`CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II (Reading List for January 22, 2020)

I. CONSTITUTION, DEFINITION, CHARACTERISTICS and REQUISITES FOR

JUDICIAL REVIEW

1. Manila Prince Hotel v. GSIS, G.R. No. 122156, February 3, 1997, 267 SCRA 408
2. Lopez v. De los Reyes 55 Phil. 186, 188 

3. Alfredo M. de Leon v. Hon. Benjamin B. Esguerra, G.R. No. 78059, August 31,

1987 

4. Saturnino Ocampo v. Rear Admiral Ernesto Enriquez, G.R. No. 225973, 8

November 2016 (“Marcos Burial case”) 

5. Integrated Bar of the Philippines v. Hon. Ronaldo B. Zamora, G.R. No. 141284,
Aug. 15, 2000

II. GENERAL PRINCIPLES OF CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRUCTION

1. Francisco v. House of Representatives, G.R. No. 160261, November 10, 2003

III. FUNDAMENTAL POWERS OF THE STATE

A. POLICE POWER
1. Aquino v. Municipality of Malay Aklan [G.R. No. 211356, September 29, 2014]
2. MMDA v. Bel-Air [G.R. No. 135962, March 27, 2000] 

3. Philippine Association of Service Exporters vs. Drilon [G.R. No. L-81958,

June 30, 1988] 

4. Ichong vs. Hernandez [G.R. No. L-7995, May 31, 1957] 

5. Lutz vs. Araneta [G.R. No. L-7859, December 22, 1955] 

6. Association of Small Landowners vs. Secretary of Agrarian Reform [G.R. No.

78742, July 14, 1989] 

7. Lozano vs. Martinez [G.R. No. L-63419, December 18, 1986] 

8. Department of Education, Culture and Sports vs. San Diego[G.R. No. 89572,

December 21, 1989] 

9. Ynot vs. Intermediate Appellate Court [G.R. No. 74457, March 20, 1987]

10. City Government of Quezon City vs. Ericta [G.R. No. L-34915, June 24, 1983]

B. POWER OF EMINENT DOMAIN

1. RP v. Mupas [G.R. No. 181892, September 8, 2015] 

2. NPC v. Posada [G.R. No. 191945, March 11, 2015] 

3. Secretary of DPWH v. Tecson [G.R. No. 179334, April 21, 2015] 

4. City of Manila vs. Chinese Community of Manila [G.R. No. 14355, October 31,
1919] 

5. Republic vs. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. [G.R. No. L-18841,

January 27, 1969] 

6. People vs. Fajardo [G.R. No. L-12172, August 29, 1958] 

7. Republic vs. Vda. De Castellvi [G.R. No. L-20620, August 15, 1974] 

8. Amigable vs. Cuenca [G.R. No. L-26400, February 29, 1972] 


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 9. Philippine Press Institute vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. 119694, May 22, 1995] 

10. Sumulong vs. Guerrero [G.R. No. L-48685, September 30, 1987] 

11. Manosca vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 106440. January 29, 1996.] 

12. EPZA vs. Dulay [G.R. No. L-59603, April 29, 1987] 

13. Municipality of Parañaque vs. V.M. Realty Corp. [G.R. No. 127820, July 20,
1998] 

14. RP v. Heirs of Borbon [G.R. No. 165354, January 12, 2015] 

15. Rule 67, Revised Rules of Court 


C. POWER OF TAXATION
1. Pascual vs. Secretary of Public Works [G.R. No. L-10405, December 29, 1960]
2. Punsalan vs. Municipal Board of Manila [G.R. No. L-4817, May 26, 1954] 

3. Lladoc vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue [G.R. No. L-19201, June 16,
1965] 

4. Abra Valley College vs. Aquino [G.R. No. L-39086, June 15, 1988] 

5. Ferrer v. Bautista [G.R. No. 210551, June 30, 2015] 

6. 1987 Phil. Consti.: (1) Article III, Section 20, (2) Article VI, Section 24, (3)

Article VI, Section 28, (4) Article VI, Section 29, and (5) Article XIV, Section
4.