G.R. No. 142840 – 357 SCRA 545 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – “Natural Born” Requirement – Requirements to be a Congressman Antonio Bengson III and Teodoro Cruz were rivals in the 1998 elections in the 2nd District of Pangasinan. Cruz won by a significant margin […]
Constitutional Law
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G.R. No. 158466 – 432 SCRA 144 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Labo Doctrine; Second Placer Cannot Be Declared the Winner Political Law – Constitutional Law – Election Law – Labo Doctrine; Second Placer Cannot Be Declared the Winner In May 2001, Mario Crespo, also known as […]
G.R. No. 178678 – 585 SCRA 557 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Party-List Representation – Leadership Disputes Within a Party List – Electioneering Mercantile Law – Corporation Law – Hold-Over Principle In 1999, Melquiades Robles was elected president and chairperson of BUHAY, a party-list group duly […]
G.R. No. 179271 – 586 SCRA 210 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Party List System; Proportional Representation; Proper Computation Statutory Construction – Rule in Interpreting the Constitution – Intent of the Framers vs Intent of the People NOTE: This case is consolidated with BAYAN Muna […]
G.R. No. L-34676 – 56 SCRA 823 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Salaries of Representatives – Other Emoluments; Retirement Benefits Benjamin Ligot served as a member of the House of Representatives for three consecutive four-year terms covering a twelve-year span from December 30, 1957 […]
G.R. No. L-23326 – 15 SCRA 479 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Salaries of the Members of Congress – Other Emolument Philippine Constitution Association, Inc. (PHILCONSA) assails the validity of Republic Act No. 3836 insofar as the same allows retirement gratuity and commutation of […]
G.R. No. 161658 – 570 SCRA 410 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department; Qualifications of a Senator / Member of the House of Representatives NOTE: This is consolidated with Laserna vs Dangerous Drugs Board (G.R. No. 158633) and Social Justice Society vs Dangerous Drugs Board (G.R. […]
Political Law – Delegation of Powers – Administrative Bodies Hiu Chiong Tsai Pao Ho was a Chinese national employed in the City of Manila. On 27 March 1968, then Manila Mayor Antonio Villegas signed Ordinance No. 6537. The said ordinance prohibits foreign nationals from being employed within the City of […]
G.R. No. L-23825 – 15 SCRA 569 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Legislative Powers; Delegation of Powers – Sufficient Standard Test and Completeness Test Political Law – Basic Principles – Three Branches of the Government – Separation of Powers – Only Congress may create […]
G.R. No. 127325 – 336 Phil. 848 – 270 SCRA 106 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Basic Principles – Separation of Powers On 6 December 1996, Atty. Jesus S. Delfin filed with COMELEC a “Petition to Amend the Constitution to Lift Term Limits of Elective Officials by People’s […]
A.C. No. 198-J – 39 SCRA 106 – Political Law – Basic Principles – Separation of Powers Catalino Macaraig, Jr. worked in the Department of Justice for sixteen years before he was appointed as a Court of First Instance judge in 1970. He took his oath but he cannot make […]
G.R. No. L-45081 – 63 Phil. 139 – Political Law – Basic Principles – Branches of Government; Separation of Powers; System of Checks and Balances In the elections of September 17, 1935, Jose Angara, and the respondents, Pedro Ynsua et al. were candidates voted for the position of member of the […]
G.R. No. 110526 – 286 SCRA 109 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Declaration of State Principles – Free Enterprise – There is still a need for protective regulations The Philippine Coconut Authority (PCA) was created by Presidential Decree No. 232 as an independent public corporation to promote the rapid […]
G.R. No. L-25246 – 59 SCRA 54 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Declaration of State Policies – Primacy of the Constitution over Contractual Rights – Religious Freedom Benjamin Victoriano, an Iglesia ni Cristo (INC) member, has been an employee of the Elizalde Rope Factory (ERF) since 1958. He […]
G.R. No. 101083 – 224 SCRA 792 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Declaration of Principles and State Policies – Harmony in Nature – Inter-Generational Responsibility – Inter-Generational Justice A taxpayer’s class suit was initiated by the Philippine Ecological Network, Inc. (PENI) together with the minors Juan Antonio Oposa […]
G.R. No. L-68828 – 135 SCRA 514 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Basic Principles – Religious Freedom vs Clear and Present Danger Doctrine One afternoon in October 1984, Reli German et al went to JP Laurel Street to pray and worship at the St. Luke Chapel. But they were […]