Family land being quarried by a local official without consent, enough ba yung 30k na pag hahatian ng mga may-ari?
Long story short, may local government official sa Central Luzon na nakakuha ng quarrying permit and has been actively quarrying a family owned land of roughly 35,000 sqm without ever notifying or getting consent from the land owners
The land is co-owned by siblings who inherited it, none of them were approached before quarrying started, no agreement was signed, no compensation beforehand was discussed tapos nalaman na lang nung nasimulan na.
For some context:
- Yung LGU official may connections siya sa provincial capitol
- Around half na nung land yung na quarry and siguro mga 3-3.5 meters deep na
- The official is now offering 30k for settlement na pag hahatian ng mga may-ari
- Majority of the owners are willing to accept kasi they think the land is worthless since its not arable, they dont reallize the quarry material has value
- Unsure if land taxes has been paid consistently partly due to displacement and disruption of Pinatubo
- Only 1 owner is hesitant to accept but is scared of retalliation given the officials connections
Questions:
- Is a quarry permit valid if landowner consent was never obtained?
- Can 1 owner legally block or withhold from a settlement even if all others agree?
- Given the volume extracted, is there a realistic damage claim here?
- Is filing worth it given his local connections?
- Is the person whos at legal risk if theyre the only one who refuses to settle?
Any advice is appreciated. Willing to provide more details basta hindi ganun ka-specific