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GRSI Copyrightregno N94-027G.R. No. L-29646 November 10 197!

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G.R. No. L-29646 November 10 197!

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#nge/ C. Cr Gregorio #. )8erito e/i C. Chve* : 'o*e Lret or petitioner.Sotero +. Lre/ or re*ponent*.

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Setion 1 o *i %rinne No. 6B?7 4 prohibit* /ien* rom being emp/oye or to

engge or prtiipte in ny po*ition or option or b*ine** enmerte therein=hether permnent temporry or */ =ithot ir*t *ering n emp/oyment permit

rom the "yor o "ni/ n pying the permit ee o B0.00 eept per*on* emp/oye

in the ip/omti or on*/r mi**ion* o oreign ontrie* or in the tehni/ **i*tneprogrm* o both the hi/ippine Government n ny oreign government n tho*e

=orEing in their re*petive ho*eho/* n member* o re/igio* orer* or

ongregtion* *et or enomintion =ho re not pi monetri/y or in Ein.

(io/tion* o thi* orinne i* pni*hb/e by n impri*onment o not /e** thn three @?A

month* to *i @6A month* or ine o not /e** thn 100.00 bt not more thn 200.00 or

both *h ine n impri*onment pon onvition. B

%n "y 4 196! privte re*ponent +i Chiong &*i o +o =ho =* emp/oye in"ni/ i/e petition =ith the Cort o ir*t In*tne o "ni/ 3rnh I enominte

* Civi/ C*e No. 72797 prying or the i**ne o the =rit o pre/iminry in8ntionn re*trining orer to *top the enorement o %rinne No. 6B?7 * =e// * or

8gment e/ring *i %rinne No. 6B?7 n// n voi. 6

In thi* petition +i Chiong &*i o +o **igne the o//o=ing * hi* gron* or

=nting the orinne e/re n// n voiIS) C%""I&&)5 # GR#() #N5 #&)N& )RR%R

% L#> IN R,LING &+#& %R5IN#NC) N%. 6B?7 (I%L#&)5 &+) RINCIL)#G#INS& ,N5,) 5)SIGN#&I%N % L)GISL#&I() %>)R.

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etitioner "yor (i//eg* rge* tht %rinne No. 6B?7 nnot be e/re n// nvoi on the gron tht it vio/te the r/e on niormity o ttion be*e the r/e on

niormity o ttion pp/ie* on/y to pre/y t or revene me*re* n tht %rinne

No. 6B?7 i* not t or revene me*re bt i* n eeri*e o the po/ie po=er o the

*tte it being prinip//y reg/tory me*re in ntre.&he ontention tht %rinne No. 6B?7 i* not pre/y t or revene me*re be*e

it* prinip/ prpo*e i* reg/tory in ntre h* no merit. >hi/e it i* tre tht the ir*t prt=hih reire* tht the /ien *h// *ere n emp/oyment permit rom the "yor invo/ve*

the eeri*e o i*retion n 8gment in the proe**ing n pprov/ or i*pprov/ o

pp/ition* or emp/oyment permit* n thereore i* reg/tory in hrter the *eonprt =hih reire* the pyment o B0.00 * emp/oyeeH* ee i* not reg/tory bt

revene me*re. &here i* no /ogi or 8*tiition in eting B0.00 rom /ien* =ho

hve been /ere or emp/oyment. It i* obvio* tht the prpo*e o the orinne i* to

ri*e money ner the gi*e o reg/tion.

&he B0.00 ee i* nre*onb/e not on/y be*e it i* ee**ive bt be*e it i/* to

on*ier v/i *b*tnti/ ierene* in *ittion mong inivi/ /ien* =ho rereire to py it. #/thogh the e/ protetion /*e o the Con*tittion oe* not

orbi /**iition it i* impertive tht the /**iition *ho/ be b*e on re/ n

*b*tnti/ ierene* hving re*onb/e re/tion to the *b8et o the prti/r/egi*/tion. &he *me mont o B0.00 i* being o//ete rom every emp/oye /ien

=hether he i* */ or permnent prt time or // time or =hether he i* /o=/y

emp/oyee or high/y pi eetive

%rinne No. 6B?7 oe* not /y o=n ny riterion or *tnr to gie the "yor in

the eeri*e o hi* i*retion. It h* been he/ tht =here n orinne o mniip/ity

i/* to *tte ny po/iy or to *et p ny *tnr to gie or /imit the myorH* tionepre**e* no prpo*e to be ttine by reiring permit enmerte* no onition* or

it* grnt or re*/ n entire/y /E* *tnr th* onerring pon the "yor rbitrry

n nre*trite po=er to grnt or eny the i**ne o bi/ing permit* *h orinnei* inv/i being n neine n n/imite e/egtion o po=er to //o= or prevent n

tivity per *e /=/. 10

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In Chine*e /or Importer* #**oition v*. rie Stbi/ition 3or 11 =here /=

grnte government geny po=er to etermine the //otion o =het /or mong

importer* the Spreme Cort r/e gin*t the interprettion o nontro//e po=er * itve*te in the mini*trtive oier n rbitrry i*retion to be eeri*e =ithot

po/iy r/e or *tnr rom =hih it n be me*re or ontro//e.

It =* /*o he/ in rimii* v*. go*o 12 tht the thority n i*retion to grnt nre*e permit* o // /**e* onerre pon the "yor o "ni/ by the Revi*e Chrter

o "ni/ i* not nontro//e i*retion bt /eg/ i*retion to be eeri*e =ithin the

/imit* o the /=.

%rinne No. 6B?7 i* voi be*e it oe* not ontin or *gge*t ny *tnr or

riterion to gie the myor in the eeri*e o the po=er =hih h* been grnte to him

by the orinne.&he orinne in e*tion vio/te* the e proe** o /= n e/ protetion r/e o the

Con*tittion.

Reiring per*on beore he n be emp/oye to get permit rom the City "yor o

"ni/ =ho my =ithho/ or re*e it t =i// i* tntmont to enying him the b*i righto the peop/e in the hi/ippine* to engge in men* o /ive/ihoo. >hi/e it i* tre tht

the hi/ippine* * Stte i* not ob/ige to mit /ien* =ithin it* territory one n /ieni* mitte he nnot be eprive o /ie =ithot e proe** o /=. &hi* grntee

in/e* the men* o /ive/ihoo. &he *he/ter o protetion ner the e proe** n

e/ protetion /*e i* given to // per*on* both /ien* n itien*. 1?

&he tri/ ort i not ommit the error* **igne.

>+)R)%R) the ei*ion ppe/e rom i* hereby irme =ithot prononement

* to o*t*.S% %R5)R)5.

3rreo "E*ir "Ko /m Snto* n Gerrero ''. onr.C*tro C.'. #ntonio n #ino ernno ''. onr in the re*/t.

Conepion 'r. '. tooE no prt.

Seprte %pinion*

&))+#N)) '. onrringhen the In*/r @Ntion/A Government opt* po/iy mniip/ity i* =ithot/eg/ thority to n//iy n *et t nght the tion o the *perior thority. Inee

not on/y m*t // mniip/ po=er* be eeri*e =ithin the /imit* o the orgni /=*

bt they m*t be on*i*tent =ith the gener/ /= n pb/i po/iy o the prti/r

*tte ... @I "Ji//in "niip/ Corportion* 2n *e. ?67 . 1011A.

>ith more re*on re *h ntion/ po/iie* bining on /o/ government* =hen theyinvo/ve or oreign re/tion* =ith other ontrie* n their ntion/* =ho hve been

/=//y mitte here *ine in *h mtter* the vie=* n ei*ion* o the Chie o Stte

n o the /egi*/tre m*t previ/ over tho*e o *borinte n /o/ government* noii/* =ho hve no thority =htever to tEe oii/ t* to the ontrry.