G.R. No. L-6266 – 92 Phil. 603 – Political Law – Basic Concepts – Elements of a State – Government – Branches of the Government – Separation of Powers – Second Emergency Powers Cases – Lawmaking power is lodged in the legislature Eulogio Rodriguez et al seek to invalidate Executive […]
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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. 68159 – 220 Phil. 108 – 135 SCRA 431 – Political Law – The Legislative Department – Separation of Powers – Singularity of Office/Position Homobono Adaza was elected governor of the province of Misamis Oriental in the January 30, 1980 elections. He took his oath of office and […]
G.R. No. L-69576 – 224 Phil. 287 – 140 SCRA 153 – Political Law – The Legislative Department – Separation of Powers – Singularity of Office/Position Cicero Punsalan and Estelito Mendoza were the vice governor and the governor of Pampanga, respectively. Both belong to KBL (Kilusang Bagong Lipunan). On 17 […]
G.R. No. 155344 – 465 Phil. 325 – 420 SCRA 388 – Political Law – Municipal Corporation – Administrative Powers – Cockfighting Constitutional Law – Separation of Powers Rolando Canet was a cockpit operator in Bula, Camarines Sur while Julieta Decena was the mayor there. In 1998, Canet, by […]
G.R. No. L-30642 – 220 Phil. 533 – 136 SCRA 141 – Political Law – Separation of Powers – SC Cannot Legislate; ExceptionStatutory Construction – Determining the Purpose of the Law Perfecto Floresca et al are the heirs of the deceased employees of Philex Mining Corporation who, while working at its […]
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. 92163 – 264 Phil. 593 – 186 SCRA 217 – Political Law – Separation of Powers – SC Cannot Change LawStatutory Construction – The Court Can Only Interpret LawsCriminal Law – Complex Crimes – Compound Crimes – Rebellion Absorbs Common CrimesRemedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Bail; When […]
G.R. No. L-6355-56 – 93 Phil. 699 – Political Law – The Judiciary – The Legislature – Separation of PowersStatutory Construction – Who May Interpret Laws Saturnino David, the then Collector of Internal Revenue (CIR), ordered the taxing of Justice Pastor Endencia’s and Justice Fernando Jugo’s (and other judges’) salary […]