Tag: 1993

  • GARCIA v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS G.R. No. 111511 (October 5, 1993) (CASE DIGEST)

    Facts Petitioner Enrique T. Garcia was the duly elected Governor of Bataan. In July 1993, mayors, vice-mayors, and Sangguniang Bayan members of the province convened as a Preparatory Recall Assembly (PRA) to initiate his recall based on “loss of confidence,” pursuant to Section 70 of Republic Act 7160 (Local Government Code of 1991). Resolution No.…

  • Oposa vs. Factoran Jr., G.R. No. 101083 (July 30, 1993)

    (NOTE: Do minors have the legal personality to file a suit ?) Facts A group of minor citizens, represented by their parents, along with the Philippine Ecological Network, Inc. (PENI), filed a taxpayers’ class suit against the then-Secretary of the Department of Environment and Natural Resources (DENR). The minors asserted that they represented their generation…