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Knights of Rizal vs. DMCI Homes, Inc. [DECISION]

KNIGHTS OF RIZAL, Petitioner versus DMCI HOMES, INC., DMCI PROJECT DEVELOPERS, INC., CITY OF MANILA, NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR CULTURE AND THE ARTS, NATIONAL MUSEUM, and NATIONAL HISTORICAL COMMISSION OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents PRESENT: SERENO, CJ; CARPIO; VELASCO, JR; LEONARDO-DE CASTRO; PERALTA; BERSAMIN; DEL CASTILLO; MENDOZA; REYES; PERLAS-BERNABE; LEONEN; JARDELEZA; CAGUIOA; MARTIRES; AND TIJAM, JJ

G.R. No. 213948 | 2017-04-25

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court, Baguio City
EN BANC
 
DECISION
 
CARPIO, J:
 
Bury me in the ground, place a stone and a cross over it. My name, the date of my birth, and of my death. Nothing more. If you later wish to surround my grave with a fence, you may do so. No anniversaries. I prefer Paang Bundok.
 
- Jose Rizal
 
The Case
 
Before this Court is a Petition for Injunction, with Applications for Temporary Restraining Order, Writ of Preliminary Injunction, and Others1 filed by the Knights of Rizal (KOR) seeking, among others, for an order to stop the construction of respondent DMCI Homes, Inc.’s...