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Gonzales vs. Hechanova 9 SCRA 230 or 118 Phil 1065 [CONCURRING OPINIONS]

RAMON A. GONZALES, petitioner, vs. RUFINO G. HECHANOVA, as Executive Secretary, MACARIO PERALTA, JR., as Secretary of Defense, PEDRO GIMENEZ, as Auditor General, CORNELIO BALMACEDA, as Secretary of Commerce and Industry, and SALVADOR MARI?O, as Secretary of Justice, respondents.

G.R. No. L-21897 | 1963-10-22

Separate Opinions 

BAUTISTA ANGELO, J., concurring: 

Under Republic Act 2207, which took effect on May 15, 1959, it is unlawful for any person, association, corporation or government agency to import rice and corn into any point in the Philippines. The exception is if there is an existing or imminent shortage of such commodity of such gravity as to constitute national emergency in which case an importation may be authorized by the President when so certified by the National Economic Council. 

However, on June 14, 1962, Republic Act 3452 was enacted providing that the importation of rice and corn can only be made by private...