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Philippine Basketball Association Vs. Honorable Manuel B. Gaite, in his capacity as Deputy Secretary for Legal Affairs of the Office of the President, et al.

PHILIPPINE BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION, Petitioner, versus HONORABLE MANUEL B. GAITE, in his official capacity as Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs of the Office of the President, and the GAMES AND AMUSEMENT BOARD, represented herein by its Chairman, Eduardo R. Villanueva, Respondents.

G.R. No. 170312 | 2009-06-26

D E C I S I O N


BRION, J.:

Before us is the petition for review on certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, filed by petitioner Philippine Basketball Association (PBA) to reverse the July 28, 2005 Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] and the subsequent denial of the motion for reconsideration[2] in CA-G.R. No. 87289.

FACTUAL ANTECEDENTS

The PBA is an association of various basketball clubs owned by business companies - Airfreight 2100, Inc., Alaska Milk Corporation, Asian Coatings Philippines, Inc.,[3] Coca-Cola Bottlers Philippines, Inc., Energy Food and Drinks Corporation, Ginebra San Miguel, Inc., Philippine Long Distance...