GR No. L-59431 – 215 Phil. 582 – 130 SCRA 654 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Equal Protection – Uniformity of Taxation Sison assails the validity of Batas Pambansa Blg. 135 which further amended Section 21 of the National Internal Revenue Code of 1977. The law provides that […]
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G.R. No. 56515 – 191 Phil. 385 – 104 SCRA 17 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Equal Protection – Access to Media In 1981, the Batasang Pambansa proposed amendments to the 1973 Constitution. The amendments were to be voted upon in a plebiscite for the people’s approval/disapproval. The […]
G.R. NO. 145271 – 501 Phil. 621 – 463 SCRA 331 – Labor Law – Labor Standards – Indirect Employer – Labor Only Agency Rogelio Benamira et al were security guards who worked for PSI (People’s Security, Inc.). PSI was the security agency contracted by MERALCO (Manila Electric Company). The […]
G.R. No. 176484 – 592 Phil. 318 – 571 SCRA 585 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Labor Standards – Strike – Managerial Employees – Power of Control – Illegal Dismissal Ronaldo Lanzanas and Merceditha Lanzanas are doctors employed by Calamba Medical Center, Inc. They are given a retainer’s […]
G.R. No. 154380 – 509 Phil. 108 – 472 SCRA 114 – Civil Law – Family Code – Article 26 of the Family Code – Divorce On May 24, 1981, Cipriano Orbecido III married Lady Myros M. Villanueva at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines in Lam-an, Ozamis […]
G.R. No. 133743; G.R. No. 134029 – 543 Phil. 275 – 514 SCRA 294 – Civil Law – Family Code – Retroactive Effect of Article 26 of the Family Code During his lifetime, Felicisimo San Luis (Rodolfo San Luis’s dad) contracted three marriages. His first marriage was with Virginia Sulit […]
A.M. No. MTJ-96-1088 – 259 SCRA 129 – Civil Law – Family Code – Law on Marriage – Presumptive Death; Absent Spouse – A lower court judge cannot solemnize marriage outside his jurisdiction Rodolfo Navarro was the Municipal Mayor of Dapa, Surigao del Norte. He submitted evidence in relation to […]
G.R. No. 160172 – 568 Phil. 724 – 545 SCRA 162 – Civil Law – Family Code – Marriages; Void ab initio marriages Reinel and Annabelle met and became sweethearts in 1991. They applied for a marriage license in Pasig City in September 1994. They had their first sexual relation […]
G.R. No. 150758 – 423 SCRA 272 (467 Phil. 723) – Civil Law – Family Code – Bigamy – Exists even if one marriage is declared void Veronico Tenebro contracted marriage with Leticia Ancajas in 1990. The two lived together continuously and without interruption until the later part of 1991, […]
A.M. No. 133-J – 199 Phil. 300 – 114 SCRA 77 – Political Law – Abrogation of Political Laws – Change of SovereignLegal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – Property Dealings of Judges Involving a Litigant’s PropertyCivil Law – Law on Sales – Contract of Sale – Subject Matter Under Litigation […]
G.R. No. 122156 – 335 Phil. 82 – 267 SCRA 408 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Supremacy of the Constitution – Filipino First PolicySelf-Executing Provisions of the Constitution – Par. 2, Sec. 10, Art. XII Pursuant to the privatization program of the government, the Government Service Insurance System […]
G.R. No. 171396 – 522 Phil. 705 – 489 SCRA 160 – Political Law – The Executive Branch – Presidential Proclamation 1017 – Take Care Clause – Take Over Power – Calling Out PowerBill of Rights – Freedom of Speech – Overbreadth In February 2006, due to the escape of some […]
G.R. No. 106064 – 509 Phil. 486 – 472 SCRA 505 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Executive Department – Qualified Political Agency – when not applied – Borrowing Powers of the President During the Corazon Aquino regime, her administration came up with a scheme to reduce […]
G.R. No. L-45685 – 65 Phil. 56 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Separation of Powers – Judicial Power; Judicial Review – Undue Delegation of Powers – Power to Pardon Constitutionality of Laws – May the State Question Its Own Laws In 1934, Mariano Cu Unjieng was convicted in a criminal case […]
G.R. No. 169013 – 594 Phil. 451 – 574 SCRA 41 – Remedial Law – Due Process – Certiorari; when available – Service of Summons In 1996, Godofredo Cuanan, while being a school principal in San Antonio, Nueva Ecija, was charged with sexual harassment. DECS Region III created an investigating […]
G.R. No. L-19650 – 124 Phil. 763 – 18 SCRA 247 – Statutory Construction – Construction; defined – Noscitur A Sociis In 1960, Caltex (Philippines), Inc. announced its Caltex Hooded Pump Contest. The mechanics of the contest were as follows: 1. Participants must estimate the actual number of liters a […]