G.R. No. 56515 – 104 SCRA 17 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Equal Protection – Access to Media In 1981, the Batasang Pambansa proposed amendments to the 1973 Constitution. The amendments were to be voted upon in a plebiscite for the people’s approval/disapproval. The YES vote was being […]
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G.R. NO. 145271 – 463 SCRA 331 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Indirect Employer – Labor Only Agency Rogelio Benamira et al were security guards who worked for PSI (People’s Security, Inc.). PSI was the security agency contracted by MERALCO (Manila Electric Company). The contract between PSI and […]
G.R. No. 176484 – 571 SCRA 585 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Labor Standards – Strike – Managerial Employees – Power of Control – Illegal Dismissal Ronaldo Lanzanas and Merceditha Lanzanas are doctors employed by Calamba Medical Center, Inc. They are given a retainer’s fee by the hospital […]
G.R. No. 154380 – 472 SCRA 114 – Civil Law – Family Code – Article 26 of the Family Code – Divorce On May 24, 1981, Cipriano Orbecido III married Lady Myros M. Villanueva at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Lam-an, Ozamis City. Their marriage was blessed […]
G.R. No. 133743 – 514 SCRA 294 – Civil Law – Family Code – Retroactive Effect of Article 26 of the Family Code During his lifetime, Felicisimo San Luis (Rodolfo San Luis’s dad) contracted three marriages. His first marriage was with Virginia Sulit on March 17, 1942 out of which […]
G.R. No. 160172 – 545 SCRA 162 – Civil Law – Family Code – Marriages; Void ab initio marriages Reinel and Annabelle met and became sweethearts in 1991. They applied for a marriage license in Pasig City in September 1994. They had their first sexual relation sometime in October 1994, […]
G.R. No. 150758 – 423 SCRA 272 (467 Phil. 723) – Civil Law – Family Code – Bigamy – Exists even if one marriage is declared void Veronico Tenebro contracted marriage with Leticia Ancajas in 1990. The two lived together continuously and without interruption until the later part of 1991, […]
A.M. No. 133-J – 114 SCRA 77 – Political Law – Abrogation of Political Laws – Change of Sovereign Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – Property Dealings of Judges Involving a Litigant’s Property Civil Law – Law on Sales – Contract of Sale – Subject Matter Under Litigation In 1963, […]
G.R. No. 122156 – 267 SCRA 408 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Supremacy of the Constitution – Filipino First Policy Self-Executing Provisions of the Constitution – Par. 2, Sec. 10, Art. XII Pursuant to the privatization program of the government, the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) decided to […]
G.R. No. 171396 – 489 SCRA 160 – Political Law – The Executive Branch – Presidential Proclamation 1017 – Take Care Clause – Take Over Power – Calling Out Power Bill of Rights – Freedom of Speech – Overbreadth In February 2006, due to the escape of some Magdalo members and […]
G.R. No. 106064 – 472 SCRA 505 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Qualified Political Agency – when not applied – Borrowing Powers of the President During the Corazon Aquino regime, her administration came up with a scheme to reduce the country’s external debt. The […]
G.R. No. L-45685 – 65 Phil. 56 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Separation of Powers – Judicial Power; Judicial Review – Undue Delegation of Powers – Power to Pardon Constitutionality of Laws – May the State Question Its Own Laws In 1934, Mariano Cu Unjieng was convicted in a criminal case filed […]
574 SCRA 41 – Remedial Law – Due Process – Certiorari; when available – Service of Summons In 1996, Godofredo Cuanan, while being a school principal in San Antonio, Nueva Ecija, was charged with sexual harassment. DECS Region III created an investigating committee and the latter found Cuanan guilty as […]
G.R. No. L-19650 – 18 SCRA 247 – Statutory Construction – Construction; defined – Noscitur A Sociis In 1960, Caltex (Philippines), Inc. announced its Caltex Hooded Pump Contest. The mechanics of the contest were as follows: 1. Participants must estimate the actual number of liters a hooded gas pump at each Caltex […]
G.R. No. L-45987 – 68 Phil. 12 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Equal Protection – Requisites of a Valid Classification – Prohibition from Drinking Gin In 1937, there existed a law, Act No. 1639 otherwise known as AN ACT TO PROHIBIT THE SALE, GIFT, OR OTHER DISPOSAL OF […]
G.R. No. L-52245 – 95 SCRA 392 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Equal Protection – Eligibility to Office after Being 65 Judicial Review; Requisites thereof Patricio Dumlao was the former governor of Nueva Vizcaya. He has already retired from his office and he has been receiving retirement benefits […]