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PubCorp Syllabus (2019) PDF
PubCorp Syllabus (2019) PDF
I. General Principles
A. Corporation
1. Definition
2. Classification
3. Criterion to determine Public Corporation
4. Classes of Public Corporations
Case:
Liban v. Gordon (G.R. No. 175352, 18 January 2011, 654 PHIL 680-738)
Boy Scouts of the Phil. v. COA (G.R. No. 177131, [June 7, 2011], 666
PHIL 140-224)
Philippine Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Commission
on Audit, et al. (G.R. No. 169752, 25 September 2007)
The Province of North Cotabato v. the Gov. of the Republic of the Phils.
Peace Panel (G.R. No. 183591, 14 October 2008)
Read: (a) Republic Act No. 11054 or the “Organic Law for the Bangsamoro
Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao”; (b) Articles and legal
discussion on federalism (as proposed by the Duterte
Administration); and (c) Newspaper articles of Fr. Joaquin Bernas,
former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban and Atty. Raul
Pangalanan on the GPH-MILF Framework Agreement on the
Bangsamoro Proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL).
Cases:
Basco v. PAGCOR (G.R. No. 91649, May 14, 1991)
Lina v. Pano (G.R. No. 129093, August 30, 2001)
Limbona v. Mangelin (G.R. No. 80391, February 28, 1989)
Disomangcop v. Datumanong (G.R. No. 149848, 25 November 2004)
Batangas CATV, Inc. v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 138810, 29
September 2004)
Cases:
Judge Dadole v. Commission on Audit (G.R. No. 125350, December 3,
2002)
Pimentel v. Aguirre, et al. (G.R. No. 132988, July 19, 2000), in relation
to Secs. 284-294, LGC.
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Cases:
Sema v. Comelec (G.R. No. 177597, 16 July 2008)
League of Cities of the Philippines v. Comelec (GR No. 176951, 18
November 2008; 21 December 2009; 24 August 2010; and 15
February 2011)
Navarro v. Ermita, G.R. 180050, 10 February 2010 and Resolution dated
12 April 2011; Min. Res., GR No. 180050, Navarro v. Executive
Secretary Ermita, September 11, 2012
Miranda v. Aguirre (G.R. No. 133064, 16 September 1999)
Samson v. Aguirre (G.R. No. 133076, 22 September 1999)
Alvarez v. Guingona (G.R. No. 118303, 31 January 1996)
Mariano v. COMELEC (G.R. Nos. 118577, 07 March 1995)
Cawaling Jr. v. COMELEC (G.R, No. 146319, October 26, 2001)
Aquino v. Comelec (G.R. No. 189793, 07 April 2010)
Tan v. Comelec (G.R. No. 73155, 11 July 1986)
A. Sources of Powers
B. Governmental Powers
1. Police power aka General Welfare Clause (Sec. 16, LGC)
Cases:
Dela Cruz v. Paras (G.R. Nos. L-42571-72, 25 July 1983)
Binay v. Domingo (G.R. No. 92389, 11 September 1991)
Tano v. Socrates (G.R. No. 110249. 21 August 1997)
White Light Corp. v. City of Manila (G.R. No. 122846, 20 January 2009)
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Cases:
Manila International Airport Authority v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No.
155650, 20 July 2006)
Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority v. Marcos (G.R. No.
120082, 11 September 1996)
City Government of Quezon City v. Bayan Telecommunications, Inc.
(G.R. No. 162015, 06 March 2006)
Drilon v. Lim (G.R. No. 112497, 04 August 1994)
Batangas City v. Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. (G.R. No. 187631, 08
July 2015)
City of Lapu-Lapu v. Phil. Economic Zone Authority, G.R. No. 184203
& 187583, 26 November 2014
3. Eminent Domain (Sec. 19, LGC; Sec. 9, Article III, Constitution; Rule
97, Rules of Court)
Cases:
City Gov. of Quezon City v. Ericta (G.R. No. L-34915, 24 June 1983)
City of Cebu v. Spouses Apolonio (G.R. No. 142971, 07 May 2002)
Republic v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 146587, 02 July 2002)
4. Reclassification of Lands
Cases:
Sangalang v. Intermediate Appellate Court (G.R. No. 71169, 25 August
1989)
MMDA v. Bel Air Village Assoc. Inc. (G.R. No. 135962, 27 March 2000)
Lucena Grand Central Terminal, Inc. v. JAC Liner, Inc. (G.R. No.
148339, 23 February 2005)
6. Legislative Power
(a) Requisites for valid ordinance
C. Corporate Powers
1. To have continuous succession in its corporate name
2. To sue and be sued
3. To have and use a corporate seal
4. To acquire and convey real or personal property
5. To enter into contracts
(a) Requisites
(b) Ultra vires contracts
1. Qualifications/disqualifications
3. Term of Office
4. Rules on Succession
5. Recall
6. Resignation
7. Discipline
(a) Grounds
(b) Jurisdiction
(c) Preventive suspension
(d) Removal
(e) Administrative appeal
Disciplinary Actions
A. Elective Local Officials (Secs. 60 – 68)
Cases: Ganzon v. Court of Appeals (200 SCRA 271)
Joson v. Torres (290 SCRA 279)
Salalima v. Guingona (257 SCRA 55)
Berces v. Executive Secretary (241 SCRA 539)
Malinao v. Reyes ( 256 SCRA 616)
Sanggunian Baranggay of Don Mariano Marcos v.
Martinez (G.R. No. 170626, March 3, 2008)
Lingating v. COMELEC (G.R. No. 153478, November 13,
2002)
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Cases:
De Rama v. CA (G.R. No. 131136, February 28, 2001)
Plaza v. CA (G.R. No. 138464, January 18, 2008)
V. Intergovernmental Relations
A. With the National Government and its agencies (read Sec. 11, Art. X,
Constitution)
Cases:
MMDA v. Viron Transportation Co., Inc. (G.R. No. 170656, 15 August
2007)
MMDA v. Garin (G.R. No. 130230. April 15, 2005)
Province of Rizal v. Executive Secretary (G.R. No. 129546, 13 December
2005)
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A. Local Initiative
1. Definition
2. Procedure
3. Limitations
B. Local Referendum
1. Definition