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.
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