The Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) welcomes the decision of the Court of Appeals to temporarily suspend the Writ of Preliminary Injunction (WPI) issued by Branch 66 of the Capas Regional Trial Court against the Clark Development Corp. (CDC) and BCDA’s efforts to recover the 100-hectare Kalangitan sanitary landfill in Capas, Tarlac.
In a Notice of Resolution issued on December 16, 2024 by the Division Clerk of Court of the Court of Appeals in relation to case number CA-GR SP No. 186856, the 10th Division of the Court granted CDC and BCDA’s prayer for a temporary restraining order (TRO) “ordering the suspension of the implementation of the WPI” issued last October 29 by Judge Ronald Leo T. Haban of the RTC, Branch 66, Capas Tarlac. The Court also prohibits said judge or any other court “from further proceeding with the injunction case until the Court of Appeals shall have resolved all the issues raised” in CDC and BCDA’s petition. The TRO shall be effective for 60 days.
With this development, the BCDA hopes to get a step closer towards resolving legal issues that hinder the government from pursuing sustainable, future-proof, and high-impact projects in New Clark City for the benefit of more Filipinos. The BCDA estimates about 30,000 jobs to be generated from the industrial redevelopment of the 100-hectare landfill area.