G.R. No. 124893 – 338 Phil. 484 – 271 SCRA 767 – Law on Public Officers – Ineligibility – SK Chairman – Labo Doctrine Applied In 1996, Lynette Garvida filed her candidacy to the position of Chairman of the Sangguniang Kabataan (SK) of a barangay in Bangui, Ilocos Norte. Her […]
Law on Public Officers
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G.R. No. 145368 – 433 Phil. 1 – 167 SCAD 425 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Who is a Public Officer In April 2002, the Supreme Court issued a decision declaring Salvador Laurel as chair of the National Centennial Commission (NCC) is a public officer who […]
A.M. No. P-04-1925 – 488 Phil. 62 – 447 SCRA 60 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Public Office is a Public Trust Oscar Llamas was a cash clerk in the regional trial court of San Carlos City, Pangasinan. His brother was a judge in one of […]
G.R. No. 115863 – 312 Phil. 1145 – 280 SCRA 713 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Creation and Abolition of a Public Office is Essentially Legislative Constitutional Law – Separation of Powers – Legislative Powers; Power to Create Public Office In 1993, Aida Eugenio passed the […]
G.R. No. L-23226 – 47 Phil. 543 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – No Vested Right In A Public Office Civil Law – General Principles – Prospective Application of Laws – Retroactivity must be provided for In 1907, Vicente Segovia was appointed as judge in Dumanjug, Cebu. […]
G.R. No. 86564 – 257 Phil. 1 – 176 SCRA 1 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Election Laws – Citizenship of a Public Officer – Dual Citizenship – Labo Doctrine In 1988, Ramon Labo, Jr. was elected as mayor of Baguio City. His rival, Luis Lardizabal, […]
G.R. No. L-16924 – 117 Phil. 836 – 7 SCRA 832 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Citizenship Requirement for Public Officers and Employees – Public School Teachers Must Be Filipino Citizens Antonia Yee is a civil service eligible serving as as a regular public school teacher having […]
G.R. No. L-2971 – 88 Phil. 494 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – “Public Officer” and “Public Employee” the same for Purposes of the Penal Code Criminal Law – Book II – Crimes Committed By Public Officers – Direct Bribery – “Public Officer” and “Public Employee” the […]
G.R. No. 87193 – 255 Phil. 934 – 174 SCRA 245 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Citizenship of a Public Officer In 1988, Juan Frivaldo won as governor of Sorsogon. Salvador Estuye, President of the League of Municipalities of Sorsogon, filed with the COMELEC a petition […]
G.R. No. L-9699 – 100 Phil. 1025 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Civil Service Eligibility – Temporary Appointment Does Not Ripen Into Permanent Appointment In 1947, Liberato Jimenez was appointed as a temporary legal investigator in the Philippine Veterans Board (PVB). In 1949, he was promoted […]
G.R. No. L-55151 – 191 Phil. 10 – 103 SCRA 380 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – No Vested Right to a Public Office – Continuing Eligibility Dominador Borje was an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Misamis Occidental Electric Cooperative, Inc. (MOELC). While […]
G.R. No. L-5701 – 93 Phil. 376 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Limitations on The Power to Create a Public Office – President Can’t Create Courts In 1950, the University of Santo Tomas was assessed a deficiency tax on its income from tuition fees. UST opposed […]
G.R. No. 125249 – 335 Phil. 462 – 267 SCRA 806 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Election Law; Election Protest Survives the Death of a Party – Public Office is Not Transmissible to Incumbent’s Heir In 1995, Jimmy De Castro was proclaimed as the mayor of […]
G.R. No. 142801-802 – 413 Phil. 281 – 360 SCRA 718 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Security of Tenure in a Public Office – No Vested Right to a Public Office – Power to Create and Destroy Public Office During the time of President Corazon Aquino, […]
G.R. No. L-29661 – 138 Phil. 37 – 28 SCRA 334 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Appointment in Vacancies of Local Offices (Chief of Police) Not Ministerial In 1968, the Chief of Police of Pasay City died. Then Mayor Jovito Claudio appointed State Prosecutor Francisco Villa […]
G.R. No. 112283 – 236 SCRA 60 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Public Office is Personal to the Incumbent Election Law – Claim for damages in an election case does not survive the death of the party claiming damages In 1992, Rosauro Radovan was declared the […]