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Agriex Co., Ltd. vs. Villanueva

AGRIEX CO., LTD., PETITIONER, VS. HON. TITUS B. VILLANUEVA, COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF CUSTOMS (NOW REPLACED BY HON. ANTONIO M. BERNARDO), AND HON. BILLY C. BIBIT, COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, PORT OF SUBIC (NOW REPLACED BY HON. EMELITO VILLARUZ), RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 158150 | 2014-09-10

FIRST DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N

BERSAMIN, J.:

The Court affirms the exclusive jurisdiction of the Bureau of Customs over seizure cases within the Subic Freeport Zone.

The Case
 
This appeal by petition for review on certiorari is brought by Agriex Co., Ltd. to reverse the decision promulgated on November 18, 2002 in CA-G.R. CV No. 67593,[1] whereby the Court of Appeals (CA) dismissed its petition for certiorari and prohibition to nullify and set aside the Notice of Sale dated October 18, 2001 issued by respondent Billy C. Bibit as the Collector of Customs in the Port of Subic.

Antecedents
 
On July 19, 2001, the petitioner, a foreign...