FEU - INSTITUTE OF LAW Statutory Construction Section 1 (Thursday, 7-9 PM)

First Semester 2020-2021 Ramos, CAO

Statutory Construction 1-1

(Thursday, 7-9 PM)
First Semester 2020-2021

IV. Principles of Construction

A. General Principles of Construction
1. Law Construed as a whole
Caudal v. CA, GR No. 83414, 31 July 1989
Claudio v. COMELEC, GR No. 140560 and 140714, 4 May 2000
NAPOLCOM v. de Guzman, GR No. 106724, 9 February 1994
2. Presumption of Justice
Floresca, et al. vs. Philex, GR No. L-30642, 30 April 1985
3. Presumption of Constitutionality
Tañada v. Tuvera, GR No. L-63915, 24 April 1985
Yu Cong Eng. V. Trinidad, GR No. 20479, 6 February 1925
Oposa v. Factoran, GR No. 101083, 30 July 1993
Manila Prince Hotel v. GSIS, et. al, GR No. 122156, 3 February 1997
3. Construction to render provisions effective
JMM Promotions and Management, Inc. v. NLRC, GR No. 109835, 22 Nov
1993
Lluz and Aldeosa v. COMELEC, GR No. 172840, 7 June 2007
Other Presumptions

B. Interpretations of Specific Types of Statutes

1. Penal Statutes
Centeno v. Villalon-Pornillos, GR No. 113092, 1 September 1994
US v. Go Chico, GR No. 4963, 15 September 1909
2. Tax Laws
CIR v. CA, GR No. 115349, 18 April 1997
NAPOCOR v. City of Cabanatuan, GR No. 149110, 9 April 2003
CIR v. Algue, Inc., et. al., GR No. L-28896, 17 February 1988
Republic of the Philippines v. Paranaque, GR No. 191908, 18 July 2012
3. Labor Laws
International Pharmaceuticals, Inc. v. Secretary of Labor, GR No. 92981, 9
January 1992
Bautista v. Murillo, GR No. L-13374, 31 January 1962
4. Rules of Court
OCA v. Garong, P-99-1311, 15 August 2001
Cabrera v. Ng, GR No. 201601, 12 March 2014
The Provincial Sheriff of Rizal v. CA, GR No. L-22606, 12 December 1975
5. Adoption Laws
In the matter of the Adoption of Stephanie Nathy Astorga Garcia, GR No.
148311, 31 March 2015
Duncan v. CFI of Rizal, GR No. L-30576, 10 February 1976
In re: Petition for Adoption of Michelle Lim and Michael Jude Lim, GR
Nos. 168992-93, 21 May 2009
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6. Local Autonomy
San Juan v. CSC, et.al., GR No. 92299, 19 April 1991
7. Naturalization Laws
Lee Cho v. Republic, GR No. L-12408, 28 December 1959
8. Election Laws
Villanueva v. COMELEC, GR No. L-54718, 4 December 1985
9. Prescriptive Periods
Yapdiangco v. Buencamino, GR No. L-28841, 24 June 1983
10. Insurance
Ty v. First National Surety & Assurance Co., Inc., GR No. L-16138, 29 April
1961
Aisporna v. CA & People, 113 SCTA 459, 1982, GR No. L-39419, 12 April
1982
11. Corporate Law
Home Insurance Co. v. Eastern Shipping Lines, GR No. L-34382, 20 July
1983
12. Wills
In re: Testate Estate of Petronila Tampoy v. Alberastine, GR No. L-14322,
25 February 1960

Reference:
Ricardo M. Pilares III, Statutory Construction” Concepts and Cases (2019)