G.R. No. 176114 – 757 Phil. 599 – 755 SCRA 260 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Pardoning Power – Courts Cannot Limit the President’s Pardoning Power In 2001, Grace San Diego was sentenced to reclusion perpetua for qualified […]
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G.R. No. 231658 – 812 Phil. 179 – 822 Phil. 181 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Military Powers – Martial Law Powers – Martial Law in Mindanao – Judicial Review; Sufficiency of the Factual Basis In May 2017, […]
G.R. No. 190259 – 666 Phil. 225 – 651 SCRA 228 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Calling Out Power – Commander-in-Chief Clause – State of Emergency – Judicial Review; Sufficiency of the Factual Basis On 23 November 2009, […]
G.R. No. 159085 – 466 Phil. 482 – 421 SCRA 656 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Calling Out Power – Commander-in-Chief Clause – State of Rebellion – Judicial Review; Sufficiency of Factual Basis These are four consolidated cases. […]
G.R. No. 147780 – 410 Phil. 78 – 357 SCRA 757 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Calling Out Power – Commander-in-Chief Clause – Judicial Review Limited to Sufficiency of Factual Basis These are four consolidated cases seeking to […]
G.R. No. L-17169 – 118 Phil. 1468 – 9 SCRA 619 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Power of Control – Power to Remove; Inapplicability of the power to the civil service Isidro Ang-Angco was a customs officer appointed by the Secretary of Finance. […]
G.R. No. 191002 – 629 Phil. 629 – 632 Phil. 657 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – The Appointing Power – Midnight Appointment; Exception: Appointment in the Supreme Court CJ Renato Puno was set to retire on 17 May 2010. PGMA’s term will end […]
G.R. No. 119903 – 392 Phil. 536 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Presidential Immunity – Alter-Ego Doctrine – Immunity may not be invoked if there is grave abuse of discretion In 1989, Bienvenido Icasiano was appointed by the President as the Schools Division […]
UDK No. 16838 – 902 Phil. 539 – Political Law -Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Presidential Immunity; Immunity is Inherent During the height of the COVID-19 Pandemic, the government sought to procure Sinovac Vaccines. Mayor Pedrito Nepomuceno filed a petition for mandamus to compel the President and […]
P.E.T. Case No. 001 – 323 Phil. 665 – 253 SCRA 559 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Presidential Elections – Presidential Electoral Tribunal – Abandonment of Protest In the 1992 Presidential Elections, Miriam Defensor-Santiago ran against Fidel Ramos. Ramos won the election. Defensor-Santiago […]
G.R. No. 191988 – 643 Phil. 735 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Presidential Elections – Term of Office – Reelection Joseph Estrada won the 1998 presidential elections. He was pushed out of office in January 2001 (He resigned). In 2010, he filed his […]
G.R. No. 88211 – 258 Phil. 479 – 177 SCRA 668 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Executive Power – Residual Power In 1989, Ferdinand Marcos and his family sought to return to the Philippines. The House of Representatives […]
A.C. No. 7399 – 613 Phil. 352 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Parliamentary Immunity – Privileged Speech Legal Ethics – Duty to the Courts – Use of Respectful Language In 2006, the Judicial and bar Council began accepting applications for the soon to […]
G.R. No. 206666 – 751 Phil. 479 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Absolute Pardon – Restoration of Civil and Political Rights In September 2007, Joseph Estrada was convicted of Plunder. In October 2007, Pres. Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo granted Estrada […]
G.R. No. 216492 – 894 Phil. 376 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Powers of the State – Police Power – Nature of Police Power In 2014, Artoo Garin applied for a building permit with the City of Muntinlupa seeking permission to build a house within his property […]
G.R. No. 266053 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Electoral Tribunals; Senate Electoral Tribunal – Exclusive Jurisdiction; Sole Judge of Election Contests against Senators In 2021, Rafael “Raffy” Tulfo filed his certificate of candidacy for a senatorial position for the 2022 elections. In February […]