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Cornelio Balmaceda, et al. Vs. Union Carbide Phils., Inc., et al.

HONORABLE CORNELIO BALMACEDA, now LEONIDES VIRATA, in his capacity as Secretary of Commerce and Industry, petitioner, vs. UNION CARBIDE PHILIPPINES, INC., HONORABLE FEDERICO C. ALIKPALA, Presiding Judge, Branch XXII, Court of First Instance of Manila, respondents.

G.R. No. L-30442 | 1983-09-30

D E C I S I O N


FERNANDO, J.:

The question raised in this petition filed by the Solicitor General to review the decision of then respondent Judge, the late Federico C. Alikpala declaring that private respondent Union Carbide of the Philippines is not engaged in the retail business does not pose any difficulty. The answer is supplied by the case of B. F. Goodrich Philippines, Inc. v. Teofilo Reyes, Sr., 1 Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. v. Teofilo Reyes, Sr., 2 and Mobil Oil Philippines, Inc. v. Teofilo Reyes, Sr. 3 The doctrine therein announced applying the Presidential Decree 4 amending the Retail Trade Act 5 is directly in point. The...