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Bacolod City Water District vs. Labayen, et al.

BACOLOD CITY WATER DISTRICT, PETITIONER, VERSUS THE HON. EMMA C. LABAYEN, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC OF BACOLOD CITY, BR. 46 AND THE CITY OF BACOLOD, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 157494 | 2004-12-10

D E C I S I O N

PUNO, J.:

First, the chronology of facts. Petitioner Bacolod City Water District (BACIWA) is a water district established pursuant to Presidential Decree No. 198 as a government-owned and controlled corporation with original charter. It is in the business of providing safe and potable water to Bacolod City.

Public respondent City of Bacolod is a municipal corporation created by Commonwealth Act No. 326, otherwise known as the Charter of Bacolod.

On March 26, 1999, respondent City filed a case for Injunction With a Prayer for Temporary Restraining Order And/Or Preliminary Mandatory Injunction against petitioner in the sala of...