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Republic of the Philippines vs. Dela Merced & Sons Inc.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE POLLUTION ADJUDICATION BOARD, PETITIONER, V. N. DELA MERCED & SONS, INC., RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 201658, January 22, 2018] N. DELA MERCED & SONS, INC., PETITIONER, V. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE POLLUTION ADJUDICATION BOARD, RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 201501/G.R. No. 201658 | 2018-01-22

D E C I S I O N
 
SERENO, C.J.:
 
Before us are consolidated Petitions for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Court of Appeals (CA) Decision[1] dated 30 June 2011 and Resolution[2] dated 18 April 2012 in CA-G.R. SP No. 107626.
 
The CA upheld the Order of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources—Pollution Adjudication Board (DENR-PAB) in DENR-­PAB Case No. NCR-00760-06 to fine N. Dela Merced & Sons, Inc. (Dela Merced & Sons), for violation of Section 28 of Republic Act No. (R.A.) 9275 (The Clean Water Act of 2004). The appellate court, however, reduced the...