Section 18. Possession of the land; procedure. —

The Administration after commencing the expropriation suit may take immediate possession of the land upon deposit, with the Court which has acquired jurisdiction over the expropriation, of money or a certificate of deposit of a depository of the Republic of the Philippines as provided in section three of Rule 69 of the Rules of Court equal to the value of the land as provisionally and promptly determined by the Court taking into consideration the factors mentioned in section twelve, paragraph (2).

Thereafter the procedure in the Rules of Court with respect to eminent domain proceedings shall be followed. Pending judicial expropriation proceedings the owner of the land sought to be expropriated shall be given annually such allowance as his latest income tax return, prior to the institution of the proceedings, shows to be his net income from the land. Such allowance shall be approved by the court having jurisdiction and shall be deducted from the final amount awarded as compensation to the owner.