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	GR NO. 134030 2006-04-25	REPUBLIC SUPREME COURT BAGUIO CITY ASAPHIL CONSTRUCTION v. ICENTE TUASON AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, J.
At the time of the filing of the complaint, the jurisdiction of the DENR over mining disputes and controversies is governed by P.D. No. 1281, entitled "Revising Commonwealth Act No. 136, Creating the Bureau of Mines, and for Other Purposes."[14] Particularly, P.D. No. 1281 vests the Bureau of Mines (now the Mines and Geo-Sciences Bureau) of the DENR with jurisdictional supervision and control over all holders of mining claims or applicants for and/or grantees of mining licenses, permits, leases and/or operators thereof, including mining service contracts and service contractors insofar as their mining activities are concerned.[15] Under Section 7 of P.D. No. 1281, the Bureau of Mines also has quasi-judicial powers over cases involving the following:(a) a mining property subject of different agreements entered into by the claim holder thereof with several mining operators;