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Philippine Agila Satellite Inc. vs. Josefina Trinidad-Lichauco.

PHILIPPINE AGILA SATELLITE INC. and MICHAELC. U. DE GUZMAN, Complainants, versus JOSEFINA TRINIDAD-LICHAUCO, Undersecretary for Communications, Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), Respondents.

G.R. No. 142362 | 2006-05-03

THIRD DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.

This Petition for Review on Certiorari seeks the reversal of the Decision [1] dated 21 February 2000 of the Court of Appeals in C.A. G.R. No. SP 49422. The assailed Decision authorized the dismissal of a civil complaint against respondent Josefina Trinidad-Lichauco (Lichauco), former Undersecretary for Communications of the Department of Transportation and Communication (DOTC), on the premise that the complaint constituted a suit against the State. 

A brief rundown of the relevant facts is in order. 

Petitioner Philippine Agila Satellite Inc. (PASI) is a duly organized corporation,...