Case Digests

In
Constitutional Law II

Submitted To:
Atty. Adonis Gabriel
Submitted By:
Albano, Errol L.
Block 1-I

Fundamental Powers of the

State

Police Power
Philippine Association of Service Exporters
vs. Drilon [G.R. No. L-81958, June 30, 1988]
Ichong vs. Hernandez [G.R. No. L-7955, May
31, 1957]
Lutz vs. Araneta [G.R. No. L-7859, December
22, 1955]
Association of Small Landowners vs.
Secretary of Agrarian Reform [G.R. No.
78742, July 14, 1989]
Lozano vs. Martinez [G.R. No. L-63419,
December 18, 1986]
Department of Education, Culture and Sports
vs. San Diego [G.R. No. 89572, December 21,
1989]
Ynot vs. Intermediate Appelate Court [G.R.
No. 74457, March 20, 1987]
City Government of Quezon City vs. Ericta
[G.R. No. L-34915, June 24, 1983]

Power of Eminent Domain

City of Manila vs. Chinese Community of Manila
[G.R. No. 14355, October 31, 1919]
Republic vs. Philippine Long Distance Telephone
Co. [G.R. No. L-18841, January 27, 1969]
People vs. Fajardo [G.R. No. L-12172, August 29,
1958]
Republic vs. Vda. De Castellvi [G.R. No. L-20620,
August 15, 1974]
Amigable vs. Cuenca [G.R. No. L-26400, February
29, 1972]
Philippine Press Institute vs. COMELEC [G.R. No.
119694, May 22, 1995]
Sumulong vs. Guerrero [G.R. No. L-48685,
September 30, 1987]
Manosca vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 106440,
January 29, 1996]
EPZA vs Dulay [G.R. No. L-59603, April 29, 1987]
Municipality of Paraaque vs. V.M. Realty Corp.
[G.R. No. 127820, July 20, 1998]

Power of Taxation
Pascual vs. Secretary of Public Works [G.R.
No. L-10405, December 29, 1960]
Punsalan vs. Municipal Board of Manila [G.R.
No. L-4871, May 26, 1954]
Llladoc vs. Commissioner of Internal
Revenue [G.R. No. L-19201, June 16, 1965]
Abra Valley College vs. Aquino [G.R. No. L39086, June 15, 1988]

Article III The Bill of Rights

Section 1
Due Process of Law
Ichong vs. Hernandez [G.R. No. L-7955, May 31,
1957]
Philippine Phosphate Fertilizer Corp. vs. Torres
[G.R. No. 98050, March 17, 1994]
Ynot vs. Intermediate Appelate Court [G.R. No.
74457, March 20, 1987]
Alonte vs. Savellano [G.R. No. 131652, March 9,
1998]
Aniag vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. 104961, October 7,
1994]
Philippine Communications Satellite Corp. vs.
Alcuaz [G.R. No. 84818, December 18, 1989]
Ang Tibay vs. Court of Industrial Relations [G.R.
No. 46496, February 27, 1940]
Ateneo de Manila vs. Capulong [G.R. No. 99327,
May 27, 1993]

Equal Protection of the Laws

People vs. Vera [G.R. No. 45685, November
16, 1937]
Ichong vs. Hernandez [G.R. No. L-7955, May
31, 1957]
Villegas vs. Hui Chiong Tsai Pao Ho [G.R. No.
L-29646, November 10, 1978]
Dumlao vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. L-52245,
January 22, 1980]
Philippine Association of Service Exporters
vs. Drilon [G.R. No. L-81958, June 30, 1988]
Himagan vs. People [G.R. No. 113811,
October 7, 1994]
Almonte vs. Vasquez [G.R. No. 95367, May
23, 1995]
Ormoc Sugar Co., Inc. vs. Treaser of Ormoc
City [G.R. No. L-23794, February 17, 1968]

Section 2 Searches and Seizures

People vs. Marti [G.R. No. 81561, January 18, 1991]
Stonehill vs. Diokno [G.R. No. L-19550, June 19,
1967]
Soliven vs. Makasiar [G.R. No. 82585, November
14, 1988]
Silva vs. Presiding Judge of RTC, Negros Oriental
[G.R. No. 81756, October 21, 1991]
Morano vs. Vivo [G.R. No. L-22196, June 30, 1967]
Harvey vs. Santiago [G.R. No. 82544, June 28,
1988]
Alvarez vs. CFI [G.R. No. 45358, January 29, 1937]
Mata vs. Bayona [G.R. No. 50720, March 26, 1984]
People vs. Del Rosario [G.R. No. 109633, July 20,
1994]
Umil vs. Ramos [G.R. No. 81567, July 9, 1990]
People vs. Sucro [G.R. No. 93239, March 18, 1991]
People vs. Rodriqueza [G.R. No. 95902, February 4,
1992]
Go vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 101837,
February 11, 1992]
Posadas vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 89139,
August 2, 1990]

People vs. Mengote [G.R. No. 87059, June 22,

1992]
Malacat vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 123595,
December 12, 1997]
People vs Aminhudin [G.R. No. L-74869, July 6,
1988]
People vs Malmstedt [G.R. No. 91107, June 19,
1991]
Epsano vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 120431,
April 1, 1998]
Papa vs. Mago [G.R. No. L-27360, February 28,
1968]
People vs. Musa [G.R. No. 96177, January 27, 1993]
Valmonte vs. De Villa [G.R. No. 83988, September
29, 1989]

Section 3 Privacy of
Communication and
Correspondence
Ramirez vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No.
93833, September 28, 1995]
Zulueta vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No.
107383, February 20, 1996]
Navarro vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No.
121087, August 26, 1999]
Ople vs. Torres [G.R. No. 127685, July 23,
1998]

Section 4
Freedom of Expression
United States vs. Bustos [G.R. No. L-12592,
March 8, 1918]
People vs. Alarcon [G.R. No. 46551,
December 12, 1939]
Ayer Productions PTY Ltd. vs. Capulong
[G.R. No. L-82380, April 29, 1988]
Borjal vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 126466,
January 14, 1999]
Reyes vs. Bagatsing [G.R. No. L-65366,
November 9, 1983]
Pita vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 80806,
October 5, 1989]
Social Weather Stations, Inc. vs. COMELEC
[G.R. No. 147571, May 5, 2001]

Assembly and Petition

Primicias vs. Fugoso [G.R. No. L-1800,
January 27, 1948]
Malabanan vs. Ramento [G.R. No. 62270, May
21, 1984]
Dela Cruz vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No.
126183, March 25, 1999]
PBM Employees Association vs. Philippine
Blooming Mills [G.R. No. L-31195, June 5,
1973]
Bayan vs. Ermita [G.R. No. 169838, April 25,
2006]

Section 5 Freedom of Religion

Aglipay vs. Ruiz [G.R. No. 45459, March 13,
1937]
Garces vs. Estenzo [G.R. No. L-53487, May
25, 1981]
American Bible Society vs. City of Manila
[G.R. No. L-9637, April 30, 1957]
Iglesia Ni Cristo vs. Court of Appeals [G.R.
No. 119673, July 26, 1996]
Ebralinag vs. Division Superintendent of
Cebu [G.R. No. 95770, March 1, 1993]
Estrada vs. Escritor [A.M. No. P-02-1651,
August 4, 2003]

Section 6 Liberty of Abode and

of Travel
Marcos vs. Manglapus [G.R. No. 88211,
September 15, 1989]
Manotoc vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. L62100, May 30, 1986]
Silverio vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 94284,
April 8, 1991]

Section 7 Right to Information

Legaspi vs. Civil Service Commission [G.R.
No. 72119, May 29, 1987]
Valmonte vs. Belmonte, Jr. [G.R. No. 74930,
February 13, 1989]
Province of Cotabato vs. The Govt. of the RP
Peace Panel on Ancestral Domain [G.R. No.
183591, October 14, 2008]
Echagaray vs. Secretary of Justice [G.R. No.
132601, October 12, 1998]
Chavez vs. Presidential Commission on
Good Government [G.R. No. 130716,
December 9, 1998]

Section 8 Right to Form

Associations
SSS Employees Association vs. Court of
Appeals [G.R. No. 85279, July 28, 1989]
Victoriano vs. Elizalde Rope Workers Union
[G.R. No. L-25246, September 12, 1974]
In re: IBP Membership Dues Delinquency of
Atty. Marcial Edillion [A.C. No. 1928, August 3,
1978]

Section 10 Non-Impairment
Clause
Rutter vs. Esteban [G.R. No. L-3708, May 18,
1953]
Ortigas & Co. Ltd. Partnership vs. Feati Bank
& Trust Co. [G.R. No. L-24670, December 14,
1979]
Lozano vs. Martinez [G.R. No. L-63419,
December 18, 1986]
Ganzon vs. Inserto [G.R. No. L-56450, July 25,
1983]

Section 12 Custodial
Investigation
Gamboa vs Cruz [G.R. No. L-56291, June 27,
1988]
People vs. Macam [G.R. Nos. 91011-12,
November 24, 1994]
People vs. Judge Ayson [G.R. No. 85215, July
7, 1989]
People vs. Pinlac [G.R. Nos. 74123-24,
September 26, 1988]
People vs. Bolanos [G.R. No. 101808, July 3,
1992]
People vs. Andan [G.R. No. 116437, March 3,
1997]
Navallo vs. Sandiganbayan [G.R. No. 97214,
July 18, 1994]
People vs. Dy [G.R. No. 74517, February 23,
1988]
People vs. Alicando [G.R. No. 117487,
December 12, 1995]

Section 13 Right to Bail

Basco vs. Rapatalo [Adm. Matter No. RTJ-961335, March 5, 1997]
People vs. Judge Donato [G.R. No. 79269,
June 5, 1991]
People vs. Fortes [G.R. No. 90643, June 25,
1993]
Commendador vs. De Villa [G.R. No. 93177,
August 2, 1991]
Baylon vs. Judge Sison [Adm. Matter No. 927-360-0, April 6, 1995]
Manotoc vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. L62100, May 30, 1986]

Section 14
Criminal Due Process
Tatad vs. Sandigaybayan [G.R. Nos. L-7233539, March 21, 1988]
Galman vs.Sandiganbayan [G.R. No. 72670,
September 12, 1986]
Alonte vs. Savellano [G.R. No. 131652, March
9, 1998]

Presumption of Innocence
People vs. Dramayo [G.R. No. L-21325,
October 29, 1971]
Dumalo vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. L-52245,
January 22, 1980]
Marquez vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. 112889,
April 18, 1995]
Corpus vs. People [G.R. No. 74259, February
14, 1991]

Right to be Heard by Himself and

Counsel
People vs. Hidalgo [G.R. No. L-2809, March
22, 1950]

People vs. Agbayani [G.R. No. 122770,

January 16, 1998]
Amion vs. Judge Chiongson [A.M. No. RTJ97-1371, January 22, 1999]

Right to be Informed of the Nature

and Cause of Accusation
Pecho vs. People [G.R. No. 111399,
September 27, 1996]
Soriano vs. Sandiganbayan [G.R. No. L65952, July 31, 1984]
Borja vs. Mendoza [G.R. No. L-45667, June 20,
1977]

Right to Speedy Trial and Public

Trial
People vs. Tee [G.R. Nos. 140546-47, January
20, 2003]
Flores vs. People [G.R. No. L-25769,
December 10, 1974]
Conde vs. Rivera [G.R. No. 21741, January 25,
1924]

Mateo, Jr. vs. Villaluz [G.R. No. L-34756-59,

March 31, 1973]
Garcia vs. Domingo [G.R. No. L-30104, July
25, 1973]
In re: Request for Live Radio and TV
Coverage of the Trial in the Sandiganbayan
of the Plunder Cases against Former
President Joseph Estrada [A.M. No. 00-1-403-SC, September 13, 2001]
People vs. Mapalao [G.R. No. 92415, May 14,
1991]
People vs. Valeriano [G.R. Nos. 103604-05,
September 23, 1993]

Right to Confrontation
United States vs. Javier [G.R. No. L-12990,
January 21, 1918]
Talino vs. Sandiganbayan [G.R. Nos. L-7551114, March 16, 1987]

Section 15 Suspension of the

Privilege of the Writ of Habeas
Corpus
Lansang vs. Garcia [G.R. No. L-33964,
December 11, 1971]

Section 16 Right to Speedy

Disposition of Cases
Padua vs. Ericta [G.R. No. L-38570, May 24,
1988]
Flores vs. People [G.R. No. L-25769,
December 10, 1974]

Section 17 Right Against SelfIncrimination

United States vs. Tan Teng [G.R. No. 7081,
September 7, 1912]
Villaflor vs. Summers [G.R. No. 16444,
September 8, 1920]
Beltran vs. Samson [G.R. No. 32025,
September 23, 1929]
Chavez vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. L29169, August 19, 1968]
Pascual vs. Board of Medical Examiners
[G.R. No. L-25018, May 26, 1969]
Mapa, Jr. vs. Sandiganbayan [G.R. No.
100295, April 26, 1994]

Section 19 Prohibited
Punishment
People vs. Estoista [G.R. No. L-5793, August
27, 1953]
People vs. Esparas [G.R. No. 120034, August
20, 1996]
Echagaray vs. Secretary of Jusctice [G.R. No.
132601, October 12, 1998]

Section 20 Non-Imprisonment for

Debt
Serafin vs. Lindayag [A.M. No. 297-MJ,
September 30, 1975]
Lozano vs. Martinez [G.R. No. L-63419,
December 18, 1986]

Section 21 Double Jeopardy

People vs. Obsania [G.R. No. L-24447, June
29, 1968]
Paulin vs. Gimenez [G.R. No. 103323, January
21, 1993]
Icasiano vs. Sandiganbayan [G.R. No. 95642,
May 28, 1992]
People vs. Balisacan [G.R. No. L-26376,
August 31, 1966]
People vs. City Court of Silay [G.R. No. L43790, December 9, 1976]
Esmea vs. Pogoy [G.R. No. L-54110,
February 20, 1981]
People vs. Pineda [G.R. No. L-44205, February
16, 1993]
People vs. Tampal [G.R. No. 102485, May 22,
1995]
Melo vs. People [G.R. No. L-3580, March 22,
1950]
People vs. Adil [G.R. No. L-41863, April 22,
1977]
People vs. Relova [G.R. No. L-45129, March 6,
1987]

Article IV Citizenship

Co vs. House of Representatives [G.R. Nos.

92191-92, July 30, 1991]
Yu vs. Defensor-Santiago [G.R. No. 83882,
January 24, 1989]
Frivaldo vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. 87193, June
23, 1989]
Republic vs. De La Rosa [G.R. No 104654,
June 6, 1994]
Labo vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. 86564, August
1, 1989]
Aznar vs COMELEC [G.R. No. 83820, May 25,
1990]
Mercado vs. Manzano [G.R. No. 13508
3, May 26, 1999]
In re: Application for Admission to the Bar of
Vicente Ching [B.M. No. 914, October 1, 1999]
Bengzon III vs. HRET [G.R. No. 142840, May
7, 2001]