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Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. Vs. Teofilo Reyes, Sr., et al.

THE GOODYEAR TIRE AND RUBBER CO. OF THE PHILIPPINES, LTD., petitioner-appellant, vs. THE HONORABLE TEOFILO REYES, SR., in his capacity as Acting Secretary of Commerce and Industry, respondent-appellee, FIRESTONE TIRE & RUBBER CO. OF THE PHILIPPINES, intervenor-appellant.

G.R. No. L-30063 | 1983-07-02

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, J.:

In this appeal by both petitioners Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. of the Philippines and intervenor Firestone Tire and Rubber Co. of the Philippines, 1 the lower court holding that as to certain customers, "proprietory planters, persons engaged in the exploitation of natural resources," and "employees and officers of the petitioner," they are engaged in retail business, the legal question raised was set at rest by Presidential Decree No. 714 2 amending the Retail Trade Nationalization Law which took effect without presidential approval. 3 As originally worded, the term "retail business" covers "any act,...