"If the two eventually fell in love, despite the

disparity in their ages and academic levels,

this only lends substance to the truism that the
heart has reasons of its own which reason
does not know."

­CHUA­QUA vs. CLAVE, G.R. No. 49549 August 30,
1990 
"Social justice is neither communism, nor despotism,
nor atomism, nor anarchy, but the humanization of
laws and the equalization of social and economic
forces by the State so that justice in its rational and
objectively secular conception may at least be
approximated. Social justice means the promotion of
the welfare of all the people, the adoption by the
Government of measures calculated to ensure
economic stability of all the component elements of
society, through the maintenance of a proper
economic and social equilibrium in the interrelations
of the members of the community, constitutionally,
through the adoption of measures legally justifiable,
or extra-constitutionally, through the exercise of
powers underlying the existence of all governments
on the time-honored principle of salus populi est
supremo lex." ­CALALANG   vs.   WILLIAMS,   G.R.   No.
47800.  December 2, 1940
The Court feels that it is not enough to simply
invoke the right to quality education as a
guarantee of the Constitution: one must show
that he is entitled to it because of his
preparation and promise.

­DepEd vs. SAN DIEGO, G.R. No. 89572 December
21, 1989
Retirement laws should be interpreted liberally
in favor of the retiree because their intention is
to provide for his sustenance, and hopefully
even comfort, when he no longer has the
stamina to continue earning his livelihood.
After devoting the best years of his life to the
public service, he deserves the appreciation of
a grateful government as best concretely
expressed in a generous retirement gratuity
commensurate with the value and length of his
services. That generosity is the least he should
expect now that his work is done and his youth
is gone. Even as he feels the weariness in his
bones and glimpses the approach of the
lengthening shadows, he should be able to
luxuriate in the thought that he did his task
well, and was rewarded for it. 
-Santiago v. COA, G.R. No. 92284, July 12, 1991;
cited in Bengzon v. Drilon, G.R. No. 103524 April 15,
1992
Statistics never lie, but lovers often do,
quipped a sage. This sad truth has unsettled
many a love transformed into matrimony. Any
sort of deception between spouses, no matter
the gravity, is always disquieting.

­Antonio v. Reyes, G.R. No. 155800,  March 10, 2006
Marital union is a two-way process. An expressive
interest in each other's feelings at a time it is needed
by the other can go a long way in deepening the
marital relationship. Marriage is definitely not for
children but for two consenting adults who view the
relationship with love amor gignit amorem, respect,
sacrifice and a continuing commitment to
compromise, conscious of its value as a sublime

social institution. ­Chi Ming Tsoi v. Court of Appeals

and   Gina   Lao­   Tsoi, 

GR No. 119190, January 16, 1997
Love happens to everyone. It is dubbed to be
boundless as it goes beyond the expectations
people tagged with it. In love, “age does
matter.” People love in order to be secure that
one will share his/her life with another and that
he/she will not die alone. Individuals who are in
love had the power to let love grow or let love
die – it is a choice one had to face when love is
not the love he/she expected.

­Padilla­Rumbaua v. Rumbaua, G.R. No.
166738, August 14, 2009
We cannot castigate a man for seeking out the
partner of his dreams, for marriage is a sacred
and perpetual bond which should be entered
into because of love, not for any other reason.

­Figueroa v. Barranco, Jr., SBC Case No. 519, July
31, 1997
The nuptial vows which solemnly intone the
matrimonial promise of love ‘(f)or better or for
worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and
in health, till death do us part,’ are sometimes
easier said than done, for many a marital union
figuratively ends on the reefs of matrimonial
shoals. In the case now before us for appellate
review, the marriage literally ended under
circumstances which the criminal law,
disdainful of romanticism, bluntly calls the
felony of parricide.

­People of the Philippines vs. Ruben Takbobo, GR No.
102984, 30 June 1993
The Court, like all well-meaning persons, has
no desire to dash romantic fancies, yet in the
exercise of its duty, is all too willing when
necessary to raise the wall that tears Pyramus
and Thisbe asunder.

­Concerned Employee vs. Glenda Espiritu Mayor, AM
No. P­02­1564, 23 November 2004
In our criminal justice system, what is important is, not
whether the court entertains doubts about the innocence
of the accused since an open mind is willing to explore all
possibilities, but whether it entertains a reasonable,
lingering doubt as to his guilt. For, it would be a serious
mistake to send an innocent man to jail where such kind of
doubt hangs on to one’s inner being, like a piece of meat
lodged immovable between teeth.

­Lejano vs. People/People vs. Webb, G.R. No.
176389/G.R. No. 176864, Dec. 14, 2010
 The relation at the bar to the courts is a peculiar and
intimate relationship. The bar is an attache of the
courts. The quality of justice dispensed by the courts
depends in no small degree upon the integrity of its
bar. An unfaithful bar may easily bring scandal and
reproach to the administration of justice and bring the
courts themselves into disrepute.
­ cited in In Re: ALBINO CUNANAN, ET AL., March
18, 1954
The days of the secret laws and the
unpublished decrees are over. This is once
again an open society, with all the acts of the
government subject to public scrutiny and
available always to public cognizance. This
has to be so if our country is to remain
democratic, with sovereignty residing in the
people and all government authority emanating
from them. 
­TAÑADA vs TUVERA, G.R. No. L­63915 December 29, 1986 
Certainly, the rule of stare decisis is entitled to
respect because stability in jurisprudence is
desirable. Nonetheless, reverence for
precedent, simply as precedent, cannot prevail
when constitutionalism and the public interest
demand otherwise. Thus, a doctrine which
should be abandoned or modified should be
abandoned or modified accordingly. After all,
more important than anything else is that this
Court should be right.

-Olaguer vs Military Commission, G.R. No. L­54558
May 22, 1987
Hence, a judge's official conduct and his
behavior in the performance of judicial duties
should be free from the appearance of
impropriety and must be beyond reproach.
One who occupies an exalted position in the
administration of justice must pay a high price
for the honor bestowed upon him, for his
private as well as his official conduct must at
all times be free from the appearance of
impropriety. Because appearance is as
important as reality in the performance of
judicial functions, like Caesar's wife, a judge
must not only be pure but also beyond
suspicion. A judge has the duty to not only
render a just and impartial decision, but also
render it in such a manner as to be free from
any suspicion as to its fairness and
impartiality, and also as to the judge's integrity.
"It is obvious, therefore, that while judges
should possess proficiency in law in order that
they can competently construe and enforce the
law, it is more important that they should act
and behave in such a manner that the parties
before them should have confidence in their
impartiality."

-Joaquin vs. Javellana [A.M. No. RTJ­00­1601. 
November 13, 2001]
We take this opportunity to reaffirm our
concern for the lowly worker who, often at the
mercy of his employers, must look up to the
law for his protection. Fittingly, that law
regards him with tenderness and even favor
and always with faith and hope in his capacity
to help in shaping the nation's future. It is error
to take him for granted. He deserves our
abiding respect. How society treats him will
determine whether the knife in his hands shall
be a caring tool for beauty and progress or an
angry weapon of defiance and revenge. The
choice is obvious, of course. If we cherish him
as we should, we must resolve to lighten "the
weight of centuries" of exploitation and
disdain that bends his back but does not bow
his head.
-Cebu Royal Plant vs. The Honorable Deputy Minister

of Labor, G.R. No. L­58639, August 12, 1987 
One of the ironic verities of life, it has been said, is
that sorrow is sometimes a touchstone of
love. (Libi v. Intermediate Appellate Court, G.R.
No. 70890, 18 September 1992)
If the two (persons) eventually fell in love, despite
the disparity in their ages and academic levels, this
only lends substance to the truism that the heart
has reasons of its own which reason does not
know. But, definitely, yielding to this gentle and
universal emotion is not to be so casually equated
with immorality. The deviation of the circumstances
of their marriage from the usual societal pattern
cannot be considered as a defiance of
contemporary social mores.” (Chua-Qua vs.
Clave, G.R. No. L-49549, 30 August 1990)
We cannot castigate a man for seeking out the
partner of his dreams, for marriage is a sacred and
perpetual bond which should be entered into
because of love, not for any other
reason. (Patricia Figueroa vs. Simeon
Barranco, Jr., GR No. 97369, 31 July 1997)
The nuptial vows which solemnly intone the
matrimonial promise of love for better or for worse,
for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health,
till death do us part,’ are sometimes easier said
than done, for many a marital union figuratively
ends on the reefs of matrimonial shoals. (People
of the Philippines vs. Ruben Takbobo, GR No.
102984, 30 June 1993)
Marital union is a two-way process. An expressive
interest in each other’s feelings at a time it is
needed by the other can go a long way in
deepening the marital relationship. Marriage is
definitely not for children but for two consenting
adults who view the relationship with love amor
gignit amorem, respect, sacrifice and a continuing
commitment to compromise, conscious of its value
as a sublime social institution. (Chi Ming Tsoi vs.
Court of Appeals and Gina Lao- Tsoi, GR No.
119190, 16 January 1997)
Love happens to everyone. It is dubbed to be
boundless as it goes beyond the expectations
people tagged with it. In love, “age does matter.”
People love in order to be secure that one will
share his/her life with another and that he/she will
not die alone. Individuals who are in love had the
power to let love grow or let love die – it is a choice
one had to face when love is not the love he/she
expected. (Dr. Tayag as quoted in Padilla-
Rumbaua v. Rumbaua, G.R. No. 166738)
In rape, the ‘sweetheart’ defense must be proven
by compelling evidence: first, that the accused and
the victim were lovers; and, second, that she
consented to the alleged sexual relations. The
second is as important as the first, because this
Court has held often enough that love is not a
license for lust. (People vs. Olesco, G.R. No.
174861, April 11, 2011)
Love happens to everyone. It is dubbed to
be boundless as it goes beyond the
expectations people tagged with it. In love,
“age does matter.” People love in order to
be secure that one will share his/her life with
another and that he/she will not die alone.
Individuals who are in love had the power to
let love grow or let love die – it is a choice
one had to face when love is not the love
he/she expected. - Padilla-Rumbaua v.
Rumbaua, G.R. No. 166738
“The nuptial vows which solemnly intone the
matrimonial promise of love ‘(f)or better or for
worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and
in health, till death do us part,’ are sometimes
easier said than done, for many a marital union
figuratively ends on the reefs of matrimonial
shoals. In the case now before us for appellate
review, the marriage literally ended under
circumstances which the criminal law, disdainful
of romanticism, bluntly calls the felony of
parricide.” (People of the Philippines vs. Ruben
Takbobo, GR No. 102984, 30 June 1993)
“The Court, like all well-meaning persons, has no

desire to dash romantic fancies, yet in the

exercise of its duty, is all too willing when

necessary to raise the wall that tears Pyramus

and Thisbe asunder.” (Concerned Employee vs.

Glenda Espiritu Mayor, AM No. P-02-1564, 23

November 2004)
.there can be no love where respect is
gone (People vs. Rivera November 17,
1999)