Eminent Domain

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1. Under Section 19, an LGU's chief executive exercises eminent domain pursuant to which local legislative enactment?
2. Before an LGU may exercise eminent domain under Section 19, what must happen concerning its offer to the owner?
3. Under Section 19, who determines the amount payable for the expropriated property?
4. A municipal council adopts only a resolution authorizing its mayor to file an expropriation case. The municipality reli…
5. An LGU has a valid expropriation ordinance and makes a valid, definite purchase offer, which the owner rejects. It will…
6. A city files a Section 19 expropriation complaint before making any purchase offer. After the owner objects, the city s…
7. An LGU lawfully obtains immediate possession in a Section 19 proceeding after satisfying the applicable provisional-dep…
8. Identify the principal requirements for an LGU's exercise of eminent domain under Section 19.
9. Explain why a court deposit supporting immediate possession is conceptually different from final just compensation unde…
10. A municipality says RA 12289 automatically replaced Section 19 for every local taking, including a non-infrastructure a…
11. For a local taking governed by RA7160 Section19, what minimum court deposit does that provision specify for immediate p…
12. Which declaration does Section19 use as the stated basis for the provisional 15% valuation?