Saint Mary's University

COLLEGE OF LAW
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya

COURSE OUTLINE
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II
Second Semester, School Year 2019-2020

TEXTBOOK: ISAGANI A. CRUZ AND CARLO L. CRUZ, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, QUEZON CITY:
CENTRAK BOOK SUPPLY, INC., 2015 EDITION.

TOPIC/ CASES
REFERENCE/S
THE FUNDAMENTAL
POWERS OF THE STATE

General Principles
Police Power
 MMDA v. Bel-Air Village Association, G.R. No. 135962, 27
The Police Power
March 2000
 Lutz v. Araneta, 98 Phil 148/Association of Small Landowners
Eminent Domain v. Secretary of Agrarian Reform, 175 SCRA 343
 Binay v. Domingo, 201 SCRA 508/Villacorta v. Bernardo, 143
Taxation SCRA 480
 Basco v. PAGCOR, 197 SCRA 52

Eminent Domain
 City of Manila v. Chinese Community, 40 Phil 349/Republic of
the Philippines v. La Orden de PP. Benedictinos de Filipinas,
1 SCRA 646
 Philippine Press Institute v. COMELEC, 244 SCRA 272
 City Government v. Ericta, G.R. No. 34915, 24 June 1983
 Export Processing Zone v. Dulay, 149 SCRA 305

BILL OF RIGHTS: CIVIL AND

POLITICAL RIGHTS

General Principles

Suffrage Suffrage
 Kabataan Party-List, et al. v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 221318,
16 December 2015
 Romuladez v. Regional Trial Court, G.R. No. 104960, 14
September 1993
 Akbayan v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 147066, 26 March 2001
 Macalintal v. Commission on Elections, 405 SCRA 614

Citizenship Citizenship
 Re: Application for Admission to the Philippine of Vicente D.
Ching, 316 SCRA
 Tecson v. COMELEC, 424 SCRA 277
 Moy Ya Lim Yao v. The Commissioner of Immigration, 41
SCRA 292
 Bengson v. HRET, 357 SCRA 545

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Due Process of Law
Equal Protection
Searches and Seizures
Liberty of Abode and Travel
Freedom of Religion
 Mercado v. Manzano, 307 SCRA 630
 Poe-LLamanzares v. COMELEC, G.R. Nos. 221697 & G.R.
NOS. 221698-700, 8 March 2016
 Republic Act No. 9225 (Citizenship Retention and
Reacquisition Act of 2003)
 Teodora Sobejana-Condon v. COMELEC, et al., G.R. No.
198742, 10 August 2012
 Valles v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 137000, 9 August
2000/Maquiling v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 195649, 16 April 2013
Due Process
 Corona v. United Harbor Pilots, G.R. No. 111953, 12
December 1997
 Estrada v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 148560, 19 November
2001 (“void for vagueness” doctrine)
 City of Manila v. Judge Laguio, G.R. No. 118127, 12 April
2005
 Lupangco v. Court of Appeals, 160 SCRA 848
 Army and Navy Club v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 110223, 8
April 1997
 Acebedo Optical v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 10152, 31
March 2000
Equal Protection
 International School Alliance of Educators v. Quisumbing, 333
SCRA 13
 Dumlao v. COMELEC, 95 SCRA 392
 GSIS v. Montesclaros, 434 SCRA 441
Searches and Seizures
 See Rules 126 of the 2000 Revised Rules of Criminal
Procedure
 People v. Marti, 193 SCRA 57
 Roan v. Gonzales, 145 SCRA 687
 Pangandaman v. Casar, 159 SCRA 599
 People v. Salanguit, 356 SCRA 683
 Valmonte v. De Villa, 178 SCRA 211/185 SCRA 665 (Motion
for Reconsideration)
 Malacat v. Court of Appeals, 283 SCRA 159
 People v. De Gracia, 233 SCRA 716
 People v. Canton, 394 SCRA 478
 Zulueta v. Court of Appeals, 253 SCRA 699
 Saluday v. People, G.R. No. 215305, 3 April 2018
Liberty of Abode and Travel
 Marcos v. Manglapus, 177 SCRA 668/178 SCRA 760 (Motion
for Reconsideration)
Freedom of Religion
 Estrada v. Escritor, A.M. P-02-1651, 4 August 2003
 Valmores v. Achacoso, G.R. No. 217453, 19 July 2017
 Ang Ladlad v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 190582, 8 April 2010
 Austria v. NLRC, G.R. No. 124382, 16 August 1999/ Fonacier
v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L-5917, 28 January 1955
 Islamic Dawah Council of the Philippines, Inc. v. Office of the
Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 153888, 9 July 2003
 Ebralinag v. Division Superintendent of Schools of Cebu, 219
SCRA 256/251 SCRA 569 (Motion for Reconsideration)
 Iglesia ni Cristo v. Court of Appeals, 259 SCRA 529
 Aglipay v. Ruiz, 64 Phil 201
 James M. Imbong, et al. v. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., et al., G.R.
No. 204819, 8 April 2014
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Freedom of Expression
The Impairment Clause
Non-Imprisonment for Debt
Involuntary Servitude
Speedy Disposition of Cases
BILL OF RIGHTS: RIGHTS
OF THE ACCUSED
Rights of the Accused
(See also Rule 114 of the
2000 Revised Rules of
Criminal Procedure [Bail];
Sections 7-8, Rule 117 of the
2000 Revised Rules of
Criminal Procedure [Double
Jeopardy])
Ex Post Facto Laws
The Writ of Habeas Corpus
Speedy Disposition of Cases
& Free Access to Courts
Freedom of Expression
 Eastern Broadcasting Corp. V. Dans, 137 SCRA 628
 Borjal v. Court of Appeals, 301 SCRA 1
 Filipino Broadcasting Network v. Ago Medicaland Educational
Center-Bicol Christian College of Medicine, 448 SCRA 413
 Pita v. Court of Appeals, 178 SCRA 362
 MTRCB v. ABS-CBN, 448 SCRA 575
 Ayer Productions Pty. Ltd. V. Judge Capulong, 160 SCRA 865
(1988)
 Newsounds Broadcasting v. Dy, G.R. No. 170270, 2 April
2009
 Sanidad v. COMELEC, 181 SCRA 529
 In Re: Emil P. Jurado, 243 SCRA 299
 Reyes v. Bagatsing, 125 SCRA 553
 Miriam College Foundation v. Court of Appeals, 348 SCRA
265
 Jose Jesus M. Disini, Jr., et al. v Secretary of Justice, et al.,
G.R. No. 203335, 11 February 2014
 In relation to Academic Freedom (Section 5 [2], Article XIV of
the Constitution); Cases: Garcia v. Faculty Admission
Committee, 68 SCRA 277 (1975), Miriam College v. Court of
Appeals, G.R. No. 127930, 15 December 2000)
 Republic Act No. 10175 (Cybercrime Prevention Act of
2012)
Impairment Clause
 Philippine Veterans Bank Employees’ Union v. Philippine
Veterans Bank, 189 SCRA 14
Right to Information
 Chavez v. PCGG, G.R. No. 130716. December 9, 1998/19
May 1999 (Motion for Reconsideration)
Poverty and Legal Protection
 People v. Rio, 201 SCRA 702
Rights of the Accused
 People v. Mahinay, 302 SCRA 455 (Miranda Rights)
 People v. Bravo, 318 SCRA 812 (Exclusionary Rule)
 People v. Andan, 269 SCRA 95 (Confessions and Admissions
to the Media)
 Olivas v. Office of the Ombudsman, 239 SCRA 283 (Criminal
Investigation v. Preliminary Investigation)
 Serapio v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 148468, 28 January
2003/Enrile v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 213847, 18 August
2015 – Read also the Dissenting Opinion of J. Leonen (Bail)
 Webb v. People, 276 SCRA 243 (Impartial Trial)
 Lejano v. People, G.R. No. 176389, 14 December 2010
(Proof of Guilt)
 Webb v. De Leon, 247 SCRA 652 (Prejudicial Publicity)
 Re: Request for Radio-TV Coverage of the Trial in the
Sandiganbayan of the Plunder Cases Against the Former
President Joseph E. Estrada, 360 SCRA 248 (Public Trial)
 People v. Salas, 143 SCRA 163 (Trial in Absentia)
 Tatad v. Sandiganbayan, 159 SCRA 70 (Speedy Trial)
 Cabal v. Kapunan, 6 SCRA 1059 (Right Against Self-
Incrimination)
 Beltran v. Samson, 53 Phil 570 (Right Against Self-
Incrimination)
 People v. Judge Ayson, 175 SCRA 210 (Right Against Self-
Incrimination)
 Echegaray v. Secretary of Justice, 297 SCRA 754 (Cruel and
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 Degrading Punishment)
 People v. Velasco, 340 SCRA 207 (Double Jeopardy)

Writ of Habeas Corpus

Ilusorio v. Bildner, 332 SCRA 169/361 SCRA 427 (Motion for
Reconsideration)

OTHER REFERENCES:

Constitutional Rights and Social Demands by Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J. (2004 Edition)
Constitutional Law: Notes and Readings on the Bill of Rights, Citizenship and Suffrage by Rene Gorospe,
Volumes I and II (2006 Edition)

Prepared by
HERSON S. VALMORES
Associate Professor, SMU-LAW

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