G.R. No. 208566 – 721 Phil. 416 – 710 SCRA 1 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Local Government – Invalid Delegation – Congressional Pork Barrel is Unconstitutional Legislative Department – Invalid Delegation of Legislative Power This case is consolidated with G.R. No. 208493 and G.R. No. 209251. The so-called pork barrel […]
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G.R. No. 172087 – 660 Phil. 636 – 645 SCRA 338 – Taxation Law – Income Taxation – Corporate Taxpayers – PAGCOR is not exempt from income taxation Political Law – Equal Protection Clause The Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) was created by P.D. No. 1067-A in 1977. Obviously, […]
G.R No. 187167 – 655 SCRA 476 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Basic Concepts – Elements of a State – Territory; The National Territory – RA 9522 is Constitutional In March 2009, Republic Act No. 9522, an act defining the archipelagic baselines of the Philippines was enacted – […]
G.R. No. 203766 – 694 SCRA 477 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Legislative Department – Party-List System – Major Political Parties May Run Under the Party-List System This case partially abandoned the rulings in Ang Bagong Bayani vs COMELEC and BANAT vs COMELEC. Atong Paglaum, Inc. and 51 other parties […]
G.R. No. 127553 – 346 Phil. 1014 – 282 SCRA 326 – Labor Law – Post-Employment – Termination; Due Process – Just Causes Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights; Right to Counsel In June 1995, the security guards of N.C. Construction Supply caught an employee stealing from the […]
G.R. No. L-1340 – 79 Phil. 345 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Picketing – Illegal Picketing – Splitting of Unions Political Law – Constitutional Law – Freedom of Speech – Picketing In December 1946, the Bisig ng Canlubang Union (BCU) demanded from the Canlubang Sugar Estate (CSE) the […]
G.R. No. L-7586 – 100 Phil. 789 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Labor Rights – Picketing Political Law – Constitutional Law – Freedom of Speech Narcisa De Leon was the owner of a parcel of land where the Dalisay Theater stands. She does not own the building. In […]
G.R. No. L-63419 – 230 Phil. 406 – 146 SCRA 323 – Mercantile Law – Negotiable Instruments Law – Constitutionality of BP 22 Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Equal Protection Clause This case is a consolidation of 8 cases regarding violations of the Bouncing Checks […]
G.R. No. 106719 – 226 SCRA 645 – Legal Ethics – Legal Profession – Motion for Disbarment Improperly Filed Political Law – Administrative Law – Power of the Ombudsman – Preventive Suspension In 1992, the NCMH Nurses Association (NCMH-NA) filed a case of graft and corruption against Dr. Brigida Buenaseda […]
G.R. No. 54 – 1 Phil. 50 – Remedial Law – Right to Remain Silent Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Rights of the Accused – Right to Remain Silent Jose Junio pleaded not guilty to a criminal case. After that, the judge required him to […]
G.R. No. 157013 – 453 Phil. 586 – Political Law – Election Laws – Absentee Voters Act – Proclamation of Winners in a National Elections Romulo Macalintal, as a lawyer and a taxpayer, questions the validity of the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 (R.A. 9189). He questions the validity […]
G.R. No. 147066; G.R. No. 147179 – 407 Phil. 618 – Political Law – Election Law – Right of Suffrage – Extension of Voters Registration On January 25, 2001, AKBAYAN-Youth, together with other youth movements sought the extension of the registration of voters for the May 2001 elections. The voters […]
G.R. No. L-6898 – 94 Phil. 903 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Abolition of a Public Office – Appointing Power Vested in the Executive Luis Manalang was the Director of the Placement Bureau. However in 1952, a law was passed by Congress abolishing the Placement Bureau […]
G.R. No. L-20864 – 118 Phil. 691 – 8 SCRA 692 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Ad Interim Appointment vs Appointment in Acting Capacity In October 1961, Valencia was designated as acting chairman of the board of directors of the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA) […]
G.R. No. 124374 – G.R. No. 126354 -G.R. No. 126366 – 378 Phil. 466 – 320 SCRA 703 – 117 SCAD 352 – Law on Public Officers – Appointment in the Local Government – Appointing Power Cannot be Usurped by CSC In November 1972, Presidential Decree No. 51 was signed […]
G.R. No. 95425 – 206 SCRA 621 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Appointing Power is Discretionary In 1987, Niceforo Francisco was appointed by the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner as Chief Revenue Officer III. Florencio Salles, a Revenue Enforcement Officer, opposed the appointment of his […]