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Fertilizer & Pesticide Authority vs. Manila Pest Control Co., et al

FERTILIZER and PESTICIDE AUTHORITY (FPA), Petitioner, versus MANILA PEST CONTROL COMPANY (MAPECON) and WOODROW CATAN, Respondents.

G.R. No 161594 | 2007-02-08

D E C I S I O N
 

PUNO, CJ.:

On appeal are the Decision[1] dated July 31, 2003 and the Resolution[2] dated January 8, 2004 of the Court of Appeals, in CA-G.R. CV No. 67175. The Court of Appeals affirmed the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Dumaguete City, which ruled that the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority (FPA) did not have jurisdiction or regulatory power over the acts and business operations of Manila Pest Control Company (MAPECON).

Petitioner FPA is an attached agency of the Department of Agriculture. It was created pursuant to Presidential Decree (P.D.) No. 1144, "Creating the Fertilizer and Pesticide Authority...