G.R. No. 98310 – 331 Phil. 795 – 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 […]
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G.R. No. 139465 – 397 Phil. 423 – 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 […]
G.R. No. 179462 – 598 Phil. 464 – 578 SCRA 648 – 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 […]
G.R. No. L-46392 – 229 Phil. 362 – 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 […]
G.R. No. 126995 – 357 Phil. 762 – 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 […]
G.R. No. L-37051 – 173 Phil. 528 – 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 […]
G.R. No. L-49360 – 183 Phil. 315 – 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 […]
G.R. Nos. L-69640-45 – 220 Phil. 644 – 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 […]
G.R. No. L-52241 – 218 Phil. 259 – 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 […]
G.R. No. 157882 – 520 Phil. 457 – 485 SCRA 586 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Police Power – Eminent Domain In 1987, EO 279 was promulgated which allowed the DENR Secretary to allow foreign corporations to conduct mining explorations in the Philippines. In 1994, the government […]
G.R. No. L-61311 – 238 Phil. 136 – 154 SCRA 142 – Political Law – Police Power Cannot Be Bargained Away Through a ContractCivil Law – Law on Property – A public plaza is beyond the commerce of man In 1961, the municipal council of San Fernando, Pampanga, through a […]
G.R. No. L-59234 – 202 Phil. 925 – 119 SCRA 597 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Police Power Petitioner Taxicab Operators of Metro Manila, Inc. (TOMMI) is a domestic corporation composed of taxicab operators, who are grantees of Certificates of Public Convenience to operate taxicabs within the City […]
G.R. No. L-5060 – 15 Phil. 85 – Political Law – Police Power – Limitations on Private Ownership – General Welfare Sometime in the 1900s, Toribio applied for a permit to have his carabao slaughtered for human consumption. His request was denied because his carabao was found not unfit […]
G.R. No. L-49112 – 177 Phil. 160 – 88 SCRA 195 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Generally Accepted Principles of International Law – Police Power Agustin is the owner of a Volkswagen Beetle Car. He is assailing the validity of Letter of Instruction No 229 which requires […]
G.R. No. L-7995 – 101 Phil. 1155 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Treaties May Be Superseded by Municipal Laws in the Exercise of Police Power – Police Power could not bargained away through a treaty Lao Ichong is a Chinese businessman who entered the country to take […]
G.R. No. 120095 – 329 Phil. 87 – 260 SCRA 319 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Police Power Due to the death of one Maricris Sioson in 1991, Cory banned the deployment of performing artists to Japan and other destinations. This was relaxed however with the introduction […]