Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC BAR MATTER No. 914 October 1‚ 1999 RE: APPLICATION FOR ADMISSION TO THE PHILIPPINE BAR‚ vs. VICENTE D. CHING‚ applicant. R E S O L U T I O N KAPUNAN‚ J.: Can a legitimate child born under the 1935 Constitution of a Filipino mother and an alien father validly elect Philippine citizenship fourteen (14) years after he has reached the age of majority? This is the question sought to be resolved in the present case involving the application
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Compilation on Jurisprudence on Rape From years 2000-2009 2009 People of the Philippines Vs. Ruben Corpuz G.R. No. 175836 January 30‚ 2009 Ruling: In People v. Adajio‚ the Court found that fear of bodily harm and fear for the safety of her family prevented the therein complainant from shouting for help‚ caused her to spread her legs upon the order of her rapist‚ and compelled her to follow him to the place where the second charge of rape occurred. It thus held that
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Yaleslie B. Amene 4BLM ESTATE TAX CASE DIGESTS Vidal de Roces v. Posadas‚ 58 Phil. 108 Facts: On March 10 and 12‚ 1925‚ Esperanza Tuazon donated several parcels of land located in Manila to plaintiffs Concepcion Vidal de Roces and her husband‚ as well as one Elvira Richards. This was recorded in the Registry of Deeds. After subsequently taking possession of the said lands and its fruits‚ plaintiffs obtained the corresponding transfer certificates. In 1926‚ the donor died without leaving
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Constitution )) -Right not to be subjected to torture or force -Right not to be put in secret detention -Right not to be subject to dergrading treatment Art. III‚ Sec. 2 Stonehill vs Diokno 20 SCRA 383 . RA 6770 BP 129‚ Sec 37(3) Yao vs People 19 June 2007 Allado vs Diokno232 SCRA 192 People vs Aspiras 12 Feb 2002 Who conduct Preliminary Investigation ? - Prosecutor /Fiscal -Ombudsman -BIR Rule 112‚ Sec 6 RA 4200(Wire Tapping) RA 7438 -Rights of persons detained
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Elements of a State (for municipal law purposes) 1) People – A group of person sufficiently numerous held together by a common bond 2) Territory – A definite area over which the State exercises sovereign jurisdiction 3) Sovereignty – Power of the State to regulate matters within its own territory. 4) Government – Institution organized and run in order to manage the affairs of the State Classification of governments 1) De jure – Government which is placed in power following legal / constitutional
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1. EGUARAS vs. GREAT EASTERN 33 PHIL 263 FACTS: Francisca Eguaras filed a written complaint in court‚ alleging as a cause of action that her son-in-law Dominador Albay had applied in writing to the defendant insurance company to insure his life for the sum of P5‚000‚ naming as the beneficiary in case of his death the plaintiff FranciscaEguaras; that after compliance with the requisites and the investigation carried on by the defendant company‚ it accepted the application for insurance and
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Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila THIRD DIVISION G.R. No. 171053 October 15‚ 2007 SEHWANI‚ INCORPORATED and/or BENITA’S FRITES‚ INC.‚ Petitioner‚ vs. IN-N-OUT BURGER‚ INC.‚ Respondent. D E C I S I O N YNARES-SANTIAGO‚ J.: This petition for review assails the Decision1 of the Court of Appeals in CA-G.R. SP No. 88004 dated October 21‚ 2005‚ which affirmed the December 7‚ 2004 Order2 of Director General Emma C. Francisco of the Intellectual Property Office
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RGeneral Principles of Taxation Fundamental Principles in Taxation Taxation Taxation is the inherent power of the sovereign‚ exercised through the legislature‚ to impose burdens upon subjects and objects within its jurisdiction for the purpose of raising revenues to carry out the legitimate objects of government. It is also defined as the act of levying a tax‚ i.e. the process or means by which the sovereign‚ through its law-making
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SILVERIO VS. COURT OF APPEALS [195 SCRA 760 ; G.R. 94284; 8 APR 1991] Friday‚ February 06‚ 2009 Posted by Coffeeholic Writes Labels: Case Digests‚ Political Law Facts: Petitioner was charged with violation of Section 2 (4) of the revised securities act. Respondent filed to cancel the passport of the petitioner and to issue a hold departure order. The RTC ordered the DFA to cancel petitioner’s passport‚ based on the finding that the petitioner has not been arraigned and there was evidence
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Lecture Outline POLITICAL LAW REVIEW (Prof. Rex M. Alobba) GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS I. Concept of Political Law That branch of public law which deals with the organization and operation of the governmental organs of the state and defines the relations of the State with the inhabitants of its territory. (People vs. Perfecto; Macariola vs. Asuncion) 1. Elements of the Definition a. Public Law – also called public act or public statute: a law or statute of a general character that applies to the
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