G.R. No. L-24693 – 127 Phil. 306 – 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 […]
Constitutional Law
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G.R. No. L-35546 – 158-A Phil. 1 – 59 SCRA 183 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Martial Law – Habeas Corpus – Power of the President to Order Arrests Enrile (then Minister of National Defense), pursuant to the order of Marcos issued and ordered the arrest of […]
G.R. No. L-4221 – 91 Phil. 882 – 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 18 October 1950, Maximino Montenegro was arrested for alleged communistic activities (alleged sedition, […]
G.R. No. 123872 – 349 Phil. 640 – 285 SCRA 703 – Political Law – Bill of Rights – Search and Seizure – Informer’s Tip – Warrantless Arrest On 19 June 1994 at about 2pm, police officers Talingting and Clarin were informed by an asset that a drug courier would […]
G.R. No. 120915 – 351 Phil. 868 – 288 SCRA 626 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Search and Seizure – Informer’s Tip In the morning of 13 December 1988, the law enforcement officers received information from an informant named “Benjie” that a certain “Aling […]
A.C. No. 207-J – 76 SCRA 301 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Search and Seizure – A search warrant must cover only one offense On March 31, 1971, Amansec passed by a crowded house along Ledesma Street, Baguio City, where he saw a golden […]
G.R. No. L-32409 – 147 Phil. 794 – 37 SCRA 823 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Search and Seizure – Personal Examination of the Judge On 24 Feb 1970, Commissioner Vera of Internal Revenue, wrote a letter addressed to J Ruiz requesting the […]
G.R. No. 126379 – 353 Phil. 604 – 291 SCRA 400 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Search Warrant – Place to be Searched is Controlling In December 1995, Quezon City PNP applied for a search warrant before the QC RTC against Azfar Hussain […]
G.R. No. L-19550 – 126 Phil. 738 – 20 SCRA 383 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Search and Seizure – General Warrants – Abandonment of the Moncado Doctrine Stonehill et al and their corporation were alleged to have committed acts in “violation of Central […]
G.R. No. L-23794 – 130 Phil. 595 – 20 SCRA 739 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Equal Protection In 1964, Ormoc City passed an ordinance which provides: “There shall be paid to the City Treasurer on any and all productions of centrifugal sugar milled at the Ormoc Sugar […]
G.R. No. L-29646 – 175 Phil. 443 – 86 SCRA 270 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Equal Protection – Delegation of Powers – Administrative Bodies Pao Ho is a Chinese national employed in the City of Manila. On 27 March 1968, then Manila Mayor Antonio Villegas signed Ordinance […]
G.R. No. L-26344 – 235 Phil. 296 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Equal Protection – Sugar Cane Industry Hawaiian-Philippine Co. is a sugar milling company while Asociacion de Hacenderos de Silay-Saravia, Inc. is a corporation organized to represent sugar cane planters in Negros Occidental. In 1953, both entered […]
G.R. No. L-50908 – 212 Phil. 307 – 127 SCRA 329 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Equal Protection – Distinction Between Heavy and Extra Heavy Cars and Others Mary Concepcion Bautista and her husband are assailing the constitutionality of Letter of Instruction No. 869 (LOI) issued in 1979 […]
G.R. No. L-52304 – 180 Phil. 597 – 95 SCRA 775 – Political Law – Equal Protection – Gerrymandering **”Gerrymandering” is a “term employed to describe an apportionment of representative districts so contrived as to give an unfair advantage to the party in power.” ** Pursuant to Batas Blg […]
G.R. No. L-59234 – 202 Phil. 925 – 119 SCRA 597 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Equal Protection – Phasing Out of Old Taxis in Metro Manila but not Elsewhere On 10 October 1977, the Board of Transportation (BOT) issued Memorandum Circular No. 77-42 which has for its […]
G.R. No. 124360 – 346 Phil. 321 – 281 SCRA 330 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Equal Protection – Oil Deregulation Law Considering that oil is not endemic to this country, history shows that the government has always been finding ways to alleviate the oil industry. The government […]