MSOpinion Constitutionality of RA 11659 challenged in October 2022 “For all intents and purposes, it appears that Republic Act No. 11659 was enacted by Congress to suit certain alien businesses, to the prejudice of Filipino interests”
“For all intents and purposes, it appears that Republic Act No. 11659 was enacted by Congress to suit certain alien businesses, to the prejudice of Filipino interests”
This means that airports and telecommunications, which used to be covered by the 60:40 ownership and management ratio in favor of Filipino citizens under the Constitution, may now be fully owned and managed by aliens. Under the equal protection clause, businesses similarly situated should be treated similarly, and that classification by legislation, to be valid, must be based on distinctions which make real differences.
Named respondents in the my petition are the Department of Transportation, the Civil Aviation Authority of the Philippines, and the National Telecommunications Commission. Last week, however, a group which calls itself the United Filipino Consumers and Commuters, filed a petition for certiorari and prohibition in the Supreme Court, likewise challenging the constitutionality of Republic Act 11659.
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