Piatco appeals CA ruling on payment of litigation cost

THE Philippine International Air Terminals Co., Inc. (Piatco) has asked the Court of Appeals (CA) to reconsider its decision ordering the company to pay the government $6 million in attorneys fees, including those given to Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno, one of the lawyers hired by the government.

In its 48-page motion for reconsideration, Piatco said it should not be made to shoulder the lawyers’ fees given to Sereno, the late Supreme Court Justice Florentino Feliciano and several lawyers hired by the Department of Transportation and the Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) amounting to $6,009,351.66.