G.R. No. 118303 – 252 SCRA 695 – Political Law – Municipal Corporation – LGU Requirement – Income – Inclusion of IRAs In April 1993, House Bill 8817 (An Act Converting the Municipality of Santiago into an Independent Component City to be known as the City of Santiago) was […]
Daily Archives: June 23, 2011
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G.R. No. 177597 – 558 SCRA 700 – Political Law – Municipal Corporation - Creation of LGUs by Autonomous Regions (ARMM) - Population Requirement The Province of Maguindanao is part of ARMM. Cotabato City is part of the province of Maguindanao but it is not part of ARMM because […]
G.R. No. 150194 – 517 SCRA 488 – Political Law – Municipal Corporation – Police Power of LGUs Criminal Law – Special Penal Laws – Graft and Corrupt Practices – Elements of Violation of Section 3(e), R.A. No. 3019; Bad Faith In 1988, Roberto Tayaban was the mayor of […]
G.R. No. 176970 – 573 SCRA 290 – Political Law – Municipal Corporations – Reapportionment – Plebiscite not required in reapportionment statutes Cagayan de Oro used to have only one legislative district. But in 2006, CdO Congressman Constantino Jaraula sponsored a bill to have two legislative districts in CdO instead. […]
Legislative apportionment is defined by Black’s Law Dictionary as the determination of the number of representatives which a State, county or other subdivision may send to a legislative body. It is the allocation of seats in a legislative body in proportion to the population; the drawing of voting district […]
Availment of such resources is effectuated through the vesting in every local government unit of : (1) the right to create and broaden its own source of revenue; (2) the right to be allocated a just share in national taxes, such share being in the form of internal revenue […]
G.R. No. 91649 – 197 SCRA 52 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Equal Protection Clause Municipal Corporation – Local Autonomy – Imperium in Imperio In 1977, the Philippine Amusements and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) was created by Presidential Decree No. 1067-A. PD 1067-B meanwhile granted PAGCOR the […]
Local Government has been described as a political subdivision of a nation or state which is constituted by law and has substantial control of local affairs. In a unitary system of government, such as the government under the Philippine Constitution, local governments can only be an intra sovereign subdivision of […]
G.R. No. 109808 – 242 SCRA 73 (312 Phil. 88) – Labor Law – Pre-Employment – Liability of Local Recruitment Agency – Standard Employment Contract for Entertainers – Laches Esalyn Chavez is a dancer who was contracted by Centrum Placement & Promotions Corporation to perform in Japan for 6 […]