G.R. No. 212593-94 – 783 Phil. 304 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Due Process – Preliminary Investigation; No right to cross examine witnesses Due to information from whistleblowers (Benhur Luy, Marina Sula, and Merlina Suñas), Jessica Lucila Reyes, Janet Lim Napoles, Ruby Tuason, and others were investigated by […]
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G.R. No. 180564 – 635 Phil. 402 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Accountability of Public Officers – Ill-Gotten Wealth – Right of Government to Recover Ill-Gotten Wealth Does not Prescribe – When estoppel cannot be applied In 1989, the Philippines, through the Presidential Commission for Good Governance (PCGG), […]
G.R. No. 192791 – 686 Phil. 571 – 670 SCRA 579 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Constitutional Commissions – Commission on Audit – Appointment – Term and Tenure In February 2001, Guillermo Carague was appointed as the Chair of the Commission on Audit. His term was to expire […]
A.C. No. 7732 – 601 Phil. 470 – 582 SCRA 474 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Constitutional Commissions – Commission on Elections – The COMELEC Chair and the Commissioners may only be removed by impeachment Legal Ethics – Disbarment – When not proper In 2007, an election case […]
G.R. No. 253199 – 949 Phil. 517 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Constitutional Commissions – Civil Service Commission Law on Public Officers – Civil Service Law – Prohibition Against Appointments of Losing Candidates – Prohibition Applies in Contracts of Services Legal Ethics – Legal Profession – Lawyer’s Fees; […]
G.R. No. 140335 – 401 Phil. 77 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Constitutional Commissions – Commission on Audit – Term of Office of Commissioners In June 1993, Thelma Gaminde was appointed as a Commissioner of the Civil Service Commission. Her term was to expire in February 1999. […]
G.R. No. 250440 – 903 Phil. 314 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – The Supreme Court – Hierarchy of Courts – Doctrine of Judicial Courtesy In 2011, Banco Filipino was placed by the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas (BSP) under liquidation. The majority stockholders filed a […]
G.R. No. L-23127 – 148 Phil. 443 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Power – Constitutionality of Laws – Operative Fact Doctrine After the war, the Philippine economy was in shambles. To help those that were indebted, President Sergio Osmeña issued E.O. No. 32 […]
G.R. No. 209551 – 896 Phil. 843 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – The Supreme Court – Hierarchy of Courts – The Supreme Court is not a trier of facts Felino Palafox, Jr. was sued by Sen. Edgardo Angara for damages by reason of defamatory […]
G.R. No. 171722 – 776 Phil. 167 – 778 SCRA 189 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – The Supreme Court – Powers of the Supreme Court – The Supreme Court is not a Trier of Facts; Exception Burgos won a judgment award against Pascual. Pascual […]
G.R. No. 170512 – 674 Phil. 416 – 658 SCRA 626 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Due Process; Administrative Due Process – Opportunity to be heard; Right to confront witnesses In 2001, Jaime Acero filed a complaint against Antonio Reyes and Angelito Peñaloza. Reyes […]
G.R. No. 114129 – 331 Phil. 838 – 263 SCRA 53 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Due Process; Due Process in the Dismissal of Employees – No right to cross-examine; Hearing not mandatory – Opportunity to be heard Jeremias Cortez, Jr. was hired as […]
G.R. No. 193978 – 683 Phil. 141 – 667 SCRA 150 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Review – Requisites; Locus Standi – Locus Standi of Lawyers to Question Constitutionality of Laws; When not applicable In 2010, President Benigno Simeon Aquino III issued E.O. […]
G.R. No. 184869 – 645 Phil. 282 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Due Process; Judicial Due Process – Right to Be Heard Civil Law – Law on Property – Inalienable Land In 1958, President Carlos Garcia declared the Central Mindanao University as the owner […]
G.R. No. 212140-41 – 751 Phil. 821 – 748 SCRA 1 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Due Process; Judicial Due Process – Preliminary Investigation; No right to cross-examination witnesses In December 2013, the Ombudsman, in the conduct of a preliminary investigation, subpoenaed Sen. Jinggoy […]
G.R. No. 197126 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judicial Department – Judicial Power – Judicial Review – Moot and Academic Issues In September 2001, during the middle of the academic year, the College of Medicine of St. Louis University (SLU) imposed a new rule on its graduating […]