COURSE SYLLABUS AND

LIST OF CASES IN CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1

(Atty. Mary Ellen S. Cabuhat)

MODULE 1: THE CONCEPT OF STATE

1) Shipside, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 143377, February 20, 2001)
2) Association of Philippine Coconut Dessicators vs. Philippine Coconut Authority
(G.R. No. 110526, February 10, 1998)
3) Philippine Virginia Tobacco Adm. vs. CIR (G.R. No. L-32052, July 25, 1975)
4) Reagan vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (30 SCRA 968)
5) People vs. Gozo (G.R. No. L-36409, October 26, 1973)
6) Commissioner vs. Robertson (143 SCRA 397)
7) Collector of Internal Revenue vs. Campos Rueda (G.R. No. L-13250, October 29,
1971)
8) Bacani vs. NACOCO (G.R. No. L-9657, November 29, 1956)
9) Laurel vs. Misa (G.R. No. L-409, January 30, 1947)
10) Macariola vs. Asuncion (114 SCRA 77)
11) Ruffy vs. Chief of Staff (G.R. No. L-533, August 20, 1946)
12) Co Kim Chan vs. Valdez Tan Keh (75 Phil. 113)
13) Lawyer's League vs. Aquino (G.R. no. 73748, May 22, 1986)
14) Aquino vs. COMELEC (62 SCRA 275)
15) Estrada vs. Desierto (G.R. No. 146710-15, March 2, 2001) and Estrada vs. Macapa-
gal-Arroyo (G.R. No. 146738, March 2, 2001)
16) In Re: Saturnino Bermudez (145 SCRA 160)
17) Gov. of the Philippine Islands vs. Monte de Piedad (G.R. No. 9959, December 13,
1916)
18) World Health Organization vs. Aquino (48 SCRA 242)
19) Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center vs. NLRC (206 SCRA 283)
20) People vs. Sandiganbayan (G.R. No. 145951, August 12, 2003)
21) MIAA vs. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 155650, July 20, 2006)

MODULE 2: SEPARATION OF POWERS/CHECKS AND BALANCES

1) In Daza vs. Singson (G.R. No. 86344, December 21, 1989)

2) In re: Manzano (A.M. No. 88-7-1861-RTC, October 5, 1988)
3) Casibang vs. Aquino (G.R. No. L-38025, August 20, 1979)
4) Tañada vs. Cuenco (G.R. No. L-44640, October 12, 1976)
5) Sanidad vs. COMELEC (G.R. No. L-44640, October 12, 1976)
6) Angara vs. Electoral Commission (G.R. No. 45081, July 15, 1936)

MODULE 3: DELEGATION OF POWER

1) Gerochi vs. Department of Energy (G.R. No. 159796, July 17, 2007)
2) Jaworski vs. PAGCOR (G.R. No. 144463, January 14, 2004)
3) Philippine Interisland Shipping Association vs. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 100481,
January 22, 1997)
4) Garcia vs. Executive Secretary (G.R. No. 101273, July 3, 1992)
5) Eastern Shipping Lines vs. POEA (G.R. No. L-76633, October 18, 1988)
6) Tablarin vs. Gutierrez (G.R. No. 78164, July 31, 1987)
7) Kilusang Mayo Uno Labor Center vs. Garcia Jr. (G.R. No. 115381, December 23, 1994)
8) Rodriguez vs. Gella (G.R. No. L-6266, February 2, 1953)
9) Araneta vs. Dinglasan (G.R. No. L-2044, August 26, 1949)
10) People vs. Vera (G.R. No. 45685, November 16, 1937)
11) Ynot vs. IAC (G.R. No. 74457, March 20, 1987)
12) Demetria vs. Alba (148 SCRA 208)
13) Lozano vs. Martinez (146 SCRA 323)
14) Chiongbian vs. Orbos (245 SCRA 253)
15) Pelaez vs. Auditor General (G.R. No. L-23825, December 24, 1965)
16) U.S. vs. Ang Tang Ho (43 Phil. 1)
17) Conference of Maritime Manning Agencies, Inc. vs. POEA (243 SCRA 666)

MODULE 4: DOCTRINE OF STATE IMMUNITY

1) Air Transportation Administration vs. Spouses David (G.R. No. 159402, February 23,
2011)
2) Heirs of Mendoza vs. DPWH (729 SCRA 654)
3) Minucher vs. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 142396, February 11, 2003)
4) City of Caloocan vs. Judge Allarde (G.R. No. 107271, September 10, 2003)
5) The Holy See vs. Rosario (G.R. No. 101949, December 1, 1994)
6) Department of Agriculture vs. NLRC (G.R. No. 104269, November 11, 1993)
7) Veterans Manpower & Protective Services, Inc. vs. CA (G.R. No. 91359, September 25,
1992)
8) Republic vs. Sandiganbayan (G.R. No. 90478, November 21, 1991)
9) Mun. of San Fernando vs. Firme (G.R. No. 52179, April 8, 1991)
10) Mun. of Makati vs. CA (G.R. Nos. 89898-99, October 1, 1990
11) United States vs. Guinto (G.R. No. 76607, February 26, 1990)
12) SSS vs. Court of Appeals (120 SCRA 707)
13) National Irrigation Administration vs. Court of Appeals (214 SCRA 35)
14) Republic vs. Sandoval (G.R. No. 84607, March 19, 1993)
15) Sanders vs. Veridiano (G.R. No. L-46930, June 10, 1988)
16) Civil Aeronautics Administration vs. CA (G.R. No. L-51806, November 8, 1988)
17) Republic vs. Feliciano (G.R. No. 70853, March 12, 1987)
18) United States vs. Ruiz (G.R. No. L-35645, May 22, 1985)
19) Mun. of San Miguel vs. Fernandez (G.R. No. L-61744, June 25, 1984)
20) Rayo vs. CFI of Bulacan (G.R. No. L-55273-83, December 19, 1981)
21) PNB vs. Pabalan (G.R. No. L-33112, June 15, 1978)
22) Republic vs. Villasor (G.R. No. L-30671, November 28, 1973)
23) Amigable vs. Cuenca (G.R. No. L-26400, February 29, 1972)
24) Festejo vs. Fernando (G.R. No. L-5156, Marzo 11, 1954)
25) Mobil Phils. Exploration vs. Customs Arrastre Service (G.R. No. L-23139, December 17,
1966)
26) Bureau of Printing vs. Bureau of Printing Employees Association (G.R. No. L-15751,
January 28, 1961)
27) Merritt vs. Government of the Philippine Islands (G.R. No. 11154, March 21, 1916)

MODULE 5: THE CONSTITUTION OF THE PHILIPPINES

1) Province of Cotabato vs. The Government of the RP Peace Panel on Ancestral Domain
(G.R. No. 183591, October 14, 2008)
2) Lambino vs. COMELEC (G.R. No. 174153, October 25, 2006)
3) Francisco vs. House of Representatives (G.R. No. 160261, November 10, 2003)
4) Santiago vs. COMELEC (G.R. No. 127325, March 19, 1997)
5) Manila Prince Hotel vs. GSIS (G.R. No. 122156, February 3, 1997)
6) Occena vs. COMELEC (G.R. No. 56350, April 2, 1981)
7) De Leon vs. Esguerra (G.R. No. 78059, August 31, 1987)
8) Sanidad vs. COMELEC (G.R. No. L-44640, October 12, 1976)
9) Imbong vs. COMELEC (G.R. No. L-32432, September 11, 1970)
10) Tolentino vs. COMELEC (G.R. No. L-34150, October 16, 1971)
11) Gonzales vs. COMELEC (G.R. No. L-28196, November 9, 1967)
12) Republic Act No. 6735 (An Act Providing for a System of Initiative and Referendum and
Appropriating Funds)

MODULE 6: ARTICLE I – NATIONAL TERRITORY

1) Magallona vs. Ermita (G.R. No. 187167, July 16, 2011)

2) The Republic of the Philippines vs. The People’s Republic of China (PCA Case No.
2013-19: The South China Sea Arbitration)

MODULE 7: ARTICLE II – DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND STATE

POLICIES

Section 1

1) Villavicencio vs. Lukban (G.R. No. 14639, March 25, 1919)

2) Pablo Ocampo vs. HRET (G.R. No. 158466. June 15, 2004)
3) Free Telephone Workers Union vs. Ople (108 SCRA 757)
4) Legaspi vs. Secretary of Finance (115 SCRA 418)
5) The Agricultural Credit and Cooperative Financing Administration (ACCFA) vs.
ACCFA Supervisors’ Association, ACCFA Workers’ Association and the CIR (G.R.
No. L-21484, November 29, 1969)
6) Valmonte vs. Belmonte [170 SCRA 256 (1989)]
7) Cabanas vs. Pilapil (58 SCRA 94)
8) Gonzales vs. Marcos [65 SCRA 624 (1975)]
Section 2

1) CBK Power Company Limited vs. CIR (G.R. No. 193407, January 14, 2015)
2) Arigo vs. Swift (G.R. No. 206510, September 16, 2014)
3) Pharmaceutical and Health Care Association of the Philippines vs. Duque (G.R. No.
173034, October 9, 2007)
4) Agustin vs. Edu (G.R. No. L-49112, February 2, 1979)
5) Gonzales vs. Hechanova (G.R. No. L-21897, October 22, 1963)
6) In Re: Garcia (2 SCRA 984, August 15, 1961)
7) Ichong vs. Hernandez (G.R. No. L-7995, May 31, 1957)
8) Kuroda vs. Jalandoni (G.R. No. L-2662, March 26, 1949)
9) Mejoff vs. Director of Prisons, 90 Phil. 70 (1952)

Section 3-4

1) People vs. Lagman (G.R. No. 45892, July 13, 1938)

2) People vs. Manayao (78 Phil. 721)

Section 6

1) Romulo vs. People of the Philippines (728 SCRA 675)

2) Estrada vs. Escritor (A.M. No. P-02-1651, June 22, 2006)
3) Taruc vs. Dela Cruz (G.R. No. 144801, March 10, 2005)
4) Aglipay vs. Ruiz (G.R. No. 45459, March 13, 1937)
5) Garces vs. Estenzo (G.R. No. L-53487, May 25, 1981)
6) Pamil vs. Teleron (86 SCRA 413)
7) German vs. Barangan (135 SCRA 514)

Section 7-8

1) Bayan vs. Executive Secretary (G.R. No. 138570, October 10, 2000)
2) Lim vs. Executive Secretary (G.R. No. 151445, April 11, 2002)

Section 9

Rep. Gerardo Espina et. al. vs. Exec. Sec. Ronaldo Zamora (G.R. No. 143855, September 21,
2010)

Section 10

1) Salonga vs. Farrales (G.R. No. L-47088, July 10, 1981)

2) Ondoy vs. Ignacio (G.R. No. L-47178, May 16, 1980)
3) Almeda vs. CA (G.R. No. L-43800, July 29, 1977)
4) Calalang vs. Williams (G.R. No. 47800, December 2, 1940)
5) Association of Philippine Coconut Dessicators vs. Philippine Coconut Authority
(G.R. No. 110526, February 10, 1998)
 6) PLDT vs. NTC [190 SCRA 717 (1990)]
7) Maquera vs. Borja (G.R. No. L-24761, September 7, 1965)

Section 11

Secretary of National Defense vs. Manalo (G.R. No. 180906, October 7, 2008)

Section 12-13

1) Imbong vs. Ochoa (G.R. No. 204819, April 8, 2014)

2) Virtuoso vs. Municipal Judge (G.R. No. L-47841, March 21, 1978)
3) PACU vs. Secretary of Education (97 Phil 806)
4) Cabanas vs. Pilapil (58 SCRA 94)
5) Roe vs. Wade (410 US 113)
6) Meyer vs. Nebraska (262 US 390)
7) Pierce vs Society of Sisters (262 US 510)
8) Ginsberg vs. New York [(390 US 629 (1969)]
9) Angeles vs Judge Sison [112 SCRA 26 (1982)]

Section 14

Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Co. vs. NLRC (G.R. No. 118978, May 23, 1997)

Section 15 & 16

1) C & M Timber Corporation vs. Alcala (G.R. No. 111088, June 13, 1997)
2) Laguna Lake Development Authority vs. CA (G.R. No. 110120, March 16, 1994)
3) Oposa vs. Factoran (G.R. No. 101083, July 30, 1993)
4) Province of Rizal vs. Executive Secretary (G.R. No. 129546, Dec. 13, 2005)

Section 17

1) Philippine Merchant Marine School, Inc. vs. Court of Appeals (244 SCRA 770)
2) Professional Regulation Commission vs. De Guzman (G.R. No. 144681, June 21,
2004)
3) Tablarin vs. Gutierrez [152 SCRA 370 (1987)]
4) PRC vs. de Guzman (G.R. No. 144681, June 21, 2004)
5) U.P. BOR vs. C.A. (G.R. No. 134629, August 31, 1999)
6) Camacho vs. Coresis (G.R. No. 134372, August 22, 2002)

Section 18

1) JMM Promotion and Management vs. Court of Appeals (260 SCRA 319)
2) Bernardo vs. NLRC (G.R. No. 122917, July 12, 1999)
Section 19

1) Tañada vs. Angara (G.R. No. 118295, May 2, 1997)

2) Association of Philippine Coconut Dessicators vs. Philippine Coconut Authority
(G.R. No. 110526, February 10, 1998)
3) Pharmaceutical and Health Care Association of the Philippines vs. Duque (G.R. No.
173034, October 9, 2007)
4) Garcia vs. Board of Investments (G.R. No. 92024, November 9, 1990)

Section 21

1) Hacienda Luisita, Inc. vs. Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (G.R. No. 171101,
July 5, 2011)
2) Association of Small Land Owners in the Phils. vs. Sec. of DAR (G.R. No. 78742,
July 14, 1989)

Section 24

PLDT vs. NTC, G.R. No. 88404, October 18, 1990

Section 25

1) Judge Dadoble vs. Commission on Audit (G.R. No. 125350, December 3, 2002)
2) Basco vs. PAGCOR (G.R. No. 91649, May 14, 1991)
3) Limbonas vs. Mangelin (G.R. No. 80391, February 28, 1989)

Section 26

Pamatong vs. COMELEC (G.R. No. 161872, April 13 2004)

Section 27-28

1) Aquino-Sarmiento vs. Morato (G.R. No. 92541, November 13, 1991)

2) Legaspi vs. Civil Service Commission (G.R. No. 72119, May 29, 1987)
3) Valmonte vs. Belmonte (G.R. No. 74930, February 13, 1989)
4) De Jesus vs. COA (G.R. 109023, August 12, 1998)
5) Chavez vs. PEA & Amari (G.R. No. 133250, July 9, 2002)