G.R. No. 92649 – 271 Phil. 932 – 194 SCRA 101 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Judicial Power – Tribal Court Has No Judicial Power – Cordillera Bodong Administration Spouses Leonor and Rosa Badua were occupying a parcel of land in Abra. The said land is being claimed […]
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G.R. No. L-14653 – 117 Phil. 19 – 7 SCRA 21 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judiciary; Judicial Power – Justiciable Controversy – Citizenship Ricardo Santiago was considered an alien as evidenced by his alien certificate of registration. He averred that this is erroneous. He was born […]
G.R. No. L-25716 – 124 Phil. 168 – 17 SCRA 756 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judiciary – Judicial Power Defined – The Presidential Electoral Tribunal is constitutional Fernando Lopez and Gerardo Roxas were the candidates for Vice President in the 1965 elections. Lopez won the election. […]
G.R. No. L-10520 – 103 Phil. 1051 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judiciary – Judicial Power; Political Question Defined – Members of the Senate Electoral Tribunal After the 1955 national elections, the membership in the Senate was overwhelmingly occupied by the Nacionalista Party. The lone opposition senator was […]
G.R. No. L-44640 – 165 Phil. 303 – 73 SCRA 333 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judiciary; Judicial Power – Definition of Political Question In September 1976, then President Ferdinand Marcos issued PD 991 calling for a national referendum on 16 October 1976 for the Citizens Assemblies […]
Judicial Power Judicial power includes the duty of the courts of justice to settle actual controversies involving rights which are legally demandable and enforceable and to determine whether or not there has been a grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction on the part of any […]
G.R. No. L-21897 – 118 Phil. 1065 – 9 SCRA 230 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Powers of the Judiciary – Judicial Review – Nullification of Treaties – Treaty vs Executive Agreements During the term of President Diosdado Macapagal, he entered into two executive agreements […]
G.R. No. L-47329 – 170 Phil. 556 – 80 SCRA 538 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – President’s Immunity From Suit In December 1977, a referendum was scheduled to be held. The purpose of which was to merge the office […]
G.R. No. L-14279 – 113 Phil. 333 – 3 SCRA 351 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Treaties vs Executive Agreements – Executive Agreements do not need senate concurrence Eastern Sea Trading (EST) was a shipping company which imports onion […]
G.R. No. 175888; G.R. No. 176051; G.R. No. 176222 – 598 Phil. 262 – 578 SCRA 438 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Validity of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA) Equal Protection Clause – Valid classification in favor of foreign troops **This case was consolidated with Salonga vs Daniel […]
G.R. No. 82585 – 249 Phil. 394 – 167 SCRA 393 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – President’s Immunity From Suit – Must Be Invoked by the President Bill of Rights – Personal Examination by the Judge in Determining Probable Cause Luis Beltran was a columnist for the newspaper […]
G.R. No. L-11511 – 104 Phil. 868 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Power to Deport an Undesirable Alien Tan Sin was a Chinese residing in Pasay. In December 1953, he was convicted of the crime of estafa. He was […]
G.R. No. 76872 – 152 SCRA 272 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President; Pardon – Pardon Not Subject to Judicial Review/Scrutiny In 1978, Wilfredo Torres was convicted of estafa. In 1979, he was pardoned by the president with the condition that […]
G.R. No. 78780 – 152 SCRA 284 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Autonomy – Income Tax Payment By The Judiciary Judge David Nitafan and several other judges of the Manila Regional Trial Court seek to prohibit the Commissioner of Internal Revenue (CIR) from making […]
G.R. No. L-33112 – 173 Phil. 25 – 83 SCRA 595 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Immunity of the State from Suit The Philippine Virginia Tobacco Administration, a government owned and controlled corporation lost a case and was directed to pay damages. The decision became final and so […]
G.R. No. L-48214 – 176 Phil. 609 – 87 SCRA 294 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Immunity of the State from Suit; When is it Deemed Waived In January 1971, Ildefonso Santiago donated a parcel of land to the Bureau of Plant Industry. The terms of the donation […]