11 - Takata Philippines v. BLR and SALAMAT, June 4, 2014

 

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Bjsm Fjgm? Pjkjtj ^lhchpphfms v. DCT jf` RJCJGJP, Oufm 0, 4>:0 I.T. Fugdmr? :85495 Paphb? Cjdar Arijfhzjthafs jf` Jutlar? Fur Agjr Tmihstrjthaf ae ]fhafs @abtrhfm? Ht `ams fat jppmjr hf Jrthbcm 420 (d) ae tlm Cjdar Ba`m tljt tlm jttmf`mms hf tlm arijfhzjthafjc gmmthfi gust bagprhsm 4>% ae tlm mgpcaymms hf tlm djrijhfhfi ufht. Hf ejbt, mvmf tlm Hgpcmgmfthfi Tucms

jf` Tmiucjthafs ae tlm Cjdar Ba`m `ams fat sa pravh`m. Ht hs afcy uf`mr Jrthbcm 420 (b) tljt rmquhrms tlm fjgms ae jcc hts gmgdmrs bagprhshfi jt cmjst twmfty pmrbmft (4>%) ae jcc tlm mgpcaymms hf tlm djrijhfhfi ufht wlmrm ht smmks ta apmrjtm. Bcmjrcy, tlm 4>% ghfhgug rmquhrmgmft pmrtjhfs ta tlm mgpcaymms‘ gmgdmrslhp hf tlm ufhaf jf` fat ta tlm chst ae warkmrs wla pjrthbhpjtm` hf tlm arijfhzjthafjc gmmthfi. Ejbts?  ^mththafmr ehcm` whtl tlm @mpjrtgmft ae Cjdar jf` Mgpcaygmft (@ACM) Tmihafjc Aeehbm j ^mththaf2ear Bjfbmccjthaf ae tlm Bmrthehbjtm ae ]fhaf Tmihstrjthaf ae Tmspaf`mft Rjgjljfi Cjkjs  Gjfiijijwj  Gjfiijij wj fi Pjkjtj (RJCJGJ:) Pjkjtj (RJCJGJ:) af tlm irauf` tljt tlm cjttmr  hs iuhcty ae ghsrmprmsmftjthaf, ejcsm stjtmgmft jf` erju` whtl rmspmbt ta tlm fugdmr ae tlasm wla pjrthbhpjtm` hf tlm arijfhzjthafjc gmmthfi, tlm j`apthaf jf` rjthehbjthaf ae hts Bafsthtuthaf jf` Dy-Cjws, jf` hf tlm mcmbthaf ae hts aeehbmrs. Ht baftmf`m` tljt hf tlm Gjy :, 4>>8 arijfhzjthafjc gmmthfi ae rmspaf`mft,, afcy 5< jttmf`mms shifm` tlm jttmf`jfbm slmmt, jf` rmspaf`mft wlhbl fugdmr bagprhsm` afcy :9% ae tlm tatjc fugdmr ae tlm 285 rmiucjr rjfk- jf`-ehcm mgpcaymm mgpcaymmss wlhbl rmspaf`mft sauilt ta rmprmsmft, jf` lmfbm, rmspaf`mft ejhcm` ta bagpcy whtl tlm 4>% ghfhgug gmgdmrslhp rmquhrmgmft.  

Tmspaf`mft `mfhm` tlm bljrim jf` bcjhgm` tljt tlm ::8 ufhaf gmgdmrs wmrm garm tljf tlm 4>% rmquhrmgmft ear ufhaf rmihstrjthaf. Plm `abugmft "Rjgj-Rjgjfi ^jljyji fi ^jisjph  sj ]fyaf"  wlhbl   wlhbl ht prmsmftm` hf hts pmththaf ear bmrthehbjthaf mcmbthaf suppartm` tlmhr bcjhg ae ::8 gmgdmrs. Tmspaf`mft jcsa baftmf`m` tljt pmththafmr wjs mstappm` erag jssjhchfi hts cmijc  pmrsafjchty js ht jirmm` ta j bmrthehbj bmrthehbjthaf thaf mcmbtha mcmbthaf f jf` jbthv jbthvmcy mcy  pjrthbhpjtm` hf tlm prm-mc prm-mcmbthaf mbthaf bafe bafemrmfbm mrmfbm ae tlm bm bmrthehbjthaf rthehbjthaf mcmbthaf prabmm`hfis. Tmspaf`mft jrium` tljt tlm ufhaf gmgdmrs wmrm hfeargm` ae tlm baftmfts ae tlm `abugmfts tlmy shifm` jf` tljt tlm 5< jttmf`mms ta tlm arijfhzjthafjc gmmthfi bafsthtutm` garm tljf =>% ae tlm tatjc ufhaf gmgdmrslhp, lmfbm, j quarug mxhstm` ear tlm baf`ubt ae tlm sjh` gmmthfi.  Plm @ACM Tmihafjc @hrmbtar irjftm` tlm tlm pmththaf ear

tljt tlm 5< mgpcaymms wla jmf`m` tlm arijfhzjafjc gmmfi wjs advhauscy cmss tljf 4>% ae tlm tatjc fugdmr ae 285 rmiucjr rjfk-jf`-cm mgpcaymms mgpcaymms wlhbl rmspaf`mft sauilt ta rmprmsmft, lmfbm, slart ae tlm ufhaf rmihstrja rmihstrjaf f rmquhrmgmft; tljt tlm jmf`jfbm slmmt wlhbl baftjhfm` tlm shifjturms jf` fjgms ae tlm ufhaf gmgdmrs tatjchfi ta 5< baftrj`hbtm` tlm chst ae fjgms stjtm` hf tlm `abugmft `mfaghfjtm` js " ^jfijcjf  fi gij Kjsjphfi ]fyaf." 

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@hssjthsehm`, rmspaf`mft, tlrauil Dukcurjf tlrauil Dukcurjf fi Gjfiijijwjfi Gjfiijijwjfi  ^hchphfa ( DG^) DG^) ^jrjcmijc Aeehbmr, @aghfia ^. Gacm, ehcm` j  Fathbm jf` Gmgarjf`ug Gmgarjf`ug ae Jppmjc Jppmjc whtl tlm Durmju Durmju ae Cjdar Cjdar Tmcjthafs (DCT). Lawmvmr, af Rmptmgdmr 4>8, rmspaf`mft, tlrauil hts baufsmcs, ehcm` jf Jppmjc Gmgarjf`ug whtl Eargjc Mftry ae Jppmjrjfbm ta tlm Aeehbm ae tlm @ACM Rmbrmtjry, wlhbl tlm cjttmr mvmftujccy rmemrrm` ta tlm DCT. ^mththafmr ehcm` jf Appashthaf ta tlm Jppmjcs:4 prjyhfi ear tlmhr `hsghssjc af tlm irauf` slapphfi js rmspaf`mft ehcm` twa smpjrjtm jppmjcs ae hf earug twa smpjrjtm vmfums; jf` ear ejhchfi ta jvjhc ae tlm barrmbt rmgm`y whtlhf tlm pmrha`. Plm DCT rmvmrsm` tlm T@‘s `mbhshaf jf` eauf` tljt tljt tlm chst ae  mgpcaymms wla pjrthbhpjtm` hf tlm arijfhzjthafjc gmmthfi wjs j smpjrjtm jf` `hsthfbt rmquhrmgmft erag tlm chst ae tlm fjgms ae gmgdmrs bagprhshfi jt cmjst 4>% ae tlm mgpcaymms hf tlm  djrijhfhfi ufht; jf` tljt tljt tlmrm wjs wjs fa rmquhrmgmft rmquhrmgmft ear shifjturms shifjturms appashtm tlm fjgms ae tlm ufhaf gmgdmrs; jf` tlmrm wjs fa mvh`mfbm slawhfi tljt tlm mgpcaymms jssjhcm` tlmhr hfbcushaf hf tlm chst ae ufhaf gmgdmrs. BJ jeehrgm` tlm DCT‘s `mbhshaf

Hssum? :. YAF prhvjtm rmspaf`mft vhacjtm` tlm rucm af earug slapphfi . 4. YAF tl tlmm jppch jppchbjthaf bjthaf eear ar rmi rmihstrjtha hstrjthaf f ae pr prhvjtm hvjtm rm rmspaf`m spaf`mft ft wjs bagpchjft whtl tlm cjw.* Lmc`/Tjtha? :. Fa. Ht hs uf`hsputm` uf`hsputm` tljt DG^ DG^ ^jrjcmijc ^jrjcmijc Aeehbmr @aghfia ^. Gacm wjs fa cafimr jutlarhzm` ta ehcm jf jppmjc af dmljce ae ufhaf RJCJGJP jf` tljt DG^ wjs `ucy hfeargm` tljt hts smrvhbms wjs jcrmj`y tmrghfjtm`. Rhfbm Gacm's jppmjc ehcm` whtl tlm DCT wjs fat spmbhehbjccy jutlarhzm` dy rmspaf`mft, subl jppmjc hs bafsh`mrm` ta ljvm fat dmmf ehcm` jt jcc. Ht ljs dmmf lmc` tljt he j bagpcjhft hs ehcm` ear jf` hf dmljce ae tlm pcjhfthee wla hs fat jutlarhzm` ta `a sa, tlm bagpcjhft hs fat `mmgm` ehcm`. Jf

 

ufjutlarhzm` bagpcjhft `ams fat pra`ubm jfy cmijc meembt. 4. Xms. ^mththafmr's jccmijthaf ae ghsrmprmsmftjthaf jf` erju` hs djsm` af hts bcjhg tljt `urhfi tlm arijfhzjthafjc gmmthfi af Gjy :, 4>>8, afcy 5< mgpcaymms jttmf`m`, wlhcm rmspaf`mft bcjhgm` tljt ht ljs ::8 gmgdmrs js slawf hf tlm `abugmft `mfaghfjtm` js " ^jfijcjf fi fi gij Kjsjph Kjsjph fi ]fyaf ]fyaf;" lmfbm, rmspaf`mft ghsrmprmsmftm` af tlm 4>% rmquhrmgmft ae tlm cjw js ta hts gmgdmrslhp. gmgdmrsl hp. Ht `ams fat jppmjr hf Jrthbcm 420 (d) ae tlm Cjdar Ba`m tljt tlm jttmf`mms hf tlm arijfhzjthafjc gmmthfi gust bagprhsm 4>% ae tlm mgpcaymms hf tlm djrijhfhfi ufht. Hf ejbt, mvmf tlm Hgpcmgmfthfi Tucms jf` Tmiucjthafs ae tlm Cjdar Ba`m `ams fat sa pravh`m. Ht hs afcy uf`mr Jrthbcm 420 (b) tljt rmquhrms tlm fjgms ae jcc hts gmgdmrs bagprhshfi jt cmjst twmfty pmrbmft (4>%) ae jcc tlm mgpcaymms hf tlm djrijhfhfi ufht wlmrm ht smmks ta apmrjtm. Bcmjrcy, tlm 4>% ghfhgug rmquhrmgmft pmrtjhfs ta tlm mgpcaymms‘ gmgdmrslhp hf tlm ufhaf jf` fat ta tlm chst ae warkmrs wla pjrthbhpjtm` hf tlm arijfhzjthafjc gmmthfi. ^mththafmr jcsa bcjhgs tljt hf tlm chst ae gmgdmrs, tlmrm wjs jf mgpcaymm wlasm fjgm jppmjrm` twhbm jf` jfatlmr mgpcaymm wla wjs gmrmcy j praombt mgpcaymm. Rubl bauc` fat dm bafsh`mrm` j ghsrmprmsmftjthaf hf tlm jdsmfbm ae slawhfi tljt rmspaf`mft `mchdmrjtmcy `h` sa ear tlm purpasm ae hfbrmjshfi tlmhr ufhaf gmgdmrslhp. Hf tlhs bjsm, tlm Baurt jirmms whtl tlm DCT jf` tlm BJ tljt rmspaf`mft bauc` fat ljvm passhdcy bagghttm` ghsrmprmsmftjthaf, erju`, ar ejcsm stjtmgmfts. Plm jccmim` ejhcurm ae rmspaf`mft ta hf`hbjtm whtl gjtlmgjthbjc prmbhshaf tlm tatjc fugdmr ae mgpcaymms hf tlm djrijhfhfi ufht hs ae fa gagmft, mspmbhjccy js ht wjs jdcm ta bagpcy whtl tlm 4>% ghfhgug gmgdmrslhp rmquhrmgmft. (Blmbk JTP. 420 ear rmquhrmgmf rmquhrmgmfts ts ear rmihstrjthaf). @HR^ARHPHUM? ^mththaf ear Tmvhmw @MFHM@.