Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Stat Con Cases
Stat Con Cases
General Principles
Definition of Statutory Construction
1. Caltex v. Palomar (GR L-19650, 29 September 1966)
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When does Statutory Construction come in?
2. National Federation of Labor (NFL) v. Eisma (GR L-61236, 31
January 1984)
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3. Paat v. CA (GR 111107, 10 January 1997)
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4. People v. Mapa (GR L-22301, 30 August 1967)
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5. Daoang v. Municipal Judge of San Nicolas (GR L-34568, 28
March 1988)
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6. Paras v. Comelec (GR 123169, 4 November 1996)
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2. Statutory Construcion vs. Judicial Legislation
Statutory Construction, whose job is it?
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22. Perfecto v. Meer (GR L-2348, 27 February 1950)
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23. Endencia v. David (GR L-6355-56, 31 August 1953)
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24. Nitafan v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue (GR L78780, 23 July 1987)
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May the preamble be referred to in the construction of
Constitutional Provisions?
Statute
Requirements for the publication of laws
27. Tanada v. Tuvera (GR L-63915, 24 April 1985)
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28. Tanada v. Tuvera (GR L-63915, 29 December 1986)
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Ordinances
Insurance
39. Qua Chee Gan v. Law Union and Rock Insurance (GR L4611, 17 December 1955)
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Corporate Law
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Wills
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Ejusdem generis
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Noscitur a sociis
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Of and May
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Previously
55. Rura v. Lopena (GR L-69810-14, 19 June 1985)
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Every
55. Arabay vs. CFI of Zamboanga del Norte, 66 SCRA 617 [4]
Other examples
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56. Arayata vs. Joya, 51 PHIL 654 [7]
3. External Aids
71. Roman Catholic Archbishop of Manila v. SSC (GR L15045, 20 January 1961)
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Contemporaneous acts of the legislature