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Republic of the Phil, et al. vs Republic Telephone Co., Inc.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (Bureau of Telecommunications). THE DIRECTOR or ACTING DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS, THE REGIONAL SUPERINTENDENT OF THE BUREAU OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AT REGION NO. II, THE EXCHANGE MANAGER AND CHIEF OPERATOR OF THE BUREAU OF TELECOMMUNICATIONS AT MALOLOS, BULACAN, petitioners, vs. REPUBLIC TELEPHONE COMPANY, INC. (now Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company) and THE INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT, respondents.

G.R. No. 64888 | 1996-11-28

HERMOSISIMA, JR., J.:


Before us is a petition for the review of the decision 1 of the then Intermediate Appellate Court 2 (now the Court of Appeals) in an injunction suit 3 filed in the then Court of First Instance 4 (now the Regional Trial Court) by respondent Republic Telephone Company, Inc. (hereafter, RETELCO [now Philippine Long Distance Company, Inc.]) against petitioner officers of the Bureau of Telecommunications (hereafter, BUTELCO, now the Department of Telecommunications and Communications [DOTC] Telecommunications Office).

The respondent appellate court narrated the facts of this case, undisputed as they are, in the...