46 NAPOCOR vs Ibrahim Case Digest

Case No. 46_Ferrer (Art 437) NAPOCOR vsLucman Ibrahm! et a". (#R No. $6%73&' une &! &**7) FAC+,-

On November 23, 1994, respondent Lucman G. Ibrahim, in his personal capacity and in behal o his co! heirs, instituted an action a"ainst petitioner National #o$er %orporation &N'#O%O() &N'#O%O() or recovery o possession o  land and dama"es beore the (*% o Lanao del +ur. In their complaint, Ibrahim and his co!heirs claimed that they $ere o$ners o several parcels o land described in +urvey #lan # &-II!) 22/0 divided into three &3) lots, i.e. Lots i.e. Lots 1, 2, and 3 consis consistin tin" " o 31,094 31,094,, 14,91 14,91,, and 23,191 23,191 suare suare meter meterss each each respec respectiv tively ely.. +omet +ometime ime in 19/0, 19/0, NAPOCOR! throuh a""ee/ stea"th an/ 0thout res1on/ents2 no0"e/e an/ 1ror consent! too 1ossesson o the sub5terran area o ther "an/s an/ constructe/ theren un/erroun/ tunne"s.   *he eistence o the tunnels $as only discovered sometime in uly 1992 by respondents and then later conirmed on November 13, 1992  by N'#O%O( itsel throu"h a memorandum issued by the latters 'ctin" 'ssistant #roect 5ana"er. *he tunnels $ere $ere appare apparentl ntly y bein" bein" used used by N'#O N'#O%O( %O( in siphon siphonin" in" the $ater $ater o La6e La6e Lanao Lanao and in the operatio operation n o   N'#O%O(s  N'#O%O(s '"us II, III, III, I-, -, -I, -I, -II proects located in +a"uiran, +a"uiran, Lanaodel +ur7 Nan"ca and 8alo!i in Lanao Lanao del  Norte7 and itucalan itucalan and uentes uentes in Ili"an %ity. On +eptember 19, 1992, respondent Omar G. 5aruhom reuested the 5ara$i %ity :ater istrict or a  permit to construct and;or install a motori