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Agrarian Reform: Eminent Domain & Compensation by Augusto B. Agosto is a document available to read on EtoBox.

The Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP) measures, affirming that agrarian reform is an exercise of eminent domain and just compensation can be paid in cash or non-cash instruments. The Court clarified that the purpose of agrarian reform is rooted in police power aimed at social justice, while the method involves compulsory acquisition of land. The ruling emphasized that the total compensation must equate to the market value of the property taken, en

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Augusto B. Agosto

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