Practice question
A contractor argues that an FTAA permits it to operate wholly beyond State control because it supplies technology and funds. Which is best under La Bugal's December 2004 resolution?
- Funding transfers sovereignty
- Technology eliminates every constitutional safeguard
- An FTAA is automatically a sale of the State
- The constitutional requirement of State control remains material
- Only the contractor may define constitutional limits
Legal references
- La Bugal-Blaan Tribal Association v. Ramos, G.R. No. 127882, December 1, 2004, main resolution: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2004/dec2004/gr_127882_2004.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article XII, Sections 2, 3, 5, 7 and 8: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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