Tag: POLITICAL LAW
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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.…
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G.R. No. 133132 (Canonizado v. Aguirre, January 25, 2000) (CASE DIGEST)
G.R. No. 133132 (Canonizado v. Aguirre, January 25, 2000) Facts Petitioners Alexis C. Canonizado, Edgar Dula Torres, and Rogelio A. Pureza were appointed Commissioners of the National Police Commission (NAPOLCOM) under Republic Act No. 6975 (RA 6975),. None of their six-year terms had expired when Republic Act No. 8551 (RA 8551), the “Philippine National Police…
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Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) v. Mabalot (G.R. No. 138200, February 27, 2002) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts The Secretary of the Department of Transportation and Communications (DOTC) issued Memorandum Order No. 96-735 (February 19, 1996), directing the Land Transportation Franchising Regulatory Board (LTFRB) to effect the transfer of its regional functions to the DOTC-Cordillera Administrative Region (CAR) Regional Office, pending the creation of a regular LTFRB Regional Office thereat. Organic personnel…
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Republic of the Philippines v. Pasig Rizal Co., Inc. (G.R. No. 213207, February 15, 2022) (CASE DIGEST)
Facts Pasig Rizal Co., Inc. (PRCI) sought original registration of title over a 944-square meter parcel of land in Pasig City (Subject Property), claiming that it and its predecessors-in-interest had been in open, continuous, exclusive, and notorious possession in the concept of an owner since 1956,,. The Regional Trial Court (RTC) and the Court of…
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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…