Module 6: The Exercise of Government Power – Judiciary and Constitutional Commissions

The Judiciary

o Appointments to the Judiciary

● Chavez v JBC, 676 SCRA 579 (2012 and 696 SCRA 496 (2013)
● Jardeleza v Sereno, 733 SCRA 279 (2014) and Resolution, GR 213181, Jan 21,
2015
● Villanueva v JBC, GR 211833, Apr 7, 2015

o Judicial Independence

● Re: COA Opinion on the Appraised Value of the Properties Purchased for the
retired Chief/Associate Justices of SC, 678 SCRA 1 (2012)
● Re: Request for Guidance/Clarification on Section 7, Rule 111, RA 10154
requiring government employees to secure a clearance of pendency/non-
pendency of cases from CSC, 706 SCRA 502 (2013)
● Re: Save the SC Judicial Independence and Fiscal Autonomy Movement v
Abolition of Judiciary development Fund (JDF) and Reduction of Fiscal
Autonomy UDK-15143, Jan 21, 2015
● Re: Petition for recognition of the exemption of the GSIS from payment of
legal fees, 612 SCRA 193 (2010)
● Pimentel v LEB, G.R. No.230642, September 10, 2019
 IN RE GADON A.C. NO. 13521

Constitutional Commissions and Constitutional Creations

o Common Provisions

● Cayetano v Monsod, GR 100113 (1991)

● Gaminde v COA, GR No. 140335 (2000)
● Brillantes v Yorac, GR No. 93867 (1990)
● CSC v DBM, GR 158791
● Funa v Duque 742 SCRA 166 (2014)

o The COMELEC

● Sarmiento v COMELEC, 212 SCRA 307

● Ambil v Comelec GR No. 143398
● Brillantes v Comelec, GR 163193 (2004)
● Sandoval v Comelec, GR 133842
● Al Haj v Comelec, GR No. 151046
 Romulo Makalintal v Comelec GR NO.263590
o The Civil Service Commission

● General v Roco, GR No. 143366 (2001)

● CSC v Salas, GR 123708
● Office of the Ombudsman vs CSC, GR No. 159940 (2005)
● Vistan v Nicolas 201 SCRA 524
● Domingo v Zamora, GR 142283 (2003)
● OP v Buenaobra, GR 170021 (2006)
● Capablanca v CSC, GR 179370, Nov 19, 2009
o The COA

● DBP v COA, 231 SCRA 202

● Bustamante v COA, 216 SCRA 164
● DBP v COA, GR No. 88435 (2002)

o Sandiganbayan
● PD 1606
● Nunez v Sandiganbayan, 111 SCRA 433

o Ombudsman
● Roxas v Vasquez, GR No 114944
● People v Velez, GR No. 138093
● Ledesma v CA GR No. 161629
● Ombudsman v Madriaga, GR No. 164316
● Caoibes v Ombudsman, GR 132177, Jul 19, 2001

o Office of the Special Prosecutor

● Zaldiva v SB, 160 SCRA 843
● Orap v Sandiganbayan, 139 SCRA 252

o National Commissions
● Carino v CHR, GR 96681
● Canonizado v Aguirre, GR No. 133132 (2000)