Tanada v Angara G.R. No. 118295 May 2, 1997
The sovereignty of the State therefore cannot in fact and in reality be considered absolute. Certain restrictions enter into the picture (1) limitations imposed by the very nature of membership in the family of nations (2) limitations imposed by treaty stipulations Tanada v Angara G.R. No. 118295 May 2, 1997 WIGBERTO E. TAÑADA et al, petitioners, vs. EDGARDO ANGARA, et al, respondents. Facts: Petitioners prayed for the nullification, on constitutional grounds, of the concurrence of the Philippine Senate in the ratification by the President of the Philippines of the Agreement Establishing the World Trade Organization (WTO Agreement, for brevity) and for the prohibition of its implementation and enforcement through the release and utilization of public funds, the assignment of public officials and employees, as well as the use of government properties and resources by respondent-heads of various executive offices concerned therewith. They contend...