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 […]
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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 […]
G.R. No. L-533 – 75 Phil. 875 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – General Principles – Elements of a State – Sovereignty – Suspension of Political Laws During Belligerent Occupation In October 1944, while the Philippines was under Japanese control, Ramon Ruffy, Victoriano, Dinglasan, Jose Garcia, Prudente Francisco, Dominador […]
G.R. No. 118295 – 338 Phil. 546 – 272 SCRA 18 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – General Principles – Elements of a State – Sovereignty – Doctrine of Auto-Limitation – Treaties; Pacta Sunt Servanda Declaration of Principles and State Policies – Filipino First Policy; Trade Protectionism; Exceptions In […]
G.R. No. 104768 – 454 Phil. 504 – 407 SCRA 10 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – General Principles – Elements of a State – Government – De Jure Government After the February 23, 1986 EDSA Revolution, Corazon Aquino became President. On 28 February 1986, Pres. Aquino issued E.O. […]
G.R. No. L-5 – 75 Phil. 113 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – General Principles – Elements of a State – Government – De Jure vs De Facto Government Co Kim Cham filed a civil case against Eusebio Tan Keh before the trial court of Manila presided by Judge […]
G.R. No. 189868 – 623 Phil. 159 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Suffrage – Period of Voter’s Registration Cannot be Shortened The first automated elections was to be held on 10 May 2010. To prepare for the elections, the COMELEC fixed the last day of voter registration to […]
G.R. No. 104960 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Suffrage – Domicile and Residence Immediately after the 1986 EDSA Revolution, Philip Romualdez, in Tolosa, Leyte, went to the USA for self-exile. In 1991, US authorities threatened Romualdez of deportation should he fail to return to the Philippines. In December […]
G.R. No. 83882 – 251 Phil. 346 – 169 SCRA 364 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – General Principles – Elements of a State – People; Citizens – Naturalization; How citizenship is lost Willie Yu was ordered by Immigration Commissioner Miriam Defensor-Santiago to be arrested and deported. It appears […]
G.R. No. 195649 – 709 Phil. 408 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – General Principles – Elements of a State – People – Citizens – How citizenship is lost Election Law – Second Placer Doctrine – Invalid COC produces no effect Rommel Arnado is a natural-born Filipino. Later, he […]