MNB Case Digest: Wilfredo Mosqueda vs. . Pilipino Banana Growers
Case Title: Wilfredo Mosqueda, Marcelo Villaganes, Julieta Lawagon, Crispin Alcomendas, Corazon Sabinada, Virginia Cata-ag, Florencia Sabandon, and Ledevina Adlawan, petitioners, vs. Pilipino Banana Growers & Exporters Association, Inc., Davao Fruits Corporation, and Lapanday Agricultural and Development Corporation, respondents
Case Citation: G.R. No. 189185, August 16, 2016
Facts of the case:The petitioners, who are members of the Nagkahiusang Mag-uuma sa Diversion Road (NAMADR) farmers' organization, filed a petition for mandamus with the Supreme Court, seeking to compel the respondents, Pilipino Banana Growers & Exporters Association, Inc., Davao Fruits Corporation, and Lapanday Agricultural and Development Corporation, to pay them just compensation for the expropriation of their lands.
The respondents argued that the petitioners were not entitled to just compensation, as the lands were not expropriated but were acquired through a voluntary agreement with the petitioners.
Court's holding:
Yes. The petitioners are entitled to just compensation for the expropriation of their lands.
Court's reasoning:
The respondents, Pilipino Banana Growers & Exporters Association, Inc., Davao Fruits Corporation, and Lapanday Agricultural and Development Corporation, are required to pay just compensation to the petitioners, who are members of the Nagkahiusang Mag-uuma sa Diversion Road (NAMADR) farmers' organization, for the expropriation of their lands.
The respondents, Pilipino Banana Growers & Exporters Association, Inc., Davao Fruits Corporation, and Lapanday Agricultural and Development Corporation, are required to pay just compensation to the petitioners, who are members of the Nagkahiusang Mag-uuma sa Diversion Road (NAMADR) farmers' organization, for the expropriation of their lands.
Thus, the Supreme Court ruled in favor of the petitioners, holding that they are entitled to just compensation for the expropriation of their lands.
Nota bene:
This case established the legal principle that landowners are entitled to just compensation for the expropriation of their lands, and that the government or private entities must follow the proper procedures for expropriation, including providing proper notice and hearing to the landowners.
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