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cultivation for rice, corn, coconut, or other crops. Very often land described as
cogonal has been cultivated for generations. x x x x tax values serve as guides
but cannot be accurate substitutes for just compensations.
43.the City Appraisal Committee members in rendering an appraisal report are fully
aware that such report is merely recommendatory. It is up for the Cuty Mayor and
Sangguniang Panlungsod of Himamaylan City to accept it, modify it and even rject it
if they find the recommended purchase prices as unreasonable, without factual basis
and arbitrary. The circumstances and facts presented by the respondent City appraisal
Committee members conclusively disproved the existence of connivance,
confabulation and conspiracy among the respondents as well as overpricing of the
subject property as alleged by complainants.
44.That the herein respondents are adopting the joint counter-affidavits of the other
co-respondents and integrated as part of this counter affidavit.
45. That the city appraisal committee members are career officers who were
appointed to their present position based on their own merits, qualifications and
experience. They were incidentally caught in the crossfire of contending local
politicians who are eyeing for elective positions in this coming election. They were
merely victims of political intrmaurals while performing their functions as mandated
by law.
WHEREOF,the respondent members of the city appraisal committee, namely City
Assessor Ferdinand L. Armones, City Treasurer Caroline T. Castro and City Engineer
had exhaustively and satisfactorily explained their participation in the determination
of the current and fair value of lots 451-b and 451-B-1 which weree identified as the
proposed new public site of Himamaylan city and th market value of P250.00 is fair,
reasonable and equitable as their actual current market value. Such being the case,
there is no legal basis whatsoever to hold them liable of any offense being
complained of.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we hereby affix our signatures this ____DAY OF
march 2004 at the City of Himamaylan, Negros Occidental, Philippines.
FERDINAND L. ARMONES
Affiant
CAROLINE T. CASTRO
Affiant
VICENTE GENOVA
Affiant
CTC No.
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Date
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Place of Issue
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Caroline T. Castro
Vicente Genova
Copy furnished to:
Complainants Clodualdo Subaldo and
Cristina Isidra Silverio
Sanggunian Panlungsod
Himamaylan City
Reg. Mail No.______
Himamaylan City Post Office
Date__________, 2004
45.
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