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Rep. Aliping, Jr. vs. CA et al.

REP. NICASIO M. ALIPING, JR., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS (FORMER 4TH DIVISION), BISHOP CARLITO J. CENZON, ARCHBISHOP SOCRATES B. VILLEGAS, SHEREE M. NOLASCO, MARIE A. BALANGUE, NONNETTE C. BENNETT, DR. TERESITA F. DE VENECIA, ANTONIO J. SUPREMIDO, JR., AND PASTOR GENER TANDOC, RESPONDENTS.

G.R. No. 221823 |

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ROSARIO, J.:
 
At bench is a Petition for Review on Certiorari[1] under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, assailing the Decision[2] dated 6 May 2015 and the Resolution[3] dated 29 October 2015 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. SP No. 00029 W/K.

On 8 July 1940, President Manuel L. Quezon issued Proclamation No. 581[4] creating the Santo Tomas Forest Reserve[5] in Tuba, Benguet. The reserve, which was constituted for purposes of forest protection, timber production and aesthetic preservation, consists of around 3,114 hectares[6] of mountains and forest lands striding...