STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION

Module 2 – Power to Construe and Limitations

Topic List

A. Power to Construe
B. Present Structure of Government
C. Duty of the Courts to Construe and Interpret the Law; Requisites
D. Necessity of Construction
E. Limitations on the Power to Construe

Reading List

1. Director of Lands v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 102858, 28 July 1997

2. Pascual v. Pascual-Bautista, G.R. No. 84240, 25 March 1992

3. People v. Mapa y Mapulong, G.R. No. L-22301, 30 August 1967

4. Re: Judge Tito G. Gustilo, A.M. No. RTJ-04-1868 (formerly A.M. No. 04-7-359-
RTC) (Resolution), 13 August 2004

5. Philippine Veterans Bank v. Callangan, G.R. No. 191995 (Resolution), 3 August

2011

6. Barcellano v. Bañas, G.R. No. 165287, 14 September 2011

7. De Castro v. Judicial and Bar Council, G.R. Nos. 191002, 191032, 191057, 10-2-5-
SC, 191149, 191342 & 191420, 20 April 2010

8. Garcia v. Drilon, G.R. No. 179267, 25 June 2013

9. Republic v. Alarcon Vergara, G.R. No. 95551, 20 March 1997

10. Canet v. Decena, G.R. No. 155344, 20 January 2004