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United States Tobacco Corporation Vs. Rufino Luna, Et Al. 087 Phil 4

UNITED STATES TOBACCO CORPORATION, petitioner, vs. RUFINO LUNA, in his capacity as Import Control Commissioner, Import Control Board, and ALFREDO JACINTO, in his capacity as Acting Commissioner of Customs, respondents.

G.R. No. L-3875 | 1950-07-06

D E C I S I O N


TUASON, J.:

In July, 1948 Republic Act No. 330 was passed. It was entitled "An Act authorizing the President of the Philippines to establish a system of import control by regulating imports of non-essential or luxury articles, creating an import control board, authorizing the issuance of rules and regulations to carry into effect such controls and penalizing violation of this Act." By virtue of the powers vested in him by this enactment, the President, on November 29, 1949 issued Executive Order No. 295 revising the rules and regulations on controls of imports of non-essential and luxury articles into the Philippines as...