G.R. No. 126021 – 383 Phil. 988 – Criminal Law – Book I – Aggravating Circumstances – Ignominy – Principal by Inducement Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Information; All aggravating circumstances must be alleged Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Right to be informed of […]
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G.R. No. 127568 – 323 SCRA 734 – Criminal Law – Book I – Aggravating Circumstances – Must be alleged in the Information Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Rights of the Accused – Right to be informed of the nature and cause of accusation against […]
G.R. No. L-59234 – 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 of Manila and to […]
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 for […]
G.R. No. L-49112 – 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 all motor vehicles to have […]
G.R. No. L-7995 – 101 Phil. 1155 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Treaties May Be Superseded by Municipal Laws in the Exercise of Police Power Lao Ichong is a Chinese businessman who entered the country to take advantage of business opportunities herein abound (then) – particularly in the […]
G.R. No. 120095 – 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 of the Entertainment Industry Advisory […]
G.R. No. 118127 – 455 SCRA 308 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Police Power On 30 Mar 1993, Mayor Lim signed into law Ord 7783 entitled AN ORDINANCE PROHIBITING THE ESTABLISHMENT OR OPERATION OF BUSINESSES PROVIDING CERTAIN FORMS OF AMUSEMENT, ENTERTAINMENT, SERVICES AND FACILITIES IN THE ERMITA-MALATE AREA, […]
G.R. No. 122846 – 576 SCRA 416 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Police Power – Not Validly Exercised – Infringement of Private Rights On 3 Dec 1992, then Mayor Lim signed into law Ord 7774 entitled “An Ordinance prohibiting short time admission in hotels, motels, lodging houses, pension […]
G.R. No. L-33964 – 42 SCRA 448 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Abandonment of the Doctrine Held in the Barcelon Case and the Montenegro Case – Suspension of the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus not a political question Due to the throwing of two hand grenades […]
G.R. No. 2808 – 5 Phil. 87 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Suspension of the Privilege of the Writ Habeas Corpus as a Political Question being a Prerogative by the President On 31 January 1905, then Governor-General Luke Wright issued a resolution suspending the […]
G.R. No. 79173 – 156 SCRA 92 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Habeas Corpus Col. Abadilla was the head of the group that seized GMA 7 in 1987. A subsequent mutiny was done in Fort Bonifacio. The act was infamously known as the Black Saturday Revolt. The mutiny […]
G.R. No. L-54558 – 150 SCRA 144 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Habeas Corpus In 1979, Olaguer and some others were detained by military personnel and they were placed in Camp Bagong Diwa. Olaguer and his group are all civilians. They were charged with […]
G.R. No. L-61016 – 121 SCRA 538 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Habeas Corpus – The Right to Bail In April 1982, Morales and some others were arrested while driving a motor vehicle in Laong-Laan St, QC. They were charged in CFI Rizal for […]
G.R. No. L-61388 – 121 SCRA 472 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Warrantless Arrest – Writ of Habeas Corpus – Reversal of the Lansang Doctrine; Reinstatement of the Montenegro Doctrine In July 1982, Sabino Padilla, together w/ 8 others who were having a conference […]
G.R. No. L-24693 – 20 SCRA 849 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Police Power – Due Process Clause On 13 June 1963, the Manila Municipal Board enacted Ord 4760 and the same was approved by then acting mayor Astorga. Ord 4760 sought to regulate hotels and motels. It […]