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WHITE LIGHT CORPORATION, G.R. No. 122846TITANIUM CORPORATION and

STA. MESA TOURIST & DEVE P!"#"n$%

LOPMENT CORPORATION,

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'UISUM(ING,

)NARES SANTIAGO,

CARPIO,

AUSTRIAMARTINE*,

+"!## CORONA,CARPIO MORALES,

A*CUNA,

TINGA,

CHICONA*ARIO,

VELASCO, -R.,

NACHURA,

CIT) O MANILA, !"/!"#"n$"d 0 DE CASTRO,MA)OR ALREDO S. LIM, (RION, and

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SO ORDERED.

DANTE O.

TINGA Associate Justice

WE CONCUR%





RE)NATO S. PUNO

C!ief Justice



LEONARDO A. 'UISUM(ING

Associate Justice

FOn O::9a3 L"a+"

CONSUELO )NARESSANTIAGO

Associate Justice

ANTONIO T. CARPIO

Associate Justice

MA. ALICIA AUSTRIAMARTINE*

Associate Justice

RENATO C. CORONA

Associate Justice

CONCHITA CARPIO

MORALES

Associate Justice

ADOLO S. A*CUNA

Associate Justice

PRES(ITERO -. VELASCO, -R.

MINITA V. CHICONA*ARIO

Associate Justice

ANTONIO EDUARDO (. NACHURA Associate Justice

Associate Justice



FOn S9 L"a+"

TERESITA LEONARDO DE CASTRO

Associate Justice

ARTURO D. (RION

Associate Justice

FOn O::9a3 L"a+"

DIOSDADO M. PERALTA

Associate Justice

C E R T I F I C A T I O N

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