DENR vs. United Planners Consultant

DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR) v . UNITED PLANNERS CONSULTANTS, INC. (UPCI) G.R. No. 212081, 23 Feb!"# 201$, FIRST DIVISION, (Pe%"&'e"be, * .)  T+e Se-"% ADR R!%e&, R!%e&, "& /" "& "--"b%e, "--"b%e, &+o!% be be "e o "%# o o o%# o +e o-ee& o -o4"o b! "%&o o +e -o4e "5"6& e7e-!o.

FACTS  T+e De"e De"e o/ Evoe Evoe " N"!"% N"!"% Re&o!Re&o!-e& e& (DENR), +o!+ +o!+ +e L" M""ee !e"! (LM), eee o " Aeee /o Co&!%"-# Sev-e& 5+ Ue P%"e& Co&!%"&, I-. (UPCI)  -oe-o 5+ " LM9& o:e-. o:e-. Ue +e Co&!%"-# Aeee, Aeee, DENR -oe o "# " o"% -o"- -e o/ P;,33<,1;1.00. UPCI -o%ee +e 5o= e>!e, +o5eve, DENR 5"& "b%e o "# o%# ;!e%# e/ee o "b"o !&!" o +e "b"o -%"!&e o/ +e Co&!%"-# Aeee. T+e "e& "ee o "o +e CIAC Rev&e R!%e& Gove Co&!-o Ab"o (CIAC R!%e&) o ove +e "b"o o-ee&. T+e# /!+e "ee o &!b +e e&e-ve "/ e-&o&  %e! o/  eo"" o/ "!e& o o be/oe A% 21, 2010, "o o+e&.  T+e Ab"% Ab"% A5" A5" !%e  /"vo /"vo o/ UPCI. @+e @+e DENR 4%e " Moo /o Re-o&e"o be/oe +e RTC, +e Ab"% A5" 5"& -o4e b# +e RTC. T+e RTC "%&o ee DENR6& oo o >!"&+ +e 5 o/ e7e-!o o/ +e Ab"% A5".  T+e Co! o/ Ae"%& ee ee DENR6& eo eo /o -eo", -eo", "%# "%# +e Se-"% Se-"% A%e"ve D&!e Re&o%!o (ADR) R!%e&. ISSUE M"# +e Se-"% ADR R!%e& be "%e eve !% +e e7e-!o o/ +e Ab"% A5", eve / +e Se-"% R!%e& "e &%e "& o e7e-!o o/ " -o4e "b"% "5" RULING  Be&.  Be&. @+%e  "e"& "e"& +" +e +e Se-"% ADR R!%e& R!%e& e" &%e &%e o +e +e o-e!e o-e!e /o +e e7e-!o o/ " -o4e "b"% "5",  & +e Co!6& -o&ee ve5 +" +e R!%e&6 o-e!"% e-+"&& -ove o o%# "&e-& o/ -o4"o b! e-e&&"%# e7e o " -o4e "5"6& e7e-!o  %+ o/ +e o-e o/ e-e&&"# %-"o 5+-+ &"e& +" eve# &"!o# " o/ o5e, + o v%ee & eee o -%!e "%% -e"% o5e, + o v%ee. A& +e Co! &ee& , e7e-!o & b! " e-e&&"# -e o +e Co!6& -o4"o o/ " "b"% "5". To -o&!e  o+e5&e 5o!% e&!%  " "b&! &!"o 5+eeb# +e -o4 -o! evo!&%# "%# +e Se-"% ADR

R!%e&  & -o4"o o/ +e "b"% "5" 5o!% %"e &+/ o +e e!%" R!%e& o/  Po-e!e -oe e7e-!o. Ie/""b%#, " -o!6& o5e o -o4 " :!e "5" !e +e Se-"% ADR R!%e& &+o!% be eee o -%!e +e o5e o oe & e7e-!o /o &!-+ & b! " -o%%"e"% " &!b&"# -o&e>!e-e +" "# be /"%# " %o-"%%# /ee /o +e &"!o# " o eo"% "% -o!& o/ +e o5e o -o4 oe&- "b"% "5"&. A%% +e oe & &!-+ ee"o 5""e !e +e -%e o/ "o %e& e& "" 5+-+ ove& +" " &"!e !& be e" "--o o & & o e, /o 5+" & 5+ +e & & 5+ +e &"!e "%+o!+  & o 5+ & %ee, " +" 5+-+ & 5+ +e %ee b! o 5+ +e & & o 5+ +e &"!e. A--o%#, &-e +e Se-"% ADR R!%e& "e ee o "-+eve &ee# " e-e e&o%!o o/ &!e& " -!b " %o!& -!%!e, eve# ee"o +eeo/ &+o!% be "e -o&&e 5+ +e&e ob:e-ve&.