San Beda University

College of Law

COURSE SYLLABUS

COURSE CODE:
COURSE TITLE: CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I
COURSE CREDIT: 4 UNITS
COURSE PREREQUISITE/S: NONE
FACULTY: ATTY. ADONIS V. GABRIEL
EMAIL ADDRESS: avgabriel@sanbeda.edu.ph
TERM/ACADEMIC YEAR: FIRST SEMESTER - SCHOOL YEAR 2023-2024
DAY/TIME/ROOM/SECTION:
COURSE DELIVERY MODE: FULL ONLINE
CONSULTATION DAY/TIME:

COURSE DESCRIPTION:

A comprehensive study of the three (3) great departments of the Government – their
powers and inter-relationship, the Constitutional Commissions, and the principles
of governmental accountability.

COURSE GOALS: Expected College of Law Graduate Attributes (ELGAs)

Know and understand the Constitution, memorize provisions critical and analytical
thinking, effective in written and oral communication, logical reasoning, and sound
judgment, exercise of proper professional and ethical responsibilities

LEARNING OBJECTIVES/OUTCOMES (LOs):

1. Knowledge/Remembering: define, list, recognize

2. Comprehension/Understanding: describe, explain, identify, recognize
3. Application/Applying: choose, demonstrate, implement, perform
4. Analysis/Analyzing: analyze, categorize, compare, differentiate
5. Evaluation/Evaluating: assess, critique, evaluate, rank, rate
6. Synthesis/Creating: construct, design, formulate, organize, synthesize

Upon completion of the Constitutional Law I course, the student is expected to be able to:

Expected College of
Law Graduate LEARNING OUTCOMES (LOs)
Attributes (ELGAs)
Critical and analytical LO1. Explain during class recitation and discussion the powers of the
thinking different governmental agencies and the different Constitutional
Effective in written and principles relative to governmental administration.
oral communication LO2. Analyze the practical and Constitutional implications of current
Logical reasoning and proposed statutes, regulations, judicial rulings, legal arguments,
Sound judgment and strategies to the workings and operation of the government.

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 Exercise of proper LO3. Assess the Constitutionality of current and proposed
professional and ethical governmental action in consideration of the policies sought to be
responsibilities achieved.
LO4. Utilize legal research tools to gather information that aids in the
analysis of legal issues in submitting Position Paper that could serve
as a basis of governmental policies.

ASSESSMENT/GRADING SYSTEM:

The student will be graded according to the following:

Percentage
(Weight is based
Scope of Work
Requirements (Based on the Learning Outcomes) on the
(Individual)
importance of
the LO)
LO1 Class recitations, Quizzes, Case Digests, Individual
LO2 and discussion Individual
LO3 Individual
LO4 - - Research Paper, Case Study

Class standing before Midterms Individual 16.67%

Midterm Exams Individual 16.67%
Class Standing after Midterms Individual 33.33%
Final Exams Individual 33.33%
TOTAL 100

LEARNING PLAN:

Design or the structure of the course that includes content/topics to be covered;

learning resources to be used; weekly schedule of the topics to be taken up; and the
learning methods to be utilized that are most likely to lead students towards the
goals and learning outcomes that were defined.

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Course Introduction
 Course overview Syllabus Week 1 Lecture
 Course assignments Discussion
 Course requirements

I. THE CONSTITUTION • Textbooks

• Basic Principles; • Supreme Court Decisions Week 1  Recitation
• Effectivity of the (SCRA/GR)  Case study &
Constitution; ➢ De Leon v. Esguerra reporting
• Rules on Interpreting ➢ Manila Prince Hotel v.  Discussion/lectur
Doubtful Provision of GSIS e
the Constitution ➢ Francisco v. HOR  Quiz

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II. AMENDMENTS & • Syllabus

REVISION • Textbooks
• Article XVII, 1987
• Source of Power to Constitution Week 2  Recitation
Propose Changes to • Republic Act No. 6735  Case study &
the Constitution • Supreme Court Decisions reporting
• Proposal (SCRA)  Discussion/lectur
➢ Amendment v ➢ Gonzales v. e
Revision COMELEC  Quiz
➢ Modes of ➢ Imbong v. COMELEC
Proposing ➢ Santiago v. COMELEC
Amendments or ➢ Lambino v. COMELEC
Revision ➢ Province of North
➢ Requirements for Cotabato v. Gov’t. of
Proposals the RP Peace Panel on
• Ratification Ancestral Domain
➢ Doctrine of Proper ➢ Tolentino v.
Submission COMELEC
➢ Requirements for
Ratification

III. CONCEPT OF STATE

• State v Country • Textbooks Week 2-3  Recitation

• Elements of State • Supreme Court Decisions  Case study &
• Territory (SCRA/GR) reporting
➢ Article I, 1987 ➢ Collector of Internal  Discussion/lectur
Constitution Revenue v. Campos e
➢ UNCLOS III Rueda  Quiz
• People ➢ Magallona v. Ermita
➢ Sec. 1, Article IV, ➢ In the Matter of South
1987 Constitution China Sea Arbitration;
➢ Chapter 2, RP v. PROC
Administrative ➢ Bacani v. NACOCO
Code ➢ PVTA v. CIR
• Government ➢ Gov’t of the Phililppine
➢ Sec. 2, Islands v. Monte de
Administrative Piedad
Code ➢ Co Kim Cham v.
➢ Constituent v. Valdez Tan Keh
Ministrant ➢ Laurel v. Misa
➢ Doctrine of Parens ➢ Ruffy v. Chief of Staff
Patriae ➢ People v. Gozo
• Sovereignty
➢ Nature and
Characteristics

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➢ Effect of
Belligerent
Occupation
➢ Concept of Auto-
Limitation

IV. STATE IMMUNITY

• Concept of State • Syllabus Week 3  Recitation

Immunity • Textbooks  Case study &
• Basis as applied to the • Sec. 3, Article XVI, 1987 reporting
local state and as to Constitution  Discussion/lectur
foreign state and • Act No. 3083 e
international • Supreme Court Decisions Quiz
organization (SCRA)
• Consent to be sued ➢ Republic v. Sandoval
• Suability v. Liability ➢ US v. Guinto
• Incorporated v. ➢ Sanders v. Veridiano
Unincorporated ➢ Meritt vs. Gov’t. of
• Suability of Local Philippine Islands
Government Units ➢ Holy See v. Rosario
• Remedies ➢ Republic v.
Sandiganbayan
➢ China National
Machienery &
Equipment v.
Santamaria
➢ Republic v. Villasor
➢ Rayo v. CFI of Bulacan
➢ Bureau of Printing v.
Bureau of Printing
Employees Association
Mobil Philippines v.
Customs Arrastre
Services Division
➢ ATO v. Spouses David
➢ Municipality of Makati
v. Court of Appeals
➢ Municipality of San
Fernando v. Firme

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V. DECLARATION OF
PRINCIPLES & STATE
POLICIES • Syllabus Week 4-6  Recitation
• Article II, 1987  Case study &
Constitution reporting
• Democracy and  Discussion/lectur
• Textbooks
Republicanism • Supreme Court Decisions e
• Generally Accepted (SCRA)  Quiz
Principles of ➢ Villavicencio v. Luban
International Law ➢ Poe-Llamanzares v.
➢ Municipal Law v. COMELEC
Treaty ➢ Kuroda v. Jalandoni
➢ Agustin v. Edu
➢ Doctrine of
➢ Gonzales v. Hechanova
Incorporation ➢ Ichong v. Hernandez
➢ Doctrine of ➢ People v. Lagman &
Transformation Zosa
• Service in defense of ➢ Aglipay v. Ruiz
the State ➢ Garces v. Estenzo
➢ Estrada v. Escritor
• Separation of Church ➢ In Re Letter of Tony
and State Valenciano
➢ Concept and ➢ Fonacier v. Court of
Rationale Appeals
➢ Different Kinds of ➢ Taruc v. Dela Cruz
Wall of Separation ➢ Tañada v. Angara
➢ Calalang v. Williams
➢ Accommodation
➢ Ondoy v. Ignacio
➢ Tests to Determine ➢ Salonga v. Farrales
Accommodation ➢ Sec. of National
• International Policy Defense v. Manalo
➢ Government ➢ Obergefell v. Hodges
Policies ➢ Falsis v. Civil Registrar
➢ Trade General
➢ Imbong v. Ochoa
➢ Nuclear Weapon ➢ SPARK v. QC
• Social Justice ➢ Oposa v. Factoran
➢ Different Concepts ➢ Residents of Manila v.
• Policy on Human MMDA
Rights ➢ Guingona v. Carague
➢ Association of Small
• Protection on Family,
Landowners v. Sec. of
Life and Children Agrarian Reform
➢ Same Sex Marriage ➢ Hacienda Luisita vs.
➢ Abortion Presidential Agrarian
Reform Council
➢ Basco v. PAGCOR
➢ Limbona v. Mangelin

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➢ Commencement of ➢ Province of North
Constitutional Cotabato v. Gov’t. of
Protection for the the Republic of the
Unborn Philippines Peace Panel
➢ Double Effect on Ancestral Domain
Principle ➢ Pamatong v.
➢ Curfew Ordinances COMELEC
• Gender Equality ➢ Legaspi v. Civil Service
• Health and Commission
Environment ➢ Valmonte v. Belmonte
➢ Chavez v. PCGG
➢ Writ of Kalikasan ➢ In Re: Production of
• Policy on Education Court Documents in the
• Autonomy of Private Impeachment Trial of
Enterprises Chief Justice Corona
• Agrarian Reform
• Autonomy of Local
Government
➢ Relationship
Between the
National and Local
Governments
➢ Kinds of
Decentralization
➢ Associative
Principle
• Opportunity to Public
Service
• Policy of Full Public
Disclosure
➢ Concept of Full
Public Disclosure
➢ Right to
Information
➢ Limitation of the
Policy on Full
Public Disclosure
➢ Privileged
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VI. SEPARATION OF
POWERS • Syllabus
• Textbooks Week 7  Recitation
• Concept and Basis • Supreme Court Decisions  Case study &
• Relationship Between (SCRA) reporting
the Three Departments ➢ Angara v. Electoral  Discussion/lectur
• Checks and Balances Commission e
• Blending of Powers ➢ Belgica v. Ochoa  Quiz
• Political and ➢ Casibang v. Aquino
Justiceable Questions ➢ Tañada v. Cuenco
• Expanded Judicial ➢ Sanidad v. COMELEC
Power of the Courts of ➢ Daza v. Singson
Justice ➢ Ongsiako-Reyes v.
COMELEC

VII. DELEGATION OF • Syllabus

POWERS • Textbooks
• Section 23, Article VI, Week 7  Recitation
• Concept 1987 Constitution  Case study &
• Tests of Valid • Section 28, Article VI, reporting
Delegation 1987 Constitution  Discussion/lectur
• Permissible • Supreme Court Decisions e
Delegation of (SCRA)  Quiz
Legislative Power ➢ People v. Vera
➢ Emergency Power ➢ Araneta v. Dinglasan
➢ Tariff Power ➢ Rodriguez v. Gella
➢ Administrative ➢ Garcia v. Executive
Agencies Secretary
➢ Local Government ➢ ABAKADA Guro v.
Units Ermita
➢ People ➢ Eastern Shipping Lines
v. POEA
➢ Ynot v. IAC

V III. LEG ISLATIVE • Syllabus  Recitation

DEPARTMENT • Textbooks Week 8-11  Case study &
• Article VI, 1987 reporting
• Bicame rali sm Constitution  Discussion/lectur
• Se nate • Republic Act No. 6735 e
➢ Com posit ion • Republic Act No. 6645  Quiz
➢ Qua lifi cati ons • Supreme Court Decisions
of Se nat ors (SCRA)
➢ Te rm and Te rm ➢ Pimentel. Jr. v.
Lim it COMELEC
➢ Tobias v. Abalos

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➢ Mariano, Jr. v.
COMELEC
• House of ➢ Montejo v. COMELEC
Repre sent atives ➢ Aquino v. COMELEC
➢ Com posit ion ➢ Veterans Federation
➢ Qua lifi cati ons Party vs. COMELEC
of Me mbe rs of ➢ BANAT v. COMELEC
t he House of ➢ Ang Bagong Bayani-
Repre sent atives OFW Labor Party v.
➢ Te rm and Te rm COMELEC
Lim it ➢ Atong Paglaum, Inc. v.
• Party -Li st System COMELEC
➢ Rule s on ➢ Ang Ladlad LGBT
Partici pati on Party v. COMELEC
➢ 20% All ocati on ➢ Palparan v. HRET
➢ 2% Pe rce nt ➢ Philippine Guardians
T hre shol d Brotherhood, Inc. v.
➢ 3 Seat Limi t COMELEC
➢ Proportional ➢ Bantay Republic Act or
Repre sent ation BA-RA 7941 v.
• Ele ction of COMELEC
Mem bers of ➢ Romualdez-Marcos v.
Congress COMELEC
➢ Regular ➢ Aquino v. COMELEC
➢ Special ➢ Co v. House of
• Sala rie s and Representatives
Perqui site s Electoral Tribunal
• Le gi slati ve ➢ Frivaldo v. COMELEC
Immunitie s ➢ Dimaporo v. Mitra
➢ Immunit y from ➢ Jimenez v. Cabangbang
Arre st ➢ Osmeña v. Pendatun
➢ Privile ge d ➢ Pobre v. Defensor-
Speech Santiago
• Di scl osures a nd ➢ Puyat v. De Guzman
Conflic t of ➢ Santiago v. Guingona,
Inte re st Jr.
➢ Avelino v. Cuenco
• Di squali ficat ions
➢ Arroyo v. De Venecia
a nd Inhi biti ons
➢ Inc ompa tibl e
➢ Santiago v.
Office
Sandiganbayan
➢ Forbidden
➢ Paredes,Jr. v.
Office
Sandiganbayan
• Le gi slati ve
➢ De Venecia v.
Se ssions
Sandiganbayan
➢ Regular
➢ U.S. v. Pon
➢ Special
➢ Casco Philippine
• Adjournment
Chemical Co. v.
➢ Day -t o- Da y
Gimenez
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➢ Fi nal ➢ Philippine Judges
Adjournment Association v. Prado
➢ Adjournment ➢ Robles v. House of
for m ore than Representatives
t hree days Electoral Tribunal
➢ Adjournment i n ➢ Angara v. Electoral
othe r place s Commission
• Organizati on of ➢ Lazatin v. House of
Congress Representatives
• Quorum Electoral Tribuna
• Di sci plinary ➢ Abbas v. Senate
Powe r Electoral Tribunal
• Rule - Maki ng ➢ Bondoc v. Pineda
Powe r ➢ Chavez v. COMELEC
• Le gi slati ve ➢ Pimentel v. House of
Journal Representatives
• Le gi slati ve Rec ord Electoral Tribunal
➢ Ongsiako Reyes v.
• Ele ctoral
COMELEC
T ribuna ls
➢ Daza v. Singson
➢ Com posit ion
➢ Coseteng v. Mitra
➢ Manne r of
➢ Guingona v. Gonzale
Apporti onme nt
➢ Powe rs/ Functi o
➢ Bengzon v. Senate Blue
n
Ribbon Committee
➢ Juri sdiction
➢ Standard Chartered
• Comm issi on on
Bank v. Senate
Appointme nt s
Committee on Banks
➢ Com posit ion
➢ Arnault v. Nazareno
➢ Manne r of
➢ Balag v. Senate
Apporti onme nt
➢ Senate v. Ermita
➢ Powe rs/ Functi o
➢ Gudani v. Senga
n
➢ In re Petition for
• Inqui rie s i n Ai d of
Issuance of Writ of
Le gi slati on Habeas Corpus of
➢ E xecutive Camilo L. Sabio
Privile ge ➢ Neri v. Senate
➢ Prohibit ion on
Committee on
Mem bers of
Accountability of
t he Armed
Public Officers and
Force s
Investigations
• Que st ion Hour ➢ Garcillano v. House of
• Decla rati on a State Representatives
of War ➢ Tolentino v. Secretary
• Bill s that Must of Finance
Ori gi nate from the ➢ Alvarez v. Guingona
House of ➢ Lawyers Against
Repre sent atives Monopoly and Poverty
• Appropriati on v. Secretary of DBM

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➢ Annua l ➢ Garcia v. Mata
➢ Special ➢ Demetria v. Alba
➢ Proce dure Philconsa v. Enriquez
➢ Budget Cycle ➢ Belgica v. Ochoa
➢ Budget Re - ➢ Syjuco v. Abad
E nactme nt ➢ Philconsa v. Gimenez
➢ Budget ➢ Tio v. Videogram
Augme ntati on Regulatory Board
➢ Reve rsion of
Budget to t he ➢ Philippine Judges
General Funds Association v. Prado
➢ Special Funds ➢ ABAKADA Guro Party
➢ Budget List v. Ermita
Impoundme nt ➢ Gonzales v. Macaraig
➢ Secta ria n ➢ Bengzon v. Drilon
Purpose s ➢ Philconsa v. Enriquez
• Ta xati on ➢ Lung Center v. Quezon
➢ Princi ple s of City
Ta xati on ➢ Province of Abra v.
➢ E xemption Hernando
• La w Maki ng ➢ Abra Valley College v.
Powe r Aquino
➢ Formal ➢ Pascual v. Secretary of
Require ment s Public Works
➢ Substa ntive ➢ Aglipay v. Ruiz
Require ment s ➢ Guingona v. Carague
➢ Certi fica tion of ➢ Osmeña v. Orbos
Bill s ➢ First Lepanto Ceramics,
➢ Bicame ral Inc. v. CA
Confe renc e ➢ Diaz v. CA
Comm ittee ➢ Subic Bay Metropolitan
• Vet o Powe r of t he Authority v.
Pre side nt COMELEC
➢ Regular Vet o
➢ Item Ve to
➢ Doc tri ne of
Ina ppropria te
Provision
➢ Le gi slati ve
Vet o
• Re stric tions on the
Le gi slati ve Power
➢ Inc rea se in the
Juri sdiction of
t he Supreme
Court
➢ Gra nt of Ti tle
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• Initi ative a nd
Refe rendum

IX. EXECUTIVE
DEPARTMENT
• Syllabus Week 12-14  Recitation
• Executive Power • Textbooks  Case study &
• Non-Executive Powers • Article VII, 1987 reporting
of the President Constitution  Discussion/lectur
• Residual Power • Supreme Court Decisions e
(SCRA)  Quiz
• Immunity of the ➢ Marcos v. Manglapus
President ➢ Estrada v. Arroyo
• Qualifications of the ➢ Soliven v. Makasiar
President and Vice- ➢ Brillantes v COMELEC
President ➢ Lopez v. Senate
➢ Pormento v. Estrada
• Term and Term Limit
➢ Doromal v.
• Canvassing of Votes of Sandiganbayan
the President and Vice- ➢ Civil Liberties Union v.
President Executive Secretary
• Presidential and Vice- ➢ Dela Cruz v.
Presidential Electoral Commission on Audit
Tribunal
➢ Funa v. Agra
• Salaries and ➢ Aytona v. Castillo
Perquisites of the ➢ In re Appointments
President dated March 30, 1998
• Rules on Succession of Hon. Valenzuela and
➢ Failure to Qualify Hon. Vallarta
➢ De Castro v. Judicial
➢ Failure of Election
and Bar Council
➢ Death, permanent ➢ Binamira v. Garucho
disability or ➢ Sarmiento v. Mison
resignation ➢ Bautista v. Salonga
• Vacancy in the Office ➢ Quintos-Deles v.
of the Vice-President Commission on
Appointments
• Procedure in calling a ➢ Calderon v. Carale
special election ➢ Tarrosa v. Singson
• Temporary Inability of ➢ Soriano v. Lista
the President ➢ Pimentel v. Ermita
• Disclosure of the ➢ Flores v. Drilon
Health Condition of the ➢ Matibag v. Benipayo
➢ Luego v. Civil Service
President Commission
• Disqualifications of the ➢ Pobre v. Mendieta

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President, his/her ➢ Drilon v. Lim
family, Cabinet ➢ Villena v. Secretary of
members and other Interior
➢ Lacson-Magallanes
officers
Co., Inc. v. Paño
• Power of Appointment ➢ City of Iligan v.
➢ Regular Director of Lands
➢ Ad Interim ➢ Gascon v. Arroyo
➢ Confirmation by ➢ Kilusang Bayan v.
the Commission of Dominguez
Appointments ➢ Ang-Angco v. Castillo
➢ National Marketing
➢ Midnight Corp. v. Arca
Appointment ➢ Biraogo v. The
➢ Appointment for Philippine Truth
Partisan Political Commission
Consideration ➢ Guazon v. De Villa
• Power of Control and ➢ Ruffy v. Chief of Staff
➢ Olaguer v. Military
Supervision
Commission No. 34
• Faithful Execution ➢ Quiloña v. General
Clause/Take Care Court Martial
Clause ➢ Gudani v. Senga
• Military Powers ➢ SANLAKAS v. Reyes
➢ Calling Out of the ➢ David v. Arroyo
➢ IBP v. Zamora
Armed Forces
➢ Fortun v. Macapagal-
➢ Suspension of the Arroyo
Privilege of the ➢ Lagman v. Medialdea
Writ of Habeas ➢ Lagman v. Pimentel
Corpus ➢ Torres v. Gonzales
➢ Declaration of ➢ Monsanto v. Factoran
➢ People v. Salle, Jr.
Martial Law
➢ Garcia v. Commission
➢ Declaration of on Audit
State of Rebellion ➢ Sabello v. DECS
➢ Convening of the ➢ Llamas v. Orbos
General Court ➢ Commissioner of
Martial Customs v. Eastern Sea
• Pardoning Power Trading
➢ Pimentel v. Executive
➢ Conditions Secretary
➢ Limitations ➢ Bayan Muna v. Romulo
➢ Pardon ➢ Pangilinan v. Cayetano,
➢ Amnesty G.R. No. 238875,
➢ Commutation March 16, 2021
➢ Reprieve
• Borrowing Power

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• Treaty Making and
Diplomatic Powers
• State of the Nation
Address

X. JUDICIAL
DEPARTMENT
• Syllabus Week 14-16  Recitation
• Judicial Power, • Textbooks  Case study &
Traditional • Article VIII, 1987 reporting
• Expanded Judicial Constitution  Discussion/lectur
Power • Supreme Court Decisions e
• Requisites of Judicial (SCRA)  Quiz
Inquiry ➢ Santiago vs. Bautista
➢ Actual Case or ➢ Limkaichong v.
Controversy COMELEC
➢ Proper Party ➢ Daza vs. Singson
➢ Raised at the ➢ PACU vs. Secretary of
Earliest Possible Education
Opportunity ➢ Mariano, Jr. vs.
➢ Lis Mota COMELEC
➢ Exemptions ➢ David vs. Arroyo
• Power to define ➢ Pormento vs. Estrada
Jurisdiction of Courts ➢ Macasiano vs. National
• Fiscal Autonomy of Housing Authority
the Supreme Court ➢ Joya vs. PCGG
• The Supreme Court ➢ Legaspi vs. Civil
➢ Composition Service Commission
➢ En Banc ➢ Dumlao vs. COMELEC
➢ Division ➢ Bugnay Construction &
➢ Qualification of Devt. Corp. vs. Laron
Justices ➢ Kilosbayan, Inc. vs.
➢ Appointment to the Guingona
Office ➢ Philconsa vs. Enriquez
➢ Salaries ➢ Tatad vs. Garcia, Jr.
➢ Term of Office ➢ Oposa vs. Factoran, Jr.
➢ Disqualifications ➢ Kilosbayan vs. Morato
➢ Removal from ➢ Lozada vs. COMELEC
Office ➢ Mantruste Systems, Inc.
• Powers of the vs. CA
Supreme Court

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 WEEK/ LEARNING
DATE METHODS
TOPIC/CONTENT LEARNING RESOURCES (Schedule of (activities designed
(arrangement or sequence of (print and non-print each Topic, or deployed by the
the major topics is based on a materials and online/ Assign, teacher to bring
logical order) open-access resources) Exam for about, or create the
the entire conditions for
semester) learning)
➢ Original ➢ Malaga vs. Penachos,
Jurisdiction Jr.
➢ Appellate and ➢ Bengzon vs. Drilon
Review ➢ Limketkai Sons
Jurisdiction Milling, Inc. vs. CA
➢ Order Change of ➢ De Castro vs. Judicial
Venue and Bar Council
➢ Assignment of ➢ Macalintal vs. PET
Judges ➢ Drilon vs. Lim
➢ Appointment of ➢ Larranaga vs. CA
Officials and ➢ Bustos vs. Lucero
Employees in the
Judiciary ➢ First Lepanto Ceramics,
➢ Rule Making Inc. vs. CA
Power ➢ Aruelo vs. CA
➢ Administrative ➢ Javellana vs. DILG
Supervision over ➢ Maceda vs. Vasquez
Judges and Justices ➢ Raquiza vs. Castañeda,
➢ Disciplinary Power Jr.
over Judges and ➢ Kilosbayan vs. Ermita
Justices ➢ Dulay vs. JBC
• Judicial and Bar ➢ Chavez vs. JBC
Council ➢ Aguinaldo vs. Aquino
➢ Composition ➢ Nitafan vs.
➢ Regular Members Commissioner of
➢ Ex Officio Internal Revenue
Members ➢ De la Llana vs. Alba
➢ Appointment to ➢ People vs. Gacott, Jr.
Office ➢ In re Manzano
➢ Term ➢ Prudential Bank vs.
➢ Powers and Duties Castro
• Decisions and ➢ Consing vs. Court of
Resolution Appeals
➢ Formal ➢ Nicos Industrial Corp.
Requirement vs. CA
➢ Substantive ➢ Mendoza vs. CFI
Requirement ➢ Borromeo vs. CA
➢ Period of ➢ Komatsu Industries
Promulgation (Phils.), Inc. vs. CA
• Annual Report to the ➢ Prudential Bank vs.
President and the Castro
Congress ➢ Oil and Natural Gas
Commission vs. CA
➢ Francisco vs. Permskul
➢ Valdez vs. CA
➢ Odchigue-Bondoc vs.
Tan

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DATE METHODS
TOPIC/CONTENT LEARNING RESOURCES (Schedule of (activities designed
(arrangement or sequence of (print and non-print each Topic, or deployed by the
the major topics is based on a materials and online/ Assign, teacher to bring
logical order) open-access resources) Exam for about, or create the
the entire conditions for
semester) learning)

XI. CONSTITUTIONAL
COMMISSIONS
• Syllabus Week 17-18  Recitation
• Common Provisions • Textbooks  Case study &
➢ Independence and • Article IX, 1987 reporting
Fiscal Autonomy Constitution  Discussion/lectur
➢ Salaries and • Supreme Court Revised e
Perquisites Administrative Circular Quiz
➢ Disqualifications No. 1-95
and Inhibitions of • Supreme Court Decisions
Members of the (SCRA)
Constitutional ➢ Aruelo v. CA
Commission ➢ Cua v. COMELEC
➢ Rule Making ➢ Estrella v. COMELEC
Power ➢ Acena v. Civil Service
➢ Quasi-Judicial Commission
Power ➢ Vital-Gozon v. CA
• Civil Service ➢ Filipinas Engineering
Commission and Machine Shop v.
➢ Composition Ferrer
➢ Appointment to ➢ Mateo v. CA
Office ➢ Trade Union of the
➢ Qualification Phils. v. National
➢ Powers and Duties Housing Corp.
➢ Term and Term ➢ De los Santos v.
Limit Mallare
• Civil Service ➢ Salazar v. Mathay
• Appointments and ➢ Corpus v. Cuaderno
Termination of Office ➢ Luego v. Civil Service
➢ Career Service Commission
➢ Policy ➢ Prov of Camarines Sur
Determining v. CA
➢ Primarily ➢ SSS Employees
Confidential Association v. CA
➢ Highly Technical ➢ Civil Liberties Union v.
• Prohibition on Partisan Executive Secretary
Political Campaign ➢ Flores v. Drilon
• Security of Tenure ➢ Quimson v. Ozaeta
• Prohibition on ➢ Cayetano v. Monsod
Appointment to the ➢ Brillantes v. Yorac
Government of Losing ➢ Lindo v. COMELEC
Candidate ➢ Gallardo v. Tabamo
• Prohibition on ➢ Relampagos v. Cumba
Additional, Double ➢ Edding v. COMELEC
and Indirect ➢ Galido v. COMELEC
Compensation ➢ People v. Inting
• Commission on ➢ People v. Basilla
Election ➢ People v. Delgado

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DATE METHODS
TOPIC/CONTENT LEARNING RESOURCES (Schedule of (activities designed
(arrangement or sequence of (print and non-print each Topic, or deployed by the
the major topics is based on a materials and online/ Assign, teacher to bring
logical order) open-access resources) Exam for about, or create the
the entire conditions for
semester) learning)
➢ Composition ➢ COMELEC v. Silva
➢ Appointment to ➢ Arroyo v. Department
Office of Justic
➢ Qualification ➢ Sarmiento v.
➢ Powers and Duties COMELEC
➢ Term and Term ➢ Reyes v. RTC of
Limit Oriental Mindoro
• Commission on Audit ➢ National Press Club v.
➢ Composition COMELEC
➢ Appointment to ➢ Telecommunications &
Office Broadcast Attorneys of
➢ Qualification the Phils. v. GMA
➢ Powers and Duties Network, Inc.
➢ Term and Term ➢ Adiong v. COMELEC
Limit ➢ Sanidad v. COMELEC
➢ Funa v. Villar
➢ Guevarra v. Gimenez
➢ Orocio v. Commission
on Audit
➢ Osmeña v.
Commissionner on
Audit
➢ Sambeli v. Province of
Isabela
➢ Bustamante v.
Commissioner on Audit
➢ Saligumba v.
Commission on Audit
➢ Philippine Airlines v.
Commission on Audit
➢ Bagatsing v. Committee
on Privatization

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DATE METHODS
TOPIC/CONTENT LEARNING RESOURCES (Schedule of (activities designed
(arrangement or sequence of (print and non-print each Topic, or deployed by the
the major topics is based on a materials and online/ Assign, teacher to bring
logical order) open-access resources) Exam for about, or create the
the entire conditions for
semester) learning)

XII. ACCOUNTABILITY
OF PUBLIC
OFFICERS
• Syllabus Week 19  Recitation
• Impeachable Officers • Textbooks  Case study &
• Different Modes of • Article XI, 1987 reporting
Filing of Impeachment Constitution  Discussion/lectur
Complaint • Republic Act No. 8249 e
• Initiation of • Republic Act No. 1379  Quiz
Impeachment • Republic Act No. 6770
Proceedings • Supreme Court Decisions
➢ One Year Ban Rule (SCRA)
➢ Articles of ➢ Francisco v. House of
Impeachment Representatives
• Impeachment Case ➢ Khan v. Office of the
• Extent of Impeachment Ombudsman
Proceedings ➢ Orap v. Sandiganbayan
• Office of the ➢ Villavert v. Desierto
Ombudsman ➢ Office of the
➢ Composition Ombudsman v.
➢ Qualification Madriaga
➢ Term of Office ➢ Gutierrez v. The House
➢ Powers and Duties of Representatives
➢ Disqualifications Committee on Justice
and Inhibitions ➢ Republic v. Sereno

TEXTBOOK/REFERENCE BOOK:

1. Political Law, Justice Isagani Cruz

2. Political Law Reviewer, Justice Antonio Nachura
3. Political Law Reviewer, Dean Ed Vincent Albano

POLICIES:
Policies and values that the teacher might want to communicate through the
syllabus concerning attendance, participation, academic integrity (e.g. plagiarism,
cheating, fabrication), missing assignments, missed exams, recording classroom
activities, online behavior during synchronous sessions, etc.

1. Attendance will be checked every meeting.

2. Students are required to wear proper attire during online meetings.
3. Students who are called to recite but absent shall get a grade of 60.
4. Students who missed a quiz will get a grade of 60.

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 5. Students are prohibited from recording the online class as this is a violation of the
Copyright of the Professor.

Prepared by:

Signature
Atty. Adonis V. Gabriel
Faculty, College of Law

Approved by:

Signature
Atty. Marciano G. Delson
Dean, College of Law

Date Prepared by the Faculty: July 31, 2020

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