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Exec. Sec., etal vs. Court of Appeals, etal.

THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, ASSISTANT EXECUTIVE SECRETARY GILBERTO M. DUAVIT, THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES, THE DIRECTOR OF FORESTRY and AGUS-MIN PROMOTIONAL ENTERPRISES, INC., petitioners, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS, PEDRO B. DE JESUS and P.B. DE JESUS & CO., INC., respondents.

G.R. No. L-37999 | 1988-06-10

D E C I S I O N


CORTES, J.:

The facts of the case are summarized in the decision of the Court of Appeals:

Prior to July, 1963, petitioners and the respondent Agus-Min Promotional Enterprises, Inc., hereinafter referred to as Agusmin for brevity, were concessionaires of adjacent portions of the public forest located in the Municipality of Talacogon, Province of Agusan, Philippines. On July 26, 1963, Acting Director of Forestry Estanislao Bernal, cancelled Ordinary Timber License No. 6-'65 of Agusmin embracing 32,800 hectares for alleged violation of forestry rules and regulations (Annex A, Stipulation). Motions for reconsideration and...