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Department of Public Works and Highways vs. Ronald E. Quiwa

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Petitioner,vs.RONALDO E. QUIWA, doing business under the name "R.E.Q. Construction," EFREN N. RIGOR, doing businesss under the name "Chiara Construction," ROMEO R. DIMATULAC, doing business under the name "Ardy Construction" and FELICITAS C. SUMERA, doing business under the name "F.C.S. Construction," represented by her ATTORNEY-IN-FACT ROMEO M. DE LEON, Respondents.

G.R. No. 183444 | 2011-10-12

SECOND DIVISION

D E C I S I O N


SERENO, J.:


Assailed in this Petition for Review on Certiorari is the 26 June 2008 Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 76584,1 affirming the trial court's judgment in favor of herein respondents in their money claims against petitioner DPWH.


The Factual Antecedents


With the eruption of Mt. Pinatubo in 1991 and the consequent onslaught of lahar and floodwater, the rehabilitation of the affected areas became urgent. River systems needed to be channeled, dredged, desilted and diked to prevent flooding and overflowing of lahar; and to avert damage to life, limb and property of the people in the area.


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