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tax payers have a right to initiate and prosecute actions questioning the
validity of acts or orders of government agencies or instrumentalities if the
issues raise are of paramount public interest andif they immediately affect
the social, economic and moral well being of the people. The amended JVA
does not make the issue moot and academic since this compels the court to
insure the government itself does not violate a provision of the Constitution
intended to safeguard the national patrimony. The content of the amended
JVA seeks to transfer title and ownership of reclaimed lands to a single
corporation. The court does not hesitate to resolve thelegal or constitutional
issues raised to formulate controlling principles to guide the bench, bar and
the public.