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DBP vs CA, Environmental Aquatics, et al

DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, petitioner, vs. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, ENVIRONMENTAL AQUATICS, LAND SERVICES and MANAGEMENT ENTERPRISES, INC., and MARIO MATUTE, respondents.

G.R. No. 139034 | 2001-06-06

D E C I S I O N

GONZAGA-REYES, J.:

In this petition for review on certiorari, petitioner seeks to set aside the (1) 25 January 1999 Resolution of the Court of Appeals[1] in CA - G.R. CV No. 46207 dismissing petitioner's appeal for failure to file the appellant's brief within the extended period granted by the appellate court and its (2) 14 June 1999 Resolution denying petitioner's motion for reconsideration. The appeal originated from a complaint for redemption filed by private respondents with the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City and docketed as Civil Case No. Q-91-10563. The factual antecedents leading up to the filing of this...