G.R. No. 118506 – 271 SCRA 670 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Wages – Facilities vs Supplements Norma Mabeza was an employee hired by Hotel Supreme in Baguio City. In 1991, an inspection was made by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) at Hotel Supreme and […]
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G.R. No. 118506 – 271 SCRA 670 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Post-Employment – Abandonment of Work – Loss of Confidence Norma Mabeza was an employee hired by Hotel Supreme in Baguio City. In 1991, an inspection was made by the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE) […]
G.R. No. 123880 – 303 SCRA 540 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Working Conditions and Rest Periods Post-Employment – Illegal Dismissal Eddie Damalerio was a roomboy for Maranaw Hotels. One day, he was cleaning the room of one of the guests when he saw the private stuff […]
MONTHLY PAID EMPLOYEE refers to one who is paid his wage or salary for every day of the month, including rest days, Sundays, regular or special days, although he does not regularly work on these days. DAILY PAID EMPLOYEE refers to one who is paid his wage or salary […]
G.R. No. 111988 – 237 SCRA 621 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Working Conditions and Rest Periods – Holiday Pay – SK Elections Associated Labor Union entered into a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) with AMS Farming Corporation in 1990. The CBA was to be effective from 1990 […]
156 SCRA 27 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Working Conditions and Rest Periods – Holiday Pay The National Alliance of Teachers sued Jose Rizal College for alleged nonpayment of unworked holidays from 1975 to 1977. The members of the Alliance concerned are faculty members who are paid […]
G.R. No. L-64967 – 133 SCRA 752 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Working Conditions and Rest Periods – Overtime Pay – Managerial Employee not entitled to OT pay In 1977, Miguel Aspera was contracted by Engineering Equipment, Inc. to work as a mechanical engineer in Saudi Arabia. […]
G.R. No. 84929 – 199 SCRA 501 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Review – Legitimizing Function – Collateral attacks vs constitutionality of laws Adela Tuason is the owner of a parcel of land. She leased the same to Julio Lagmay and 2 […]
A JUSTICIABLE QUESTION calls upon the duty of the courts to settle actual controversies wherein there are rights (property or personal rights) involved which are legally demandable and enforceable. It is one which is proper to be examined or decided in courts of justice because its determination would not […]
The power of judicial review is the power of the courts, ultimately of the Supreme Court, to interpret the Constitution and to declare any legislative or executive act invalid because it is in conflict with the fundamental law. This authority is derived by clear implication from the provisions of […]
G.R. No. 91500 – 190 SCRA 782 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Review – Declaratory Relief Not Among the Supreme Court’s Original Jurisdiction In January 1960, Republic Act 3001 was passed granting Allied Broadcasting Center, Inc. (ABC) the right to operate broadcasting […]
G.R. No. 67752 – 171 SCRA 657 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Review – Requisites After the lifting of martial law in 1981, President Ferdinand Marcos issued Presidential Decree No. 1789 and some other PDs. The said PD was issued in order […]
G.R. No. L-45081 – 63 Phil. 139 – Political Law – Judicial Review – Electoral Commission In the national elections of September 1935, Jose Angara won over Pedro Ynsua for the position of member of the National Assembly for the first district of the Province of Tayabas. In November […]
G.R. No. 101538 – 210 SCRA 256 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Review – Constitutionality of a Treaty – Warsaw Convention Augusto Benedicto Santos III is a minor represented by his dad. In October 1986, he bought a round trip ticket from […]
G.R. No. L-24490 – 23 SCRA 928 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Seizure and Auction of Property – Proof of Ownership In 1962, peace officers Pecate and Alfaro of Cabatuan, Iloilo seized the carabao of Ciriaco Landa for the reason that Landa showed a tampered certificate of […]
As a general rule, a complaint or information must charge only one offense, except when the law provides only one punishment for various offenses (compound and complex crimes under Art. 48 of the RPC and special complex crimes). A complaint or information that charges more than one offense is […]