Dear PAO,

A portion of my land was expropriated for a certain government project. Someone advised me to demand also for the payment of consequential damages aside from the market value of my land. Can I demand the payment of said damage and what would be the basis of this kind of damage?

Ramil

Dear Ramil,

The consequential damages, if there is any, to be paid to the land owner in expropriation proceedings has its basis in Section 6, Rule 67 of the 1997 Revised Rules of Court, as amended, which provides that:

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