I.

GENERAL PRINCIPLES

A. EFFECT AND APPLICATION OF LAWS

a. Effectivity of Laws

1. Tañada v. Tuvera, G.R. No. L-63915, December 29, 1986
2. De Roy v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 80718, January 29, 1988
3. People v. Que Po Lay, G.R. No. L-6791, March 29, 1954
4. National Power Corporation v. Pinatubo Commercial, G.R. No. 176006, March 26,
2010
5. Neri v. Senate Committee on Accountability of Public Officers, G.R. No. 180643,
March 25, 2008
6. Pimentel v. Senate Committee of the Whole, G.R. No. 187714, March 8, 2011
7. Conjuangco, Jr. v. Republic, G.R. No. 180705, November 27, 2012
8. Garcillano v. House of Representatives, G.R. No. 170338, December 23, 2008

b. Prospective Application of Laws

9. Valeroso v. People, G.R. No. 164815, February 22, 2008
10. Philippine National Bank v. Office of the President, G.R. No. 104528, January 18,
1996
11. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Philippine Health Care Providers, Inc., G.R. No.
168129, April 24, 2007
12. ABS-CBN Broadcasting Corp. v. Court of Tax Appeals, G.R. No. L-52306, October 12,
1981
13. D.M. Consunji, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 137873, April 20, 2001

c. Waiver of Rights

14. Cui v. Arellano University, G.R. No. L-15127, May 30, 1961
15. Philippine National Bank v. Nepomuceno Productions, Inc., G.R. No. 139479,
December 27, 2002
16. Magbugay-Otamias v. Republic, G.R. No. 189516, June 8, 2016

d. Repeal of Laws

17. Mecano v. Commission on Audit, G.R. No. 103982, December 11, 1992

e. Judicial Decisions Form Part of the Law of the Land

18. People v. Licera, G.R. No. L-39990, July 22, 1975

 f. Duty of Judges

19. Chu Jan v. Bernas, G.R. No. 10010, August 1, 1916

g. Doubtful Statutes

20. People v. Purisima, G.R. No. L-42050-66, November 20, 1978

h. Customs

21. Martinez v. Van Buskirk, G.R. No. L-5691, December 27, 1910
22. Yao Kee v. Sy-Gonzales, G.R. No. 55960, November 24, 1988

i. Computation of Period and Time

23. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Primetown Property Group, Inc., G.R. No.
162155, August 28, 2007

B. CONFLICT OF LAWS

24. Van Dorn v. Romillo, Jr., G.R. No. L-68470, October 8, 1985
25. Pilapil v. Ibay-Somera, G.R. No. 80116, June 30, 1989
26. San Luis v. San Luis, G.R. No. 133743, February 6, 2007
27. Quita v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 124862, December 22, 1998
28. Government v. Frank, G.R. No. L-2935, March 23, 1909
29. Aznar v. Garcia, G.R. No. L-16749, January 31, 1963
30. Saudi Arabian Airlines v. Rebesencio, G.R. No. 198587, January 14, 2015
31. Aldovino v. Gold and Green Manpower Management and Development Services,
Inc., G.R. No. 200811, June 19, 2019
32. Philippine National Construction Corp. v. Asiavest Merchant Bankers (M) Berhad,
G.R. No. 172301, August 19, 2015

C. HUMAN RELATIONS (Arts. 19-21)

33. Uypitching v. Quiamco, G.R. No. 146322, December 6, 2006
34. Globe Mackay Cable & Radio Corp. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 81262, August 25,
1989
35. University of the East v. Jader, G.R. No. 132344, February 17, 2000
36. Manila Electric Company v. Spouses Ramos, G.R. No. 195145, February 10, 2016
37. Heirs of Nala v. Artemio Cabansag, G.R. No. 161188, June 13, 2008
38. Nikko Hotel Manila Garden v. Reyes, G.R. No. 154259, February 28, 2005
39. Spouses Carbonell v. Metropolitan Bank & Trust Co., G.R. No. 178467, April 26, 2017
40. Hermosisima v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L-14628, September 30, 1960
41. Wassmer v. Velez, G.R. No. L-20089, December 26, 1964
 42. Gashem Shookat Baksh v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 97336, February 19, 1993
43. Pe v. Pe, G.R. No. L-17396, May 30, 1962

a. Unjust Enrichment

44. Spouses Villalva v. RCBC Savings Bank, G.R. No. 165661, August 28, 2006
45. Loria v. Muñoz, Jr., G.R. No. 187240, October 15, 2014
46. Frenzel v. Catito, G.R. No. 143958, July 11, 2003

b. Respect for Other’s Privacy, Personality, etc.

47. Tenchavez v. Escaño, G.R. No. L-19671, November 29, 1965
48. St. Louis Realty Corp. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L-46061, November 14, 1984
49. Gregorio v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 179799, September 11, 2009

c. Unfair Competition

50. Willaware Products Corp. v. Jesichris Manufacturing Corp., G.R. No. 195549,
September 3, 2014

d. Independent Civil Actions

51. Aberca v. Ver, G.R. No. L-69866, April 15, 1988
52. Corpus v. Paje, G.R. No. L-26737, July 31, 1969
53. Madeja v. Caro, G.R. No. L-51183, December 21, 1983
54. Bonite v. Zosa, G.R. No. L-33772, June 20, 1988

e. Prejudicial Question

55. Te v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 126746, November 29, 2000
56. San Miguel Properties v. Perez, G.R. No. 166836, September 04, 2013
57. Zapanta v. Montesa, G.R. No. L-14534, February 28, 1962
58. People v. Aragon, G.R. No. L-10016, February 28, 1957
59. Morigo v. People, G.R. No. 145226, February 6, 2004
60. Capili v. People, G.R. No. 183805, July 3, 2013
61. Tenebro v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 150758, February 18, 2004
62. Apa v. Fernandez, G.R. No. 112381, March 20, 1995
63. Montañez v. Cipriano, G.R. No. 181089, October 22, 2012

II. PERSONS AND FAMILY RELATIONS

A. PERSONS

a. Natural Persons

64. Quimiguing v. Icao, G.R. No. L-26795, July 31, 1970
65. Geluz v. CA, G.R. No. L-16439, July 20, 1961

b. Judicial Persons

66. Limjoco v. Intestate Estate of Fragante, G.R. No. L-770, April 27, 1948

c. Citizenship

67. Mo Ya Lim Yao v. Commissioner of Immigration, G.R. No. L-21289, October 4, 1971
68. Republic v. Batuigas, G.R. No. 183110, October 7, 2013
69. Frivaldo v. Commission on Elections, G.R. Nos. 120295 & 123755, June 28, 1996
70. Romualdez-Marcos v. Commission on Elections, G.R. No. 119976, September 18,
1995

Use of Surnames

d. Change of Surname

71. Republic v. Court of Appeals and Wong, G.R. No. 97906, May 21,1992
72. Gan v. Republic, G.R. No. 207147, September 14, 2016
73. Grande v. Antonio, G.R. No. 206248, February 18, 2014
74. Republic v. Hernandez, G.R. No. 117209, February 9, 1996
75. In Re: Petition for Change of Name and/or Correction/Cancellation of Entry in Civil
Registry of Julian Lin Carulasan Wang, G.R. No. 159966, March 30, 2005
76. Republic v. Cagandahan, G.R. No. 166676, September 12, 2008
77. Silverio v. Republic, G.R. No. 174689, October 22, 2007

e. Rules on What to Use

78. Calderon v. Republic, G.R. No. L-18127, April 5, 1967
79. Llaneta v. Agrava, G.R. No. L-32054, May 15, 1974
80. In the Matter of the Adoption of Stephanie Nathy Astorga Garcia, G.R. No. 148311,
March 31, 2005
81. Remo v. Secretary of Foreign Affairs, G.R. No. 169202, March 5, 2010
82. Dapar v. Biascan, G.R. No. 141880, September 27, 2004

f. Cancellation or Correction of Entries

83. Republic v. Cagandahan, G.R. No. 170829, November 20, 2006
84. Silverio v. Republic, G.R. No. 174689, October 19, 2007
85. Republic v. Gallo, G.R. No 207074, January 17, 2018

 g. Absence (Presumption of Death)

86. Tadeo-Matias v. Republic, G.R. No. 230751, April 25, 2018
87. Republic v. Bermudez-Lorino, G.R. No.160258, January 19, 2005
88. Santos v. Santos, G.R. No. 187061, October 8, 2014