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.!
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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.!
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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!
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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.!
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Prohibited%pleadings%
a.! counterclaim!
b.! crossGclaim!
c.! third!party!complaint!
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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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