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Republic vs. Apex Mining Company, Inc.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE PHILIPPINE MINING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. APEX MINING COMPANY INC., RESPONDENT.

G.R. No. 220828 | 2020-10-07

SECOND DIVISION
 
D E C I S I O N
 
INTING, J.:
 
Before the Court is a Petition for Review[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court assailing the Decision[2] dated December 22, 2014 and the Resolution[3] dated September 23, 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 133927. The assailed CA Decision reversed and set aside the Decision[4] dated October 28, 2009 of the Mines Adjudication Board (MAB), Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR) in MAB Case Nos. 0156-07 and 0157-07; and declared Apex Mining Company, Inc. (Apex) to have prior and preferential rights in its applications for mineral...