Tag: POLITICAL LAW
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G.R. No. 97710: DR. EMIGDIO A. BONDOC v. REPRESENTATIVES MARCIANO M. PINEDA, et al. (September 26, 1991) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Dr. Emigdio A. Bondoc (Nacionalista Party/NP) filed an electoral protest (HRET Case No. 25) against Marciano M. Pineda (Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino/LDP) for a seat in the House of Representatives. After revision and recount, the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET) reached a decision favorable to Bondoc, giving him a margin of 107 votes.…
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G.R. No. 83767: Firdausi Smail Abbas vs. Senate Electoral Tribunal (October 27, 1988) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Petitioners filed an election contest (SET Case No. 002-87) before the Senate Electoral Tribunal (SET) against 22 candidates of the LABAN coalition who were proclaimed senators-elect in the May 11, 1987 congressional elections. The respondent Tribunal was composed of three Justices of the Supreme Court and six Senators. Petitioners subsequently filed a Motion for…
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VILANDO v. HRET G.R. Nos. 192147 & 192149 (August 23, 2011) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Jocelyn Sy Limkaichong (Limkaichong) was proclaimed and assumed office as the Representative of the First District of Negros Oriental in 2007. Petitioner Renald F. Vilando filed a petition for quo warranto before the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal (HRET), alleging that Limkaichong was not a natural-born Filipino citizen and was, thus, ineligible for office.…
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Miriam Defensor Santiago vs. Sandiganbayan (G.R. No. 128055, April 18, 2001) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Miriam Defensor-Santiago, then Commissioner of the Commission on Immigration and Deportation (CID), was indicted before the Sandiganbayan in Criminal Case No. 16698 for alleged violation of Republic Act No. 3019 (Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices Act). The information charged her with acting with evident bad faith and manifest partiality in approving the application for legalization…
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Bayan Muna Party-List Representatives v. Arroyo (G.R. No. 182734, June 27, 2023 (CASE DIGEST)
Facts The Tripartite Agreement for Joint Marine Seismic Undertaking (JMSU) was executed by the Philippine National Oil Company (PNOC), China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC), and Vietnam Oil and Gas Corporation (PETROVIETNAM). The purpose of the JMSU was to conduct a seismic survey to determine the “petroleum resource potential” of a designated Agreement Area in…