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Philippine Ports Authority vs. Pier 8 Arrastre and Stevedoring Services, Inc

PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, Petitioner, versus PIER 8 ARRASTRE & STEVE-DORING SERVICES, INC., Respondents.

G.R. No. 147861 | 2005-11-18

D E C I S I O N 


Tinga, J.:

These consolidated cases stem from the purported exercise of police power by the Philippine Ports Authority ("PPA") in ousting operators of several arrastre and stevedoring services from their respective piers in the Manila North Harbor. Matters were complicated on account of procedural fiascos that occurred at the Court of Appeals level in both cases.

After distilling peripheral procedural infirmities, two issues remain for resolution. G.R. No. 147861, brought to this Court via a Petition for Review under Rule 45 of the Revised Rules on Civil Procedure, necessitates a determination of the legality of the...