G.R. No. L-2662 – 83 Phil. 171 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Declaration of Principles and State Policies – Doctrine of Incorporation; The Hague Convention – Generally Accepted Principles of International Law – The Philippines can try war crimes Shigenori Kuroda was the highest ranking Japanese officer stationed […]
Constitutional Law
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G.R. No. L-34150 – 149 Phil. 1 – 41 SCRA 702 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Amendment to the Constitution – Doctrine of Proper Submission – No piece-meal submission The Constitutional Convention of 1971 scheduled an advance plebiscite concerning only the proposal to lower the voting age from […]
G.R. No. L-28196; G.R. No. L-28224 – 129 Phil. 7 – 21 SCRA 774 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judiciary – Judicial Power – Amendment to the Constitution – Political Question vs Justiciable Question – The act of congress enacting a law proposing amendments to the constitution […]
G.R. No. 127325 – 336 Phil. 848 – 270 SCRA 106 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Amendments to the Constitution – Revision vs Amendment – People’s Initiative; Scope On 6 December 1996, Atty. Jesus S. Delfin filed with COMELEC a Petition to Amend the Constitution to Lift Term […]
G.R. No. L-21484 – 30 SCRA 649 – Political Law – Basic Concepts – Elements of a State – Government – Two-fold Function of the Government – Free Enterprise – Ministrant vs Constituent Functions In September 1961 a Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA) was agreed upon by labor unions (ASA and AWA) […]
G.R. No. L-66088 – 212 Phil. 63 – 127 SCRA 69 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Amendment to the Constitution – Doctrine of Complete Submission – Political Question In January 1984, a plebiscite was to be held to allow the voters to either approve or reject amendments to the […]
G.R. No. L-44640; G.R. No. L-44684; G.R. No. L-44714 – 165 Phil. 303 – 73 SCRA 333 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Judiciary – Judicial Power – Amendment to the Constitution – Political Question vs Justiciable Question On 2 Sept 1976, Marcos issued PD No. 991 calling […]
G.R. Nos. L-10360 – G.R. Nos. L-10433 – 100 Phil. 683 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Control Power – Removal of Appointed LGU officials Republic Act No. 603 created the City of Roxas. Section 8 thereof provides that the […]
G.R. No. L-46570 – 67 Phil. 451 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Control Power – Supervision – Suspension of a Local Government Official – Power to suspend comes with the power to remove Jose Villena was the then mayor […]
G.R. No. L-22754 – 112 Phil. 1091 – 15 SCRA 710 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Control Power – Removal Power – Appointees Ruben Villaluz was appointed as the Administrator of the Motor Vehicles Office in 1958. In 1960, […]
G.R. No. L-7708 – 97 Phil. 143 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Control Power; Power of Supervision over Local Government Officials Administrative Law – Investigation Power of the Governor over Municipal Mayors Jose Mondano was the mayor of Mainit, […]
G.R. No. 89865 – 198 SCRA 577 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President; Control Power – Acts of the Executive Secretary Atty. Rizal Echeche was employed as Legal Officer II of the Bureau of Mines. In 1975, Letter of Instruction No. […]
G.R. No. 93252 – 200 SCRA 271 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Control Power vs Power of Supervision over Local Government Officials Rodolfo Ganzon was the then mayor of Iloilo City. 10 complaints were filed against him on grounds […]
G.R. No. 88291 – 197 SCRA 771 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President; Control Power – Acts of the Executive Secretary The National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) was created by Commonwealth Act No. 120. In 1949, it was given tax exemption by […]
G.R. No. L-27811 – 129 Phil. 123 – 21 SCRA 895 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Power of Control; Delegation of Control Power to the Executive Secretary Jose Magallanes was permitted to use and occupy a land used for […]
G.R. No. 96409 – 206 SCRA 290 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President; Control Power; Power of Supervision – War Powers; Commander-in-Chief Powers – Doctrine of Qualified Political Agency In 1990, Republic Act No. 6975 entitled “AN ACT ESTABLISHING THE PHILIPPINE […]