Back

Mapulo Mining Association Vs. Fernando Lopez, Et Al.

MAPULO MINING ASSOCIATION and E.V. CHAVEZ & ASSOCIATES, represented by ANTONIO M. CHAVEZ, petitioners, vs. HON. FERNANDO LOPEZ, in his official capacity as the SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES; HON. FERNANDO S. BUSUEGO, JR., in his official capacity as the DIRECTOR OF MINES, and PROJECTS & VENTURES, INC., respondents. FORTUNE CEMENT CORPORATION, intervenor.

G.R. No. L-30440 | 1992-02-07

D E C I S I O N


DAVIDE, JR., J.:

This is a petition under Section 61 of the Mining Act (C.A. No. 137), as amended by R.A. No. 4388, for review of the 24 March 1969 decision of then Secretary of the Department of Agriculture and Natural Resources (DANR), Hon. Fernando Lopez, in DANR Case No. 3359 entitled Mapulo Mining Association and E.V. Chavez & Associates versus Projects & Venture, Inc., 1 affirming the 5 July 1968 Order of the Director of the Bureau of Mines, Hon. Fernando S. Busuego, Jr., which dismissed petitioners' adverse claim against private respondent's Application For Lease of Mining Claims over certain mineral lands located...