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Apex Mining Co. Inc. vs. Southeast Mindanao Gold Mining Corp., 492 SCRA 355 [ SEPARATE OPINION BERSAMIN, J. ]

APEX MINING CO., INC., petitioner, southeast mindanao gold mining corp., the mines adjudication board, provincial mining regulatory board (PMRB-DAVAO), MONKAYO INTEGRATED SMALL SCALE MINERS ASSOCIATION, INC., ROSENDO VILLAFLOR, BALITE COMMUNAL PORTAL MINING COOPERATIVE, DAVAO UNITED MINERS COOPERATIVE, ANTONIO DACUDAO, PUTING-BATO GOLD MINERS COOPERATIVE, ROMEO ALTAMERA, THELMA CATAPANG, LUIS GALANG, RENATO BASMILLO, FRANCISCO YOBIDO, EDUARDO GLORIA, EDWIN ASION, MACARIO HERNANDEZ, REYNALDO CARUBIO, ROBERTO BUNIALES, RUDY ESPORTONO, ROMEO CASTILLO, JOSE REA, GIL GANADO, PRIMITIVA LICAYAN, LETICIA ALQUEZA and joel brillantes management mining corporation, Respondents [ SEPARATE OPINION BERSAMIN, J. ]

G.R. Nos. 152613 & No. 152628 | 2009-11-20

SEPARATE OPINION 

BERSAMIN, J.: 

I concur with Honorable Minita V. Chico-Nazario's disposition of the challenges posed by the motion for reconsideration and manifestation and urgent motion dated January 25, 2007 filed by Southeast Mindanao Gold Mining Corporation (SEM); the motion for clarification dated July 18, 2006 filed by Apex Mining (Apex); and the manifestation and motion dated July 28, 2006 filed by Balite Communal Portal Mining Cooperative (Balite). 

Yet, I feel compelled to write in order to suggest that we should look at and determine which between Apex and Balite has any priority right to explore, develop and mine...