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An expressway expansion project by the Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) requires expropriation of 6 hectares of privately owned cacao plantation along the proposed corridor. The project falls under Republic Act No. 10752. The landowner objects: (i) the project is not for public use, and (ii) the offered just compensation of PHP 2,400 per square meter is far below an independent appraisal of PHP 4,000 per square meter. RA 10752 provides expedited expropriation for infrastructure projects, including a framework for determining and depositing just compensation and, in disputed cases, RTC involvement to determine ultimate just compensation. Answer: (a) Identify the controlling doctrine on eminent domain and the effect of RA 10752 on the process. (b) Distinguish the standard for 'just compensation' and explain how RA 10752 interacts with that standard. (c) Apply to the facts: Is the expropriation valid? What remedies does the owner have if the compensation is insufficient or if the taking is challenged on public-use grounds?

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The landowner may obtain an injunction to stop expropriation while RTC determines ultimate compensation, regardless of ongoing expropriation proceedings. Just compensation under RA 10752 is fixed at the initial government offer; RTC involvement is limited to confirming that amount, and no higher compensation can be awarded. RA 10752 abolishes the public-use requirement for infrastructure projects; therefore the expropriation is valid irrespective of public use, and the sole issue is compensation which RTC will decide if disputed. Expropriation is valid because RA 10752 authorizes expedited expropriation for national infrastructure; public use is satisfied by the project; in disputed cases the RTC determines ultimate just compensation; the government must deposit that amount, and the landowner may seek RTC relief or challenge the award in appropriate courts.

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