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MANILA -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday ruled in favor of Malacanang's invocation of executive privilege in refusing to make a full disclosure of the terms of the Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA).
Voting 10-4 with one abstention, the SC dismissed the taxpayer suit filed by several party-list group representatives and other non-government organizations led by Akbayan, which questioned the bilateral free trade agreement.
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