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Republic vs. City of Davao: Administrative Law Local Government Code Local Government Unit Defined
Republic vs. City of Davao: Administrative Law Local Government Code Local Government Unit Defined
Republic vs. City of Davao: Administrative Law Local Government Code Local Government Unit Defined
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* FIRST DIVISION.
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YNARES-SANTIAGO, J.:
1
Before us2
is a petition for review on certiorari assailing the
decision dated May 28, 2001 of the Regional Trial Court of
Davao City, Branch 33, which granted the writ of
mandamus and injunction in favor of respondent, the City
of Davao, and against petitioner, the Republic, represented
by the Department of Environment and Natural Resources
(DENR). The trial court also directed petitioner to issue a
Certificate of Non-Coverage in favor of respondent.
The antecedent facts of the case are as follows:
On August 11, 2000, respondent filed an application for a
Certificate of Non-Coverage (CNC) for its proposed project,
the Davao City Artica Sports Dome, with the
Environmental Management Bureau (EMB), Region XI.
Attached to the application were the required documents for
its issuance, namely, a) detailed location map of the project
site; b) brief project description; and c) a certification from
the City Planning and Development Office that the project
is not located in an environmentally critical area (EGA).
The EMB Region XI denied the application after finding
that the proposed project was within an environmentally
critical area and ruled that, pursuant to Section 2,
Presidential Decree No. 1586, otherwise known as the
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Costs de oficio. 3
SO ORDERED.”
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3 Ibid., p. 42.
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13 Supra.
14 Administrative Code of 1987, Section 2(3). Local Government refers
to the political subdivisions established by or in accordance with the
Constitution.
15 Civil Code of the Philippines, Book 1, Chapter 3, Art. 44. The
following are juridical persons:
(1) The State and its political subdivisions; x x x
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local government.
698
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17 MOF Company, Inc. v. Enriquez, G.R. No. 149280, May 9, 2002, 382 SCRA
248.
18 Jacutin v. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 140604, March 6, 2002, 378
SCRA 453.
19 Herbosa v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 119087, January 25, 2002, 374 SCRA
578.
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I. Heavy Industries
1. Logging
2. Major wood processing projects
3. Introduction of fauna (exotic-animals) in pub
lic/private forests
4. Forest occupancy
5. Extraction of mangrove products
6. Grazing
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c. Fishery Projects
a. Major dams
b. Major power plants (fossil-fueled, nuclear fueled,
hydroelectric or geothermal)
c. Major reclamation projects
d. Major roads and bridges
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by appropriate authorities
c. which support wildlife and fishery activities
702
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