In an en banc decision issued last week, the high court included city officials, the National Commission on Culture and the Arts (NCCA), National Museum of the Philippines (NMP) and National Historical Commission of the Philippines (NHCP) as necessary parties to the case. At the same time, the court also converted the Knights’ petition from an injunction into a mandamus in view of the issues presented by the petition which have far-reaching implications, i.e., the extent of the constitutional protection applicable to heritage and cultural treasures as against property rights of land developers.
Posted on: Mon, 01 Dec 2014 05:41:01 +0000
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