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Bachrach Corporation Vs. Philippine Ports Authority

BACHRACH CORPORATION, Petitioner, versus PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, Respondent.

G.R. No. 159915 | 2009-03-12

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

We have before us the Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] filed by the petitioner, Bachrach Corporation (petitioner), that seeks to reverse the Court of Appeal (CA) rulings dismissing the petitioner's appeal for failure to file an appeal brief.[2]

ANTECEDENTS

The respondent Philippine Ports Authority (respondent), as lessor, entered into a 99-year contract of lease with the petitioner over its properties denominated as Blocks 180 and 185. The lease will expire in the years 2017 and 2018, respectively. Since the rentals for these properties were based on the rates prevailing in the previous decades, the...