ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

A. General Principles
CASES:
• U.S. vs. Dorr 2 Phil. 339
• Bacani vs. NACOCO 100 Phil. 468, 1956
• Asturias Sugar Central vs. Commissioner of Customs 29 SCRA 622, 1969
• Chongbian, et al vs. Orbos 245 SCRA 253, 1995
• University of Nueva Caceres vs. Martinez 56 SCRA 154, 1974
• Perez, et al vs. Sandiganbayan G.R. No. 166062, 2006
• Vinzons-Chato vs. Fortune Tobacco Corporation GR No. 141309, 525
SCRA 11, 2007
• Republic of the Philippines, DPWH, COA, et. Al vs. Carlito Lacap G.R
No. 158253, 517 SCRA 255, 2007

B. Administrative Agencies
1. Nature and Definition
2. Creation, Establishment and Abolition
3. Kinds
4. Advantages

CODAL:
Introductory Provisions, Section 2, Administrative Code
Sec.3(a)(f)(h)(k)(m)(n)(o)(p)(w)(z), GOCC Governance Act (RA 10149)

CASES:
• Presidential Anti-Dollar Salting Task Force vs. Court of Appeals G.R.
No. 83578, 171 SCRA 348
• United Residents of Dominican Hills, Inc. vs. Commission on the
Settlement of Land Problems (COSLAP) 353 SCRA 689
• Leyson vs. Office of the Ombudsman 331 SCRA 227
• Malaga vs. Penachos 213 SCRA 516, 1992
• Beja Sr. vs. Court of Appeals 207 SCRA 689
• Blaquera vs. Alcala 295 SCRA 336, 1998
• Iron and Steel Authority vs. CA 240 SCRA 538, 1995
• Barbo, et al vs. Commission on Audit G.R. No. 157542, 2008
• Chavez vs. National Housing Authority, et al. 530 SCRA 235, 2007
• MCIA v. Marcos, GR No. 120082, 11 Sept 1996
• MIAA v. Court of Appeals, GR 155650, 20 July 2006
• MIAA v. City of Pasay, GR No. 163072, April 2, 2009
• MCIAA v. City of Lapu-Lapu, GR No. 181756, June 15, 2015
• LRTA v. Quezon City, GR No. 221626, 9 Oct 2019
• Phil. Heart Center v. QC, GR No. 225409, 11 March 2020
• Canonizado v. Aguirre, GR No. 133132, January 25, 2000
• Kapisanan v. Barin, G.R. No. 150974, June 29, 2007

C. Powers of administrative agencies

1. Rule-making power
a. Kinds of administrative rules and regulations
b. Requisites for validity
CASES:
 • Laguna Lake Development Authority vs. Court of Appeals
231 SCRA 292, 1994
• Rizal Empire Insurance Group vs. NLRC 150 SCRA 565
• Tio vs. Videogram Regulatory Board 151 SCRA 208
• People vs. Maceren 79 SCRA 450, 1977
• Boie-Takeda Chemicals Inc. vs. Dela Serna, 228 SCRA 329
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Court of Appeals, 261
SCRA 262
• Peralta vs. Civil Service Commission 212 SCRA 425
• Philippine Airlines Inc. vs. Civil Aeronautics Board 270 SCRA
538
• Philippine Consumers Foundation Inc. vs. Secretary of
Education, Culture and Sports 153 SCRA 622
• Commissioner of Internal Revenue vs. Bicolandia Drug
Corporation GR No. 148083, 2006
2. Power of Adjudication (Adjudicatory Power)
CODAL:
Article VIII, Section 5(5), 1987 Constitution
Book VII, Chapter 3, Section 13, Administrative Code Rule 43, Section 1,
Rules of Court

a. Definition of Quasi-judicial Power

b. Requisites for Proper Exercise of Quasi-judicial Power
c. Jurisdiction
CASES:
• Presidential Anti-Dollar v. CA, GR No. 83578, 16 Mar 1989
• PCGG v. Peña, GR No. 77663, 12 Apr 1988
• Villanueva v. Palawan, GR No. 178347, February 23, 2013
• Peña v. GSIS, GR No. 159520, September 19, 2006
• Sps Dacudao v. Gonzales, GR No. 188056, January 2013
d. Rules of Procedure
CASES:
• Angara v. COMELEC, GR No. 45081, 15 July 1936
• Phil. Lawyers v. Agrava, GR No. L-12426, 16 Feb 1959
• Agusmin v. CA, GR No. L-48478, 30 Sept 1982
e. Subpoena Power
CASES:
• Carmelo v. Ramos, GR No. L-17778, 30 Nov 1962
• Cariño v. CHR, GR No. 96681, 2 Dec 1991
f. Contempt Power
CASES:
• Guevara vs. COMELEC, GR No. L-12596, 31 July 1958
g. Notice and Hearing
CASES:
• Distribution v. Santos, GR No. 212616, 10 July 2017
Exception to Notice and Hearing
CASES:
• Suntay v. People, GR No. L-9430, 29 June 1957

h. Requisites of Administrative Due Process

CASES:
• Ang Tibay vs. CIR, GR No. 46496, 27 Feb 1940
 • Pascual v. Board, GR No. L-25018, 26 May 1969
i. Admistrative Appeal and Review
j. Administrative res judicata
CASES:
• Heirs Derla v. Heirs Hipolito, G.R. No. 157717, Apr 13, 2011
• Brillantes v. Castro, GR No. L-9223, 30 June 1956

3. Fact-finding, investigative, licensing, and rate-fixing powers

D. JUDICIAL REVIEW
i. Doctrine of Primary Administrative Jurisdiction
ii. Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies
iii. Doctrine of Finality of Administrative Action
CASES:
• Arrow Transportation Corp vs. Board of Transportation, 63
SCRA 193, 1975
• Buklod ng Kawaning EIIB vs. Zamora, GR Nos.
142801/142802, 2001
• Carpio vs. Executive Secretary, 206 SCRA 290, 1992
• Cucharo vs. Subido, 37 SCRA 523, 1971
• Industrial Enterprises Inc. vs. Court of Appeals, 184 SCRA
426, 1990
• Mohammad vs. Belgado-Saqueton, GR No. 193584, July 12,
2016
• Catipon Jr. vs. Japson, GR No. 191787, June 22, 2015
• Manuel vs. Villena 37 SCRA 745, 1971
• Paat vs. Court of Appeals 266 SCRA 167, 1997
• Donato Jr. vs. Civil Service Commission Regional Office No.
1, GR No. 165788, 515 SCRA 48, 2007
• Salvador Pleyto vs. PNP-CIDG, 538 SCRA 534, 2007
• Azucena Magallanes, et al vs. Sun Yat Sen Elementary School,
et al. 542, SCRA 78, 2008