Back

Apex Mining Co. Vs. Cancio C. Garcia

APEX MINING CO., INC., MT. DIWATA EXPLORATION AND MINING CORPORATION, CAMILO BANAD, PRUDENCIO SUAREZ, AURORA SUAREZ, RODOLFO BOLO, LEONILA VILLAFLOR, MAURICIA AMACIO, ANITA BITAGAN, APOLINARIO CANETE, ORLANDO CASTILLO, PAUL GALICIA, and ROSARY V. GALICIA, petitioners, vs. HONORABLE CANCIO C. GARCIA ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, HON. FULGENCIO S. FACTORAN, JR., SECRETARY OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, and MARCOPPER MINING CORPORATION, respondents. Martin T. Lu for petitioner-intervenor. Gozon, Fernandez, Defensor & Parel for Marcopper Mining Corp.

G.R. No. 92605 | 1991-07-16

D E C I S I O N


PARAS, J.:

This is a petition for certiorari with prayer for the issuance of a wit of preliminary injunction and/or restraining order seeking to nullify and set aside the July 27, 1989 decision of the Office of the President * O.P. Case No. 3728 dismissing the appeal of Apex Mining Co., Inc. and affirming the April 15, 1987 decision and January 14, 1988 order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), respectively, declaring that the respective mining claims of Apex Mining Co., Inc., et al., as well as Small Scale Mining Permits Nos. (X-1) 04 (X-1), 05, are null and void and or inoperative and the...