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A government-owned Energy Infrastructure Authority initiates expropriation of 1.2 hectares of privately owned citrus orchard to lay a high-voltage transmission corridor connecting a new regional grid with existing substations. The project is funded and implemented under Republic Act No. 10752 (expedited expropriation for infrastructure). The landowner objects: (i) the project is not for public use, since the line primarily serves a private distribution company; (ii) the offered just compensation of PHP 1,800 per square meter is far below an independent appraisal of PHP 3,600 per square meter. RA 10752 provides for 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. (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 landowner have if the compensation is insufficient or if the taking is challenged on public-use grounds?