Law on Public Corporation

Storm Sarmiento

I. General Principles

A. Corporation
1. Definition
2. Classification
3. Criterion to determine Public Corporation
4. Classes of Public Corporations

Cases:

Liban v. Gordon (G.R. No. 175352, 18 January 2011, 654 PHIL 680-
738)
Boy Scouts of the Phil. v. COA (G.R. No. 177131, [June 7, 2011], 666
PHIL 140-224)
Philippine Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Commission
on Audit, et al. (G.R. No. 169752, 25 September 2007)
The Province of North Cotabato v. the Gov. of the Republic of the Phils.
Peace Panel (G.R. No. 183591, 14 October 2008)

Read: R.A. No. 11054, otherwise known as the “Organic Law for the
Bangsamoro Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao”

B. Principles of Local Autonomy

1. Principle of Local Authority (Section 25, Article II and Section 2,

Article X of the 1987 Constitution

Cases:

Basco v. PAGCOR (G.R. No. 91649, May 14, 1991)

Lina v. Pano (G.R. No. 129093, August 30, 2001)
Limbona v. Mangelin (G.R. No. 80391, February 28, 1989)
Disomangcop v. Datumanong (G.R. No. 149848, 25 November 2004)
Batangas CATV, Inc. v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 138810, 29
September 2004)

2. Power of the President over LGUs (Sec. 4, Art. X 1987 Constitution)

Cases:
 Judge Dadole v. Commission on Audit (G.R. No. 125350, December 3,
2002)
Pimentel v. Aguirre, et al. (G.R. No. 132988, July 19, 2000), in relation
to Secs. 284-294, LGC.
Province of Batangas v. Romulo (G.R. No. 152774, 27 May 2004)
ACORD v. Zamora (G.R. No. 144256, 08 June 2005)
Kida v. Senate of the Philippines (G.R. No. 196271, 18 October 2011;
and Resolution dated 28 February 2012)
Gov. Villafuerte, Jr. and Prov. Of Camsur v. Robredo, G.R. No. 195390,
10 December 2014

C. Municipal Corporations (aka Local Government Units [LGUs])

1. Elements
2. Dual Nature and Functions
3. Municipal Corporations/LGUs in the Philippines (Section 1, Article
X, Constitution)

D. Creation and Alteration of Municipal Corporations/LGUs

Cases:

Sema v. Comelec (G.R. No. 177597, 16 July 2008)

League of Cities of the Philippines v. Comelec (GR No. 176951, 18
November 2008; 21 December 2009; 24 August 2010; and 15
February 2011)
Navarro v. Ermita, G.R. 180050, 10 February 2010 and Resolution
dated 12 April 2011; Min. Res., GR No. 180050, Navarro v. Executive
Secretary Ermita, September 11, 2012
Miranda v. Aguirre (G.R. No. 133064, 16 September 1999)
Samson v. Aguirre (G.R. No. 133076, 22 September 1999)
Alvarez v. Guingona (G.R. No. 118303, 31 January 1996)
Mariano v. COMELEC (G.R. Nos. 118577, 07 March 1995)
Cawaling Jr. v. COMELEC (G.R, No. 146319, October 26, 2001)
Aquino v. COMELEC (G.R. No. 189793, 07 April 2010)
Tan v. COMELEC (G.R. No. 73155, 11 July 1986)

E. The Local Government Code, as amended

1. Effectivity
2. Rules of Interpretation

SUGGESTED READING:
• The 1987 Constitution of the R.P. A Commentary – Joaquin G. Bernas,
S.J.
• Political Law Reviewer – Antonio E.B. Nachura