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CA 138 Section 2

Section 2

Section 2. For the purposes of this Act, the terms hereunder are hereby defined as follows: (a) The term "United States" includes the United States of America, the District of Columbia, and any State or territory of the North American Union; (b) The term "domestic entity" means any citizen of the Philippines or of the United States habitually established in business and engaged in the manufacture or sale of the merchandise covered by his bid, or any corporate body or commercial company duly organized and registered under the laws of the Philippines of whose capital 75 per centum is owned by citizens of the Philippines or of the United States, or both; (c) The term "domestic bidder" means any person or entity offering un-manufactured articles, materials, or supplies of the growth or production of the Philippines or of the United States, or manufactured articles, materials or supplies manufactured or to be manufactured in the Philippines or in the United States, substantially from articles, materials or supplies of the growth, production or manufacture, as the case may be, of the Philippines or of the United States; (d) The term "foreign bid" means any offer of articles, materials or supplies not manufactured or to be manufactured in the Philippines or in the Unites States, substantially from articles, materials, or supplies of the growth, production, or manufacture, as the case may be, of the Philippines or of the United States.

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CitationCA 138 Section 2 (LawPlayer, data as of July 4, 2026)

Source: Supreme Court E-Library, Republic of the Philippines. Philippine laws are public documents (works of the government).

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