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SSS Vs. Atlantic Gulf & Pacific Co. of Manila Inc., et al.

SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, Petitioner, versus ATLANTIC GULF AND PACIFIC COMPANY OF MANILA, INC. and SEMIRARA COAL CORPORATION, Respondents.

G.R. No. 175952 | 2008-04-30

D E C I S I O N


Tinga, J.:

In this Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, petitioner Republic of the Philippines represented by the Social Security System (SSS) assails the Decision[2]

dated 31 August 2006 of the Eleventh Division of the Court of Appeals and its Resolution[3] dated 19 December 2006 denying petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration.

Following are the antecedents culled from the decision of the Court of Appeals:

On 13 February 2004, Atlantic Gulf and Pacific Company of Manila, Inc. (AG & P) and Semirara Coal Corporation (SEMIRARA) (collectively referred to as private...