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Republic of the Philippines vs. Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), Petitioner, versus PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, Respondent.

G.R. No. 173918 | 2008-04-08

D E C I S I O N

CHICO-NAZARIO, J.:

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Decision dated 4 August 2006 of the Court of Appeals in C.A. G.R. SP No. 82183.[1] The appellate court reversed the Decision[2] dated 19 August 2003 of the Office of the President in OP NO. Case 96-H-6574 and declared that Ministry of Finance (MOF) Circular No. 1-85 dated 15 April 1985, as amended, is ineffective for failure to comply with Section 3 of Chapter 2, Book 7 of the Administrative Code of 1987,[3] which requires the publication and filing in the Office of the National Administration Register (ONAR) of...