Practice question
Does that first-stage appeal automatically prevent the court from determining just compensation?
- Yes; Section 4 expressly halts all valuation activity automatically.
- No.
- Yes; an appeal abolishes every commissioner.
- Yes; the owner necessarily loses compensation.
- Yes; the agency’s deposit becomes final solely because of appeal.
Legal references
- Rules of Court, Rules 66-68, specifically the procedural provisions identified in each explanation: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/rc_1-71_civil.html
- Spouses Baterna v. National Transmission Corp., G.R. No. 276920, January 21, 2026, main decision, operative present-value and postfinality-interest rulings: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2026/jan2026/gr_276920_2026.html
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