G.R. No. 74457 – 148 SCRA 659 – Political Law – Police Power – Not Validly Exercised There had been an existing law which prohibited the slaughtering of carabaos (EO 626). To strengthen the law, Marcos issued EO 626-A which not only banned the movement of carabaos from one province […]
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G.R. No. L-34915 – 122 SCRA 759 – Political Law – Police Power – Not Validly Exercised Quezon City enacted an ordinance entitled “ORDINANCE REGULATING THE ESTABLISHMENT, MAINTENANCE AND OPERATION OF PRIVATE MEMORIAL TYPE CEMETERY OR BURIAL GROUND WITHIN THE JURISDICTION OF QUEZON CITY AND PROVIDING PENALTIES FOR THE VIOLATION THEREOF”. […]
G.R. No. 118882 – 330 Phil. 1034 – Political Law – Due Process – Even the State is Entitled to It Jane Go was being sued criminally for the death of her husband. The case was lodged before the sala of Judge Pedro Espina of the Tacloban RTC. The Prosecution […]
G.R. Nos. L-68379-81 – 144 SCRA 194 – Political Law – Due Process – impartial and competent court Javier and Pacificador, a member of the KBL under Marcos, were rivals to be members of the Batasan in May 1984 in Antique. During election, Javier complained of “massive terrorism, intimidation, duress, vote-buying, fraud, […]
G.R. No. 119712 – 302 SCRA 362 – Political Law – Due Process – Right to be Heard – Opportunity to be Heard In 1968 and 1969, Continental Cement Corp. entered into a loan contract with DBP. In 1979, CCC entered into a MOA with DBP restructuring its loans. In […]
G.R. No. 98310 – 263 SCRA 490 – Political Law – Due Process – Right to Be Heard – Not Being Party to a Case In 1973, license was issued to Milagros Matuguina to operate logging businesses under her group Matuguina Logging Enterprises. MIWPI was established in 1974 with 7 […]
G.R. No. 139465 – 322 SCRA 160 – Political Law – Due Process – Right to be informed of the charges Mark Jimenez was charged of multiple crimes ranging from tax evasion to wire tapping to conspiracy to defraud the USA. Jimenez was then wanted in the US. The US […]
G.R. No. 179462 – Political Law – Due Process – Right to Counsel Pedro Consulta was indicted for stealing a gold necklace worth 3.5k owned by a certain Silvestre. He was convicted by the lower court. Consulta raised before the CA the issue that he was not properly arraigned and […]
G.R. No. L-46392 – 145 SCRA 360 – Political Law – Due Process Delgado together with 3 others were charged for estafa causing the frustration of one medical student. Delgado was assisted by one Atty. Yco. The said lawyer has filed for multiple postponement of trial and one time he […]
G.R. No. 126995 – 247 SCRA 127 – Political Law – Due Process Imelda was charged together with Jose Dans for Graft & Corruption for a dubious transaction done in 1984 while they were officers transacting business with the Light Railway Transit. The case was raffled to the 1st Division […]
G.R. No. L-37051 – 78 SCRA 485 – Political Law – Due Process – Hearing Lorenzana was renting a parcel of land from the Manila Railroad Company (later from the Bureau of Lands). She later purchased the land (San Lazaro Estate). She had the property be rented to tenants occupying […]
G.R. No. L-49360 – 94 SCRA 707 – Political Law – Due Process – Hearing David has a large parcel of land in Polomolok, Cotabato. He let Felomeno Jugar and Ricardo Jugar tend and caretake separate portions of his land in 1971. The land is estimated to be yielding 60-70 […]
G.R. Nos. L-69640-45 – 136 SCRA 266 – Political Law – Due Process – Hostility Between the Judge and the Parties – Inhibition Paderanga was the mayor of Gingoog City, Misamis Oriental. He petitioned that J Azura inhibits himself from deciding on pending cases brought before him on the grounds […]
G.R. No. L-52241 – 133 SCRA 271 – Political Law – Due Process – Impartial and Competent Court Rosalinda Tecson filed a case for collection of sum of money before the Rizal RTC against Pedro Azul. The case was raffled to Judge Sarmiento. On 27 Mar 1979, Azul received the […]
G.R. No. 157882 – 485 SCRA 586 – Police Power – Eminent Domain In 1987, Cory rolled out EO 279 w/c empowered DENR to stipulate with foreign companies when it comes to either technical or financial large scale exploration or mining. In 1995, Ramos signed into law RA 7942 or […]
G.R. No. L-61311 – 154 SCRA 142 – Political Law – Police Power Cannot Be Bargained Away Through a Contract There is in the vicinity of the public market of San Fernando, Pampanga, along Mercado Street, a strip of land measuring 12 by 77 meters on which stands a conglomeration […]