Knights of Rizal v. DMCI Homes, Inc., G.R. No. 213948, April 18, 2017
FACTS: On 1 September 2011, DMCI acquired a lot in the City of Manila, located near Taft Avenue, Ermita, for the construction of DMCI Torre de Manila condominium project. The City of Manila's Office of the Building Official granted DMCI a Building Permit. On 24 July 2012, the City Council issued Resolution No. 121 enjoining the Office of the Building Official to temporarily suspend the Building Permit of DMCI, citing that "the Torre de Manila Condominium, based on their development plans, upon completion, will rise up high above the back of the national monument, to clearly dwarf the statue of our hero, and with such towering heights, would certainly ruin the line of sight of the Rizal Shrine from the frontal Roxas Boulevard vantage point." On 16 January 2014, the City Council issued Resolution No. 5, Series of 2014, adopting Zoning Board Resolution Nos. 06 and 06-A. The City Council resolution states that "the City Council of Manila finds no cogent reason to...