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Anita Villa Vs. Manuel Lazaro

ANITA VILLA, petitioner, vs. MANUEL LAZARO, as Presidential Assistant for Legal Affairs, Office of the President, and the HUMAN SETTLEMENTS REGULATORY COMMISSION, respondents.

G.R. No. 69871 | 1990-08-24

D E C I S I O N


NARVASA, J.:

On January 18, 1980, Anita Villa was granted a building permit to construct a funeral parlor at Santiago Boulevard in Gen. Santos City. 1 The permit was issued by the City Engineer after the application was "processed by Engineer Dominador Solana of the City Engineer's Office, and on the strength of the Certification of Manuel Sales, City Planning and Development Coordinator that the 'project was in consonance with the Land Use Plan of the City and within the full provision of the Zoning Ordinance.'" 2 With financing obtained from the Development Bank of the Philippines, Villa commenced construction of the...