POLITICAL LAW SYLLABUS

MIDTERM COVERAGE

PREPARED BY: ATTY JAMES T. RESERVA

I. Delegation of Powers

a. Purpose

 Pangasinan Transportation Co vs. Public Service Commission GR 47605

 Jaworski vs PAGCOR

b. Permissible Delegation

i. Tariff Powers to the President

Sec 28 (2), Article 6 of the 1987 Constitution

 Garcia vs Executive Secretary

 Philippine Interisland Shipping Association vs. Court of

Appeals

ii. Emergency Powers to the President

Sec 23(2) of Article 6 of 1987 Constitution

 Araneta vs Dinglasan

 David vs Macapagal-Arroyo

iii. Delegation to the People

Sec 32 of Article 6 of 1987 Constitution

Sec 10 of Article 10

Sec 2 of Article 17

RA 6735

 People vs Vera

iv. Referendum vs Plebiscite

v. Delegation to local government

vi. Delegation to Administrative Bodies

  Conference of Maritime Manning Agencies Inc vs POEA

 Kilusang Mayo Uno Labor Center vs Garcia

 Pelaez vs Auditor General

c. Test of Delegation

 US vs Ang Tang Ho

 Tatad vs Secretary of the Department

 Gerochi vs Department of Energy

 Jaworski vs PAGCOR

 Jesus Garcia vs Hon. Ray Alan Drilon

II. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT

A. Definition

B. Where vested

a. Congress

b. People

i. Differentiate Referendum and Initiative

Sec 32 of Article 6

RA 6735

ii. Prohibited measures

Sec 10 of RA 6735

Limitations on local initiative

C. Composition, Apportionment, Reapportionment

a. Composition

Sec 5(1) and (2) Article VI

 District Representatives

 Party-list Representative
  Sectoral Representatives

Sec 7 of Article XVIII of 1987 Constitution

b. Apportionment of Legislative Districts

Sec 5(3) and (4) of Article VI)

 Macias vs COMELEC

 Mariano vs COMELEC

 Montejo vs COMELEC

 Sema vs COMELEC

 Rodolfo G. Navarro vs Exec Secretary Ermita GR180050

 Aldaba vs COMELEC

 Aquino and Robredo vs COMELEC

 Tobias vs Abalos

D. Party List

RA 7941

a. Political Party vs National Party vs Sectoral Party

b. Sectoral organization

c. Coalition

d. Grounds of cancellation of registration

e. Nomination of party-list representatives

f. Qualifications of party-list nominees

g. Manner of voting

 Veterans Federation Party vs COMELEC

 Bantay Republic vs COMELEC

 Citizens’ Battle Against Corruption vs COMELEC

 Bagong Bayani OFW vs COMELEC

 BANAT vs COMELEC

 Atong Paglaum Inc vs COMELEC

 Alliance for Rura l and Agrarian Reconstruction Inc vs

COMELEC
  Philippine Guardians Brotherhood Inc vs COMELEC

 Ang ladlad LGBT Party vs COMELEC

E. Qualifications and Term of Office (Sec 8-9)

 Social Justice Society vs Dangerous Drug Board

a. Residency Requirement

 Romualdez-Marcos vs COMELEC

 Macalintal vs COMELEC

 Separate Opinion of Justice Puno on Mary Grace

Natividad Poe- Llamanzares vs COMELEC

 Aquino vs COMELEC

Theory of Legal Impossibility enunciated in Justice

Francisco’s concurring and dissenting opinion

 Caasi vs COMELEC

b. Term vs Tenure

Sec 7 of Article 6

 Gaminde vs COA

 Socrates vs COMELEC

c. Election

 Lozada vs COMELEC

 Macalintal vs COMELEC

F. Privileges

Article VI, Sec 11

a. Freedom from arrest

Article 145 of Revised Penal Code

 Trillanes IV vs Judge Pimentel

 People vs Jalosjos

b. Privilege of Speech and Debate

  Osmena Jr vs Pendatun

 Jimenez vs Cabangbang

 Pobre vs Sen Santiago

G. Disqualifications

Article VI, Sec 12, 13, 14, 20

a. Incompatible office

 Adaza vs Pacana

b. Forbidden office

 Puyat vs de Guzman

 Liban vs Gordon

 Funa vs Executive Secretary Ermita

 Villegas vs Legaspi

H. Sessions

a. Regular

b. Special

c. Joint

 Voting separately

 Voting jointly

I. Officers

Sec 16(1)

J. Quorum

Sec 16 (2)

 Avelino vs Cuenco

 Arroyo vs De Venecia

 Abas Kida vs Senate of the Philippines

K. Rules of Proceedings and Discipline of members

 Sec 16 (3)

 Osmena v Pendatun

 Pimentel Jr., et al vs Senate Committee of the Whole

represented by Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile

 Paredes v Sandiganbayan

 Miriam Defensor Santigao vs Sandiganbayan GR 128055

 Lastimosa- Dalawampu vs Cuenco

L. Journal and Congressional Records

Sec 16(4)

o Matter which under the Constitution are to

be entered in the journal

Sec 26(2)

Sec 27(1)

Sec 16 (4)

a. Enrolled Bill Theory

 Mabanag vs Lopez Vito

 Arroyo vs De Venecia

 Casco vs Gimenez

 Tolentino vs Secretary of Finance

b. Journal Entry vs Enrolled Bill

 Astorga v Villegas

 Morales vs Subido

c. Probative Value of Journal

 US vs Pons

M. Adjournment

N. Electoral Tribunals

Sec 17
 Sec 19

a. Composition

 Bondoc v Pineda

 Tanada v Cuenco

 Abbas v Senate Electoral Tribunal

 Pimentel vs HRET

 Limkaichong vs COMELEC

b. Power and Independence

 Sampayan v Daza

 Walden Bello v COMELEC

 Bondoc v Pineda

 Jalosjos v COMELEC

 Reyes v COMELEC

 Vilando v HRET

 Guerrero v COMELEC

 Aquino v Comelec 248 SCRA 400

 Vinzons-Chato v Comelec

 Angara v Electoral Commission

 Morrero v Bacas

 Duenas Jr., vs HRET

 Pena v HRET

O. Commission on Appointments

Sec 18

a. Composition

 Coseteng v Mitra

 Cunanan v Tan

 Guingona v Gonzales

b. Powers

 Sarmiento v Mison

 Deles v Committee on Constitutional Commissions

  Bautista v Salonga

 Pacete v Secretary, Commission on Appointments

III. Powers of Congress

A. Plenary Legislative Power

Sec 1

 Gonzales v Hechanova

 Association of Small Landowners in the Philippines v Secretary of

Agrarian Reform

 David v Arroyo

a. Limitations

1. Substantive

i. Express

Bill of Rights

Sec 25 and 29 (1)

Sec 28 and 29 (3)

Sec 4(3) of Article XIV

Sec 30

Sec 31

 Favian v Desierto

ii. Implied

non delegation of powers

prohibition against the passage of irrepealable laws

 City of Davao v RTC Br XII

 GSIS v City Treasurer of the City of Manila

 Kida v Senate of the Philippines

2. Procedural

i. Origins of certain bills

Sec 24
 Sec 25

 Tolentino v Secretary of Finance

 Abakada Guro v Ermita

 Lawyers Against Monopoly and Poverty v

Secretary of Budget and Management

Sec 29

 Guingona v Carague

Sec 28

Art XIV, Sec 4 (3 and 4)

 Lung Center v Quezon City

ii. One subject- one title

 Tio v Videogram Regulatory Commission

 Philconsa v Gimenez

 Lidasan v Comelec

 Chiongban v Orbos

 Tatad v Secretary of Energy

 Lacson v Executive Secretary

 Farinas v Executive Secretary

iii. Three readings on separate days

Sec 26

 Tolentino v Secretary of Finance

 Farinas v Exec Secretary

 Arroyo v De Venecia

iv. Approval of Bills

a. When the president approves the same and

signs it

b. When Congress overrides the Presidential Veto

c. Partial Veto
 Sec 27

 Bolinao Electronics Corp v Valencia

 Gonzales v Macaraig

 Bengzon v Drilon

d. Legislative Veto

 PHILCONSA v Enriquez

e. When the President fails to act upon the bill for

30 days from the receipt thereof

v. Effectivity of laws

 Tanada v Tuvera

 PVB Employees v Vera

B. Power of Appropriation

Sec 29

Sec 25

 Philconsa v Enriquez

 Nazareth v Villar

 Comelec v Judge Quijano-Padilla and Photokina

Marketing

 TESDA v COA

 Araullo v Aquino III

 Belgica v Executive Secretary

a. extra-constitutional limitations on appropriation

measures

 Guingona v Carague

b. Constitutional limitations on special appropriation

measures
 c. Constitutional miles on GAA

SEC 25

 Garcia v Mata

d. Prohibition against transfer of appropriation

 Demetria v Alba

e. Prohibition against appropriations for sectarian

benefit

 Aglipay v Ruiz

 Manosca v CA

f. Automatic reappropriation

Sec 25 (7)

g. Impoundment

h. Appropriation reserves

Sec 37 of Adminsitrative Code

C. Aids to Legislation

a. Legislative Inquiries

Sec 21

 Garcillano v HRET GR 170338

 Senate of the Philippines v Ermta

 Bengzon v Senate Blue Ribbon Committee

 Arnault vs Nazareno

 Senate Blue Ribbon Committee v Majaducon

 In the Matter of the Petition for Issuance of Writ of Habeas

Corpus of Camilo Sabio

 Gudani v Senga

 Separate Opinion of J. Puno in Macalintal v Comelec

  Neri v Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers

and Investigation

 Standard Chartered Bank v Senate Committee on Banks

 Romero II v Estrada

b. Question Hour

Sec 22

 Senate of the Philippines vs Ermita

D. Other Powers

Sec 4, Article 7

Sec 10, Article 7

Sec 18, Article 7

 Lagman v Medialdea

Sec 19, Article 7

Sec 9 and16, Article 7

 Sarmiento v Mison

Sec 21, Article 7

 Bayan Muna v Alberto Romulo GR 159618

Sec 23

 David v Arroyo GR 171396

 Agan v PIATCO

Sec 11, par 4 Article 7