2A: Courts: Who Interprets the Constitution

Petitioner/ Respondent Docket Date Ponente Concept Keywords Issue Rule

Complainant

vice presidential race, W/N PET is valid

FERNANDO LOPEZ GERARDO ROXAS L-2516 July 28 1966 Concepcion, J Judicial Power Yes.
constitutionality of PET and constitutional

W/N Electoral
Separation and National Assembly of Tayabas, Committee has
ELECTORAL
JOSE ANGARA GR 45081 July 15 1936 Laurel, J Blending of Power, Angara v. Ynsua, election acted without or in NO
COMMISSION Judicial Supremacy protest excess of
jurisdiction

W/N SC has
Tarpaulin, freedom of speech, jurisdiction over
DIOCESE OF COMELEC/ Atty. COMELEC Cases;
GR 205728 21-Jan-15 Leonen, J Hierarchy of Court Petition for certiorari, and no
BACOLOD Mavil Marajucon W/N petitioners
prohibition violated the
hierarchy of court

W/N not the

FIRESTONE COURT OF consolidated cases EN BANC
GR132601 Jan 19 1999 Purisima, J En Banc land, en banc, division court
CERAMICS APPEALS be heard EN BANC
or division

W/N Fabian can

appeal the case to
Hon. Aniano PROMAT, relationship (Fabian &
TERESITA FABIAN GR 129742 Sept 16 1998 Regalado, J. Rule Making Power SC; W/N Sec. 27 of NO; YES
Desierto Agustin), adm case RA6770 is
unconstitutional

SECRETARY OF W/N the CA erred in

NATIONAL requiring the
Raymond and
DEFENSE (Gilberto Reynaldo GR 180906 OCT 7 2008 Puno, CJ Rule Making Power CAFGU, illegal abduction, TRO petitiomers to NO
Manalo
Teodoro) & Chief adapt to the rule of
of Staff of AFP the Writ of Amparo

W/N the CA has

jurisdiction to issue
COURT OF
CARPIO-MORALES GR 217126-7 Nov 10 2015 Perlas-Bernabe, J Court of Appeals Binay Jr., TRO, WPI, jurisdiction TRO on the Yes.
APPEALS preventive
suspension order
 W/N the
DANILO G.R. No. Salary Grade 27, Regional Sandiganbayan has
SANDIGANBAYAN JULY 15 2015 Peralta, J. Sandiganbayan NO
DUNCANO 191894 Director, SALN jurisdiction over
Duncano

W/N The court lost

its jurisdiction over
SECRETARY OF G.R. No. court jurisdiction, TRO, death the case; TRO
LEO ECHEGARAY JUSTICE (Serafin 12-Oct-98 Per Curiam Jurisdiction NO; NO.
132601 penalty diminished
Cuevas) independence of
judiciary

W/N the decision

OIL AND NATURAL rendered by the
COURT OF oil well cement, foreign court, Civil
GAS GR 114323 July 23 1998 Martinez, J Basis of Decision Court of Dehra Yes.
APPEALS breach of contract
COMMISSION Dun enforceable to
the PHL

JUDICIAL AND W/N the incumbent

ARTURO DE G. R. No. Judicial and Bar Reynato Puno, Chief Justice
BAR COUNCIL, 17-Mar-10 Bersamin, J. president can Yes.
CASTRO 191002 Council vacancy
PGMA appoint CJ

2B: The Power of Judicial Review

W/N the SC has
1 CRANCH 5 original jurisdiction
MARBURY MADISON 1803 Marshall, CJ Judicial Review Commission, Mandamus NO.
US 137 to issue wirt of
mandamus

W/N the resolution

ERNESTO HOUSE OF G.R. No. Carpio-Morales, Impechment Complaint Hilario thereof
nov 10 2003 Judicial Review is a political NO.
FRANCISCO REPRESENTATIVE 160261 CJ Davide question

LORENZO Senate Electoral Tribunal,

TANADA, MARIANO JESUS G.R. No. L- February 28, W/N the SC has
Concepcion, J Political Question Serapio, Sen. Cuenco and Sen. Yes.
DIOSDADO CUENCO 10520 1957 jurisdiction
Delgado
MACAPAGAL
 Amusement tax exception,
FILM Grade A films, Separability W/N the RTC erred
DEVELOPMENT COLON HERITAGE G.R. No. Effects of in declaring Secs 13-
16-Jun-15 Velasco, J clause, Sections 13 and 14 of NO.
COUNCIL OF THE REALTY CORP 203754 Unconstitutionality RA 14 of RA9167
9167, doctrine of operative unconstitutional
PHILIPPINES fact

W/N the
respondents
GR 225973,
Rear Admiral committed grave
Saturnino C. 228984, Grave abuse of
Ernesto C. Nov 8 2016 Peralta, J. Marcos burial abuse of discretion NO
Ocampo 22616, discretion
Enriquez when they issued
226294 the assailed
memorandum

W/N the
Sandiganbayan, by
denying PGMA's
PEOPLE OF THE Grave abuse of
GMA GR 220598 19-Jul-16 Bersamin, J. conspiracy, Plunder, PCSO demurrer to Yes.
PHILIPPINES discretion evidence,
committed grave
abuse of discretion

2C: JUDGES
EXECUTIVE W/N Ong is a
SECRETARY GR No. Gregory Ong, naturalization,
KILOSBAYAN 3-Jul-07 Azcuna, J. Qualifications Natural-Born NO
EDUARDO 177721 judge, natural-born Filipino
ERMITA

W/N judicial
IN RE: ALLEGIATIONS OF MR. A.M. 07-09- Malaya, lady justice, fishing independence
8-Aug-08 Reyes, R Independence NO
MACASAET 13-SC expedition violated right to
speech

W/N Judge Floro is

Judge Florentino A.M. 99-7- fit to perform the
OCA 31-Mar-06 Chico Nazario, J Integrity psychosis, calling card NO
Floro 273-RTC duties and functions
of a judge

W/N Judge Espina is

People of the COURT OF G.R. No. Sept 26 1999 Melo, J Impartiality Cold neutrality/impartiality neutral and NO
Philippines APPEALS 118882 impartial
 W/N/ Associate
Pork Barrel Scam, Kevlar Case, Justice
IN RE: Allegations made under oath A.M. No. SB- Gregory Ong
Sept 23 2014 Per Curiam Propriety 11 checks AFPLAI, Black Yes.
14-21-j is guilty of
Nazarene impropriety

A.M. OCA IPI judicial audit, marriage certificates, W/N Judge Arcaya Chua
FRANCISCO JUDGE EVELYN Competence and
No. 07-2630- 23-Apr-10 Per Curiam child custody, Chang Tan, use of is guilty of dishonesty Yes.
OCAMPO ARCAYA CHUA Diligence connections and serious misconduct
RT

W/N Justice
GENARO JUSTICE JUAN A.M. no. CA- Carpio-Morales,
13-Feb-09 Criminal Liability land title Enriquez be no
SANTIAGO JR ENRIQUEZ 09-47-J CJ administrively liable

Night courts, Refusal to honor

Office of the Discipline of the W/N Eliza Yu is
appointments, Allowing OJTS, guilty
Court Hon. Eliza Yu MTJ-12-1813 Nov 22 2016 Per Curiam member of the of the charges Yes.
show-cause order, sexual
Administrator bench against her
innuendos

W/N plagiarism is
applicable to
AM No. 10-7-
IN RE: Charges of Plagiarism 8-Feb-11 Per Curiam Misconduct Plagiarism, foreign works decisions NO.
17-SC promulgated by
judges

W/N the statements

and actions made
ATTY. MELVIN JUDGE MEDEL AM. No. RTJ- Carpio-Morales, "you're not from UP so you by judge constitute
June 30 2008 Misconduct Yes.
MANE BELEN 082119 CJ cannot equate yourself to me.'' conduct
unbecoming of a
judge

W/N Christian
RENATO CHRISTIAN GR NO. Nature and Scope of modern-definition of practice Monsod is engaged
3-Sep-91 Paras, J Yes.
CAYETANO MONSOD 110113 Legal Profession of law, COMELEC chairman to the practice of
law
 W/N th services
offered by Legal
Clinic as advertised
Guam Divorce, false constitute practice
MAURICIO ULEP THE LEGAL CLINIC BAR 993
MATTER Nature and Scope of advertisement,
June 17 1993 Regalado J legal support of law and in either NO
Legal Profession services case, whether the
same can be
properly be subject
of advertisement

Admission to the Whether or not RA

IN RE: CUNANAN 94, PHIL, 534 18-Mar-54 Diokno, J Practice of Law Bar Flunkers Act, RA 972 is constitutional NO

W/N the removal of

respondent's name
MARILOU Nature of Lawyer's
DOROTHEO CALIS AC NO 5118 9-Sep-99 Per Curiam fake documents in the roll is justified Yes.
SEBASTIAN Oath by the merits of the
case

disbarment, relationship with W/N the acts of

EDUARDO ATTY. LEO PALMA AC NO 2474 Sept 15 2004 Per Curiam Qualifications Lisa despite having wife and respondent lawyer Yes.
COJUANGCO constitute to deceit,
children malpractice?

W/N respondents
Agos, along with
VENACIO G.R. No. L- The Lawyer and
PASTOR D AGO 30-Jul-75 Castro, J replevin, conjugal property their lawyer, have Yes.
CASTANEDA 28546 Society misused legal
remedies

W/N Marcial Edillon

The Lawyer and the failure to pay IBP membership be disbarred due to
IN RE: EDILLON AC No. 1928 3-Aug-78 Castro, J Yes.
Legal Profession fee non-payment of
membership fee

W/N the Show

cause resolution
A.M. No. 10- Leonardo-De The Lawyer and the Show cause resolution,
IN: RE: LETTER OF UP March 8 2011 violate freedom of NO
10-4-sc Castro, J Court academic freedom speech/academic
freedom
 The Lawyer and the Regwill claim, did not file the W/N lawyer-client
DOMINADOR ATTY. ALBERTO AC. No 5713 June 10 2002 Panganiban, J relationship is Yes.
BURBE MAGULTA Client petition, used the filing money established
W/N respondent
ROLANDO Pacana ATTY. MARICEL A.C. No. 8243 24-Jul-03 Per Curiam Conflict of Interest Multitel, conflict of interest violated Rule 15.03 Yes.
Jr LOPEZ Canon 15

W/N Attorney-client
privilege may be
REGALA SANDIGANBAYAN GR No 105938 Sept 20 1996 Kapunan, J Atty-Client privilege confidentiality privilege, ACCRA asserted in refusing Yes.
to disclose name of
petitioner

GR No. W/N the lawyer's

ROXAS De Zuzuarregui 152072- 31-Jan-06 Chico Nazario, J Attorney's Fee NHA bonds fee is excessive and Yes.
152104 unconscionable.

3: THE EXECUTIVE AND LEGISLATIVE IN CONNECTION TO THE JUDICIAL BRANCH

Petitioner/ Respondent Docket Date Ponente Concept Keywords Issue Rule
Complainant

W/N in the exercise of

powers granted by the
Cory Aquino's refusal to allow constitution, the
GR 88211 Sept 15 1989 En Banc the Marcoses to go back to the president may prohibit Yes.
PH the Marcoses from
RAUL MANGLAPUS returning to the
(DFA); Catalino Philippines
Macaraig (ES); Sedfrey
FERDINAND Ordonez (DOJ); MDS Express/Implied
MARCOS (immigrations Comm), Power
Fidel Ramos (DND)
and Renato de Villa
(Chief of Staff) W/N President Aquino
Cory Aquino's refusal to allow the committed grave
G.R. 88211 Oct 27 1989 En Banc the remains of Marcos to be abuse of discretion in NO
brought back to the PH barring the return of
the remains

SALVADOR G.R. No. Executive's Calling Declaration of ML in Mindanao

EDCEL LAGMAN July 4 2017
MEDIALDEA (ES) 231658 Out Power
 W/N the president can
invoke executive NO;
power over (based on
EXECUTIVE Watergate Scandal, presidential confidential
US NIXON 418 US 683 1974 Burger, C.J. generalize
PRIVILEGE communications Presidential
communications to be d
used in criminal interest)
proceedings

NERI EXECUTIVE Executiv privilege 3 questions;

SENATE GR 180643 25-Mar-08 De Castro, J
COLMENARES PRIVILEGE contemt of court

W/ Presidential
RAMON immunity can be
MAKASIAR Immunity of waived; W/N
MAXIMO SOLIVEN (Presiding Judge No. L-82585 Nov 14 2008 En Banc Cory Aquino, libel, YES; NO
President from Suit presidential
RTC 35 Manila) immunity can be
invoked by Beltran

PROF RANDOLPH G.R. No. SALVADOR- Immunity of

DAVID, LORENZO GMA 3-May-06 issuance of PP1017; GO5
171396 GUTIERREZ President from Suit
TANADA et. al

W/N Pestrada's
Impeachment, validity of actions were
Mar 2 2001 PUNO, J yes
PGMA considered as an
ANIANO effective resignation
GR No IMPEACHMENT OF
ESTRADA DESIERTO 146710-15 PRESIDENT
(Ombudsman)
W/N the court
disregarded the
April 3 2001 PUNO, J Violation of Art 11 Section 3 (7) NO
clear and explicit
provisions
3B: THE LEGISLATURE
Law making of
SALVADOR HON MAGNO No L-8895 legislature v Rule- E0 22, 60, 80; thrawl operators W/Nwere
Eos 22, 60, 80
April 30 1957 FELIX, J YES
ARANETA GAMAITAN and L-9191 valid
Making of Executive
 W/N memorandum
Law making of
EASTERN Circular 2 violated
POEA No. L-76633 oct 18 1988 CRUZ, J. legislature v Rule- Vitaliano Saco, POEA grant NO
SHIPPING LINES Making of Executive the priniple of non-
delegation

W/N 2013 PDAF

Article is
unconstitutional
G.R. No. Perlas-Bernabe, J Undue power
delegation of considering that
GRECO BELGICA ES OCHOA Nov 19 2013 PDAF Scam YES
208566 they violoate
principles of non-
delegability of
legilative power
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CAYETANO v. MONSOD GR 100113 September 3, 1991

SOPHIA ALAWI V ASHARY ALUYA AM no SDC-97-2-P February 24 1997
PETITION FOR AUTHORITY TO CONTINUE USE OF THE FIRM NAME: July 10, 1979
SYCIP, SALAZAR, FELICIANO, HERNANDEZ AND CASTILLO
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADMISSION TO THE BAR AND OATH TAKING July 3, 1995
OF SUCCESSFUL BAR APPLICANT BM NO 712
EUFROSINA TAN V. NICOLAS SABANDAL
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