1.

"If the two eventually fell in love, despite the disparity in their ages and academic levels,
this only lends substance to the truism that the heart has reasons of its own which reason
does not know." - Chua-Qua vs Clave 189 SCRA 117
2. "Statistics never lie, but lovers often do, quipped a sage. This sad truth has unsettled
many a love transformed into matrimony. Any sort of deception between spouses, no matter
the gravity, is always disquieting." - Antonio v. Reyes, G.R. No. 155800
3. Marital union is a two-way process. An expressive interest in each other's feelings at a
time it is needed by the other can go a long way in deepening the marital relationship.
Marriage is definitely not for children but for two consenting adults who view the relationship
with love amor gignit amorem, respect, sacrifice and a continuing commitment to
compromise, conscious of its value as a sublime social institution. - Chi Ming Tsoi v. Court of
Appeals and Gina Lao- Tsoi, GR No. 119190
4. Love happens to everyone. It is dubbed to be boundless as it goes beyond the
expectations people tagged with it. In love, age does matter. People love in order to be
secure that one will share his/her life with another and that he/she will not die alone.
Individuals who are in love had the power to let love grow or let love die it is a choice one
had to face when love is not the love he/she expected. - Padilla-Rumbaua v. Rumbaua, G.R.
No. 166738
5. We cannot castigate a man for seeking out the partner of his dreams, for marriage is a
sacred and perpetual bond which should be entered into because of love, not for any other
reason. - Figueroa v. Barranco, Jr., SBC Case No. 519

"If the two eventually fell in love, despite the disparity in their ages and academic levels,
this only lends substance to the truism that the heart has reasons of its own which reason
does not know."
-CHUA-QUA vs. CLAVE, G.R. No. 49549 August 30, 1990
This is blog admin's all-time favorite quote :)
"Social justice is neither communism, nor despotism, nor atomism, nor anarchy, but the
humanization of laws and the equalization of social and economic forces by the State so that
justice in its rational and objectively secular conception may at least be approximated.
Social justice means the promotion of the welfare of all the people, the adoption by the
Government of measures calculated to ensure economic stability of all the component
elements of society, through the maintenance of a proper economic and social equilibrium in
the interrelations of the members of the community, constitutionally, through the adoption
of measures legally justifiable, or extra-constitutionally, through the exercise of powers
underlying the existence of all governments on the time-honored principle of salus populi
est supremo lex."

-CALALANG vs. WILLIAMS, G.R. No. 47800. December 2, 1940

The Court feels that it is not enough to simply invoke the right to quality education as a
guarantee of the Constitution: one must show that he is entitled to it because of his
preparation and promise.
-DepEd vs. SAN DIEGO, G.R. No. 89572 December 21, 1989

Retirement laws should be interpreted liberally in favor of the retiree because their intention
is to provide for his sustenance, and hopefully even comfort, when he no longer has the
stamina to continue earning his livelihood. After devoting the best years of his life to the
public service, he deserves the appreciation of a grateful government as best concretely
expressed in a generous retirement gratuity commensurate with the value and length of his
services. That generosity is the least he should expect now that his work is done and his
youth is gone. Even as he feels the weariness in his bones and glimpses the approach of the

lengthening shadows, he should be able to luxuriate in the thought that he did his task well,
and was rewarded for it.
-Santiago v. COA, G.R. No. 92284, July 12, 1991;
cited in Bengzon v. Drilon, G.R. No. 103524 April 15, 1992
Statistics never lie, but lovers often do, quipped a sage. This sad truth has unsettled many a
love transformed into matrimony. Any sort of deception between spouses, no matter the
gravity, is always disquieting.
-Antonio v. Reyes, G.R. No. 155800, March 10, 2006
Marital union is a two-way process. An expressive interest in each other's feelings at a time
it is needed by the other can go a long way in deepening the marital relationship. Marriage
is definitely not for children but for two consenting adults who view the relationship with
love amor gignit amorem, respect, sacrifice and a continuing commitment to compromise,
conscious of its value as a sublime social institution.
-Chi Ming Tsoi v. Court of Appeals and Gina Lao- Tsoi,
GR No. 119190, January 16, 1997

Love happens to everyone. It is dubbed to be boundless as it goes beyond the expectations

people tagged with it. In love, age does matter. People love in order to be secure that one
will share his/her life with another and that he/she will not die alone. Individuals who are in
love had the power to let love grow or let love die it is a choice one had to face when love
is not the love he/she expected.
-Padilla-Rumbaua v. Rumbaua, G.R. No. 166738, August 14, 2009

We cannot castigate a man for seeking out the partner of his dreams, for marriage is a
sacred and perpetual bond which should be entered into because of love, not for any other
reason.
-Figueroa v. Barranco, Jr., SBC Case No. 519, July 31, 1997

The nuptial vows which solemnly intone the matrimonial promise of love (f)or better or for
worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part, are sometimes
easier said than done, for many a marital union figuratively ends on the reefs of matrimonial
shoals. In the case now before us for appellate review, the marriage literally ended under
circumstances which the criminal law, disdainful of romanticism, bluntly calls the felony of
parricide.
-People of the Philippines vs. Ruben Takbobo, GR No. 102984, 30 June 1993

The Court, like all well-meaning persons, has no desire to dash romantic fancies, yet in the
exercise of its duty, is all too willing when necessary to raise the wall that tears Pyramus and
Thisbe asunder.
-Concerned Employee vs. Glenda Espiritu Mayor, AM No. P-02-1564, 23 November 2004

In our criminal justice system, what is important is, not whether the court entertains doubts
about the innocence of the accused since an open mind is willing to explore all possibilities,
but whether it entertains a reasonable, lingering doubt as to his guilt. For, it would be a
serious mistake to send an innocent man to jail where such kind of doubt hangs on to ones
inner being, like a piece of meat lodged immovable between teeth.
-Lejano vs. People/People vs. Webb, G.R. No. 176389/G.R. No. 176864, Dec. 14, 2010

The relation at the bar to the courts is a peculiar and intimate relationship. The bar is an
attache of the courts. The quality of justice dispensed by the courts depends in no small
degree upon the integrity of its bar. An unfaithful bar may easily bring scandal and reproach
to the administration of justice and bring the courts themselves into disrepute.
- cited in In Re: ALBINO CUNANAN, ET AL., March 18, 1954

The days of the secret laws and the unpublished decrees are over. This is once again an
open society, with all the acts of the government subject to public scrutiny and available
always to public cognizance. This has to be so if our country is to remain democratic, with
sovereignty residing in the people and all government authority emanating from them.
-TAADA vs TUVERA, G.R. No. L-63915 December 29, 1986

Certainly, the rule of stare decisis is entitled to respect because stability in jurisprudence is
desirable. Nonetheless, reverence for precedent, simply as precedent, cannot prevail when
constitutionalism and the public interest demand otherwise. Thus, a doctrine which should
be abandoned or modified should be abandoned or modified accordingly. After all, more
important than anything else is that this Court should be right.
-Olaguer vs Military Commission, G.R. No. L-54558 May 22, 1987
Hence, a judge's official conduct and his behavior in the performance of judicial duties
should be free from the appearance of impropriety and must be beyond reproach. One who
occupies an exalted position in the administration of justice must pay a high price for the
honor bestowed upon him, for his private as well as his official conduct must at all times be
free from the appearance of impropriety. Because appearance is as important as reality in
the performance of judicial functions, like Caesar's wife, a judge must not only be pure but
also beyond suspicion. A judge has the duty to not only render a just and impartial decision,
but also render it in such a manner as to be free from any suspicion as to its fairness and
impartiality, and also as to the judge's integrity. "It is obvious, therefore, that while judges
should possess proficiency in law in order that they can competently construe and enforce
the law, it is more important that they should act and behave in such a manner that the
parties before them should have confidence in their impartiality."
-Joaquin vs. Javellana [A.M. No. RTJ-00-1601. November 13, 2001]
We take this opportunity to reaffirm our concern for the lowly worker who, often at the
mercy of his employers, must look up to the law for his protection. Fittingly, that law regards
him with tenderness and even favor and always with faith and hope in his capacity to help in
shaping the nation's future. It is error to take him for granted. He deserves our abiding
respect. How society treats him will determine whether the knife in his hands shall be a
caring tool for beauty and progress or an angry weapon of defiance and revenge. The choice
is obvious, of course. If we cherish him as we should, we must resolve to lighten "the weight
of centuries" of exploitation and disdain that bends his back but does not bow his head.
-Cebu Royal Plant vs. The Honorable Deputy Minister of Labor, G.R. No. L-58639, August 12,
1987
Monday, November 19, 2012
7 LOVE QUOTES FROM THE COURT
The Supreme Court, once in a while, steps out from the chamber of pure legal tones, and
vividly paints its picture of love and relationship. Below are only a few of the High Courts
distinctive love quotes.
One of the ironic verities of life, it has been said, is that sorrow is sometimes a touchstone of
love. (Libi v. Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R. No. 70890, 18 September 1992)

If the two (persons) eventually fell in love, despite the disparity in their ages and academic
levels, this only lends substance to the truism that the heart has reasons of its own which
reason does not know. But, definitely, yielding to this gentle and universal emotion is not to
be so casually equated with immorality. The deviation of the circumstances of their marriage
from the usual societal pattern cannot be considered as a defiance of contemporary social
mores. (Chua-Qua vs. Clave, G.R. No. L-49549, 30 August 1990)
We cannot castigate a man for seeking out the partner of his dreams, for marriage is a
sacred and perpetual bond which should be entered into because of love, not for any other
reason. (Patricia Figueroa vs. Simeon Barranco, Jr., GR No. 97369, 31 July 1997)
The nuptial vows which solemnly intone the matrimonial promise of love for better or for
worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do us part, are sometimes
easier said than done, for many a marital union figuratively ends on the reefs of matrimonial
shoals. (People of the Philippines vs. Ruben Takbobo, GR No. 102984, 30 June 1993)
Marital union is a two-way process. An expressive interest in each others feelings at a time
it is needed by the other can go a long way in deepening the marital relationship. Marriage
is definitely not for children but for two consenting adults who view the relationship with
love amor gignit amorem, respect, sacrifice and a continuing commitment to compromise,
conscious of its value as a sublime social institution. (Chi Ming Tsoi vs. Court of Appeals and
Gina Lao- Tsoi, GR No. 119190, 16 January 1997)
Love happens to everyone. It is dubbed to be boundless as it goes beyond the expectations
people tagged with it. In love, age does matter. People love in order to be secure that one
will share his/her life with another and that he/she will not die alone. Individuals who are in
love had the power to let love grow or let love die it is a choice one had to face when love
is not the love he/she expected. (Dr. Tayag as quoted in Padilla-Rumbaua v. Rumbaua, G.R.
No. 166738)
In rape, the sweetheart defense must be proven by compelling evidence: first, that the
accused and the victim were lovers; and, second, that she consented to the alleged sexual
relations. The second is as important as the first, because this Court has held often enough
that love is not a license for lust. (People vs. Olesco, G.R. No. 174861, April 11, 2011)
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