Gonzalez vs. Hechanova, G.R. No. L-21897, October 22, 1963
No treaty or international agreement shall be valid and effective unless concurred in by at least two-thirds of all the Members of the Senate. (Sec. 21, Art. VII, 1987 Constitution) Gonzalez vs. Hechanova, G.R. No. L-21897, October 22, 1963 Facts: Executive Secretary Hechanova authorized the importation of foreign rice to be purchased from private sources. Gonzales, a rice planter, and president of the Iloilo Palay and Corn Planters Association, filed a petition questioning said act because Republic Act No. 3452 which allegedly repeals or amends Republic Act No. 2207 — explicitly prohibits the importation of foreign rice by the Rice and Corn Administration or any other government agency. Hechanova countered that the importation is authorized by the President for military stock pile purposes (the president is duty-bound to prepare for the challenge of threats of war or emergency without waiting for special authority). He also contends that there ...