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Philippine Fisheries Development Authority vs. Court of Appeals

PHILIPPINE FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, Petitioner, versus COURT OF APPEALS, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE and the CITY OF ILOILO, Respondents.

G.R. No. 169836 | 2007-07-31

DECISION
 


YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:

Assailed in this petition for review is the June 21, 2005 Decision[1] of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 81228, which held that petitioner Philippine Fisheries Development Authority (hereafter referred to as Authority) is liable to pay real property taxes on the land and buildings of the Iloilo Fishing Port Complex (IFPC) which are owned by the Republic of the Philippines but operated and governed by the Authority.

The facts are not disputed.

On August 11, 1976, then President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 977 (PD 977) creating the Authority and placing it under the direct control...