This document provides an introduction to law and discusses 14 topics related to Philippine legal history, courts in the Philippines, the 1987 Philippine Constitution, and relevant case law. It outlines the Supreme Court and other collegial courts, trial courts, and the Judicial and Bar Council. It also examines specific cases that relate to the Diocese of Bacolod v. Commission on Elections, Abueva v. Wood, Angara v. Electoral Commission, and others.
This document provides an introduction to law and discusses 14 topics related to Philippine legal history, courts in the Philippines, the 1987 Philippine Constitution, and relevant case law. It outlines the Supreme Court and other collegial courts, trial courts, and the Judicial and Bar Council. It also examines specific cases that relate to the Diocese of Bacolod v. Commission on Elections, Abueva v. Wood, Angara v. Electoral Commission, and others.
This document provides an introduction to law and discusses 14 topics related to Philippine legal history, courts in the Philippines, the 1987 Philippine Constitution, and relevant case law. It outlines the Supreme Court and other collegial courts, trial courts, and the Judicial and Bar Council. It also examines specific cases that relate to the Diocese of Bacolod v. Commission on Elections, Abueva v. Wood, Angara v. Electoral Commission, and others.
This document provides an introduction to law and discusses 14 topics related to Philippine legal history, courts in the Philippines, the 1987 Philippine Constitution, and relevant case law. It outlines the Supreme Court and other collegial courts, trial courts, and the Judicial and Bar Council. It also examines specific cases that relate to the Diocese of Bacolod v. Commission on Elections, Abueva v. Wood, Angara v. Electoral Commission, and others.
2. Courts in the Philippines; Supreme Court, Other Collegial Courts; Trial Courts; Judicial and Bar Council 3. 1987 Philippine Constitution, Article VIII, “The Judicial Department” 4. The Diocese of Bacolod v. Commission on Elections, 747 SCRA 1 (2015) 5. Abueva v. Wood, 45 Phil. 612 (1924) 6. Angara v. Electoral Commission, 63 Phil. 139 (1936) 7. Firestone Ceramics, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, 334 SCRA 465 (2000) 8. Fabian v. Desierto, 295 SCRA 470 (1998) 9. Secretary of National Defense v. Manalo, 568 SCRA 1 (2008) 10. Duncano v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 191894, July 15, 2015 11. In Re: Hon. Mateo A. Valenzuela and Hon. Placido B. Vallarta, 298 SCRA 408, November 09, 1998 12. De Castro v. Judicial and Bar Council, 615 SCRA 666 (2010) 13. Chavez v. Judicial and Bar Council, 676 SCRA 579 (2012) 14. Chavez v. Judicial and Bar Council, 696 SCRA 496 (2013)