REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PHILIPPINES, represented by DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY (DOE !" PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION GR No. 173918; April 8, 2008; J. Chico-Nazario
FACTS# On Octobr 10, 198! th "o#rn$nt crat% th Oil &ric 'tabilization ()n% *O&'(+.
h Oic o n nr"/ r"/ Aair Aair *no *no O+, O+, inor$ inor$% % &ilipi &ilipina na 'h 'hll ll that thir ori" ori"n n chan chan" " ri4 ri4 char" char" a in)icint5 1.+ On c$br c$br !, 1991 6 or th prio% c$br c$br 1989 to arch arch 19905 &1!, !1!, 80. 7; 2.+ On c$br c$br 9, 1991 6 or or th prio% prio% April 1991 6 Octobr Octobr 19915 19915 &10, 139, 2. . h/ alo char"% )rchar" o5 1+ &11, &11, ! !,, 782. 782.31 31,, 2+ & 2, 2, 80 80,, .. p)r)ant to MOF CIRCULAR N$" %&', a a$n%% b/ DOF )&*+5 2. R$ittanc o pa/$:nt to th O&'( a pro#i%% or )n%r 'CON o O( Or%r No. 11-8 $a% not latr than th 20th o th $onth olloin" th $onth o r$ittanc o th ori"n chan" pa/$nt o th i$port or th $onth o pa/$nt to tht %o$tic pro%)cr in ca o locall/ pro%)c% cr)%. &rio% atr th pcii% %at hall b )b:ct to a )rchar" o 1< o th a$o)nt, i% pai% ithin 30 %a/ ro$ %) %at, pl) 2< pr $onth i pai% atr 30 %a/. &ilipina 'hll :)tii% it calc)lation p)r)ant to a #ali% intrprtation o th O( b)t nonthl pai% th principal a$o)nt o it )n%rpa/$nt5 &2!, !, 387. 31 b)t not th )rchar". O r=)ir% 'hll to pa/ th )rchar" )b:ct to proc%in" a"aint 'hll> rr#ocabl 'tan%b/ ?ttr o Cr%it. 'hll appal% to th Oic o th &ri%nt. h Oic o th &ri%nt air$% O. CA r#r% th Oic o th &ri%nt, &ri%nt, O( CRC@?AR CRC@?AR 1-8 a a$n%% a incti# incti# or ail)r ail)r to co$pl/ ith th r=)ir$nt to il ith ONAR.1 #n i th Circ)lar a i)% bor th cti#it/ o h A%$initrati# Co% o 1987, oo4 7, Chaptr 2, 'CON 3 pcii that r)l alra%/ in orc at th %at o cti#it/ o th A%$initrati# Co% o 1987 $)t b il% ithin 3 $onth ro$ th cti#it/ o th co%.
ISSUE# BON th O( CRC 1-8 a cti# HELD# No RATIO# 'hll %i% not ai# th r=)iit p)blication an% ilin" o O( CRC 1-8 b/ pa/in" th principal a$o)nt o it )n%rpa/$nt.
Citin" Tnd !" T-.er (%*'/ , 'C n)nciat% that p)blication i in%ipnibl in or%r that tat)r, incl)%in" a%$initrati# r)l that ar intn%% to norc or i$pl$nt itin" la, attain bin%in" orc an% ct5 B hol% thror that all tat)t, incl)%in" tho o local application an% pri#at la, hall b p)blih% a a con%ition or thir cti#it/, hich hall b"in itn %a/ atr p)blication )nl a %irnt cti#it/ %at i i% b/ th l"ilat)r. Co#r% b/ thi r)l ar pri%ntial %cr an% c)ti# or%r pro$)l"at% b/ th &ri%nt in th rci o l"il l"ilati# ati# por por hn# hn#r r th a$ a$ ar #ali%l/ #ali%l/ %l"a %l"at% t% b/ th l"il l"ilat) at)r r or, or, at pr prn nt, t, %irct %irctl/ l/ conrr% b/ th Contit)tion.
1 ONAR Certification dated February 9 & 11, 2004.
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&)blication an% ilin" ar a")ar% a"aint ab) on th part o la$a4r an% a ")arant to th contit)tional ri"ht to %) proc an% to inor$ation on $attr o p)blic concrn, an% thror, r=)ir co$plianc. Citin"5 Nt1$n2 Ass$61t1$n $5 E2e6tr161ty C$ns-0ers 5$r Re5$r0s !" Ener3y Re3-2t$ry B$rd ()99/ , 'C $phaiz% that both p)blication an% ilin" o a%$initrati# i)anc intn%% to norc itin" la ar $an%ator/ or th cti#it/ o ai% i)anc5 Nohr ro$ th abo# narration %o it ho that th GRA $pl$ntin" R)l a p)blih% in th Oicial Gaztt or in a npapr o "nral circ)lation. 'i"niicantl/, th cti#it/ cla) o both th GRA an% CRA $pl$ntin" R)l )nior$l/ pro#i% that th/ hall ta4 ct i$$%iatl/. h cla) $a% no $ntion o thir p)blication in ithr th Oicial Gaztt or in a npapr o "nral circ)lation. oro#r, pr th Crtiication %at% Jan)ar/ 11, 200 o th Oic o th National A%$initrati# R"itr *ONAR+, th ai% i$pl$ntin" r)l an% r")lation r not li4i il% ith th ai% oic in contra#ntion o th A%$initrati# Co% o 1987. Appl/in" th %octrin n)nciat% in Tanada v. Tuvera, th Co)rt ha pr#io)l/ %clar% a ha#in" no orc an% ct th olloin" a%$initrati# i)anc5 *1.+R)l an% R")lation i)% b/ th Joint initr/ o Dalth-initr/ o ?abor an% $plo/$nt Accr%itation Co$$itt r"ar%in" th accr%itation o hopital, $%ical clinic an% laboratori; *2.+?ttr o ntr)ction No. 1!1 or%rin" th )pnion o pa/$nt %) an% pa/abl b/ %itr% coppr $inin" co$pani to th national "o#rn$nt; *3.+$oran%)$ Circ)lar i)% b/ th &hilippin O#ra $plo/$nt A%$initration r")latin" th rcr)it$nt o %o$tic hlpr to Don" Eon"; *!.+A%$initrati# Or%r No. 'OC&C 89-08-01 i)% b/ th &hilippin ntrnational ra%in" Corporation r")latin" application or i$portation ro$ th &oplFH Rp)blic o China; *.+Corporation Co$pnation Circ)lar No. 10 i)% b/ th part$nt o )%"t an% ana"$nt %icontin)in" th pa/$nt o othr alloanc an% rin" bnit to "o#rn$nt oicial an% $plo/; an% *.+&OA $oran%)$ Circ)lar No. 2 'ri o 1983 hich pro#i%% or th ch%)l o plac$nt an% %oc)$ntation or pri#at $plo/$nt a"nci or a)thorit/ hol%r. n all th cit% ca, th a%$initrati# i)anc =)tion% thrin r )nior$l/ tr)c4 %on a th/ r not p)blih% or il% ith th National A%$initrati# R"itr. On th othr han%, in Republic v. Express Telecommunications Co., Inc , th Co)rt %clar% that th 1993 R#i% R)l o th National lco$$)nication Co$$iion ha% not bco$ cti# %pit th act that it a il% ith th National A %$initrati# R"itr bca) th a$ ha% not bn p)blih% at th ti$ . h Co)rt $phaiz% thrin that p)blication in th Oicial Gaztt or a npapr o "nral circ)lation i a con%ition sine qua non bor tat)t, r)l or r")lation can ta4 ct. n thi ca, th GRA $pl$ntin" R)l $)t b %clar% incti# a th a$ a n#r p)blih% or il% ith th National A%$initrati# R"itr. o ho that thr a co$plianc ith th p)blication r=)ir$nt, rpon%nt RA?CO an% th RC %ll ln"thil/ on th act that parti, partic)larl/ th %itrib)tion )tiliti an% con)$r "ro)p, r %)l/ notii% o th p)blic con)ltation on th RC> propo% i$pl$ntin" r)l. h parti participat% in th ai% p)blic con)ltation an% #n )b$itt% thir co$$nt thron. H$8e.er, t4e 56t t4t t4e prt1es prt161pted 1n t4e p-b216 6$ns-2tt1$n nd s-b01tted t4e1r respe6t1.e 6$00ents 1s n$t 6$0p21n6e 81t4 t4e 5-nd0ent2 r-2e t4t t4e GRAM I0p2e0ent1n3 R-2es, $r ny d01n1strt1.e r-2es 84$se p-rp$se 1s t$ en5$r6e $r 10p2e0ent e71st1n3 28, 0-st be p-b21s4ed 1n t4e O551612 G:ette $r 1n ne8spper $5 3ener2 61r6-2t1$n"
h r=)ir$nt o p)blication o i$pl$ntin" r)l o tat)t i $an%ator/ an% $a/ not b %ipn% ith alto"thr #n i, a in thi ca, thr a p)blic con)ltation an% )b$iion b/ th parti o thir co$$nt. *$phai pro#i%%.+ DISPOSITION# &tition i N. CA i A((R.
