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Stockholders of a Philippine corporation challenge amendments to the corporation's by-laws that restrict access to corporate records and to the production of nonpublic documents, including minutes of meetings and internal memoranda. The corporation asserts confidentiality and refuses to disclose certain items. Relying on the doctrine articulated in John Gokongwei, Jr. v. SEC, identify the doctrine protecting stockholders’ right to information and state its essential elements, and discuss whether the stockholders would be entitled to disclosure in this scenario and what remedies would be available if information is withheld.