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, […]
Jurisprudence
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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-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 […]
G.R. No. L-46496 – 69 Phil. 635 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Due Process in Administrative Bodies Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Motion For New Trial; Grounds Toribio Teodoro owns and operates Ang Tibay, a leather company which supplies the Philippine Army. Due to alleged shortage of […]
G.R. No. 117565 – 282 SCRA 125 (89 SCAD 151) – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Due Process; Administrative Bodies – Assistance by Counsel Law on Public Officers – Right to Due Process – Public Office is Not a Property Arsenio Lumiqued was the Regional Director of DAR-CAR. He […]
G.R. No. 92163 – 186 SCRA 217 – Political Law – Separation of Powers – SC Cannot Change Law Statutory Construction – The Court Can Only Interpret Laws Criminal Law – Complex Crimes – Compound Crimes – Rebellion Absorbs Common Crimes Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Bail; When available […]
G.R. No. 105371 – 227 SCRA 703 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Equal Protection – Franking Privilege of the Judiciary Section 35 of Republic Act No. 7354 authorized the Philippine Postal Corporation (PPC) to withdraw franking privileges from certain government agencies. Franking privilege is […]
G.R. No. L-6355-56 – 93 – Phil. 699 – Political Law – The Judiciary – The Legislature – Separation of Powers Statutory Construction – Who May Interpret Laws Saturnino David, the then Collector of Internal Revenue (CIR), ordered the taxing of Justice Pastor Endencia’s and Justice Fernando Jugo’s (and other […]
G.R. No. 113811 – 237 SCRA 538 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Equal Protection – Suspension of PNP Members Charged with Grave Felonies Ishmael Himagan was a policeman assigned in Davao City. He was charged for the murder of Benjamin Machitar, Jr. and for […]
G.R. No. 132344 – 327 SCRA 804 – Civil Law – Human Relations – Article 19 of the Civil Code In 1987, Romeo Jader was a graduating law student at the University of the East. He failed to take the regular examination in Practice Court 1 for which he was […]