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Greenhills Mining Co. vs. Office of the Pres. Etal.

GREENHILLS MINING COMPANY, petitioner, vs. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, MINISTER OF NATURAL RESOURCES, DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF MINES AND THE GEO-SCIENCES, AND GREEN VALLEY COMPANY, respondents.

G.R. No. L-75962 | 1988-06-30

D E C I S I O N


YAP, J.:

The instant petition seeks the review of (a) the decision dated July 8, 1986 issued by respondent Office of the President and signed by Deputy Executive Secretary Fulgencio S. Factoran, Jr., declaring all mining claims located and registered within the Southern Zambales Forest Reserve as null and void and granting private respondent Green Valley Company preferential right to possess, exploit, develop and operate the area covered by its exploration permit, and (b) the order dated September 10, 1986 denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration.

The facts are as follows:

The petition involves a conflict of...