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Practice question: Stages of Expropriation

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Practice question

Commissioners submit a report that lacks an adequate valuation basis. The agency says the judge must adopt it because commissioners constitute a separate final tribunal. Which is correct?
  1. Every report is conclusively binding
  2. The court may act under Section8, including recommittal or appointment of new commissioners as warranted
  3. The judge must substitute personal guesswork without reasons
  4. The agency may privately erase the report
  5. Defective reporting automatically defeats the public purpose

Legal references

  • Rule67 Section8; Baterna v. TRANSCO, G.R.276920: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/jan2026/gr_276920_2026.html

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