G.R. No. L-35546 – 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 a number of individuals including […]
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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 – 285 SCRA 703 – Political Law – Bill of Rights – Search and Seizure – Informer’s Tip – Warrantless ArrestOn 19 June 1994 at about 2pm, police officers Talingting and Clarin were informed by an asset that a drug courier would be arriving from Baguio to […]
G.R. No. 120915 – 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 Rosa” would be leaving […]
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 – 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 issuance of a search warrant […]
G.R. No. 126379 – 353 Phil. 604 – 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 who had allegedly in his […]
G.R. No. L-19550 – 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 Bank Laws, Tariff and […]
G.R. No. L-23794 – 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 Company Incorporated, in Ormoc […]
G.R. No. L-29646 – 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 No. 6537 which prohibited […]
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 – 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 which classified vehicles into […]
G.R. No. L-52304 – 95 SCRA 775 – 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 51 (enacted 22 Dec 1979), COMELEC adopted Resolution […]
G.R. No. L-59234 – 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 purpose the phasing out […]
G.R. No. 124360 – 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 created laws to accommodate […]
G.R. No. 128096 – 301 SCRA 298 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Equal Protection Clause – Cases Before the Sandiganbayan On May 18, 1995, alleged members of the Kuratong Baleleng Gang (KBG) were killed in a police operation. The incident was labeled as a rub out. Panfilo Lacson was […]