Sheriff orders CJHDevCo and tenants to leave Camp John Hay

CJH Development Corporation (CJHDevCo) and “all persons claiming rights under them” were ordered by the Office of the Ex-Officio Sheriff of the First Judicial Region, Branch 6 of the Regional Trial Court in Baguio to vacate the premises of Camp John Hay. 

 

"The arbitration was a process that CJHDevCo forced BCDA to participate in. Now that the court has spoken, they should follow the rule of law and vacate Camp john Hay,” Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA) President and CEO Arnel Paciano Casanova said on Tuesday.

 

As the sublessees are part of the Notice to Vacate confirms BCDA’s position that CJHDevCo is liable to the sublessees for damages, according to the BCDA official.

 

"It simply means that only CJHDevCo is liable to the sublessees and the sublessees should lay claim to the P1.4 billion that BCDA will be returning to CJHDevCo as part of the Writ of Execution," Casanova said.

 

On April 17 the BCDA said it deposited P1.42 billion in favor of the RTC Branch 6 in Baguio.

 

But Casanova stressed that the tenants should seek legal counsel to protect their investments in Camp John Hay. 

 

The Notice to Vacate ordered CJHDevCo to leave Camp John Hay and promptly deliver the leased property, including of all new constructions and permanent improvements, to the BCDA within 30 days.

 

“Failure on your part to [voluntarily] VACATE the subject premises within the given period, the Office of the City Sheriff will enforce the Writ of Execution in accordance with the rules prescribed by law," the notice read. 

 

BCDA previously said it does not intend to close Camp John Hay and the businesses inside the former US military facility. – Trisha Macas/VS, GMA News