I.

Public Corporations in the Philippines

a) Article X, 1987 Philippine Constitution
b) The Local Government Code of 1991
i. Rules of Construction (Sec. 5, LGC)
c) What is a local government unit? (Sec. 14, LGC)
d) Classes of corporations
i. Private vs. Public
ii. Criteria
iii. Relevant entities
1. Quasi-Public Corporation
2. Government-Owned and/or Controlled Corporations (GOCC)

Davao City Water District v. Civil Service, G.R. No. 95237-38, 13 September 1991,
Feliciano vs. COA, et. al., GR No. 147402, Jan. 14, 2004
Boy Scout of the Phils. v. COA, GR No. 177131, June 7, 2011
Phil. Society for Prevention & Cruelty to Animals vs. COA, GR No. 169572, Sept. 25, 2007
MIAA vs. CA, G.R. No. 155650, July 20, 2006
Mun. of Jimenez vs. Exec. Secretary, GR No. 105746, Dec. 2, 1996

e) Local Government Unit (Sec. 1, Art. X, 1987 Phil. Constitution; Sec. 15, LGC)
i. Definition of Local Government Unit
ii. Elements
iii. Political and corporate nature of LGUs (Sec. 15, LGC)
1. Political - Public or Governmental
2. Corporate - Private or Proprietary

Municipality of La Union vs. Judge Firme, GR No. L-52179, April 8, 1991

City of Manila vs. IAC, et al., G.R. No. 71159, November 15, 1989

II. Principles of Local Autonomy

a. Local Autonomy (Sec. 2, LGC)
i. Decentralization/Devolution (Sec. 2, 3, LGC)
ii. Decentralization of administration vs. Decentralization of powers
iii. Administrative and fiscal autonomy
See: Sec. 15, Art. II, 1987 Constitution
Sec. 2, Art. III, 1987 Constitution
Sec 3, Art 10, 1987 Constitution
Sec 2(a) of LGC of 1991
Sec 3 of LGC of 1991
Sec 17 of LGC of 1991
Sec 528 of LGC of 1991

Limbona vs. Mangelin, et al., G.R. No. 80391, February 28, 1989
Hon. Jose D. Lina, Sr., et al. vs. Hon. Paño, G.R. No. 129093, August 30, 2001
Magtajas, et al. vs. Pryce, et al., G.R. No. 111097, July 20, 1994
Pimentel, Jr., et al. vs. Hon. Aguirre, et al., G.R. No. 132988, July 19, 2000
The Province of Batangas vs. Hon. Romulo, et al., G.R. 152774, May 27, 2004
Kulayan vs. Tan, G.R. No. 187298, July 03, 2012
Pimentel, Jr., et al. vs. Ochoa, et al., G.R. No. 195770, July 17, 2012
Attys. Humberto Basco, et al. vs. PAGCOR, G.R. No. 91649, May 14, 1991
Rodolfo T. Ganzon vs. The Honorable Court of Appeals, et al., G.R. No. 96252
[consolidated with G.R. Nos. 93746 and 95245], August 5, 1991
Judge Dadole v. Commission on Audit, G.R. No. 125350, December 3, 2002
Senator Alvarrez, et al. vs. Guingona, Jr., et al., G.R. No. 118303, January 31, 1996
Reynaldo R. San Juan vs. Civil Service Commission, et al., G.R. No. 92299, April 19, 1991
De Leon, et al. vs. Hon. Benjamin B. Esguerra, G.R. No. 78059, August 31, 1987
Cordillera Board Coalition vs. COA, G.R. No. 79956, January 29, 1990
Laguna Lake Dev. Authority vs. CA, et al., G.R. No. 120865-71, December 7, 1995
League of Provinces of the Philippines vs. DENR, et al., G.R. No. 175368, April 11, 2013
Tano, et al. vs. Gov. Salvador P. Socrates, et al., G.R. No. 110249, August 21, 1997
City of General Santos vs. COA, G.R. No. 199439, April 22, 2014
Villafuerte, Jr., et al. vs. Hon Jesse M. Robredo, G.R. No. 195390, December 10, 2014
Lucena D. Demaala vs. COA, G.R. No. 199752, February 17, 2015
Dr. Rolando B. Mangune, et al. vs. Ermita, et al., G.R. No. 182604, September 27, 2016
Michael L. Rama, et al. vs. Gilbert P. Moises, et al., G.R. No. 197146, December 6, 2016
Hermilando I. Mandanas, et al. vs. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., G.R. No. 199802 [consolidated
with G.R. No. 208488], July 3, 2018
Mark Anthony Zabal, et al. vs. Duterte, et al., Gr. No. 238467, February 12, 2019