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Heirs of Tunged vs. Sta Lucia Realty and Development Inc.

HEIRS OF TUNGED namely: ROSITA YARIS-LIWAN, VIRGIE S. ATIN-AN, BELTRAN P. SAINGAN, MABEL P. DALING, MONICA Y. DOMINGO, and ELIZABETH Q. PINONO, Petitioners vs. STA. LUCIA REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. and BAGUIO PROPERTIES, INC., Respondents

G.R. No. 231737 | 2018-03-06

Republic of the Philippines
Supreme Court
Manila
 
EN BANC
 
D E C I S I O N
 
TIJAM, J.:
 
In this Petition for Review on Certiorari1 under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, petitioners assail the Order2 dated March 2, 201 7 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Baguio City, Branch V, which dismissed the case for lack of jurisdiction in Environmental Case No. 8548-R. Its Order3 dated April 3, 2017, denying petitioners' motion for reconsideration4 is likewise impugned herein.
 
The Antecedents
 
Petitioners are recognized Indigenous People (IP), being members of the Ibaloi tribe, who...