National Power Corporation vs.

Chiong Spouses

Facts:
Spouses Chiong land is being expropriated by NAPOCOR
pursuant to RA 6395 for its Northwestern Luzon
transmission line project, NAPOCOR would only pay as the
just compensation the easement of right of way.
Issue: Whether or not the payment made by NAPOCOR is
just compensation?
Rulings: No. The Concept of just compensation. The full and fair equivalent of the property taken;
it is the fair market value of the property. It is settled that the market value of the property is “that sum of
money which a person, desirous but not compelled to buy, and an owner, willing but not compelled to
sell, would agree on as a price to be given and received therefor”.

The aforementioned rule, however, is modified where only a part of a certain property is expropriated.
In such a case, the owner is not restricted to payment of the market value of the portion actually taken.
In addition to the market value of the portion taken, he is also entitled to payment of consequential
damages, if any, to the remaining part of the property. At the same time, from the total compensation
must be deducted the value of consequential benefits, if any, provided consequential benefits shall not
exceed consequential damages
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Respondent is also entitled to consequential damages, just
compensation should be computed as consequential
damage-consequential benefit, but not in any way shall the
benefit be greater than the damage.