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A DPWH flood-control expressway project along a river requires expropriation of 4 hectares of privately owned cacao plantation. The project is touted as infrastructure under Republic Act No. 10752. The owner objects: (i) the project is not for public use, and (ii) the offered compensation of PHP 900 per square meter is far below an independent appraisal of PHP 1,900 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 owner have if the compensation is insufficient or if the taking is challenged on public-use grounds?