Three conditions to be entitled to read or print these materials: 1. Share these materials to your friends; 2. Do not delete my posters; 3. Read my posters (he he he). Thanks ADMISSION OF GUILT In Vera vs. People, G.R. No. L-18184, January 31, 1963, the Supreme Court En Banc rejected the argument of the… Read More SHORT REVIEWER ON AMNESTY FOR 2018 BAR EXAMS BY JUDGE MARLO CAMPANILLA
FACTS: Ten Filipino citizens who each alleged having suffered human rights abuses such as arbitrary detention, torture and rape in the hands of police or military forces during the Marcos regime, filed with the US District Court, Hawaii, against the Estate Ferdinand E. Marcos. Trial ensued, and subsequently a jury rendered a Final Judgment and… Read More Mijares v. Ranada G.R. NO. 139325, April 12, 2005 Recognition of Foreign Judgments
FACTS: This is a Resolution on the Motion for Reconsideration seeking to reverse the Decision of this Court in Saguisag et. al., v. Executive Secretary dated 12 January 2016. Petitioners claim this Court erred when it ruled that the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement (EDCA) between the Philippines and the US was not a treaty. In… Read More Saguisag v. Exec Secretary Ochoa July 26, 2016 G.R. No. 212426 EDCA, Treaty, Executive Agreement, International Agreement
FACTS: Public respondent Secretary of National Defense Delfin N. Lorenzana issued a Memorandum to the public respondent Chief of Staff of the AFP, General Ricardo R. Visaya, regarding the interment of Marcos at the Libingan Ng Mga Bayani (LNMB) in reference to the Verbal Order of President Duterte. Respondent AFP Rear Admiral Ernesto C. Enriquez issued… Read More Ocampo v. Enriquez G.R. No. 225973, November 08, 2016 Actual Case or Controversy, Locus Standi, Hierarchy of Courts, Doctrine of Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies, with former C.J. Sereno’s Dissenting Opinion
FACTS: Commission En Banc of the Commission on Human Rights (CHR) issued a Resolution approving the appointment to the position of Information Officer V (IO V) of respondent Maricelle M. Cortes. Commissioner Eligio P. Mallari, father of respondent Cortes, abstained from voting and requested the CHR to render an opinion on the legality of the… Read More Civil Service Commission v. Cortes G.R. No. 200103 April 23, 2014 Nepotism, Powers and Duties of Public Officers
FACTS: Respondent Mayor Richard J. Gordon of Olongapo City was appointed Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the Subic Bay Metropolitan Authority (SBMA). Petitioners, who claim to be taxpayers, employees of the U.S. Facility at the Subic, Zambales, and officers and members of the Filipino Civilian Employees Association in U.S. Facilities in the Philippines, challenge… Read More Flores v. Drilon G.R. No. 104732 June 22, 1993 Eligibility and Qualifications, Law on Public Officers
FACTS: Petitioner Hannah Eunice D. Serana was appointed by then President Joseph Estrada as a student regent of UP, to serve a one-year term. Petitioner discussed with President Estrada the renovation of Vinzons Hall Annex in UP Diliman. Petitioner, with her siblings and relatives, registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission the Office of the… Read More Serana v. Sandiganbayan G.R. No. 162059 January 22, 2008
In 1998, a committee was created to take charge of the nationwide preparations for the National Celebration of the Philippine Centennial of the Declaration of Philippine Independence. President Ramos issued E.O. No. 128, “reconstituting the Committee and renamed the Committee as the “National Centennial Commission.” Appointed to chair the reconstituted Commission was Vice-President Salvador H.… Read More Laurel v. Desierto G.R. No. 145368 April 12, 2002 Law on Public Officers, R. A. 3019
FACTS: Petitioner Garcia as President and General Manager of the GSIS filed separate charges against respondents Villaviza et.al, for Grave Misconduct and/or Conduct Prejudicial to the Best Interest of the Service. Petitioner allege that respondent, together with other employees in utter contempt of the Omnibus Rules on Prohibited Concerted Mass Actions in the Public Sector… Read More GSIS vs. VILLAVIZA G.R. No. 180291 July 27, 2010 Rules of Court
FACTS: Spouses Walter and Lily Uy (respondents) entered into a Contract to Sell with Prime Town Property Group, Inc.(PPGI) for a unit in Kiener Hills Mactan Condominium Project. The total contract price amounted to ₱1, 151,718. 7 5 payable according to the following terms: (a) ₱l00,000.00 as down payment; and (b) the balance paid in… Read More UCPB vs. UY G.R. No. 204039 January 10, 2018 The doctrine of Stare Decisis