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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW 1:
FOUNDATIONS AND PRINCIPLES OF THE PHILIPPINE STATE

READING LIST AND COVERAGE

Note: For easier reading management and achieving a working grasp of the Constitution, we have
divided the course into three thematic modules:

First Module: Introduction and “Government OF the People”

Second Module: “Government BY the People”
Third Module: “Government FOR the People” and Other Matters

Part III – GOVERNMENT FOR THE PEOPLE

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are
endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life,
Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.—That to secure these rights, Governments
are instituted among Men, deriving their just powers from the consent of the
governed… (U.S. Declaration of Independence)

A. Bill of Rights (Art. III)

Republic v. Maj. Gen. Ramas, G.R. No. 104768, July 21, 2003
People v. Wagas, G.R. No. 157943, September 4, 2013
Sec. of Justice v. Lantion, G.R. No. 139465, January 18, 2000
Agabon v. NLRC, G.R. No. 158693, November 17, 2004
People v. Marti, G.R. No. 81651, January 18, 1991
KMU v. NEDA Director General, G.R. No. 167798, April 19, 2006
Ople v. Torres, G.R. No. 127685, July 23, 1998
Guinguing v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 128959, September 30, 2005
People v. Francisco, G.R. No. G.R. No. 169431, April 4, 2007
People v. Januario, G.R. No. 98252, February 7, 1997
Carpio and Vinzons-Magana v. Lt. Col. Guevarra, G.R. No. 57439, August 27, 1981
NPC v. Marasigan, G.R. No. 2202367, November 20, 2017
LBP v. Omengan, G.R. No. 196412, July 19, 2017
Dioces of Bacolod v. Comelec, G.R. No. 205728, January 21, 2015

B. Public Trust and Accountability (Art. XI)

Republic v. Sereno, G.R. No. 237428, May 11, 2018 (Decision)

Republic v. Sereno, G.R. No. 237428, June 19, 2018 (Resolution)
Chief Justice Corona v. Senate of the Philippines, G.R. No. 200242, July 17, 2012
Carpio-Morales v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 217126, November 10, 2015
Estrada v. Ombudsman, G.R. No. 212761, July 31, 2018
Ombudsman v. Apolonio, G.R. No. 165132, March 7, 2012

C. Civil Service Commission (Art. IX)

CSC v. Moralde, G.R. No. 211077, August 15, 2018

GSIS v. Velasco, G.R. No. 196564, August 7, 2017
Abad v. De la Cruz, G.R. No. 207422, March 18, 2015
DCWD v. Aranjuez, G.R. No. 194192, June 16, 2015
CSC v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 176162, October 9, 2012
Lapinid v. CSC, G.R. No. 96298, May 14, 1991
Garcia v. Molina, G.R. No. 157383, August 18, 2010
D. Commission on Audit (Art. IX)

PIDS v. COA, G.R. No. 212022, August 20, 2019

Oriondo v. COA, G.R. No. 211293, June 4, 2019
BSP v. COA, G.R. No. 213581, September 19, 2017
MARINA v. COA, G.R. No. 185812, January 13, 2015
Laguesma v. COA, G.R. No. 185544, January 13, 2015
Gutierrez v. COA, G.R. No. 200628, January 13, 2015

E. National Economy and Patrimony (Art. XII)

PCAB v. Manila Water, G.R. No. 217590, March 10, 2020

Maynilad v. DENR Secretary, G.R. No. 202897, August 6, 2019
NAREDICO v. KROMINCO, G.R. NO. 196892, December 5, 2018
MWSS v. Quezon City, G.R. No. 194388, November 7, 2018
Espina v. Zamora, G.R. No. 143855, September 21, 2010
Manila Prince Hotel v. GSIS, G.R. No. 122156, February 3, 1997
La Bugal-B’laan Tribal Association v. Ramos, G.R. No. 127882, Jan. 27, 2004 (Decision)
La Bugal-B’laan Tribal Association v. Ramos, G.R. No. 127882, Dec. 1, 2004 (Resolution)
Narra Nickel Mining v. Redmont, G.R. No. 195580, April 21, 2014
Roy v. SEC, G.R. No. 207246, November 22, 2016
Gamboa v. Finance Secretary, G.R. No. 176579, October 9, 2012
Cruz c. DENR Secretary, G.R. No. 135385, December 6, 2000

F. Social Justice and Human Rights (Art. XIII)

Calalang v. Williams, G.R. No. 47800, December 2, 1940

GSIS v. De Guzman, G.R. No. 173049, May 21, 2009
Abakada v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 168056, September 1, 2005
CBEA v. BSP, G.R. No. 148208, December 15, 2004
PHILAM v. Gramaje, G.R. No. 156963, November 11, 2004
Cariño v. CHR, G.R. No. 96681, December 2, 1991
Farmer Beneficiaries v. Heirs of Maronilla, G.R. No. 229983, July 29, 2019
Aniñon v. GSIS, G.R. No. 190410, April 10, 2019
PSVSIA v. NLRC, G.R. No. 115019, April 14, 1997
Vda. De Clemente v. WCC, G.R. No. L-42087, April 8, 1988

G. Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture, and Sports (Art. XIV)

Pimentel v. Legal Education Board, G.R. No. 230642, September 10, 2019
Calawag v. UP Visayas, G.R. No. 207412, August 7, 2013
DLSU v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 127980, December 19, 2007
CoTeSCUP v. Secretary of Education, G.R. No. 216930, October 9, 2018

H. The Family (Art. XV)

Falcis v. Civil Registrar General, G.R. No. 217910, September 3, 2019

Tilar v. Republic, G.R. No. 214529, July 12, 2017
ALFI v. Garin, G.R. No. 217872, April 26, 2017
Imbong v. Ochoa, G.R. No. 204819, April 8, 2014

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Part IV – General Provisions, Amendments or Revisions, Transitory Provisions

A. General Provisions (Art. XVI)

Acta de la Proclamación de la Independencia del Pueblo Filipino

RA No. 8491
Texas v. Johnson, 491 U.S. 397

Guy v. Tulfo, G.R. No. 213023, April 10, 2019

PTT v. Smart, G.R. November 9, 2016
Remman Enterprises v. PRBRE, G.R. No. 197676, February 4, 2014
Kulayan v. Gov. Tan, G.R. No. 187298, July 3, 2012
Sanlakas v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 159085, February 3, 2004
Carpio v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 96409, February 14, 1992

B. Amendments and Revisions (Art. XVII)

Lambino v. Comelec, G.R. No. 174153, October 25, 2006

Santiago v. Comelec, G.R. No. 127325, March 19, 1997

C. Transitory Provisions (Art. XVIII)

De Leon v. Esguerra, G.R. No. 78059, August 31, 1987

Conclusion

Atienza, Maria Ela L., et al., Constitutional Performance Assessment of the 1987
Philippine Constitution: Summary of Findings, International IDEA and UP CIDS, 2020.
http://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/2020-02/constitutional-performance-
assessment-1987-philippine-constitution.pdf