Under Agrarian Reform Requires Independent Judicial Assessment
Philippine Supreme Court rules trial courts must independently determine just compensation in agrarian reform cases, not merely adopt DARAB valuations.
Just Compensation Under CARP: Applying RA 6657 Valuation Principles
The Supreme Court clarifies that just compensation for lands acquired under RA 6657 must follow Section 17 factors and DAR AO No. 6, not PD No. 27.
Just Compensation Under CARP: Applying the Correct Valuation Method
The Supreme Court clarifies that just compensation for lands acquired under RA 6657 must follow Section 17 factors and DAR AO No. 6, not PD No. 27.
Just Compensation Under CARP: Valuing Land Rights in the Philippines
The Supreme Court clarifies how just compensation for agrarian reform lands should be determined under RA 6657, not PD 27.