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ISSUE: WON the stop-lock gate or non chargeability clause overshadow the provision of the EO.
RULING: NO. The wage/allowance granted under this accord cannot be credited to similar form of
benefit that may be thereafter ordained by the government through legislation. That the parties
therefore were consciously aware at the time of the conclusion of the agreement of the never-
ending rise in the cost of living is a logical corollary. And while this upward trend may not be a
welcome phenomenon, there was the intention to yield and comply in the event of an imposition.