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2016 Bar · Civil Law · 1 sub-question

I. Section 1 of P.D. No. 755 states: "Section 1. Declaration of National Policy. - It is hereby declared that the policy of the State is to provide readily available credit facilities to the coconut farmers at preferential rates; that this policy can be expeditiously and efficiently realized by the implementation of the 'Agreement for the Acquisition of a Commercial Bank for the Benefit of the Coconut Farmers' executed by the Philippine Coconut Authority, the terms of which 'Agreement' are hereby incorporated by reference; x x x" A copy of the Agreement was not attached to the Presidential Decree. P.D. No. 755 was published in the Official Gazette but the text of the Agreement described in Section 1 was not published. Can the Agreement in question be accorded the status of a law? Explain. (5%)

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