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Sep 24, 2003forum shoppingmining rightsadministrative remediescivil procedureftaaphilippine mining law
Forum Shopping and Mining Rights: Lessons from the Lepanto-WMC Dispute
The Supreme Court clarifies when overlapping claims before courts and administrative agencies constitute forum shopping in mining disputes.