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2008-10-14 |
CARPIO MORALES, J. |
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| In not a few cases, the Court, in keeping with its duty under the Constitution to determine whether the other branches of government have kept themselves within the limits of the Constitution and the laws and have not abused the discretion given them, has brushed aside technical rules of procedure.[91] | |||||
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2008-04-16 |
TINGA, J, |
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| Why the special concern over petroleum products? The answer is quite evident to all sentient persons. In this age where unfortunately dependence on petroleum as fuel has yet no equally feasible alternative, the cost of petroleum products, though fully controlled by private enterprise, remains an area of public concern. To be blunt about it, there is an inevitable link between the fluctuation of oil prices and the prices of every other commodity. The reality, indeed, is oil is a political commodity. Such fact has received recognition from this Court. "[O]il [is] a commodity whose supply and price affect the ebb and flow of the lifeblood of the nation. Its shortage of supply or a slight, upward spiral in its price shakes our economic foundation. Studies show that the areas most impacted by the movement of oil are food manufacture, land transport, trade, electricity and water."[53] "[T]he upswing and downswing of our economy materially depend on the oscillation of oil."[54] "Fluctuations in the supply and price of oil products have a dramatic effect on economic development and public welfare."[55] | |||||