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Tagum Doctors Enterprises vs. Gregorio Apsay, etal.

TAGUM DOCTORS ENTERPRISES, petitioner, vs. GREGORIO APSAY, THE SECRETARY OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, BUREAU OF LANDS, respondents.

G.R. No. 81188 | 1988-08-30

D E C I S I O N


CRUZ, J.:

While there are cases where we have reversed the administrative authorities for grave abuse of discretion under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, the general policy of this Court is to sustain their decisions not only on the basis of the doctrine of separation of powers but also for their presumed knowledgeability, and even expertise, in the laws they are entrusted to enforce. In the case at bar, for reasons that will appear presently, we shall apply the rule rather than the exception.

The relevant facts are as follows:

1. On August 14, 1967, the petitioner corporation, through its treasurer, filed with the...