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The exploration, development, and utilization of e. The President may enter into agreements with foreign-
natural resources shall be under the full control and owned corporations involving either technical or
supervision of the State. financial assistance for large-scale exploration,
development, and utilization of minerals, petroleum, subsistence fishermen and fishworkers in rivers,
and other mineral oils according to the general terms lakes, bays, and lagoons.
and conditions provided by law, based on real
contributions to the economic growth and general 4. The President may enter into agreements with foreign-
welfare of the country. In such agreements, the State owned corporations involving either technical or
shall promote the development and use of local financial assistance for large-scale exploration,
scientific and technical resources. development, and utilization of minerals, petroleum,
and other mineral oils according to the general terms
f. The President shall notify the Congress of every and conditions provided by law, based on real
contract entered into in accordance with this provision, contributions to the economic growth and general
within thirty days from its execution welfare of the country. In such agreements, the State
shall promote the development and use of local
scientific and technical resources.
Full Supervision and control over natural resources. Two 5. The President shall notify the Congress of every
options contract entered into in accordance with this provision,
within thirty days from its execution
#2 and #3 – MERELY LIMITED only TO Filipino citizens or
in case of the former to corporations or association at least 60%
of the capital owned by the Fil
LIMITATION OF THE PARTICIPATION OF
#4- allows the participation of foreign owned corpiration FOREIGN OWNED ENTITY.
1. The state may directly undertake the activities by itself 1. The parties to FTAA only the president in behalf of the
state may enter into these agreement and only with the
2. It may enter into co production, joint venture or corporation
production sharing agreements with Filipino citizens
or entities at least 60% of whose capital is owned by 2. Only large scale exploration development and
such citizens. utilization is allowed
3. The Congress may, by law, allow small-scale 3. Restricted to minerals. Petroleum and other mineral oils
utilization of natural resources by Filipino citizens, the intent being to limit the service contracts to those
as well as cooperative fish farming, with priority to areas where Filipino capital is not sufficient
4. In accordance with the law 4. The President may enter into agreements with foreign-
owned corporations involving either technical or
5. The agreements must be based on real contributions to financial assistance for large-scale exploration,
economic growth and general welfare of the country development, and utilization of minerals, petroleum,
and other mineral oils according to the general terms
6. Agreements must contain stipulation for the promotion and conditions provided by law, based on real
and development and use of local scientific and contributions to the economic growth and general
technical resource welfare of the country. In such agreements, the State
shall promote the development and use of local
7. The president shall notify the congress of every scientific and technical resources.
financial or technical agreement
5.
8. Agreements- involving either financial or technical
assistance management or othe forms of assistance.. Joint Venture Agreement- All mineral agreement grant the
respective contractors the exclusive right to conduct mining
The state bewing the owner of Natural resources is accorded operation. A QUALIFIED person is any citizens of the
the primary power and responsibility in the exploration, Phlippines with the capacity to contract or a corproaton
development and utilization thereof, As such it may undertake partnership association organized purpose of mining at least
these activities through the four modes. 60& owned by Ph * size of the surface area.
1. The state may enter into co production and joint venture Fourth mode- ftaa – A CONTACT INVOLVING FINANCIAL
production sharing agreement with Filipino citizens or or technical assistance for large scale exploration, development
qualified corporation and utilization of resources. Any qualified person with
technical and financial capability to undertake large scale
2. Congress may by law allow small scale utilization of exploration may neter into the said agreement with DENR.
natural resources by Filipino citizens
A legally organized foreign corp having less than 50%
3. For the large scale exploration, development and of the capital is owned by Filipino citizens is deemd to
utilization of minerals, petroleum and other mineral oils be qualified person – amount invested
the president may enter into agreements with foreign
owned corporation involing technical ro financial Constitutionality of FTAA
assistance .
What was entered in this case was sevice contract – would suggest that FTAA contactrr is bound to provide
mode 4 some management assistance a form of assistance that
has been eliminated and thereof proscribed by the
“agreements involving technical and financial assistance does present chapter.
not cover service contract
- By allowing foreign contractors to manage or operate
“ casus omisus pro omisso habendus” A technical or financial all aspects of the mining operation, the above cited
assistance agreements is not synonymous to service contracts. provi have in effect conveyed beneficial ownership over
Service con tracts are not under the new constitution, foreign the nation’s mineral resources to these contactor leaving
investors can not participate in Filipino enterise except nothing but a mare title to the state,
1. Technical assistance for highly technical enterprise - BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP – “all financing
technology and manamgement and personnel necessary
2. Financial assistance for large scale enterprise for mining operation to provide necessary service and
technology and financing in connection therewith and
3. * the intet of this povi is to to prevent the practice of to furnish all materials,labor exquipemnt and other
skirting the 60-40 rile installantion.