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West Tower Condominium Corp V First Philippine Industrial Corp G R No 194239 May 31 2011
West Tower Condominium Corp V First Philippine Industrial Corp G R No 194239 May 31 2011
report, among others, on (1) the issue of whether to grant FPIC's urgent motion to temporarily lift the Temporary
Environmental Protection Order for a period of not more than 48 hours in order to conduct pressure controlled leak tests to
check the structural integrity of the WOPL which entails running a scraper pig to eliminate air gaps within the pipeline prior to
the conduct of said test, as recommended by the international technical consultant of the Department of Energy; and (2)
testing procedures that may be used by the FPIC regarding the maintenance and checking of the structural integrity of the
WOPL.
On May 10, 2011, the UP Institute of Civil Engineering sent a letter to the Court asking pertinent documents from FPIC
relative to testing protocols undertaken by FPIC and other proposals, and that it be given one week within which to file its
report after receipt of the documents.
WHEREFORE, finding the request of the UP Institute of Civil Engineering to be meritorious, FPIC is hereby DIRECTED to
submit documents regarding testing protocols it has undertaken to check for leaks and the structural integrity of the WOPL,
the results thereof and other related proposals it has committed to undertake to the UP Institute of: Civil Engineering within
five (5) days from notice. The UP Institute of Civil Engineering is granted one (1) week from receipt of the requested
documents from FPIC within which to file its report.
The Court further Resolved to
(a) NOTE the Manifestation with Motion dated April 14, 2011 filed by counsel for petitioners, relative to the resolution of
March 29, 2011;
(b) NOTE the Letter (Report) dated April 21, 2011 of Dr. Carlo A. Arcilla, Director, National Institute of Geological Sciences,
College of Science University of the Philippines, Diliman, Quezon City, in compliance with the resolution of March 29, 2011;
and
(c) NOTE the Letter dated May 24, 2011 of Atty. Justin Christopher C. Mendoza of Poblador Bautista & Reyes Law Offices,
counsel for First Philippine Industrial Corporation, and GRANT his request for a copy of Dr. Carlo Arcilla's April 21, 2011
Report filed in compliance with the resolution of March 29, 2011."