Court confirms P1.4-B award to Camp John Hay developer

CJHDevCo ordered to leave but BCDA has to pay it 1.42 billion 

BAGUIO CITY – The developer and lessee firm of Camp John Hay here was ordered to leave the former American military camp.

A local court here has confirmed the P1.42-billion award by the Philippine Dispute Resolution Center Inc. (PDRCI) to the private developer of Camp John Hay. 

In a seven-page decision on March 27, Regional Trial Court Branch 6 Judge Cecilia Corazon Dulay-Archog said the Bases Conversion and Development Authority should return the amount representing the rentals CJH Development Corp. (CJH DevCo) paid to the BCDA. 

Archog also confirmed the PDRCI ruling that CJHDevCo is not liable for any unpaid back rentals. 

“The final award is clear. It needs no further interpretation,” the ruling stated. 

The court is “not authorized to revise, interpret or in any way encroach upon the work of the arbitral tribunal,” it added. 

The court ruling also lifted the order it issued on Aug. 23, 2012 stopping the BCDA from taking over CJH.  

“The ruling confirms our legal position that the arbitral award did not carry with it the order for our locators, sub-lessees, unit owners, lot owners and golf club members to vacate... their vested rights are to be protected by law,” CJHDevCo chief operating officer Alfredo Yniguez said.