1.

REPUBLIC ACT NO. 7042

SEC. 3. Definitions. As used in this Act:

a) the term ìPhilippine Nationalî shall mean a citizen of the Philippines or a domestic partnership or association wholly owned by citizens
of the Philippines; or a corporation organized under the laws of the Philippines of which at least sixty percent (60%) of the capital stock
outstanding and entitled to vote is owned and held by citizens of the Philippines or a corporation organized abroad and registered as
doing business in the Philippine under the Corporation Code of which one hundred percent (100%) of the capital stock outstanding and
entitled to vote is wholly owned by Filipinos or a trustee of funds for pension or other employee retirement or separation benefits, where
the trustee is a Philippine national and at least sixty percent (60%) of the fund will accrue to the benefit of Philippine nationals: Provided,
That where a corporation and its non-Filipino stockholders own stocks in a Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) registered
enterprise, at least sixty percent (60%) of the capital stock outstanding and entitled to vote of each of both corporations must be owned
and held by citizens of the Philippines and at least sixty percent (60%) of the members of the Board of Directors of each of both
corporations must be citizens of the Philippines, in order that the corporation shall be considered a Philippine national; (as amended by
R.A. 8179).

4.
Charter of Economic Rights and Duties of States

Article 2
1. Every State has and shall freely exercise full permanent sovereignty, including possession, use and disposal, over all its wealth, natural
resources and economic activities.

2. Each State has the right:

To regulate and exercise authority over foreign investment within its national jurisdiction in accordance with its laws and regulations
and in conformity with its national objectives and priorities. No State shall be compelled to grant preferential treatment to foreign
investment;
To regulate and supervise the activities of transnational corporations within its national jurisdiction and take measures to ensure that
such activities comply with its laws, rules and regulations and conform with its economic and social policies. Transnational corporations
shall not intervene in the internal affairs of a host State. Every State should, with full regard for its sovereign rights, cooperate with other
States in the exercise of the right set forth in this subparagraph;
To nationalize, expropriate or transfer ownership of foreign property, in which case appropriate compensation should be paid by the
State adopting such measures, taking into account its relevant laws and regulations and all circumstances that the State considers
pertinent. In any case where the question of compensation gives rise to a controversy, it shall be settled under the domestic law of the
nationalizing State and by its tribunals, unless it is freely and mutually agreed by all States concerned that other peaceful means be
sought on the basis of the sovereign equality of States and in accordance with the principle of free choice of means.

7.
United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea

Article 97
Penal jurisdiction in matters of collision or any other incident of navigation
1. In the event of a collision or any other incident of navigation concerning a ship on the high seas, involving the penal or disciplinary
responsibility of the master or of any other person in the service of the ship, no penal or disciplinary proceedings may be instituted
against such person except before the judicial or administrative authorities either of the flag State or of the State of which such person is
a national.
2. In disciplinary matters, the State which has issued a master's certificate or a certificate of competence or licence shall alone be
competent, after due legal process, to pronounce the withdrawal of such certificates, even if the holder is not a national of the State which
issued them.
3. No arrest or detention of the ship, even as a measure of investigation, shall be ordered by any authorities other than those of the flag
State.

9.
Montreal Convention 1971

Article 8.
2. If a Contracting State which makes extradition conditional on the existence
of a treaty receives a request for extradition from another Contracting State with
which it has no extradition treaty, it may at its option consider this Convention as
the legal basis for extradition in respect of the offences. Extradition shall be subject
to the other conditions provided by the law of the requested State.