G.R. No. 193462 – 726 Phil. 63 – 715 SCRA 247 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – State Immunity From Suit – Government Instrumentality – MECO is not a GOCC; MECO is not a government instrumentality In 2010, Atty. Dennis Funa, as a concerned citizen, requested the Commission on […]
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G.R. No. 233861 – 893 Phil. 399 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – State Immunity from Suit – Government Instrumentalities are Immune from Suit In November 2005, the City of Iloilo (COI) sent a notice of garnishment to the Development Bank (DBP) of the Philippines for it to freeze […]
G.R. No. 155650 – 528 Phil. 181 – 495 SCRA 591 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – State Immunity from Suit – Suit Against Government Instrumentalities The Manila International Airport Authority (MIAA) was created under E.O. No. 903 issued on 21 July 1983. It operates the Ninoy Aquino International […]
G.R. No. L-46930 – 162 SCRA 88 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – State Immunity from Suit – Government cannot be sued without its consent – Suit against officials performing government functions is suit against State Anthony Rossi and Ralph Wyers were employees of the US Naval Station in […]
G.R. No. L-25916 – 143 Phil. 391 – 32 SCRA 466 – Political Law – State Immunity from Suit – Suit against public officials ≠ suit against state Gaudencio Begosa is a World War II veteran who was seeking disability pension from the Philippine Veterans Administration. His claim was approved […]
G.R. Nos. 116044-45 – 384 Phil. 227 – 327 SCRA 482 – Civil Law – Conflict of Laws – Contract of Carriage – Warsaw Convention – Situs of Actions Democrito Mendoza purchased from Singapore Airlines in Manila connecting tickets from Manila-Singapore-Athens-Larnaca-Rome-Turin-Zurich-Geneva-Copenhagen-New York. When Mendoza was in Geneva, he decided to […]
G.R. No. 190289 – 823 Phil. 867 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – State Immunity From Suit – Government Functions vs Proprietary Functions – Estoppel In 2007, Phuture Visions Co., Inc. applied for a business permit from the Office of the Mayor of Bacolod City for it to be […]
G.R. No. 138322 – 366 SCRA 437 – 418 Phil. 723 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Preliminary Title – Foreign Law – Divorce Rederick Recio, a Filipino, married to Editha Samson, an Australian citizen, on 1 March 1987. On 18 May 1989 a decree of divorce […]
G.R. No. 203610 – 797 Phil. 33 – 805 SCRA 524 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – State Immunity from Suit; Exceptions; Contract Agreements In 1978, the government bought a 9,800 square meter lot from Gonzalo Roque, Jr. and several others. The lot was supposed to be used as […]
G.R No. 206510 – 743 Phil. 8 – 735 SCRA 102 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – State Immunity from Suit – A foreign state may not be sued without its consent In 1993, the Tubbataha Reef in Palawan was declared as a UNESCO World Heritage Site. In 2010, […]
G.R. No. L-26994 – 141 Phil. 209 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – State Immunity from Suit – Government Functions In 1965, the Customs Arrastre Service lost packages belonging to Caltex Philippines, Inc. As a result, Caltex sued the Customs Arrastre Service and its head agency the Bureau of […]
G.R. No. 268109 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Marriage – Void Marriages – Fraud; Concealment of Homosexuality In 2010, Lory Roldan added Jaaziel Salva on social media. In 2011, they became online sweethearts. They were mostly separated by distance due to their jobs. […]
G.R. No. 242255 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – General Principles – Elements of a State – Sovereignty – Derogation; Constitutionality of the BARMM In July 2018, R.A. No. 11054 or the Bangsamoro Organic Law was enacted. The enactment was pursuant to Sec. 1, Art. X of the 1987 […]
G.R. No. 183591 – 589 Phil. 387 – 568 SCRA 402 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – General Principles – Elements of a State – Sovereignty – Derogation; Associate State In 2008, the Memorandum of Agreement on Ancestral Domain (MOA-AD) between the Moro Islamic Liberation Front (MILF) and the […]
G.R. No. 138570 – 396 Phil. 623 – 342 SCRA 449 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – General Principles – Elements of a State – Sovereignty – Pacta Sunt Servanda – Validity of the Visiting Forces Agreement In July 1997, the Philippines and the USA began negotiating the terms […]
G.R. No. L-49 – 75 Phil. 285 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – General Principles – Elements of a State – Sovereignty – Change of Sovereignty; Effect on Political Laws – Postliminium During the Japanese occupation, Act No. 65 was caused to be passed by the Japanese. This law […]