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Del Mar vs. PAGCOR [DISSENTING OPINION, DE LEON JR. J.]

RAOUL B. DEL MAR, petitioner, vs. PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION, BELLE JAI-ALAI CORPORATION, FILIPINAS GAMING ENTERTAINMENT TOTALIZATOR CORPORATION, respondents. G.R. No. 138982 FEDERICO S. SANDOVAL II and MICHAEL T. DEFENSOR, petitioners, vs. PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION, respondent. JUAN MIGUEL ZUBIRI, intervenor.

G.R. No. 138298 | 2000-11-29

DISSENTING OPINION
 
DE LEON, JR., J.:
 
I respectfully dissent from the majority opinion of Mr. Justice Reynato S. Puno granting the consolidated petitions in these two cases.
 
An exposition of these two cases would be helpful.
 
Here are two consolidated cases filed against respondent Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (hereinafter referred to as PAGCOR) to desist from managing and/or operating jai alai or Basque pelota games, by itself or with the "infrastructure facilities" of co-respondents Belle Jai alai Corporation (hereinafter called BELLE) and Filipinas Gaming Entertainment Totalizator...