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Republic of the Philippines etc. vs. Pagadian City Timber Co. Inc. 565 SCRA 260

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, represented by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR), Petitioner, versus PAGADIAN CITY TIMBER CO., INC., Respondent.

G.R. No. 159308 | 2008-09-16

DECISION

NACHURA, J.:

This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court seeking to nullify and set aside the Decision[2] dated October 18, 2001 and the Resolution[3] dated July 24, 2003 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 59194 entitled "Pagadian City Timber Co., Inc. v. Antonio Cerilles, as Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) and Antonio Mendoza, as Regional Executive Director, DENR, Region IX."

The antecedent facts are as follows:

On October 14, 1994, petitioner, through the DENR, and respondent Pagadian City Timber Co., Inc. executed Industrial Forest...