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Diamond Drilling Corporation of the Philippines vs. Newmont Philippines, Inc.

DIAMOND DRILLING CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, Petitioner,vs. NEWMONT PHILIPPINES INCORPORATED, Respondent.

G.R. No. 183576 | 2011-05-30

SECOND DIVISION


D E C I S I O N


CARPIO, J.:


The Case


Before the Court is a petition [1] for review on certiorari assailing the Decision [2] dated 16 January 2008 and Resolution [3] dated 8 July 2008 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 96093.


The Facts


On 20 December 1994, respondent Newmont Philippines Incorporated (Newmont) (now known as the Cordillera Exploration Company Incorporated) filed eight applications [4] for Financial or Technical Assistance (FTAA) with the Central Office Technical Secretariat of the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) in Quezon City pursuant to Executive Order No....