Saint Mary's University
COLLEGE OF LAW
Bayombong, Nueva Vizcaya
PART IX- NATIONAL ECONOMY AND PATRIMONY (Article XII) – REFER TO CHAPTER XII OF
FR.JOAQUIN BERNAS’ CONSTITUTIONAL STRUCTURES AND POWERS OF GOVERNMENT
Cases:
1. Carino v. Insular Government, 212 U.S. 449 (1909) – NOTE: This pertains to the decision of the Supreme Court
of the United States, NOT the 1907 decision of the Philippine Supreme Court
2. Laurel v. Garcia, G.R. Nos. 92013 and 92047, 25 July 1990 (187 SCRA 797)
3. Chavez v. Public Estates Authority and AMARI, G.R. No. 133250, 9 July 2002
4. Ramirez v. vda. De Ramirez, 111 SCRA 704
5. Relosa v. Gaw Chee Hun, 93 Phil 827 (1953)
6. Philippine Banking Corporation v. Lui She, 21 SCA 52 (1967)
7. Frenzel v. Catito, G.R. No. 143958, 11 July 2003
8. Manila Prince Hotel v. GSIS, G.R. No. 122156, 3 February 1997
9. La Bugal B’laan Tribal Association v. DENR, G.R. No. 127882, 1 December 2004 (NOTE: Ruling on the Motion
for Reconsideration, NOT the original Decision dated 27 January 2004)
10. Tanada v. Angara, G.R. No. 118295, 2 May 1997
11. Wilson P. Gamboa v. Finance Secretary Margarito Teves, et al., G.R. No. 176579, 28 June 2011.
COURSE OUTLINE
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II
Second Semester, School Year 2019-2020
TEXTBOOK: ISAGANI A. CRUZ, CONSTITUTIONAL LAW, QUEZON CITY: CENTRAK BOOK SUPPLY,
INC., 2007 UPDATED EDITION.
TOPIC/ CASES
REFERENCE/S
THE FUNDAMENTAL Police Power
POWERS OF THE STATE MMDA v. Bel-Air Village Association, G.R. No. 135962, 27
March 2000
General Principles (Chapter Lutz v. Araneta, 98 Phil 148/Association of Small Landowners
4 of the Textbook) v. Secretary of Agrarian Reform, 175 SCRA 343
Binay v. Domingo, 201 SCRA 508/Villacorta v. Bernardo, 143
The Police Power (Chapter 5 SCRA 480
of the Textbook) Basco v. PAGCOR, 197 SCRA 52
Eminent Domain
Eminent Domain (Chapter 6 City of Manila v. Chinese Community, 40 Phil 349/Republic of
of the Textbook) the Philippines v. La Orden de PP. Benedictinos de Filipinas,
1 SCRA 646
Taxation (Chapter 7 of the Philippine Press Institute v. COMELEC, 244 SCRA 272
Textbook) City Government v. Ericta, G.R. No. 34915, 24 June 1983
Export Processing Zone v. Dulay, 149 SCRA 305
BILL OF RIGHTS: CIVIL AND
POLITICAL RIGHTS Suffrage
Kabataan Party-List, et al. v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 221318,
General Principles 16 December 2015
Romuladez v. Regional Trial Court, G.R. No. 104960, 14
Suffrage (Article V of the September 1993
1987 Constitution) Akbayan v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 147066, 26 March 2001
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Macalintal v. Commission on Elections, 405 SCRA 614
Citizenship (Chapter 22 of
the Textbook; Republic Act
No. 9225 (Citizenship Citizenship
Retention and Reacquisition Re: Application for Admission to the Philippine of Vicente D.
Act of 2003) Ching, 316 SCRA 1
Valles v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 137000, 9 August 2000
Due Process of Law Tecson v. COMELEC, 424 SCRA 277
Moy Ya Lim Yao v. The Commissioner of Immigration, 41
(Chapter 8 of the Textbook)
SCRA 292
Bengson v. HRET, 357 SCRA 545
Equal Protection (Chapter 9
Mercado v. Manzano, 307 SCRA 630
of the Textbook)
Teodora Sobejana-Condon v. COMELEC, et al., G.R. No.
198742, 10 August 2012
Searches and Seizures
(Chapter 10 of the Textbook; Due Process
Rules 126 of the 2000 Corona v. United Harbor Pilots, G.R. No. 111953, 12
Revised Rules of Criminal December 1997
Procedure) Estrada v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 148560, 19 November
2001 (“void for vagueness” doctrine)
City of Manila v. Judge Laguio, G.R. No. 118127, 12 April
2005
Liberty of Abode and Travel Lupangco v. Court of Appeals, 160 SCRA 848
(Chapter 11 of the Textbook) Army and Navy Club v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 110223, 8
April 1997
Freedom of Religion Acebedo Optical v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 10152, 31
(Chapter 12 of the Textbook) March 2000
Equal Protection
Freedom of Expression
International School Alliance of Educators v. Quisumbing, 333
(Chapter 13 of the Textbook;
SCRA 13
Republic Act No. 10175 Dumlao v. COMELEC, 95 SCRA 392
[Cybercrime Prevention Act of GSIS v. Montesclaros, 434 SCRA 441
2012])
Searches and Seizures
The Impairment Clause People v. Marti, 193 SCRA 57
(Chapter 14 of the Textbook) Roan v. Gonzales, 145 SCRA 687
Pangandaman v. Casar, 159 SCRA 599
Non-Imprisonment for Debt People v. Salanguit, 356 SCRA 683
(Chapter 16 of the Textbook) Valmonte v. De Villa, 178 SCRA 211/185 SCRA 665 (Motion
for Reconsideration)
Involuntary Servitude Malacat v. Court of Appeals, 283 SCRA 159
(Chapter 17 of the Textbook) People v. De Gracia, 233 SCRA 716
People v. Canton, 394 SCRA 478
Speedy Disposition of Cases Zulueta v. Court of Appeals, 253 SCRA 699
(Chapter 19 of the Textbook) Saluday v. People, G.R. No. 215305, 3 April 2018
Liberty of Abode and Travel
Marcos v. Manglapus, 177 SCRA 668/178 SCRA 760 (Motion
for Reconsideration)
Freedom of Religion
Estrada v. Escritor, A.M. P-02-1651, 4 August 2003
Valmores v. Achacoso, G.R. No. 217453, 19 July 2017
Ang Ladlad v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 190582, 8 April 2010
Austria v. NLRC, G.R. No. 124382, 16 August 1999/ Fonacier
v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L-5917, 28 January 1955
Islamic Dawah Council of the Philippines, Inc. v. Office of the
Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 153888, 9 July 2003
Ebralinag v. Division Superintendent of Schools of Cebu, 219
SCRA 256/251 SCRA 569 (Motion for Reconsideration)
Iglesia ni Cristo v. Court of Appeals, 259 SCRA 529
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Aglipay v. Ruiz, 64 Phil 201
James M. Imbong, et al. v. Paquito N. Ochoa, Jr., et al., G.R.
No. 204819, 8 April 2014
Freedom of Expression
Eastern Broadcasting Corp. V. Dans, 137 SCRA 628
Borjal v. Court of Appeals, 301 SCRA 1
Filipino Broadcasting Network v. Ago Medicaland Educational
Center-Bicol Christian College of Medicine, 448 SCRA 413
Pita v. Court of Appeals, 178 SCRA 362
MTRCB v. ABS-CBN, 448 SCRA 575
Ayer Productions Pty. Ltd. V. Judge Capulong, 160 SCRA 865
(1988)
Newsounds Broadcasting v. Dy, G.R. No. 170270, 2 April
2009
Sanidad v. COMELEC, 181 SCRA 529
In Re: Emil P. Jurado, 243 SCRA 299
Reyes v. Bagatsing, 125 SCRA 553
Miriam College Foundation v. Court of Appeals, 348 SCRA
265
Jose Jesus M. Disini, Jr., et al. v Secretary of Justice, et al.,
G.R. No. 203335, 11 February 2014
In relation to Academic Freedom (Section 5 [2], Article XIV of
the Constitution); Cases: Garcia v. Faculty Admission
Committee, 68 SCRA 277 (1975), Miriam College v. Court of
Appeals, G.R. No. 127930, 15 December 2000;
Impairment Clause
Philippine Veterans Bank Employees’ Union v. Philippine
Veterans Bank, 189 SCRA 14
Right to Information
Chavez v. PCGG, G.R. No. 130716. December 9, 1998/19
May 1999 (Motion for Reconsideration)
Poverty and Legal Protection
People v. Rio, 201 SCRA 702
BILL OF RIGHTS: RIGHTS Rights of the Accused
OF THE ACCUSED People v. Mahinay, 302 SCRA 455 (Miranda Rights)
People v. Bravo, 318 SCRA 812 (Exclusionary Rule)
Rights of the Accused People v. Andan, 269 SCRA 95 (Confessions and Admissions
(Chapter 20 of the Textbook; to the Media)
Rule 114 of the 2000 Revised Olivas v. Office of the Ombudsman, 239 SCRA 283 (Criminal
Rules of Criminal Procedure Investigation v. Preliminary Investigation)
[Bail]; Sections 7-8, Rule 117 Serapio v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 148468, 28 January
2003/Enrile v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 213847, 18 August
of the 2000 Revised Rules of
2015 – Read also the Dissenting Opinion of J. Leonen (Bail)
Criminal Procedure [Double
Webb v. People, 276 SCRA 243 (Impartial Trial)
Jeopardy])
Lejano v. People, G.R. No. 176389, 14 December 2010
(Proof of Guilt)
Ex Post Facto Laws Webb v. De Leon, 247 SCRA 652 (Prejudicial Publicity)
(Chapter 15 of the Textbook) Re: Request for Radio-TV Coverage of the Trial in the
Sandiganbayan of the Plunder Cases Against the Former
The Writ of Habeas Corpus President Joseph E. Estrada, 360 SCRA 248 (Public Trial)
(Chapter 18 of the Textbook) People v. Salas, 143 SCRA 163 (Trial in Absentia)
Tatad v. Sandiganbayan, 159 SCRA 70 (Speedy Trial)
Speedy Disposition of Cases Cabal v. Kapunan, 6 SCRA 1059 (Right Against Self-
& Free Access to Courts Incrimination)
(Chapters 19 & 21 of the Beltran v. Samson, 53 Phil 570 (Right Against Self-
Textbook) Incrimination)
People v. Judge Ayson, 175 SCRA 210 (Right Against Self-
Incrimination)
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Echegaray v. Secretary of Justice, 297 SCRA 754 (Cruel and
Degrading Punishment)
People v. Velasco, 340 SCRA 207 (Double Jeopardy)
Writ of Habeas Corpus
Ilusorio v. Bildner, 332 SCRA 169/361 SCRA 427 (Motion for
Reconsideration)
OTHER REFERENCES:
Constitutional Rights and Social Demands by Joaquin G. Bernas, S.J. (2004 Edition)
Constitutional Law: Notes and Readings on the Bill of Rights, Citizenship and Suffrage by Rene Gorospe,
Volumes I and II (2006 Edition)
Prepared by
HERSON S. VALMORES
Associate Professor, SMU-LAW
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