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Didipio Earth-Savers Multi-Purpose Association vs. DENR Secretary Gozun

DIDIPIO EARTH-SAVERS' MULTI-PURPOSE ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED (DESAMA), MANUEL BUTIC, CESAR MARIANO, LAURO ABANCE, BEN TAYABAN, ANTONIO DINGCOG, TEDDY B. KIMAYONG, ALONZO ANANAYO, ANTONIO MALAN-UYA, JOSE BAHAG, ANDRES INLAB, RUFINO LICYAYO, ALFREDO CULHI, CATALILNA INABYUHAN, GUAY DUMMANG, GINA PULIDO, EDWIN ANSIBEY, CORAZON SICUAN, LOPEZ DUMULAG, FREDDIE AYDINON, VILMA JOSE, FLORENTINA MADDAWAT, LINDA DINGCOG, ELMER SICUAN, GARY ANSIBEY, JIMMY MADDAWAT, JIMMY GUAY, ALFREDO CUT-ING, ANGELINA UDAN, OSCAR INLAB, JUANITA CUT-ING, ALBERT PINKIHAN, CECILIA TAYABAN, CRISTA BINWAK, PEDRO DUGAY, SR., EDUARDO ANANAYO, ROBIN INLAB, JR., LORENZO PULIDO, TOMAS BINWAG, EVELYN BUYA, JAIME DINGCOG, DINAOAN CUT-ING, PEDRO DONATO, MYRNA GUAY, FLORA ANSIBEY, GRACE DINAMLING, EDUARDO MENCIAS, ROSENDA JACOB, SIONITA DINGCOG, GLORIA JACOB, MAXIMA GUAY, RODRIGO PAGGADUT, MARINA ANSIBEY, TOLENTINO INLAB, RUBEN DULNUAN, GERONIMO LICYAYO, LEONCIO CUMTI, MARY DULNUAN, FELISA BALANBAN, MYRNA DUYAN, MARY MALAN-UYA, PRUDENCIO ANSIBEY, GUILLERMO GUAY, MARGARITA CULHI, ALADIN ANSIBEY, PABLO DUYAN, PEDRO PUGUON, JULIAN INLAB, JOSEPH NACULON, ROGER BAJITA, DINAON GUAY, JAIME ANANAYO, MARY ANSIBEY, LINA ANANAYO, MAURA DUYAPAT, ARTEMEO ANANAYO, MARY BABLING, NORA ANSIBEY, DAVID DULNUAN, AVELINO PUGUON, LUCAS GUMAWI, LUISA ABBAC, CATHRIN GUWAY, CLARITA TAYABAN, FLORA JAVERA, RANDY SICOAN, FELIZA PUTAKI, CORAZON P. DULNUAN, NENA D. BULLONG, ERMELYN GUWAY, GILBERT BUTALE, JOSEPH B. BULLONG, FRANCISCO PATNAAN, JR., SHERWIN DUGAY, TIRSO GULLINGAY, BENEDICT T. NABALLIN, RAMON PUN-ADWAN, ALFONSO DULNUAN, CARMEN D. BUTALE, LOLITA ANSIBEY, ABRAHAM DULNUAN, ARLYNDA BUTALE, MODESTO A. ANSIBEY, EDUARDO LUGAY, ANTONIO HUMIWAT, ALFREDO PUMIHIC, MIKE TINO, TONY CABARROGUIS, BASILIO TAMLIWOK, JR., NESTOR TANGID, ALEJO TUGUINAY, BENITO LORENZO, RUDY BAHIWAG, ANALIZA BUTALE, NALLEM LUBYOC, JOSEPH DUHAYON, RAFAEL CAMPOL, MANUEL PUMALO, DELFIN AGALOOS, PABLO CAYANGA, PERFECTO SISON, ELIAS NATAMA, LITO PUMALO, SEVERINA DUGAY, GABRIEL PAKAYAO, JEOFFREY SINDAP, FELIX TICUAN, MARIANO S. MADDELA, MENZI TICAWA, DOMINGA DUGAY, JOE BOLINEY, JASON ASANG, TOMMY ATENYAYO, ALEJO AGMALIW, DIZON AGMALIW, EDDIE ATOS, FELIMON BLANCO, DARRIL DIGOY, LUCAS BUAY, ARTEMIO BRAZIL, NICANOR MODI, LUIS REDULFIN, NESTOR JUSTINO, JAIME CUMILA, BENEDICT GUINID, EDITHA ANIN, INOH-YABAN BANDAO, LUIS BAYWONG, FELIPE DUHALNGON, PETER BENNEL, JOSEPH T. BUNGGALAN, JIMMY B. KIMAYONG, HENRY PUGUON, PEDRO BUHONG, BUGAN NADIAHAN, SR., MARIA EDEN ORLINO, SPC, PERLA VISSORO, and BISHOP RAMON VILLENA, Petitioners, vs. ELISEA GOZUN, in her capacity as SECRETARY of the DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT and NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR), HORACIO RAMOS, in his capacity as Director of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB-DENR), ALBERTO ROMULO, in his capacity as the Executive Secretary of the Office of the President, RICHARD N. FERRER, in his capacity as Acting Undersecretary of the Office of the President, IAN HEATH SANDERCOCK, in his capacity as President of CLIMAX-ARIMCO Mining Corporation. Respondents.

G.R. No. 157882 | 2006-03-30

FIRST DIVISION
D E C I S I O N 
 
 
CHICO-NAZARIO, J.: 
 
This petition for prohibition and mandamus under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court assails the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 7942 otherwise known as the Philippine Mining Act of 1995, together with the Implementing Rules and Regulations issued pursuant thereto, Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) Administrative Order No. 96-40, s. 1996 (DAO 96-40) and of the Financial and Technical Assistance Agreement (FTAA) entered into on 20 June 1994 by the Republic of the Philippines and Arimco Mining Corporation (AMC), a corporation established under...