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Republic vs. Court of Appeals [CONCURRING, PUNO, J.]

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND REPUBLIC REAL ESTATE CORPORATION, respondents. CULTURAL CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES, intervenor.

G.R. No. 103882 and G.R. No. 105276 | 1998-11-25

CONCURRING OPINION

PUNO, J.:

Petitioners seek to modify the Decision and Amended Decision of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. CV No. 51349[1]which ordered the Republic of the Philippines to award thirty-five (35) hectares of the Cultural Center Complex to Pasay City and the Republic Real Estate Corporation.

The cases at bar span forty (40) years and the administrations of six (6) Presidents - Garcia, Macapagal, Marcos, Aquino, Ramos and Estrada. The opening scene saw the passage on June 22, 1957 of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 1899 authorizing chartered cities and municipalities to reclaim foreshore lands along their borders. On...