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Department of Public Works and Highways Vs. Ronaldo E. Quiwa (RESOLUTION)

DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, Petitioner, versus RONALDO E. QUIWA, doing business under the name "R.E.Q. Construction," EFREN N. RIGOR, doing business 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 | 2012-02-08

SPECIAL SECOND DIVISION

R E S O L U T I O N
 
SERENO, J.:
 
Assailed in this Motion for Partial Reconsideration dated 8 November 2011 filed by petitioner Department of Public Works and Highways (DPWH) is the 12 October 2011 Decision of the Court, primarily affirming the trial and the appellate courts' judgments in favor of respondents' entitlement to compensation.

To recall, after the Mt. Pinatubo tragedy in 1991, DPWH engaged a number of contractors, including the respondents, for the urgent rehabilitation of the affected river systems. Save for Chiara Construction and Ardy Construction, respectively owned by Efren N. Rigor and Romeo...