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    Petitioners are questioning P.D. No. 27 and E.O. Nos. 228 and 229 on grounds inter alia of separation of powers, due process, equal protection. Petitioners contend that President Aquino usurped legislative power when she promulgated E.Os. 229 and 228. Eminent domain is an inherent power of the State that enables it to forcibly acquire private lands intended for public use.

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    Petitioners are questioning P.D. No. 27 and E.O. Nos. 228 and 229 on grounds inter alia of separation of powers, due process, equal protection. Petitioners contend that President Aquino usurped legislative power when she promulgated E.Os. 229 and 228. Eminent domain is an inherent power of the State that enables it to forcibly acquire private lands intended for public use.

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    Small Landowners Vs Sec of Agra Reform

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    Petitioners are questioning P.D. No. 27 and E.O. Nos. 228 and 229 on grounds inter alia of separation of powers, due process, equal protection. Petitioners contend that President Aquino usurped legislative power when she promulgated E.Os. 229 and 228. Eminent domain is an inherent power of the State that enables it to forcibly acquire private lands intended for public use.

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    Facts:
    Thesubjectsofthispetitionarea9hectarericelandworkedbyfour
    tenantsandownedbypetitionerNicolasManaayandhiswifeanda5hectare
    ricelandworkedbyfourtenantsandownedbypetitionerAugustinHermano,
    Jr.ThetenantsweredeclaredfullownersoftheselandsbyE.O.No.228as
    qualifiedfarmersunderP.D.No.27.
    ThepetitionersarequestioningP.D.No.27andE.O.Nos.228and229
    ongroundsinteraliaofseparationofpowers,dueprocess,equalprotectionand
    theconstitutionallimitationthatnoprivatepropertyshallbetakenforpublic
    usewithoutjustcompensation.
    TheycontendthatPresidentAquinousurpedlegislativepowerwhenshe
    promulgatedE.O.No.228.Thesaidmeasureisinvalidalsoforviolationof
    ArticleXIII,Section4,oftheConstitution,forfailuretoprovideforretention
    limits for small landowners. Moreover, it does not conform to Article VI,
    Section25(4)andtheotherrequisitesofavalidappropriation.
    EminentdomainisaninherentpoweroftheStatethatenablesittoforcibly
    acquireprivatelandsintendedforpublicuseuponpaymentofjust
    compensationtotheowner.Obviously,thereisnoneedtoexpropriatewhere
    theowneriswillingtosellundertermsalsoacceptabletothepurchaser,in
    whichcaseanordinarydeedofsalemaybeagreeduponbytheparties.Itis
    onlywheretheownerisunwillingtosell,orcannotacceptthepriceorother
    conditionsofferedbythevendee,thatthepowerofeminentdomainwillcome
    intoplaytoasserttheparamountauthorityoftheStateovertheinterestsofthe
    propertyowner.Privaterightsmustthenyieldtotheirresistibledemandsofthe
    publicinterestonthetimehonoredjustification,asinthecaseofthepolice
    power,thatthewelfareofthepeopleisthesupremelaw.

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