G.R. NO. 163663 - GREATER METROPOLITAN MANILA SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND THE METROPOLITAN MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, VS. JANCOM ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION AND JANCOM INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS PTY. LIMITED OF AUSTRALIA. D E C I S I O N - Supreme Court E-Library

Ruling

WHEREFORE , in view of the foregoing, let an Alias Writ of Execution immediately issue and the Clerk of Court and Ex-Oficio Sheriff or any o[f] her Deputies is directed to implement the same within sixty (60) days from receipt thereof. Thus, any and all such bids or contracts entered into by respondent MMDA with third parties covering the waste disposal and management within the Metro Manila after August 14, 2000 are hereby declared NULL and VOID. Respondents are henceforth enjoined and prohibited, with a stern warning, from entering into any such contract with any third party whether directly or indirectly, in violation of the contractual rights of petitioner JANCOM under the BOT Contract Award, consistent with the Supreme Court's Decision of January 30, 2002. Respondent MMDA is hereby directed to SUBMIT the Amended Agreement concluded by petitioners with the previous MMDA officials, or in its discretion if it finds [it] more advantageous to the government, to require petitioners to make adjustments in the Contract in accordance with existing environmental laws and other relevant concerns, and thereafter forward the Amended Agreement for signature and approval by the President of the Philippines. The concerned respondents are hereby further directed to comply fully and in good faith with its institutional obligations or undertakings as provided in Article 18 of the BOT Contract. Let a copy of this Order be furnished the Office of the Clerk of Court and the Commission on Audit for its information and guidance. SO ORDERED.