The Angeles City Regional Trial Court (RTC) has dismissed a complaint filed by Metro Clark Waste Management Corp. (MCWMC) which sought to include an automatic renewal clause in its 25-year contract for services over the 100-hectare Kalangitan Sanitary Landfill with Clark Development Corp. (CDC).
The Angeles City RTC Branch 114, in a 30-page order issued on Oct. 21, 2024, ruled that MCWMC’s complaint failed to state a cause of action and was already barred by prescription.
It also found MCWMC guilty of forum shopping for filing an injunction case in Capas, Tarlac.
The court ordered MCWMC and its counsel to explain why they should not be liable for willful and deliberate forum shopping.
CDC reiterated its position that the contract was valid only for 25 years, which expired on Oct. 5, 2024.
CDC said the contract could not be renewed or extended as it would violate the Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) law, which governs the bidding and awarding of contracts for MCWMC.
MCWMC, the operator of the 100-hectare Kalangitan Landfill, is a private company established in 1994 to manage solid waste in the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ) and surrounding areas.
