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[8/9] Asociacion De Agricultores De Talisay-Silay, Inc., vs. Talisay-Silay Milling Co., Inc.,

[8/9] ASOCIACION DE AGRICULTORES DE TALISAY-SILAY, INC., TRINO MONTINOLA, FERNANDO CUENCA, EDUARDO LEDESMA, EMILIO JISON, NILO LIZARES, NICOLAS JALANDONI and SECRETARY OF LABOR, plaintiffs-appellees, vs. TALISAY-SILAY MILLING CO., INC., and LUZON SURETY CO., IN

G.R. No. L-19937 | 1979-02-19

Part VIII


In any event, We wish to make it clear that We agree with the following ratiocination of distinguished counsel for the PLANTERS:

"1. Congress of the Philippines has the power to legislate on the allocation of our quota to the U.S. market.

"The argument of Appellant Central on this point smacks of a colonial mentality. The Philippine American agreements on the subject of sugar never contemplated the abdication of our sovereign rights on the matter. Section 211 of the Philippine Trade Act of 1946 provides:

'(d) Allocation of quotas for Unrefined Sugars. The quota for unrefined sugars, including that required to manufacture the...