Anglo Fil vs. Lazaro Digest
Anglo Fil vs. Lazaro Digest
Anglo Fil vs. Lazaro Digest
Lazaro
Facts:
Petitioners withhold-over permits, contends that the award is invalid because contracts entered
into with local and foreign clients or customers would be impaired.
Issue: Whether or not PPA have the power and authority to award an exclusive stevedoring
contract in favor of respondent OTSI.
Ruling: Petition Denied. Manila South Harbor is a public property owned by the State, wherein
operations of the port including stevedoring services are subject to regulation and control for
the public good and interest of the general welfare. In addition, the contract clause cannot
override the police power enacting public regulations intended for the general welfare.