STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION

Universidad de Manila
A.Y. 2019-2020
Atty. Denise Anne V. Sales

V. INTRINSIC AIDS OF CONSTRUCTION

1. Mandatory v. permissive v. prohibitive

RAMOS - Director of Lands v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 102858, 28 July 1997;
PERDON - Bersabal v. Salvador, G.R. No. L-35910, 21 July 1978;
PALACTAO/TENIDO - Diokno v. Rehabilitation Finance Corp., G.R. No. L04712,
11 July 1952;
NANGLEGAN- Marcelino v. Cruz, G.R. No. L-42428, 18 March 1983;
MONTERO - Brehm v. Republic, G.R. No. L-18566, 30 September 1963; and
MEJIA/ TANAG - Lokin Jr. v. Comelec, G.R. Nos. 179431-32, 22 June 2010.

2. and/or
MAMARIL- RMBSA v. HDMF, G.R. No. 131082, 19 June 2000
LOPEZ- Microsoft Corporation v. Manansala, G.R. No. 166391, 21 October 2015.

3. Plural v. Singular
LUMANAO- In re The Intestate Estate of Pedro Satillon, G.R. No. L-19281, 30
June 1965.

VI. EXTRINSIC AIDS OF CONSTRUCTION

A. Contemporaneous Circumstances
LIPANA- Manila Jockey Club, Inc. v. GAB, G.R. No. L-12727, 29 February 1960;
and
LEGAYADA/LIM/ARINGO- Lagman et.al. v. Medialdea, et.al., G.R. No. 231658, 4
July 2017.

B. Legislative History
LAGAN - Commissioner v. Esso, G.R. No. L-28329, 7 August 1975; and
IQUINA- Filipinas Life Assurance Company v. Court of Tax Appeals, G.R. No. L-
21258, 31 October 1967.

C. Legislative Debates and Committee Reports

- Manila Jockey Club, Inc. v. GAB, G.R. No. L-12727, 29 February 1960;
INDONILLA- Astorga v. Villegas, G.R. No. L-23475, 30 April 1974;
GUEVARRA- Gaanan v. IAC, G.R. No. L-69809, 16 October 1986;and
- Statements of Individual Legislator
GONZALES-CASCO Phil. Chemical Co. v. Gimenez, G.R. No. L-17931, 28
February 1963.
 D. Executive/Contemporaneous Construction
GLODO- Bengzon v. Secretary of Justice, G.R. No. L-42821, 18 January 1936;
GERNA- Philippine Global Communications, Inc. v. Relova, G.R. No. L-60548, 10
November 1986;
FORTUNO- Enrique v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 79072, 10 January 1994; and
ESPIRITU- Peralta v. Civil Service Commission, G.R. No. 95832, 10 August 1992.

E. Reference to other statutes

ENRIQUEZ- Escosura v. San Miguel Brewery, Inc., G. R. No. L-16696, 31 January
1962;
DINAGA/VILLANUEVA, ERICKA- Co v. Civil Register of Manila, G.R. No.
138496, 23 February 2004 (Statutes in Pari Materia).

F. Statutes borrowed from foreign jurisdictions

DELA CRUZ- United States v. De Guzman, G.R. No. L-9144, 27 March 1915.

VII. CONSTRUCTION OF CONFLICTING STATUTES/CONFLICTING

PROVISIONS.

A. Special Law v. General Law

DE GUZMAN- Gordon v. Veridiano II, G.R. No. L-55230, 8 November 1988;
DANGIW/TALLADA- Lopez Jr. v. Civil Service Commission, G.R. No. 87119, 16
April 1991.

B. Substantive Law v. Procedural Law

DALISAY- Philippine National Bank v. Asuncion, G.R. No. L-46095,23 November
1977.

C. Proviso v. body
CORDERO- Arenas v. City of San Carlos, G.R. No. L-34024, 5 April 1978

VIII. AMENDMENT AND REPEAL

CERNECHEZ- Mecano v. COA, G.R. No. 103982, 11 December 1992

CAMARTIN- Philippine National Bank v. Cruz, G.R. No. 80593, 18 December
1989 (latter statute prevails)
CAINAP- People v. Palma, G.R. No. L-44113, 31 March 1977 (general law cannot
impliedly repeal a special law); however, see contra
CABOTEJA- Bagatsing v. Ramirez, G.R. No. L-41631, 17 December 1976
CABARLES- Gaerlan v. Catubig, G.R. No. L-23964, 1 June 1966;
BUROG- City of Manila v. Teotico, G.R. No. L-23052, 29 January 1968; and
BULAQUIT- Philippine National Bank v. Gancayco, G.R. No. L-18343, 30
September 1965.
IX. PROSPERITY AND RETROACTIVITY

BATARA- Universal Corn Products, Inc. et.al. v. Rice and Corn Board; G.R. No. L-
21013, 17 August 1967;
BAUTISTA- Senarillos v. Hermosisima, G.R. No. L-10662, 14 December 1956;
BARBACENA - Espiritu v. Cipriano, G.R. No. L-32743, 15 February 1974;
BACHILLER/SIAZON - Tamayo v. Manila Hotel, G.R. No. L-8975, 29 June 1957.

X. INTERPRETATION OF CONTRACTS

MARIANO/ VILLANUEVA, MARLENE/ YAP- Arts. 1370 to 1379 of the Civil

Code (Rules on Interpretation of Contracts)
BABIERA/RODRIGUEZ - Rule 130, Secs. 10 to 19 of the Rules of Court;
ASUNCION- Abad v. Goldloop, G.R. No. 168108, 13 April 2007;
ALONZO- NIA v. Gamit, G.R. No. 85869, 6 November 1992.