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Jus cogens
Principle of double criminality
Act of State doctrine
Precautionary principle
Rights of the Philippines within Contiguous zone
Exclusive economic zone
Displaced families considered "refugees"
Custodial investigation
Rights of a person during custodial investigation
Denial of right to counsel in the investigative committee hearing conducted before the PNP
Stop and frisk rule
Effect: drugs seized as evidence
Stop and frisk rule: transport barker, serving as a lookout for Officer
May a committee of the Senate,for an inquiry in aid legislation, compel attendance of
Secretary of Foreign Affairs
Executive privilege on discussions made during a closed-door cabinet meeting
Delegation of power to call-out the Armed Forces of the Philippines (AFP)
In declaring Martial Law, may the president rely upon any intelligence information he may
have gathered through other sources
Defense of condonation as invoked by Mayor and City Administrator
Validity of curfew ordinance: minors’ fundamental rights and primary right and duty of
parents to rear their children
Requisites of double jeopardy
Double jeopardy: First information dismissed due to violation of right to speedy.
Term limits for the positions: Governor and Mayor
RTC jurisdiction over election protests if filed by Governor
MTC jurisdiction over election protests if filed by Mayor
Effect of the filing of his CoC for the position of Governor by Undersecretary of the DND
Effect of the filing of his CoC for the position of Governor by congressman
Who are the impeachable officers
Process of impeaching them thereunder
amendment or revision: republican State to socialist state
process to revise the 1987 Constitution
Succession rules and term limit: Councilor succeeding vice mayor due to latter's death
To whom does each duty/power/privilege/prohibition/disqualification: authority to keep the
general accounts of the Government
To whom does each duty/power/privilege/prohibition/disqualification: power to allow small-
scale utilization of natural resources by Filipino citizens
To whom does each duty/power/privilege/prohibition/disqualification: authority to provide
for the standardization of compensation of government officials
To whom does each duty/power/privilege/prohibition/disqualification: sole power to declare
the existence of state of war
To whom does each duty/power/privilege/prohibition/disqualification: power to ratify
treaties and international agreements
Belgica Case (PDAF) - Violation of separation of powers
doctrine of operative fact
Reappointment of ad-interim appointee in case of Commission on Appointments by-passed
the confirmation
Status of ad-interim appointee
natural-born and naturalized citizen
Qualification of electoral candidate: Candidate a naturalized Filipino citizen, ran for
Congressman
Jurisdiction of Comelec over election protest prior proclamation
Renunciation of foreign citizenship: filing of a CoC by naturalized citizen
Renunciation of foreign citizenship: filing of a CoC by dual citizen
Family Planning: Violation of the right to life
Family Planning: Violation of the prohibition against involuntary servitude
Family Planning: Violation of the Freedom of Religion
writ of amparo rendered unnecessary the issuance of the temporary protection order
Will President's immunity from suit continue even after his term has ended
What and whose vote is required: the repeal of a tax exemption law
What and whose vote is required: declaration of the existence of a state of war
What and whose vote is required: the repeal of a tax exemption law
What and whose vote is required: amendment of a constitutional provision through a
constituent assembly
What and whose vote is required: resolution of a tie in a presidential election
What and whose vote is required: extension of the period for the suspension of the privilege
of the writ of habeas corpus
Term limit: Reapportionment of legislative district

Constitutional or not: A law prescribing as qualifications for appointment to any lower court
Constitutional or not: law requiring all candidates for national or local elective offices to be
college degree holders
Constitutional or not: designation by the President of an acting Associate Commissioner of
the Civil Service Commission
Constitutional or not: appointment by the President as Deputy Ombudsman of a lawyer who
has been engaged in the practice of law for five years
Constitutional or not: nomination by a national party-list of a person who is not one of its
bona fide members
Jurisdiction of Comelec over intra-party dispute of party-list organization
Cancellation of COC - Use of foreign passport
Succession rule: Cancelled COC
Cancellation of COC - Candidate who has released from prison due to Commuted sentence
Cancellation of COC - Greencard holder
Qualification of electoral candidate: Candidate a naturalized foreigner took her oath of
allegiance and executed a sworn renunciation of her Canadian citizenship in accordance with
R.A. No. 9225, ran for Congressman
Constitutional or not: investigation conducted by the Ombudsman against a Commissioner of
the Commission on Audit for serious misconduct
Constitutional or not: law prohibiting any court, other than the Supreme Court, from issuing a
writ of injunction against an investigation being conducted by the Ombudsman
Constitutional or not: law prohibiting any appeal from the decision or final order of the
Ombudsman in an administrative proceeding, except through a petition for review on
certiorari filed before the Supreme Court.
constitutionality of Section 6, Article V of the VFA:exclusive power of the Supreme Court to
adopt rules of procedure for all courts in the Philippines
constitutionality of Section 6, Article V of the VFA: equal protection clause to the extent that
it allows the transfer of the custody of an accused to a foreign power
Power of Review of SC: Sandiganbayan may adopt internal rules governing the allotment of
cases
Power of Review of SC: allows each of the Constitutional Commissions "en banc [to]
promulgate its own rules concerning pleadings and practice before it or before any of its
offices
Power of Review of SC: Each House may determine the rules of its proceedings
Power of Review of SC: The Congress shall promulgate its rules on impeachment to effectively
carry out the purposes of this section
violation of the accused's right to privacy and right against self-incrimination: Accused was
charged with violation of RA 9165 but apprehended due to traffic violation
Double jeopardy: first trial under military court martial
state immunity: revocation of a deed of donation due to violation of terms
Right against unreasonable searches: Airport
extrajudicial confessions: To police while going to precinct, to Mayor, to media
warrantless arrest : hot pursuit
Succession: President
Term limit: President who merely succeeded
Power of Review of SC: President's act of deporting an undesirable alien
diplomatic immunity:grave oral defamation against co-worker
methods of amending the Constitution
three provisions to be amended or revised to effect the change from unitary to federal
How may the consent be given by the State
Doctrine of immunity from suit: Public Officials
Doctrine of immunity from suit: GOCC
Withdrawal from mutual defense treaty
Pacta sunt servanda v rebus sic stantibus
pacta sunt servanda and rebus sic stantibus relevant in the treaty relations
pardoning power of the President
Pardon v amnesty
right of legation
Appointment of VP as cabinet member without CA confirmation
Belgica Case (PDAF) - cross-border transfer funds from the savings by the President
Limitations on the power of the Congress to enact the General Appropriations Act
Regalian Doctrine: right as owner to the mineral resources underneath private land
diplomatic immunity:very serious crime
principle of specialty and the dual criminality principle
Executive agreement
conflict between the enrolled bill and the legislative journal
Withdrawal of President's signature in case of conflict between the enrolled bill and the
legislative journal
exception to Sec. 26(2), Art. VI of the Constitution
Jurisdiction of Comelec over election protest
Constitutionality: Congress establishes by law a private corporation, to receive foreign
donations coming from abroad during national and local calamities and disaster
Jurisdiction of COA: Exemption of foreign grants
Doctrine of command responsibility: elements for doctrine to apply
Doctrine of command responsibility: applicability to president
Constitutionality: to devote religious ministry, with monthly stipend
Fiscal autonomy: Judiciary
Impeachable officers: Ombudsman facing disbarment
initiation of impeachment proceedings
Custodial investigation: Invited by the police
Foreign-filipino ownership
Plebiscite: Conversion
Locus standi of minors in environmental cases
Continuing mandamus

completeness test" and "sufficient standard test

Confiscation of porn materials
Burning of porn materials
Arrest subsequent to search at police checkpoint
Police checkpoint
Constitutionality of AVAWC

The grant of authority to the Barangay Chairman to issue a Barangay Protection Order (BPO)
Return of expropriated property if just compensation is not paid
treaty or an executive agreement
foreign military vessel damages coral reefs and other marine resources in the area of other
state
Not a signatory to treaty, can still be bound by its provisions?
Mandatory drug testing
reacquisition of Philippine citizenship
Petition to Deny Due Course or to Cancel the Certificate of Candidacy due to citizenship
no law shall be made respecting an establishment of religion or prohibiting the free exercise
thereof
Prosecutor to decide the complaint on the basis of the affidavits and other supporting
documents submitted by the complainant, did not notify respondent nor require him to
submit a counter-affidavit.
archipelagic doctrine
straight baseline method
Constitutionality of Section 2 of RA 9522 declared the Kalayaan Island Group (KIG) and
Scarborough Shoal as "Regimes of Islands
Succession: unexpired term
Succession: 3-term, then who won in a recall election
Succession: town is abolished due to conversion of the town to a city
Succession: preventively suspended during his term but was exonerated
Succession: assumes office but loses in an election protest
committing immoral conduct for she is entitled to free exercise of religion
benevolent neutrality
Constitutionality of no plea bargaining provision in RA 9165
 Topic
International Human Rights
Extradition
State Immunity
Environmental Laws
National Territory
National Territory
International Human Rights
Custodial investigation
Custodial investigation
Custodial investigation
Warrantless arrest
Exclusionary rules
Warrantless search

Inquiry in aid legislation

Excutive privilege
Calling-out power of the president

Power to declare martial law

Admin cases

Other rights
Right against double jeopardy
Right against double jeopardy
Term of elected official
Election protest
Election protest
Qualification of public official
Qualification of public official
Impeachment
Impeachment
Amendment/Revision of constitution
Amendment/Revision of constitution
Succession rules

Powers of COA

Powers of president

Powers of president

Powers of congress

Powers of president
Separation of powers
doctrine of operative fact
Ad-interim appointment
Ad-interim appointment
Citizenship

Qualification of public official

Election protest
Qualification of public official
Qualification of public official
Other rights
Other rights
Other rights
Writ of amparo
Immunity from suit of president
Passage of law
Passage of law
Passage of law

Passage of law
Passage of law

Passage of law
Reapportionment of legislative district

Powers of congress

Powers of congress

Separation of powers

Admin cases

Partylist system
Jurisdiction of Comelec
Qualification of public official
Succession rules
Qualification of public official
Qualification of public official

Qualification of public official

Admin cases

Powers of congress
Powers of congress

Powers of judiciary

Equal protection clause

Sandiganbayan

Powers of judiciary
Powers of judiciary

Powers of judiciary

Drug test
Right to privacy
State Immunity
Warrantless search
Custodial investigation
Warrantless arrest
Succession rules
Term of elected official
Powers of judiciary
Diplomatic immunity
Amendment/Revision of constitution
Amendment/Revision of constitution
State Immunity
State Immunity
State Immunity
Treaty and Executive agreement
Treaty and Executive agreement
Treaty and Executive agreement
pardoning power of the President
pardoning power of the President
Legation
Appointment
Separation of powers
Separation of powers
Natural resources
Diplomatic immunity
Extradition
Executive agreement
Passage of law

Passage of law
Passage of law
Election protest

Powers of congress
Powers of COA
Doctrine of command responsibility
Doctrine of command responsibility
Separation of church and state
Fiscal autonomy
Impeachment
Impeachment
Custodial investigation
National Economy and patrimony
Plebiscite
Locus standi
Environmental Laws
completeness test" and "sufficient
standard test
Warrantless search
Freedom of expression
Warrantless arrest
Warrantless search
Equal protection clause
completeness test" and "sufficient
standard test
Expropriation
Treaty and Executive agreement

State Immunity
Treaty and Executive agreement
Right to privacy
Citizenship
Qualification of public official

Separation of church and state

due process
National Territory
National Territory

National Territory
Succession rules
Succession rules
Succession rules
Succession rules
Succession rules
Right to religion
Right to religion
Powers of judiciary