UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS

FACULTY OF CIVIL LAW

COURSE SYLLABUS

Administration Law, Law

Course
on Public Officers and School Year: 2019 – 2020
Title:
Election Law

Course No. APEL Semester: Second (2nd) Semester

No. Of
Three (3) Units Prerequisite: Constitutional Law I & II
Units:

Course Tuesdays/Wednesdays
Atty. Rigor R. Pascual Schedule:
Facilitator: 6:00 – 9:00 pm
Faculty Lounge, Main Meeting
Office: TBA
Building Place
Contact Consultation By appointment
(02) 8731-4027
No. Period:

E-mail: rrp_ust@yahoo.com Place/Time: By appointment

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

The course, Administration Law, Law on Public Officers and Election

Law, is a three (3) unit subject falling under Political Law. The course will cover
the development and application of principles and doctrines governing
administrative agencies with rule-making and adjudicative functions. It will
also consider the laws and principles applicable to public officers. Lastly, it will
examine the law regulating the conduct of elections and the law on pre-
proclamation contests and election protests.

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 COURSE GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:

Major The comprehension of basic principles of administrative

Competency law, the law on public officers and election law.

Course At the end of the course, the student is expected to

accomplish the following:
Objectives
a. A basic knowledge of the right to suffrage, powers
of administrative agencies and civil service law and
principles;
b. An understanding of the extent of administrative
jurisdiction and power;
c. A better grasp of the innovations introduced by the
Constitution particularly the concept of “Public
Office is a Public Trust”;
d. Updated with the current developments and
jurisprudence in Election Law; and
e. Develop civic consciousness and advocacies.

Value 1. Develop critical thinking in the face of challenges and

different forms of pressure;
Objectives:
2. Communicate effectively in oral and written forms;
3. Infusion of the ideology of St. Thomas Aquinas and
St. Dominic in the formation of opinions;
4. Development of patience and discipline in research;
5. Develop tolerance and respect of conflicting ideas and
ideologies; and
6. Civic empowerment through information of legal
rights and obligations.

COURSE ORGANIZATION:

UNIT CONTENT OUTLINE

UNIT I: I. Administrative Law

A. General principles
Administration • Ople v. Torres, G.R. No. 127685, July 23, 1998
Law • Pichay, Jr., v. Office of Deputy Executive Secretary for
Legal Affairs, G.R. No. 196425, July 24, 2012
• Gumaru v. Quirino State College, G.R. No. 164196, June
22, 2007
• Republic v. Cortez, G.R. No. 187257, February 7, 2017
• People v. Alapan, G.R. No. 199527, January 10, 2018
• Department of Education v. Dela Torre, G.R. No. 216748,
July 25, 2018
• Republic of the Philippines v. Cortez, G.R. No. 187257,
February 7, 2017
• Power Sector Assets and Liabilities Management
Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, G.R.
No. 198146, August 8, 2017

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 • Manila International Airport Authority v. City of Pasay,
G.R. No. 163072, April 2, 2009
• Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System v. The
Local Government of Quezon City, G.R. No. 194388,
November 7, 2018

B. Administrative agencies
1. Definition
2. Manner of creation
3. Kinds
• Metro Railway Development Corporation v. Gammon
Philippines, Inc., G.R. No. 200401, January 17, 2018

C. Powers of administrative agencies

1. Quasi-legislative (rule-making) power
a) Kinds of administrative rules and regulations
b) Requisites for validity
• Metropolitan Bank and Trust Company, Inc., v. National
Wages and Productivity Commission, G.R. No. 144322,
February 6, 2007
• Commissioner of Customs v. Hypermix Feeds Corporation,
G.R. No. 179579, February 1, 2012
• Marcos v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 126594, September
5, 1997
• Equi-Asia Placement, Inc., v. Department of Foreign
Affairs, G.R. No. 152214, September 19, 2006
• GMA Network, Inc., v. Movie and Television Review and
Classification Board, G.R. No. 148579, February 5, 2007
• GMA Network, Inc., v. National Telecommunications
Commission, G.R. No. 192128, September 13, 2017

2. Quasi-judicial (adjudicatory) power

a) Administrative due process
b) Administrative appeal and review
c) Administrative res judicata
• Department of Health v. Camposano, G.R. No. 157684,
April 27, 2005
• Flores v. Montemayor, G.R. No. 179146, June 8, 2011
• Samalio v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 140079, March 31,
2005
• Iglesias v. Office of the Ombudsman, G.R. No. 180745,
August 30, 2017
• Republic of the Philippines v. Damayan ng Purok 14, Inc.,
G.R. No. 143135, April 4, 2003
• Phillips Seafood (Philippines) Corporation v. The Board of
Investments, G.R. No. 175787, February 4, 2009
• National Housing Authority v. Almedia, G.R. No.
162784, June 22, 2007

3. Fact-finding, investigative, licensing and rate-

fixing
powers
• Odchigue-Bondoc v. Tan Tiong Bio, G.R. No. 186652,
October 6, 2010
• Encinas v. Agustin, Jr., G.R. No. 187317, April 11, 2013
• Remolona v. Civil Service Commission, G.R. No.
137473, August 2, 2001

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 • Holy Spirit Homeowners Association, Inc., v. Defensor,
G.R. No. 163980, August 3, 2006

4. Other powers of Administrative Agencies

• Land Bank of the Philippines v. Listana. Sr., G.R. No.
152611, August 5, 2003
• Salazar v. Achacoso, G.R. No. 81510, March 14, 1990

D. Judicial recourse and review

1. Doctrine of primary administrative jurisdiction
2. Doctrine of exhaustion of administrative
remedies
3. Doctrine of finality of administrative action
• Nestle Philippines, Inc., v. Uniwide Sales, Inc., G.R. No.
174674, October 20, 2010
• Bagunu v. Spouses Aggabao, G.R. No. 186487, August
15, 2011
• Universal Robina Corporation v. Laguna Lake
Development Authority, G.R. No. 191427, May 30, 2011
• Montanez v. Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator,
Negros Occidental, G.R. No. 183142, September 17,
2009
• Angeles v. Gaite, G.R. No. 165276, November 25, 2009
• Republic of the Philippines v. Lacap, G.R. No. 158253,
March 2, 2007
• Fortich v. Corona, G.R. No. 131457, April 24, 1998
• De Dayao v. Heirs of Robles, G.R. No. 174830, July 31,
2009
• Republic v. O.G. Holdings Corporation, G.R. No. 189290,
November 29, 2017
• International Container Terminal Services, Inc., v. The
City of Manila, G.R. No. 185622, October 17, 2018

Required Readings
• Relevant Constitutional provisions
• Relevant provisions of the 1987 Revised
Administrative Code of the Philippines

UNIT II: II. Election Law

A. Suffrage
Election Law • AKBAYAN Youth v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No.
147066, March 26, 2001
• Macalintal v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 157013,
July 10, 2003
• Nicolas-Lewis v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No.
162759, August 4, 2006
• Kabataan Party-List v. Commission on Elections, G.R.
No. 221318, December 16, 2015
• Francisco v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 230249,
April 24, 2018
B. The Commission on Elections
1. Constitutional safeguards to ensure
independence
of commission
2. Powers and functions of the commission
3. Prohibited offices and interests
4. Jurisdiction of the commission

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 a) Original Jurisdiction
b) Appellate Jurisdiction
5. Review of final orders, resolutions and decisions
a) Rendered in the exercise of quasi-judicial
functions
b) Rendered in the exercise of administrative
functions
• Goh v. Bayron, G.R. No. 212584, November 25, 2014
• Cipriano v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 158830,
August 10, 2004
• Baytan v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 153945,
February 4, 2003
• Bedol v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 179830,
December 3, 2009
• Philippine Association of Detective and Protective Agency
Operators (PADPAO), Region 7 Chapter, Inc., v.
Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 223505, October 3,
2017
• Commission on Elections v. Noynay, G.R. No. 132365,
July 9, 1998
• Aguilar v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 185140,
June 30, 2009
• Calucag v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 123673,
June 19, 1997
• Legaspi v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 216572,
April 19, 2016
• Jalosjos, Jr., v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No.
192474, June 26, 2012
• Dimapilis v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 227158,
April 18, 2017
• Aggabao v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 163756,
January 26, 2005
• Salva v. Makalintal, G.R. No. 132603, September 18,
2000
• Cagas v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 194139,
January 24, 2012
• Municipal Board of Canvasser of Glan v. Commission on
Elections, G.R. No. 150946, October 23, 2003

C. Qualification and disqualification of voters

• Tan v. Crisologo, G.R. No. 193993, November 8, 2017

D. Registration of voters
• Palatino v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 189868,
December 15, 2009

E. Inclusion and exclusion proceedings

• Mercado v. Dysangco, A.M. No. MTJ-00-1301, July 30,
2002
• Velasco v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 180051,
December 24, 2008

F. Political parties
1. Jurisdiction of the COMELEC over political
parties
2. Registration
• Atienza, Jr., v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No.
188920, February 16, 2010

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 • Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino v. Commission on
Elections, G.R. No. 161265, February 24, 2004
• Liberal Party v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No.
191771, May 6, 2010

G. Party-list organizations
1. Accreditation
2. Registration
• Lokin, Jr., v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 193808,
June 26, 2012
• ABC v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 193256,
March 22, 2011
• Atong Paglaum, Inc., v. Commission on Elections, G.R.
No. 203766, April 2, 2013

H. Candidacy
1. Qualifications of candidates
• Jalosjos v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 191970,
April 24, 2012
• Sobrejana-Condon v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No.
198742, August 10, 2012
• Reyes v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 207264, June
25, 2013
• Poe-Llamanzares v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No.
221697, March 8, 2016

2. Filing of certificates of candidacy

a) Effect of filing
b) Substitution of candidates
c) Ministerial duty of COMELEC to receive
certificate
d) Nuisance candidates
e) Petition to deny or cancel certificates of
candidacy
f) Effect of disqualification
g) Withdrawal of candidates
• Sinaca v. Mula, G.R. No. 135691, September 27, 1999
• Luna v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 165983,
April 24, 2007
• Martinez III v. House of Representatives Electoral
Tribunal, G.R. No. 189034, January 12, 2010
• Dela Cruz v. Commission on Elections¸ G.R. No. 192221,
November 13, 2012
• Talaga v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 196804,
October 9, 2012
• Engle v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 215995,
January 19, 2016
• Tagolino v. House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal,
G.R. No. 202202, March 19, 2013
• Zapanta v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 233016,
March 5, 2019
• Aratea v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 195229,
October 9, 2012
• Maquiling v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 195649,
April 16, 2013
• Go v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 147741, May
10, 2001

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 • Santos v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 235058,
September 4, 2018

I. Campaign
1. Premature campaigning
2. Prohibited contributions
3. Lawful and prohibited election propaganda
4. Limitations on expenses
5. Statement of contributions and expenses
• Penera v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 181613,
November 25, 2009
• Ejercito v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 212398,
November 25, 2014
• Salvador v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 230744,
September 26, 2017
• Maturan v. Commission on Elections, GR No. 227155,
March 28, 2017

J. Board of Election Inspectors and Board of

Canvassers
1. Composition
2. Powers
• Agujetas v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 106560, August
23, 1996

K. Remedies and jurisdiction in election law

1. Petition not to give due course to or cancel a
certificate of candidacy
2. Petition for disqualification
3. Petition to declare failure of elections
4. Pre-proclamation controversy
5. Election protest
6. Quo warranto
• Munder v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 194076,
October 19, 2011
• Pasandalan v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No.
153012, July 18, 2002
• Dibaratun v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 170365,
February 2, 2010
• Lucman v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 166229,
June 29, 2005
• Abayon v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 181295,
April 2, 2009
• Villamor v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 169865,
July 21, 2006
• Poe v. Macapagal-Arroyo, PET Case No. 002, March 29,
2005
• Rosal v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 168253,
March 16, 2007

L. Prosecution of election offenses

• Gonzales v. People, G.R. No. 225709, February 14, 2018
• Commission on Elections v. Espaol, G.R. No. 149193-64,
December 10, 2003

Required Readings:
• Relevant Constitutional provisions

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 • Relevant provisions of the 1987 Revised
Administrative Code of the Philippines
• Relevant provisions of the Omnibus Election Code, as
Amended
• Relevant provisions of the Fair Elections Act
• Relevant provisions of the Citizenship Retention and
Re-Acquisition Act of 2003
• Relevant provisions of the Party-List System Act
• Relevant provisions of the Rules of Court
• Relevant provisions of the Local Government Code of
1991

UNIT III: III. Law on Public Officers

A. General principles
Law on Public • Laurel v. Desierto, G.R. No. 145368, April 12, 2002
Officers • Serana v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 162059, January 22,
2008
• De Castro v. Field Investigation Office, Office of the
Ombudsman, G.R. no. 202342, July 19, 2017
• Javier v. The First Division of the Sandiganbayan,
G.R. No. 147026-27, September 11, 2009
• Abakada Guro Party List v. Purisima, G.R. No. 166715,
August 14, 2008
• Khan, Jr., v. Office of the Ombudsman, G.R. No. 125296,
July 20, 2006
• City Mayor of Zamboanga v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
80270, February 27, 1990
• Licardo v. Licardo, A.M. No. P-06-2238, September 27,
2007
• Anonymous Complaint Against Pershing T. Yared, A.M.
No. P-05-2015, June 28, 2005
• Monteclaros v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No.
152295, July 9, 2002
• De Castro v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 125249,
February 7, 1997
• The Provincial Government of Camarines Norte v.
Gonzales, G.R. No. 185740, July 23, 2013
• Domingo v. Rayala, G.R. No. 155831, February 18, 2008

B. Modes of acquiring title to public office

• Garces v. Honorable Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 114795,
July 17, 1996
• Bermudes v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 131429,
August 4, 1999

C. Modes and kinds of appointment

• Ong v. Office of the President, G.R. No. 184219, January
30, 2012
• Matibag v. Benipayo, G.R. No. 149036, April 2, 2002
• Rufino v. Endriga, G.R. No. 139554, July 21, 2006
• Pimentel, Jr., v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 164978,
October 13, 2005
• Velicaria-Garafil v. Office of the President, G.R. No.
203372, June 16, 2015
• Aguinaldo v. Aquino, G.R. No. 224302, November 29,
2016 & February 21, 2017
• Lecaroz v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 130872, March 25,
1999

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 D. Eligibility and qualification requirements
• Frivaldo v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 120295,
June 28, 1996
• Republic v. Sereno, G.R. No. 237428, May 11, 2018 and
June 19, 2018

E. Disabilities and inhibitions of public officers

• Civil Liberties Union v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No.
83896, February 22, 1999
• Funa v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 184740, February
11, 2010
• Funa v. Agra, G.R. No. 191644, February 19, 2013
• Civil Service Commission v. Dacoycoy, G.R. No. 135805,
April 29, 1999
• Quinto v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 189698,
February 22, 2010
• De Rama v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 131136, February
28, 2001

F. Powers and duties of public officers

• Luspo v. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 188487,
February 14, 2011

G. Rights of public officers

• Jacinto v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 124540, November
14, 1997
• Government Service Insurance System v. Kapisanan ng
mga Manggagawa sa GSIS, G.R. No. 170132, December
6, 2006
• Pobre v. Defensor-Santiago, A.C. No. 7399, August 25,
2009
• Cotiangco v. Province of Biliran, G.R. No. 157139,
October 19, 2011

H. Liabilities of public officers

1. Preventive suspension and back salaries
2. Illegal dismissal, reinstatement and back salaries
3. Good faith defense vis-a-vis COA disallowance
4. The Arias Docrtine
• Baculi v. Office of the President, G.R. No. 188681, March
8, 2017
• Vinzons-Chato v. Fortune Tobacco Corporation, G.R. No.
141309, June 19, 2007
• Office of the Court Administrator v. Mabelin, A.M. No.
P-98-1275, March 26, 2003
• Bernardo v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 124261, May 27,
2004
• Gloria v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 131012, April 21,
1999
• The Civil Service Commission v. Cruz, G.R. No. 187858,
August 9, 2011
• Saunar v. Ermita, G.R. No. 186502, December 13, 2017
• Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System v.
Commission on Audit, G.R. No. 195105, November 21,
2017
• Lanto v. Commission on Audit, G.R. No. 217189, April
18, 2017

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 • Miralles v. Commission on Audit, G.R. No. 210571,
September 19, 2017

I. Immunity of public officers

• In the Matter of the Petition for the Writ of Amparo and
Habeas Data in Favor of Noriel H. Rodriguez, G.R. No.
191805, November 15, 2011
• De Lima v. Duterte, G.R. No. 22

J. De facto officers
• Topacio v. Ong, G.R. No. 179895, December 18, 2008
• Dimaandal v. Commission on Audit, G.R. No. 122197,
June 26, 1998
• Arimao v. Taher, G.R. No. 152651, August 7, 2006
• Laud v. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 199032,
November 19, 2014
• Arroyo v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 202860, April 10,
2019

K. Termination of official relation

• Estrada v. Desierto, G.R. No. 146710-15, March 2, 2001
• Sangguniang Bayan of San Andres, Catanduanes v. Court
of Appeals, G.R. No. 118883, January 16, 1998
• Canonizado v. Aguirre, G.R. No. 133132, February 15,
2001
• Civil Service Commission v. Yu, G.R. No. 189041, July
31, 2012
• Buklod ng Kawaning EIIB v. Zamora, G.R. No. 142801-
802, July 10, 2001
• Feliciano v. Department of National Defense, G.R. No.
199232, November 8, 2017
• Civil Service Commission v. Moralde, G.R. No. 211077,
August 15, 2018

L. The Civil Service

1. Scope
• Hidalgo v. Republic of the Philippines, G.R. No. 179793,
July 5, 2010
• Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation v.
Angara, G.R. No. 142937, November 15, 2005
• GSIS Family Bank Employees Union v. Villanueva, G.R.
No. 210773, January 23, 2019

2. Appointments to the civil service

• Civil Service Commission v. Salas, G.R. No. 123708, June
19, 1997
• Civil Service Commission v. Javier, G.R. No. 173264,
February 22, 2008
• Agyao, Jr., v. Civil Service Commission, G.R. No. 182591,
January 18, 2011

3. Personnel actions
• Civil Service Commission v. Tinaya, G.R. No. 154898,
February 16, 2005
• Bautista v. Civil Service Commission, G.R. No. 185215,
July 22, 2010
• Republic of the Philippines v. Pacheo, G.R. No. 178021,
January 25, 2012

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 • Cerilles v. Civil Service Commission, G.R. No. 180845,
November 22, 2017
• Yangson v. Department of Education, G.R. No. 200170,
June 3, 2019

4. The Civil Service Commission

a) Constitutional safeguards to ensure
independence of commission
b) Powers and functions of each commission
c) Prohibited offices and interests
d) Jurisdiction of each constitutional commission
e) Review of final orders, resolutions and
decisions
1) Rendered in the exercise of quasi-judicial
functions
2) Rendered in the exercise of administrative
functions
• Civil Service Commission v. Department of Budget and
Management, G.R. No. 158791, July 22, 2005
• Meram v. Edralin, G.R. No. 71228, September 24, 1987
• Lazo v. Civil Service Commission, September 14, 1994
• De Los Santos v. Mallare, G.R. No. L-3881, August 31,
1950
• Civil Service Commission v. Albao, G.R. No. 155784,
October 13, 2005
• Civil Service Commission v. Andal, G.R. No. 185749,
December 16, 2009
• Career Executive Service Board v. Civil Service
Commission, G.R. No. 197762, March 7, 2017

M. Accountability of public officers

1. Impeachment
• Corona v. Senate of the Philippines, G.R. No. 200242, July
17, 2012
• Francisco, Jr., v. House of Representatives, G.R. No.
160261, November 10, 2003
• Gutierrez v. House of Representatives, G.R. No. 193459,
February 15, 2011
• Cuenco v. Fernan, A.M. No. 3135, February 17, 1988
• In Re: the First Indorsement from the Honorable Raul M.
Gonzales, A.M. No. 88-4-5433, April 15, 1988
• Office of the Ombudsman v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No.
146486, March 4, 2005

2. Ombudsman (Sections 5 to 14, Article XI of the

1987
Constitution, in relation to R.A. No. 6770, or
otherwise known as “The Ombudsman Act of
1989.”)
a) Powers and Jurisdiction
b) Functions
c) Judicial review in administrative proceedings
d) Judicial review in penal proceedings
• Ifurung v. Carpio-Morales, G.R. No. 232131, April 24,
2018
• Gatchalian v. Office of the Ombudsman, G.R. No. 229288,
August 1, 2018

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 • Office of the Ombudsman v. Civil Service Commission,
G.R. No. 159940, February 16, 2005
• Public Attorney’s Office v. Office of the Ombudsman, G.R.
No. 197613, November 22, 2017
• Gonzales III v. Office of the President of the Philippines,
G.R. No. 196231, January 28, 2014
• Uy v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 105965-70, March 20,
2001
• Castro v. Deloria, G.R. No. 163586, January 27, 2009
• Department of Justice v. Liwag, G.R. No. 149311,
February 11, 2005
• Ledesma v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 161629, July 29,
2005
• Estarija v. Ranada, G.R. No. 159314, June 26, 2006
• Office of the Ombudsman v. Valera, G.R. No. 164250,
September 30, 2005
• Maceda v. Vasquez, G.R. No. 102781, April 22, 1993
• Carpio-Morales v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 217126-27,
November 10, 2015
• Office of the Ombudsman v. Vergara, G.R. No. 216871,
December 6, 2017
• Ornales v. Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon,
G.R. No. 214312, September 5, 2018
• Crebello v. Office of the Ombudsman, G.R. No. 232325,
April 10, 2019

3. Sandiganbayan
• People of the Philippines v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No.
147706-07, February 16, 2005
• Magno v. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 171542,
April 6, 2011
• De Lima v. Guerrero, G.R. No. 229781, October 10, 2017

4. Ill-gotten wealth
• Quarto v. The Honorable Ombudsman, G.R. No. 169042,
October 5, 2011
• Republic of the Philippines v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No.
154560, July 13, 2010
• Disini v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 180564, June 22, 2010

N. Term limits
• Latasa v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 154829,
December 10, 2003
• Ong v. Alegre, G.R. No. 163295, January 23, 2006
• Rivera III v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 167591,
May 9, 2007
• Dizon v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 182088,
January 30, 2009
• Halili v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 231643,
January 15, 2019
• Montebon v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 180444,
April 9, 2008
• Bolos, Jr., v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 184082,
March 17, 2009
• Aldovino v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 184836,
December 23, 2009
• Commission on Elections v. Cruz, G.R. No. 186616,
November 20, 2009
• Naval v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 207851, July
8, 2014

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 Required Readings:
COURSE REFERENCES:
Basic Readings
Extended Readings
Web-Based
Instructional Media
COURSE POLICIES:
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• Relevant Constitutional provisions
• Relevant provisions of the 1987 Revised
Administrative Code of the Philippines
• Relevant provisions of the Civil Service Code of the
Philippines
• The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public
Officials
• Relevant provisions of the Ombudsman Act of 1989
• Relevant provisions of the Local Government Code of
1991
• Relevant provisions of the Civil Code of the
Philippines
• Relevant administrative issuances of the Civil Service
Commission
The 1987 Philippine Constitution
The 1987 Revised Administrative Code of the Philippines
The Omnibus Election Code, as Amended
The Fair Elections Act
The Citizenship Retention and Re-Acquisition Act of 2003
The Party-List System Act
The Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public
Officials
The Ombudsman Act of 1989
The Civil Service Decree of the Philippines
The Local Government Code of 1991
The Civil Code of the Philippines
The Revised Penal Code
Cases decided by the Supreme Court as reported
officially in the Philippine Reports or unofficially in the
Supreme Court Reports Annotated
Various cases assigned from sc.judiciary.gov.ph or
lawphil.net
.
LCD and Computers
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 • Regular attendance is expected. In case of failure to attend the class
session due to unavoidable circumstances, you are responsible for
making up for any work missed.
• Report to class on time and stay during entire class session.
• Active participation is expected in every session.
• In-class activities must be accomplished in class.
• Extended out of class written activities must be computerized.
• Observe strictly the schedule for submission of all out of class
assignments.
• Feel free to come and consult with me regarding problems in assigned
tasks.
• Observe proper classroom decorum and be in proper and appropriate
attire

COURSE GRADING SYSTEM:

REQUIREMENTS
Recitations & Quizzes ------------------------------------------- 25%
AND
COMPUTATION Examination --------------------------------------------------------- 75%
OF THE GRADE ▪ Midterms ---------------------- 35%
▪ Finals ----------------------------- 40%

____________
100%

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 PROPOSED COURSE CALENDAR:

WEEK DATES TOPIC/ACTIVITIES

Orientation – Administration Law:

1 January 28/29
General Principles – Quasi-Judicial Powers
Administration Law:
2 February 4/5
General Principles – Quasi-Judicial Powers
Administration Law:
3 February11/12
Fact Finding Powers – Judicial Recourse and Review
Election Law:
4 February 18/19
Suffrage – Commission on Elections
Election Law:
5 February 25/26
Commission on Elections
Election Law:
6 March 3/4 Qualifications and Disqualifications of voters – Party
list
Election Law:
7 March 10 /11 Campaign - Board of Election Inspectors and Board of
Canvassers
Election Law:
8 March 17/18 Remedies and Jurisdiction in election law –
Prosecution of Election Offenses

9 March 24/25 Preliminary Examination

March 31/ Law On Public Officers:

10
April 1 General principles – Modes and Kinds of Appointment

11 April 7/8 Holy Week

Law On Public Officers:

12 April 21/22 Eligibility and Qualification Requirements – Rights of
Public Officers
Law On Public Officers:
13 April 28/29 Liabilities of Public Officers – Termination of Official
Relations
Law On Public Officers:
14 May 5/6
The Civil Service
Law On Public Officers:
15 May 12/13
The Civil Service
Law On Public Officers:
16 May 19/20
Accountability of Public Office
Law on Public Officers:
17 May 26/27
Accountability of Public Office- Term Limits

18 June 2/3 Final Examinations

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