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Asiga Mining Corp. vs. Manila Mining Corp.

ASIGA MINING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MANILA MINING CORPORATION AND BASIANA MINING EXPLORATION CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 199081 | 2018-01-24

D E C I S I O N
 
REYES, JR., J:
 
Under the Mineral Resources Decree of 1974, as amended, and as properly interpreted by established jurisprudence, abandonment by non-performance of the annual work obligation could be declared only after the observance of due process.
 
The Case

Challenged before the Court via this Petition for Review on Certiorari under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court is the Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 100335, promulgated on May 12, 2011, which affirmedin toto the Decision[2] dated July 31, 2007 of the Mines Adjudication Board (MAB) of the Department...