Case Digests In

Constitutional Law II

Submitted To: Atty. Adonis Gabriel

Submitted By: Albano, Errol L.

Block 1-I

Fundamental Powers of the State

Police Power

Philippine Association of Service Exporters vs. Drilon [G.R. No. L-81958, June 30, 1988]

Ichong vs. Hernandez [G.R. No. L-7955, May 31, 1957]

Lutz vs. Araneta [G.R. No. L-7859, December 22, 1955]

Association of Small Landowners vs. Secretary of Agrarian Reform [G.R. No.

78742, July 14, 1989]

Lozano vs. Martinez [G.R. No. L-63419, December 18, 1986]

Department of Education, Culture and Sports vs. San Diego [G.R. No. 89572, December 21,

1989]

Ynot vs. Intermediate Appelate Court [G.R. No. 74457, March 20, 1987]

City Government of Quezon City vs. Ericta [G.R. No. L-34915, June 24, 1983]

Power of Eminent Domain

City of Manila vs. Chinese Community of Manila [G.R. No. 14355, October 31, 1919]

Republic vs. Philippine Long Distance Telephone Co. [G.R. No. L-18841, January 27, 1969]

People vs. Fajardo [G.R. No. L-12172, August 29, 1958]

Republic vs. Vda. De Castellvi [G.R. No. L-20620, August 15, 1974]

Amigable vs. Cuenca [G.R. No. L-26400, February 29, 1972]

Philippine Press Institute vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. 119694, May 22, 1995]

Sumulong vs. Guerrero [G.R. No. L-48685, September 30, 1987]

Manosca vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 106440, January 29, 1996]

EPZA vs Dulay [G.R. No. L-59603, April 29, 1987]

Municipality of Parañaque vs. V.M. Realty Corp. [G.R. No. 127820, July 20, 1998]

Power of Taxation

Pascual vs. Secretary of Public Works [G.R. No. L-10405, December 29, 1960]

Punsalan vs. Municipal Board of Manila [G.R. No. L-4871, May 26, 1954]

Llladoc vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue [G.R. No. L-19201, June 16, 1965]

Abra Valley College vs. Aquino [G.R. No. L-39086, June 15, 1988]

Article III – The Bill of Rights

Section 1

Due Process of Law

Ichong vs. Hernandez [G.R. No. L-7955, May 31, 1957]

Philippine Phosphate Fertilizer Corp. vs. Torres [G.R. No. 98050, March 17, 1994]

Ynot vs. Intermediate Appelate Court [G.R. No. 74457, March 20, 1987]

Alonte vs. Savellano [G.R. No. 131652, March 9, 1998]

Aniag vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. 104961, October 7, 1994]

Philippine Communications Satellite Corp. vs. Alcuaz [G.R. No. 84818, December 18, 1989]

Ang Tibay vs. Court of Industrial Relations [G.R. No. 46496, February 27, 1940]

Ateneo de Manila vs. Capulong [G.R. No. 99327, May 27, 1993]

Equal Protection of the Laws

People vs. Vera [G.R. No. 45685, November 16, 1937]

Ichong vs. Hernandez [G.R. No. L-7955, May 31, 1957]

Villegas vs. Hui Chiong Tsai Pao Ho [G.R. No. L-29646, November 10, 1978]

Dumlao vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. L-52245, January 22, 1980]

Philippine Association of Service Exporters vs. Drilon [G.R. No. L-81958, June 30, 1988]

Himagan vs. People [G.R. No. 113811, October 7, 1994]

Almonte vs. Vasquez [G.R. No. 95367, May 23, 1995]

Ormoc Sugar Co., Inc. vs. Treaser of Ormoc City [G.R. No. L-23794, February 17, 1968]

Section 2 – Searches and Seizures

People vs. Marti [G.R. No. 81561, January 18, 1991]

Stonehill vs. Diokno [G.R. No. L-19550, June 19, 1967]

Soliven vs. Makasiar [G.R. No. 82585, November 14, 1988]

Silva vs. Presiding Judge of RTC, Negros Oriental [G.R. No. 81756, October 21, 1991]

Morano vs. Vivo [G.R. No. L-22196, June 30, 1967]

Harvey vs. Santiago [G.R. No. 82544, June 28, 1988]

Alvarez vs. CFI [G.R. No. 45358, January 29, 1937]

Mata vs. Bayona [G.R. No. 50720, March 26, 1984]

People vs. Del Rosario [G.R. No. 109633, July 20, 1994]

Umil vs. Ramos [G.R. No. 81567, July 9, 1990]

People vs. Sucro [G.R. No. 93239, March 18, 1991]

People vs. Rodriqueza [G.R. No. 95902, February 4, 1992]

Go vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 101837, February 11, 1992]

Posadas vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 89139, August 2, 1990]

People vs. Mengote [G.R. No. 87059, June 22, 1992]

Malacat vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 123595, December 12, 1997]

People vs Aminhudin [G.R. No. L-74869, July 6, 1988]

People vs Malmstedt [G.R. No. 91107, June 19, 1991]

Epsano vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 120431, April 1, 1998]

Papa vs. Mago [G.R. No. L-27360, February 28, 1968]

People vs. Musa [G.R. No. 96177, January 27, 1993]

Valmonte vs. De Villa [G.R. No. 83988, September 29, 1989]

Section 3 – Privacy of Communication and

Correspondence

Ramirez vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 93833, September 28, 1995]

Zulueta vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 107383, February 20, 1996]

Navarro vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 121087, August 26, 1999]

Ople vs. Torres [G.R. No. 127685, July 23, 1998]

Section 4

Freedom of Expression

United States vs. Bustos [G.R. No. L-12592, March 8, 1918]

People vs. Alarcon [G.R. No. 46551, December 12, 1939]

Ayer Productions PTY Ltd. vs. Capulong [G.R. No. L-82380, April 29, 1988]

Borjal vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 126466, January 14, 1999]

Reyes vs. Bagatsing [G.R. No. L-65366, November 9, 1983]

Pita vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 80806, October 5, 1989]

Social Weather Stations, Inc. vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. 147571, May 5, 2001]

Assembly and Petition

Primicias vs. Fugoso [G.R. No. L-1800, January 27, 1948]

Malabanan vs. Ramento [G.R. No. 62270, May 21, 1984]

Dela Cruz vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 126183, March 25, 1999]

PBM Employees Association vs. Philippine Blooming Mills [G.R. No. L-31195, June 5,

1973]

Bayan vs. Ermita [G.R. No. 169838, April 25, 2006]

Section 5 – Freedom of Religion

Aglipay vs. Ruiz [G.R. No. 45459, March 13, 1937]

Garces vs. Estenzo [G.R. No. L-53487, May 25, 1981]

American Bible Society vs. City of Manila [G.R. No. L-9637, April 30, 1957]

Iglesia Ni Cristo vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 119673, July 26, 1996]

Ebralinag vs. Division Superintendent of Cebu [G.R. No. 95770, March 1, 1993]

Estrada vs. Escritor [A.M. No. P-02-1651, August 4, 2003]

Section 6 – Liberty of Abode and of Travel

Marcos vs. Manglapus [G.R. No. 88211, September 15, 1989]

Manotoc vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. L-62100, May 30, 1986]

Silverio vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 94284, April 8, 1991]

Section 7 – Right to Information

Legaspi vs. Civil Service Commission [G.R. No. 72119, May 29, 1987]

Valmonte vs. Belmonte, Jr. [G.R. No. 74930, February 13, 1989]

Province of Cotabato vs. The Gov’t. of the RP Peace Panel on Ancestral Domain [G.R. No.

183591, October 14, 2008]

Echagaray vs. Secretary of Justice [G.R. No. 132601, October 12, 1998]

Chavez vs. Presidential Commission on Good Government [G.R. No. 130716,

December 9, 1998]

Section 8 – Right to Form Associations

SSS Employees Association vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 85279, July 28, 1989]

Victoriano vs. Elizalde Rope Workers’ Union [G.R. No. L-25246, September 12, 1974]

In re: IBP Membership Dues Delinquency of Atty. Marcial Edillion [A.C. No. 1928, August 3,

1978]

Section 10 – Non-Impairment Clause

Rutter vs. Esteban [G.R. No. L-3708, May 18, 1953]

Ortigas & Co. Ltd. Partnership vs. Feati Bank & Trust Co. [G.R. No. L-24670, December 14,

1979]

Lozano vs. Martinez [G.R. No. L-63419, December 18, 1986]

Ganzon vs. Inserto [G.R. No. L-56450, July 25, 1983]

Section 12 – Custodial Investigation

Gamboa vs Cruz [G.R. No. L-56291, June 27, 1988]

People vs. Macam [G.R. Nos. 91011-12, November 24, 1994]

People vs. Judge Ayson [G.R. No. 85215, July 7, 1989]

People vs. Pinlac [G.R. Nos. 74123-24, September 26, 1988]

People vs. Bolanos [G.R. No. 101808, July 3, 1992]

People vs. Andan [G.R. No. 116437, March 3, 1997]

Navallo vs. Sandiganbayan [G.R. No. 97214, July 18, 1994]

People vs. Dy [G.R. No. 74517, February 23, 1988]

People vs. Alicando [G.R. No. 117487, December 12, 1995]

Section 13 – Right to Bail

Basco vs. Rapatalo [Adm. Matter No. RTJ-96-1335, March 5, 1997]

People vs. Judge Donato [G.R. No. 79269, June 5, 1991]

People vs. Fortes [G.R. No. 90643, June 25, 1993]

Commendador vs. De Villa [G.R. No. 93177, August 2, 1991]

Baylon vs. Judge Sison [Adm. Matter No. 92-7-360-0, April 6, 1995]

Manotoc vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. L-62100, May 30, 1986]

Section 14

Criminal Due Process

Tatad vs. Sandigaybayan [G.R. Nos. L-72335-39, March 21, 1988]

Galman vs.Sandiganbayan [G.R. No. 72670, September 12, 1986]

Alonte vs. Savellano [G.R. No. 131652, March 9, 1998]

Presumption of Innocence

People vs. Dramayo [G.R. No. L-21325, October 29, 1971]

Dumalo vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. L-52245, January 22, 1980]

Marquez vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. 112889, April 18, 1995]

Corpus vs. People [G.R. No. 74259, February 14, 1991]

Right to be Heard by Himself and Counsel

People vs. Hidalgo [G.R. No. L-2809, March 22, 1950]

People vs. Agbayani [G.R. No. 122770, January 16, 1998]

Amion vs. Judge Chiongson [A.M. No. RTJ-97-1371, January 22, 1999]

Right to be Informed of the Nature and Cause of Accusation

Pecho vs. People [G.R. No. 111399, September 27, 1996]

Soriano vs. Sandiganbayan [G.R. No. L-65952, July 31, 1984]

Borja vs. Mendoza [G.R. No. L-45667, June 20, 1977]

Right to Speedy Trial and Public Trial

People vs. Tee [G.R. Nos. 140546-47, January 20, 2003]

Flores vs. People [G.R. No. L-25769, December 10, 1974]

Conde vs. Rivera [G.R. No. 21741, January 25, 1924]

Mateo, Jr. vs. Villaluz [G.R. No. L-34756-59, March 31, 1973]

Garcia vs. Domingo [G.R. No. L-30104, July 25, 1973]

In re: Request for Live Radio and TV Coverage of the Trial in the Sandiganbayan

of the Plunder Cases against Former President Joseph Estrada [A.M. No. 00-1-4-

03-SC, September 13, 2001]

People vs. Mapalao [G.R. No. 92415, May 14, 1991]

People vs. Valeriano [G.R. Nos. 103604-05, September 23, 1993]

Right to Confrontation

United States vs. Javier [G.R. No. L-12990, January 21, 1918]

Talino vs. Sandiganbayan [G.R. Nos. L-75511-14, March 16, 1987]

Section 15 – Suspension of the Privilege of the Writ of Habeas

Corpus

Lansang vs. Garcia [G.R. No. L-33964, December 11, 1971]

Section 16 – Right to Speedy Disposition of Cases

Padua vs. Ericta [G.R. No. L-38570, May 24, 1988]

Flores vs. People [G.R. No. L-25769, December 10, 1974]

Section 17 – Right Against Self-Incrimination

United States vs. Tan Teng [G.R. No. 7081, September 7, 1912]

Villaflor vs. Summers [G.R. No. 16444, September 8, 1920]

Beltran vs. Samson [G.R. No. 32025, September 23, 1929]

Chavez vs. Court of Appeals [G.R. No. L-29169, August 19, 1968]

Pascual vs. Board of Medical Examiners [G.R. No. L-25018, May 26, 1969]

Mapa, Jr. vs. Sandiganbayan [G.R. No. 100295, April 26, 1994]

Section 19 – Prohibited Punishment

People vs. Estoista [G.R. No. L-5793, August 27, 1953]

People vs. Esparas [G.R. No. 120034, August 20, 1996]

Echagaray vs. Secretary of Jusctice [G.R. No. 132601, October 12, 1998]

Section 20 – Non-Imprisonment for Debt

Serafin vs. Lindayag [A.M. No. 297-MJ, September 30, 1975]

Lozano vs. Martinez [G.R. No. L-63419, December 18, 1986]

Section 21 – Double Jeopardy

People vs. Obsania [G.R. No. L-24447, June 29, 1968]

Paulin vs. Gimenez [G.R. No. 103323, January 21, 1993]

Icasiano vs. Sandiganbayan [G.R. No. 95642, May 28, 1992]

People vs. Balisacan [G.R. No. L-26376, August 31, 1966]

People vs. City Court of Silay [G.R. No. L-43790, December 9, 1976]

Esmeña vs. Pogoy [G.R. No. L-54110, February 20, 1981]

People vs. Pineda [G.R. No. L-44205, February 16, 1993]

People vs. Tampal [G.R. No. 102485, May 22, 1995]

Melo vs. People [G.R. No. L-3580, March 22, 1950]

People vs. Adil [G.R. No. L-41863, April 22, 1977]

People vs. Relova [G.R. No. L-45129, March 6, 1987]

Article IV – Citizenship

Co vs. House of Representatives [G.R. Nos. 92191-92, July 30, 1991]

Yu vs. Defensor-Santiago [G.R. No. 83882, January 24, 1989]

Frivaldo vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. 87193, June 23, 1989]

Republic vs. De La Rosa [G.R. No 104654, June 6, 1994]

Labo vs. COMELEC [G.R. No. 86564, August 1, 1989]

Aznar vs COMELEC [G.R. No. 83820, May 25, 1990]

Mercado vs. Manzano [G.R. No. 135083, May 26, 1999]

In re: Application for Admission to the Bar of Vicente Ching [B.M. No. 914, October 1, 1999]

Bengzon III vs. HRET [G.R. No. 142840, May 7, 2001]