Facts:

Petitioner filed (2) cases for determination of just compensation against the

respondents

(Villegas

and

Heirs

of

Noel

and

Sy

“Heirs”)

before

the

RTC

of

Dumaguete

City,

Branch

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sitting

as
a

Special

Agrarian

Court

for

the

province

of

Negros

Oriental.

Respondent

Villegas’

property

is

situated

in

Hibaiyo,

Guihulungan

City,

Negros

Oriental
while

the

Heirs’

property

was

in

Nangca,

Bayawan

City,

Negros

Oriental.

Both

lands

are

located

outside

the

regular

territorial

jurisdiction

of
RTC

Branch

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of

Dumaguete

City.

RTC

Branch

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dismissed

both

cases

for

lack

of

jurisdiction.