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Energy Regulatory Board vs CA and Petroleum Distributors & Services Corp.

ENERGY REGULATORY BOARD, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and PETROLEUM DISTRIBUTORS AND SERVICES CORPORATION, respondents.

G.R. No. 113079 | 2001-04-20

D E C I S I O N

YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

The propriety of building a state-of-the-art gasoline service station along Benigno Aquino, Jr. Avenue in Parañaque, Metro Manila is the bone of contention in these consolidated petitions for certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court. Petitioners assert that the construction of such a modern edifice is a necessity dictated by the "emerging economic landscapes." Respondents say otherwise.

The factual antecedents of the case are matters of record or are otherwise uncontroverted.

Petitioner Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (Shell) is engaged in the business of importing crude oil,...