G.R. Nos. 178831-32 – 583 SCRA 1 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Members of Congress – Jurisdiction of the Electoral Tribunals Jocelyn Limkaichong ran as a representative in the 1st District of Negros Oriental. Olivia Paras, her rival, and some other concerned citizens […]
Yearly Archives: 2012
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G.R. No. 78461; G.R. No. 79146; G.R. No. 79212 – 153 SCRA 67 – Political Law – The Legislative Department – Electoral Tribunals – Jurisdiction – Pre-proclamation Controversy Election Law – Pre-proclamation Controversy; Definition After the first senatorial elections under the 1987 Constitution, Augusto Sanchez, a candidate therein, petitioned the […]
G.R. No. 83767 – 166 SCRA 651 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Electoral Tribunals – Inhibition in the Senate Electoral Tribunal – Senate electoral contests In October 1987, Firdausi Abbas et al filed before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) an election contest against […]
G.R. No. L-27541 – 51 Phil. 80 – Mercantile Law – Insurance Law – Representation – Rescission of an Insurance Contract In April 1925, West Coast Life Insurance Company (West Coast) accepted and issued a temporary life insurance policy (pending further review) to Tan Ceang. The life insurance was […]
G.R. No. 48049 – 174 SCRA 403 – Mercantile Law – Insurance Law – Representation – Concealment – Rescission of an Insurance Contract – Incontestability Clause In September 1973, Tan Lee Siong applied for a life insurance under the Philippine American Life Insurance Company (PHILAMLIFE). He stated in the […]
G.R. No. 125678 – 379 SCRA 356 – Mercantile Law – Insurance Law – Representation – Concealment – Rescission of an Insurance Contract – Health Care Agreement is an Insurance Contract In 1988, Ernani Trinos applied for a health care insurance under the Philamcare Health Systems, Inc. He was […]
G.R. No. L-24899 – 51 Phil. 725 – Mercantile Law – Insurance Law – Representation – Concealment – Rescission of an Insurance Contract In February 1925, Bernardo Argente and his wife applied for a joint life insurance under West Coast Life Insurance Company (West Coast). The couple was examined […]
In the Philippines, there are at least seven laws that gave definition as to who an employer is and they are the following: 1. Republic Act 8282: Social Security Act of 1997 or the SSS Law Any person, natural or juridical, domestic or foreign, who carries on in the […]
Intellectual property refers to those property rights which result from the physical manifestation of an original thought. Intellectual property rights consist of: a.) Copyrights and related rights; b.) Trademarks and Service Marks; c.) Geographic Indications; d.) Industrial Designs; e.) Patents; f.) Topographies (Layout Designs) of Integrated Circuits; and g.) […]
G.R. No. L-17931 – 7 SCRA 347 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Legislative Process – Journal – Conclusiveness of the Enrolled Bill Casco Philippine Chemical Co., Inc. (Casco) was engaged in the production of synthetic resin glues used primarily in the production of […]
G.R. No. L-1123 – 78 Phil. 1 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Legislative Process – Journal – Adoption of the Enrolled Bill Theory – Courts Need Not Look Into the Legislative Journal Petitioners include 3 senators and 8 representatives (this was in 1946). […]
Labor relations is the interactions between the employer and employees and their representatives and the mechanism by which the standards and other terms and conditions of employment are negotiated, adjusted, and enforced. –The Labor Code with Comments and Cases 2007, Azucena
G.R. No. 108251 – 252 SCRA 641 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Suspension of a Member of Congress – RA 3019 In January 1990, Teofilo Gelacio, the then vice mayor of San Francisco, Agusan del Sur, filed a case against Ceferino Paredes, Jr. (who was […]
G.R. No. L-51122 – 113 SCRA 31 – Political Law – The Legislative Department – Appearance in Court Legal Ethics – A member of Congress may not appear as counsel in quasi-judicial bodies In May 1979, Eugenio Puyat and his group were elected as directors of the International Pipe Industries […]
G.R. No. L-53869 – 113 SCRA 39 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Appearance in Court by a Congressman Legal Ethics – A Congressman may not appear as counsel in court This case is a consolidation of two cases, the other being Eugenio Puyat […]
G.R. No. L-15905 – 17 SCRA 876 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Immunity from Suit; Privileged Speech – Speech made while Congress is not in session is not covered by immunity Bartolome Cabangbang was a member of the House of Representatives and Chairman of […]