MANILA, Philippines — The Supreme Court has designated special courts that will handle expropriation proceedings that are expected to increase by over 900 as the government proceeds with its “Build, Build, Build” projects. ADVERTISEMENTThe “Build, Build, Build” project is the centerpiece program of the Duterte administration that aims to “usher the Golden Age of Infrastructure” in the country. Expropriation is the action by the government of taking property from its owner for public use or benefit. In his request, Villar said the DPWH is expected to file 902 expropriation cases for the government’s “big-ticket projects”– the Cavite-Laguna Expressway (CALAX) Project and the NLEX SLEX Connector Road Project. “The designated Special Expropriation Courts for Public Roads shall have jurisdiction over newly filed expropriation cases involving national government infrastructure projects in their respective territorial jurisdiction,” the high court said.

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer August 17, 2020 10:41 UTC