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Sangguniang Barangay of Pangasugan, Baybay, Leyte Vs. Exploration Permit Application of the Philippine National Oil Company

SANGGUNIANG BARANGAY OF PANGASUGAN, BAYBAY, LEYTE, Petitioner, - versus - EXPLORATION PERMIT APPLICATION (EXPA-000005-VIIl) OF PHILIPPINE NATIONAL OIL COMPANY, Respondent.

G.R. No. 162226 | 2013-09-02

SECOND DIVISION

R E S O L U T I O N

PERLAS-BERNABE, J.: 

Assailed in this petition for review on certiorari 1 is the Order 2 dated January 21, 2004 of the Mines Adjudication Board (MAB) declaring its Decision 1 dated September 24, 2002 final and executory. Such Decision, in turn, dismissed the protest of petitioner Sangguniang Barangay of Pangasugan, Baybay, Leyte (petitioner) against the application for exploration permit of respondent Philippine National Oil Company--Energy Development Corporatiom·l (PNOC-EDC). 

The Facts
 
On July 3, 1996, PNOC-EDC applied for an exploration permit, denominated as EXPA-000005-VIII (subject...