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Philippine American Timber Company, Inc. Vs. Dante Ardivilla, Et Al.

PHILIPPINE AMERICAN TIMBER COMPANY, INC., petitioner, vs. HON DANTE ARDIVILLA, PABLO W. MONTESCLAROS, MODESTO MONTA?ER, FELIXBERTO A. DUPIO, ELSIE TORRES, JUNE EVE SILVA, SUSAN AMARO, RODULFO BAJA, RUFO TANILON, FELICIDAD CALLET, AMADOR DEVERO, EUFEMIO DEGUIT, RUBEN FERRERON, PEPE MEDEZ, LEOPOLDO DEJOS, GAUDENCIO MEDEZ, BILLY DAYAPAN, DANILO INDONILLA, QUIRINO AMARO, JOEL LLENOS, EFREN AMAHIT, ASISCLO ALAS, SAMSON TURTUR, LOLITA MENDOZA, BIENVENIDO DIONALDO, WENDELL TURTUR, MAXIMINO HILARIO, CELEDONIO MEDEZ, JUNE VILLANUEVA, NICASIO DAYAPAN, JR., ISAAC PALOMAR, SOTERO CARCUSIA, ESPERIDION NOGA, NECITAS CABIJE, ZACHARIAS ABELLA, SALVADOR GALICHA, PRIMITIVO INDICO, FRANCISCO JACULBE, ELADIO SILDORA, ZALDY CALUMBA, LITO AMARO, RODULFO EMPERADO, CORNELIO MILLENDEZ, JR., RUFINO ARCALA, SIMPLICIO LASTIMOSO, RESTITUTO FLORES, BUENAVENTURA ENMACINO, BALTAZAR AMADO, VEDASTO BOLONGAITA, JR., PERCIVAL GARCIA, BENECIO DEIMOS, HERMINIGILDO ENCONTRO, ALBERTO AMARO, BARTOLOME AWID, ROMEO CANSICO, GREGORIO BALOHABO, EKEBIE ELLA, FELICITO AUSAN, ALBERTO BASA, CARLITO MILLENDEZ, SIMEON UTLANG, ULDARICO TINAMBACAN, ELEONOR EMPERADO, EUSEBIO LLAVAN, ARSENIO MANLANGIT, JUANITO ARBOLEDA, FLAVIANO SABLADO, CIRILO FABURADA, MAXIMO GALVEZ, JR., ALEJANDRO APANTE, JONATHAN MONTECINO, HENRY MONTELIBANO, GERTRUDO VILLARIS, RIZAL MENOR, NORBERTO LAZALITA, BONIFACIO VAILOCES, NICOLAS EMPERADO, PEDRO SINCERO, JR., BENIGNO YA?EZ, JR., AGUIDO SALCEDO, GENESIS MAHINAY, GENEROSO MAYAGMA, EDUARDO NOCETE and HERACLEO ABRAHAM, respondents. Basilio E. Duaban for petitioner. Saleto J. Erames & Arturo M. Dupio for private respondents.

G.R. Nos. 74590-91 | 1991-03-11

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J.:

Until sometime in 1980, petitioner Philippine American Timber Company, Inc. (hereafter, simply the COMPANY) was engaged in logging and agriculture in the Island of Negros. On October 4, 1979 its timber license (No. 94) was cancelled by the Ministry of Forest Development for the following reasons:

"(1) minimal performance on reforestation;

(2) failure to cut and manifest the required 60% of the total annual allowable cut manifested only 37% for the year 1978 and (3) delinquency in the payment of forest and other government charges."

On January 27, 1981, the COMPANY filed an application dated January 27,...