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Prov of Zamboanga Del Norte vs CA, Zamboanga Del Norte Electric Coop

PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, represented by GOV. ISAGANI S. AMATONG, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., respondents.

G.R. No. 109853 | 2000-10-11

D E C I S I O N

PARDO, J.:

Which government agency has jurisdiction over a complaint for illegal collection of power bills by an electric cooperative? Petitioner submits that jurisdiction is vested with the Energy Regulatory Board or the regular trial courts, while respondents position is that jurisdiction lies with the National Electrification Administration.

What is before the Court is a petition for review on certiorari assailing the decision of the Court of Appeals,[1] that reversed the orders of the Regional Trial Court, Zamboanga del Norte denying petitioner's motion for dismissal of the complaint.[2]

On July 8, 1991, petitioner...