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Republic of the Philippines vs. Provincial Government of Palawan

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY RAPHAEL P.M. LOTILLA, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE), MARGARITO B. TEVES, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE (DOF), AND ROMULO L. NERI, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT (DBM), PETITIONERS, V. PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF PALAWAN, REPRESENTED BY GOVERNOR ABRAHAM KAHLIL B. MITRA, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 185941, January 21, 2020] BISHOP PEDRO DULAY ARIGO, CESAR N. SARINO, DR. JOSE ANTONIO N. SOCRATES, AND PROF. H. HARRY L. ROQUE, JR., PETITIONERS, V. HON. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO R. ERMITA, HON. ENERGY SECRETARY ANGELO T. REYES, HON. FINANCE SECRETARY MARGARITO B. TEVES, HON. BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT SECRETARY ROLANDO D. ANDAYA, JR., HON. PALAWAN GOVERNOR JOEL T. REYES, HON. REPRESENTATIVE ANTONIO C. ALVAREZ (1ST DISTRICT), HON. REPRESENTATIVE ABRAHAM MITRA (2ND DISTRICT), AND RAFAEL E. DEL PILAR, PRESIDENT AND CEO, PNOC EXPLORATION CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 170867 | 2020-01-21

R E S O L U T I O N
 
LEONEN, J.:
 
For this Court's resolution are the Motion for Reconsideration[1] and Supplemental Motion for Reconsideration[2] filed by respondents in G.R. No. 170867, as well as the Motion for Reconsideration[3] of petitioners in G.R. No. 185941. The parties ask this Court to reconsider its December 4, 2018 Decision[4] in which it declared, among others, that the Province of Palawan was not entitled to an equitable share in the proceeds of the Camago­-Malampaya Natural Gas Project (Natural Gas Project).
 
To recall, the Republic, through the Department of Energy, entered into...