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National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) vs. RTC, 10th Judicial Region Branch XXV, Cagayan De Oro City

NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. HON. PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, 10TH JUDICIAL REGION BRANCH XXV, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, PROVINCE OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, MUNICIPALITY OF JASAAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL AND BARANGAY APLAYA, JASAAN, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, respondents.

G.R. No. 72477 | 1990-10-16

D E C I S I O N


FERNAN, J.:

In this Special Civil Action for Certiorari, petitioner National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR for brevity) questions the jurisdiction of the Regional Trial Court of Cagayan de Oro City, Branch XXV to hear Civil Case No. 9901 filed by respondents Province of Misamis Oriental and Municipality of Jasaan for the collection of real property tax and special education fund tax from petitioner covering the years 1978 to 1984.

The antecedent facts are as follows:

On October 10, 1984, the Province of Misamis Oriental filed a complaint 1 with the Regional Trial Court of Cagayan de Oro City, Branch XXV against NAPOCOR for the...