The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) assured the public of continuing business operation at Camp John Hay following a favorable Supreme Court allowing the agency to recover the 247-hectare property from CJH Development Corp. (CJH DevCo).
“BCDA is closely coordinating with all stakeholders to ensure a smooth transition,” said BCDA in a statement Thursday, Dec. 12. The BCDA lauded the Supreme Court’s decision.
On October 22, 2024, the Supreme Court En Banc ruled “to deny with finality” all motions for reconsideration filed by CJH DevCo and its third-party respondents, upholding its decision to allow the BCDA to recover the 247-hectare property in the John Hay Special Economic Zone. The high court stated that, “No further pleadings or motions will be entertained.”
Already, the Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court has issued on October 22, 2024 an Entry of Judgment certifying that the Decision dated April 3, 2024, has been filed and recorded with the Judicial Records Office. The Decision granted BCDA’s Petition for Review on Certioriari and REVERSED AND SET ASIDE the July 30, 2015 Decision of the Court of Appeals.
The Supreme Court further ruled that “(t)he March 27, 2015 Order of Branch 6, Regional Trial Court of Baguio City in Civil Case No. 7561-R, confirming the Final Award dated February 11, 2015, in PDRCI Case No. 60-2012 is REINSTATED. The April 14, 2015 Writ of Execution and the Ex-Officio Sheriff’s Notice to Vacate are likewise REINSTATED.”
The Supreme Court’s unanimous decision affirms the 2015 arbitral award as well as reinstates the writ of execution and notice ordering CJH DevCo and all persons claiming rights under them to vacate the subject leased premises within Camp John Hay.
