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West Tower Condominium Corporation vs. First Philippine Industrial Corporation [DECISION]]

WEST TOWER CONDOMINIUM CORPORATION, ON BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF WEST TOWER CONDOMINIUM AND IN REPRESENTATION OF BARANGAY BANGKAL, AND OTHERS, INCLUDING MINORS AND GENERATIONS YET UNBORN, PETITIONERS, VS. FIRST PHILIPPINE INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, FIRST GEN CORPORATION AND THEIR RESPECTIVE BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS, JOHN DOES, AND RICHARD DOES, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 194239 | 2015-06-16

Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N

VELASCO JR., J.:

Nature of the Case
 
Before the Court is the Petition for the Issuance of a Writ of Kalikasan filed following the leak in the oil pipeline owned by First Philippine Industrial Corporation (FPIC) in Makati City.

The Facts
 
Respondent FPIC operates two pipelines since 1969, viz: (1) the White Oil Pipeline (WOPL) System, which covers a 117-kilometer stretch from Batangas to the Pandacan Terminal in Manila and transports diesel, gasoline, jet fuel and kerosene; and (b) the Black Oil Pipeline (BOPL) System, which extends 105 kilometers and...