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Technology Developers, Inc. Vs. Court Of Appeals, Et Al.

TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPERS, INC., petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. NARCISO T. ATIENZA as Presiding Judge, Bulacan, RTC, and HON. VICENTE CRUZ, Acting Mayor and the MUNICIPALITY OF STA. MARIA, BULACAN, respondents. Diosdado P. Peralta for petitioner.

G.R. No. 94759 | 1991-01-21

D E C I S I O N


GANCAYCO, J.:

The authority of the local executive to protect-the community from pollution is the center of this controversy.

The antecedent facts are related in the appealed decision of the Court of Appeals as follows:

"Petitioner, a domestic private corporation engaged in the manufacture and export of charcoal briquette, received a letter dated February 16, 1989 from private respondent acting mayor Pablo N. Cruz, ordering the full cessation of the operation of the petitioner's plant located at Guyong, Sta. Maria, Bulacan, until further order. The letter likewise requested Plant Manager Mr. Armando Manese to bring...