sosicial_ond Bar Coyne (82) R.A Facts = ran In 1984), Mstead of having only seven members, An cigirt member was a ‘he S86 05 two repiesertoninee wom Congress began sifting in he Jee Ye howse_of Represorttites and ore rom the senate, wits each haying ane= halt (1) of a voke- A- body reresoriatine of all He ctakelolders In the dodlceal. OFpiitlweni process was arceived and cafed We Judicial amd Bar Council ee) aind its composition j term ancl gunctions are provided yrder cection @, Article Vill of he 148% constitution ul of seven [7] members. In se} gs held in asx and 2001 1 the JBC En bane decided 40 a es one gull wie cach, At Senotor Francis 6 0 and Congressmroin Miel ¢- Types Jr. (Pespondertt SinvltorenysN_sit of he legislooure. francisco Ie Chaves, (retitiner] questo ae Issue Whether or mt the idicial yoview have wen jet in Wis case X ditions sine qua non Yor Yhe eperdise. of he paver OF | ‘Buunes Yes The coves power of sii na hele mist be an actual case dr controversy calling for Ye exercise of Wvdi jotat | poser’ (b) the person challenging the act must hewve “standing "to challenge; he mist have a persénal and eublantial interest in this Coase, sich Thothe ‘gusiained’ or will svskain, direct myyry as. result of tS eo ‘ysstin ‘a camsfilvitnolity must be yaised ot the co lest gos oppovrunit Jit mist he sthe very lis mola of is cubect Yo Jevetal limitortions, nemely’|. GENERAL consiDeRATiONS A Constitution: deginition ; nature , and concepts = Riles on Cons-fiftionall_mierpretostion = Doctrine of dmstitvtional Supermacy} Frets Inhis Yetition, guns argred od responten morales and. her lpi tes yocHe fheir post for supposedly overstoying as they must serve o unpted tetm of Yhelt predecessor. Hence, petitioner insists phat Ye inoundent Onbydsnan and depvties haye been over staying in their prese Posttions gor more them wo years cons) tering Hott thuir forms have expire an A Febwory 205. On July as, cachilo, Carpio Morales was cyppeinted 4s G_selen-fear_ferm following the resignovtion o¢ Yhen=Ombrdsman Merec = Gitos Gutierres who resigned on Maya, se 40 aucid mmpeachment trial in the senate Merceditas Gutie axlions oF incompetence and inaction on virus a 4 le¢}_m unextitcd term yuh! November 20, gee 7 ailw them to soy jn the cari positions one clay longer constitutes of oonfinving ageron Yhe_1987_arstitvtion un deprives fkx_nadtion of the Omlowdeman Wheter or not sec. 80) in selotfion 1 Sec. Pot PA GPO also known ox Ombudsman fet lava js yneonclitetional| gor being outright transgtession a G¢c. Il in_relottion jo sec. 8 and 10 of Article x\ op the (ast Constitution: of PA Xb: WHO is fol unconstittional. Petitfor certiorari and mond Petition) seeks 4 (a) declare envence If joint cession 4 be i9 giewe to lack or excess of swris diction and 2 wenge in soil session. Subsquertthy, phe Petitioner in the Fatal 2 a Momizestation. due jo dhe imminent expiration 1o-: pg the yahidity oe Precloyotiion No-aiy f fill resolve the vit Cols guidance g¢ “fhe congress, state actuis, and al Filipino, Consequenty E56 Cowered in eit! cesion ond apgtive by vine op auger ol Lp _ Of “Yt proclamottion and suspension in inlanab vat) Dece s,s the Mansoor ¢ martial jaw ¢ albeas corpus"thw requitment Yhad the congress “voting reger to a Joist session epplcitly applies aly jo the siwvottion when fhe corqiess revoke the Presidents. proclamation and/sr sepensinn-“the court has nt_avthoritey to compel the Senate and tu i Jo convene in goint cession absent a clear minis tetial duty on its part }6 do so vider the constitrtion and incomplete dis regen xe the! seer actions alicody ynderiaken by beth dovses on Proclameron Mp. all inchiding ir yespeotite desicitrs Yo no Jonger hil a soit session considering Hair pespective resiviinns nt te revcke said freclomostionManila Prince Htiel y- eovernmen} Service Insurance System, @-R. Ab. 19216 Febrvary %,}90t Fras Wusiont 49 the privatigottin jogiam of the Philirpine rovetnment yader proce lamettion No-50 dotted December £1981 Yh Gs/s, Petioner dectded tosell soup 40 81" of the chores x Manila fetel Corporation (Mie) Hare are only tue. bidders pari ona ice 4 a, lipo contin, hi opgeed 6% py Mie shoes ad Fil. 66 per sh berhad, a Mala: “ per_shaie mere than 0 of dentng Berhad as winning ent a check 2 serve ais lord. sire Thott ree= petitimer omd thot he respondent SIS and and mondonis: fhe cu sing order enginiag yesqondents From yergecting and le Yd he Malay sn firm: fre petitioner B ¢ 198 constitwbion. also Fagan as ve Filivino Bes 11S bid te acglite sM% shares ap tte manila hore} Corfocation yihich b cc" Mamnila Hotel. The yeopandent Gsis epee thet the provsion se mol sele-excceing amd. Ya Manila patel Tees get pal \osues' hatter or not Sec 10, second por Art y{l se th constitetion 1s mandertar PAVE camnand which)s yet see creerting. 2 wetter or not ihe 6% share og Marija ote falls vader Pre yem notional) patrimony.als ¢or he cengrcssiona) seal in the Second district of tag G03 Nofiona) flections. eter He camwss of the votes, bvefias recewed 28, Sed whes and was declared ym winner. agter dhe declaration, Reyes giled an dlection potest and payed for Yhe revision sr recov on the grod Haat eu aed rough jnsidous and well-orchessrated elections gauels jn the potested| 0 Log aza) preammis. in ne September a5, 5c08 onde NRET mstncted We continua dN ihe vevicion pf the remaining 36% o¢ she counter— profested -preemeds gpieinta oy wle Sf of HeET Mes. On 12008 ve rias piled an_vegend “mision 2 wuitiidtaly) aban don ne remaining 76% counter protested Precincks HEEL denied $Hi¢ mofjon and reacted hs order requiring Prefias +0 Jegmen) his cash deposit Wert instead vse his own gud for Ye revision of The remaining 35% tnyiler —piotested potinets PET ssved_pesolétion No: 08 28 of the EET Wes and cettied yoris prudence on Noenber 23, 2008 This PESO = ‘Jolie choles she wRET has discietonawy youer Ha digwiiss the protest and counter pictesl of continue thw revision besed en reasonable gieund> which — jart compromise ‘the imtesity of the election rw Hs \eeue: a Wheliver the ewe vf Pepreseniatives of electoral Tribunal (#7) committed giave alowed of discretion amoutiing 4p lack or excess of _wisdictiaAraulo v- Aquino II}, G:P- No. 20983, 06 Febnory 2015 HELD On Setencer 9,209, Pelgjca ond Viegas giled am urgent petition por Cectiviari and georivition with player sorte immediate. \esvance. op temporary eshaning, tedec and)oe wit ¢ prelimenary itjunction seeking thor he annvall “Pok Basre| Systen' presently embodied jn the yevision of the GMA AP gee. which -poiides tothe 3012 Teh, ond she extovtive's lump-sum, discretionary putds such as the Presidential Sociol ndiloe decloed wnconsArbtional| and aol ain Weick fr being, acts consilita, grave al On _Septenter 25, nao delweres his prunleige sped Siating sal sone ved Ph ach as mcentve por respended Yhinegh a pblic. 13 on the sencto's Yotters request gue gu onde were part ap dhe DAP Sesigned by the Der ending We axeleenter econemic expansion they Flee pode eins mshir nenite regarding DAP aid whut hemes from —— leet: | hetero mh tne DAR velates: B) he equal pictection clavse ,@) The spre of: Cheled and enlaces, a ©) the yinrpe of pubic. accanteilit enshrined tn “Re Wet consitvtion considering hot 7 avitrines “he icleabe of qus_upen request of legis orton, ce yes 10 “wo vidation of Qa agile some. \eaiclatas Pot en[sugges ads these cases, ech partic’ wold ve he ye alsa Opimed 4 have een discriminated against In Ye releases of funds wider —_ “he DAP. The reason for the reqitement is that only such appected Jeaislatins could property and gully Iniing to: the gore when ad Maem) yh denial ef equal yeiectinn axaved, atl egplain ah trate was. a cenit In Micic_sitvertitn. The cequitemeFursvant 4p the privatization progiam of Yhe_ philippine. Government vider pro Janaion Ns. go cated Secember, 8,144, The asis petetiner decided Yo sell 20.0p tosi% of ine chares of Manila tote laperotion (Hake here. only hoe bidders purlicipated: 4) Marila fete) corporation, a. filipino corporation, which dpzered} Shop MHe cnans at P4182 per chale_ad 2) fenong berbad, a Malaysian firm, which bid gor ‘the sone shares at P4420 per share mere than Yhe bid of petitioner. Pending ths declarottimn of Pemong buted as winning bidder he Petitioner natohed Yhe Wid price and cent o, chuck W serves mid Geoority Wt the respondent te; yo actept. Perhaps apprehensive Phat VeSpon= dent dis teqaice via plice by Ye petitions ond thot the safle: of Ob vf te astenes by Hu teepordent GS1S and consumm= BAtD by Peneng Berhad tu peti same fo Yhe court en prokibitthon and) Imagdaws-The ctuct sued a Yemporn restiaining order enjoning, respendents from _pergecking and consimmating *h fo jh alaysian fit . the petetio wna pear eT Nu of Ye 148] constitvtion also _fnoton as the Tligind Fist qlloy becawe ofits bid foagurc 6% shares af he Morila fitel Corpocottio wich owned Ye “histo” Manila lel The te —— pandent cisis appeed trl the provision >t sele—exootina, and shat Manila Hote) does mt gall under te teem nottionall_pertrimopry ner invoked S¢ eves: . ii Inetter or mat Sec 1D, second par het AL of the constitution Te mit seke = -whsthur or mt thu sfishare of hanila yolel galls under term pttjonal paToifinda, y. Angatcr GP. No. II8 945, 02, may 1407 Faas _ “a The President also cow in the Ww The epening of new opportunities. toc HM Services ceotor Yu rediclitn of casts and uncertainty associoted with exporting and. fs attmotion vf wwre mvestmenis velo fre Guiry The pilipyines ein world rode Organizartion as a pounding member withe goal of improving Philippine access | favtgn marke, copedally 1s mayor trading partners, Shrewgh x. reaieon af aries on'its exports. On opril 14,1294, the 5 enncuted in The catigication oF he President of the _rerpardend’ Navarro hen DTl_Seerototm, signee in Mana: eegh ,bsrocoy ths ginal fet Pmibodying x sesvits Df ihe Unvguey ‘pound of Multilortera| Neg ofittions. Op December 14,1994 Ihe cease concutted int patigication of ie president of She Prilippies of Yu faearent Ectablishing ia roach jncudes Yaris agreements and assteiotied legal nstuments: On december Iu, 14AKl “pur Resident signed tha mchwmert of Paficic 2 _lesvt. whether the -provigions o{ “te wip Agicement tes sand Impairs Philippine _g0ve~ ean syeciclnly the Wgidalve power vested in the congress Byun " No- wile cwvereighty has traditional been deemed afd all- encompassing 0f the. dmustic level it1s however subject to restrictions amd Vimitentions voluntarily agyerd +» by the Paliggies cvpsecsly or imiedly, as. a. member. of oa far mS. oly the conctitrtion idm} envision a hernitt= cog he outhry from the sect OF Ye yptihs: by the doctrine of cerporerfiy stand by geneta) iy. accepted qrinciples of Hora law, whi rite iFACS “the new PAecoR - Responding Through Pesponsible Gaming “est Hx petition Frink chhawise that ts vin Hey cited dhe insiant petition seeking te annul he} ‘PRGCOR. char er PD kus, ecawse itis allegedly cantor to moma, PHC. log and over. 11 consitvles a. waiver of a right predoiotal to. third person with a Night weeegeized by lw.it waived the marin oll Government’ Fight to Impose tares.and.fcense pecs. hich is. Resgni aed by Yee tow and Ht idloiies the caval protection dause of Ye constitution in hat at begalized Pastor conseted qavving, white mst other forms of gambling ale ovt awed - fogethar vit postition dig troggicking ams otber vite \ogve sinektar o¢ not YD WAL is valid [constitutional PUN She Owe fds “nat petitiones hare ¢oiled fe overcome the PesuempHans. pane. galled 4o- Yht dicmissa) of ‘His potion coie in veritable. but ag wether P-D.Abua femaine a wise Yegicorion considering the iesues og “morality, onmptly, Send tp fice, enterprise, Piattzation ae well ag tte stake principles on Sochal sustice, role op ovtn and edvcerhonal yalies' being faised,is up for qong(ess ‘0 dehenwie“The plainlig¢s in tric case ave all minors duly represerted andgpined by Yai ponents. Th Find complaint was gilt as saxgyer's class sort at the branch, ele (Maka), Metro Manila) of spe veqjunall Wal cout Notivnal cotta’) sudicia| Feplon dopinss dernaan\ Lrespansent) sectolany of x deportment of Eau tonne th ond nats) resources -honsire frat 1S the Comiry's vigin Snepleal pores. Thes Heit _casevesaHe shart Shan veqceser’ Shsje qenerertion as well as generations yet torn, and axgerted Jha cooked acgurcstation nave aquse, a distortion and dis enwtoomenta| “rogedies-plain-tige Sus piled Sue Whtrer or mt there 15 4 tight vi BUN: Secsttary Factoran angues balanced and healthee! cology under Ye 1%} constitetion Is us Mand Yate exe, it is mt cele c¢ecrting provision it was argued thot Here owed to wait gor an enabling Jaw. Recording jo tu Sc, Yhere 1S4 right lated provisions on jhe right Yo health and fhe right +0 a balanced Aealthg| ecology ore sele- executing and they can be he basis of an tin in cour} -Feagan v- Commusioncr, 20 Scr 468 Fhe Fettioney questimed the payment of an Jocome tor assessed on him by public _cespordent onan qmovit| tcaljzed by him onar sane of hic owt mobile 4a wembry of the VS movine Corps, Ye Hansaction having taleen place at the vlock Field ait Baie. Petitimer contends shat dhe base 1s ovtside Thifippine Jetitory and trurefore eyo thx yuisdictional qawer te se svt 5 ihatiur or mt a sale made en a fo1cign_nilifaty base js excleded tremens HELD Mie The aid pxteign wilitary bases is or tereitory for -purpeses. of jncome tay leg rine ona| rights Including _| the power 4 tox a(CCEA y- Federation of Labor Unions, 22 SCRA LA Faas: On Debber 30, 1842 Yee Union togeter iis mortar orion, ‘fhe Congedeyertion of Jynionin gpvecamend derporations and ogvices (Cvac+) ited _a complain with Hho covet of yndustrial Relations cagainst Yee heckA nwred 0 reconsider bet — was wines down in o1 restlution dotted April 25, 143 of the CR en. bane, Hence this appeal Puring Yu pendency of the case, Yu usien sited en petition of mdustriq] Relations raving that they jing_agents gor tee supenvigers ind emake curt agreed with nis mere « triall court grated = Derfification tection with re ody be certgied os Yee eschcive borg aand- gle employes, respeotivaly sin the ACA The Ach pera, stay of xeovtati (souk: ion W tntectain tre gosition of Yee vn y (AG) is engaged in WWkther or emt the ele has ris for certgicain elecsion 31s fopvernmental quae fh woh co PAUNG' Spucwnions ore nm ealfied. becgion mpdicied tee ond eguem ode ura acted and the Varin agencies: the Ach omang Hem, e6tabliched to_cenrey cout sts purpoyes: There com oe no dispute_as # the tact thott dhe lod regen agin conten ited in He said cide is eyord te caparvilivies. of om private enfertige tp ronslae nto_cnlty. 1s pwely qwvemmental eunetian wo 53 tan, som, the unions ane tot ented fp Hu cerfigicntion election cart elo: guch cerfigication is adnined’y gor purpece $ of _ 1) in behally of The enplagees WN respect of terms ond conditions og _empluynent , neloding a right 4 stilke as a wercive econmmic _weotpon, as in fact tu said ynions did shike ‘in Yrs2 again the ACCAREN BUC v.Wudge of The Court o¢ Finst mstance of Rizal A SCRA GEE FRCS 3 z dase sison gikd a complain agaist te petitioner Rice and_comn Adminis< Sprafion (POA) spor a some of money with tre ceurt of finst mnstance, presided by. HH sespndeil yudge- The FA tater on gies WS xecsed on qppeat: Sisoe elec a. th es dniss $s ogra faethe TAS gailne Ntgesl an apreal Word and Wht PoR_cepteeAt= a fy the oggice. o¢ the. Silcito« quencial, giltd an oypesition fo siton's mo}aDn $2 Rismies Yas apy The yec08d on appeal ziled by the Reh was appraved oy He seseondent judge oy) the Bea's etemplinns from Ve payment of egal Christian 65 years old 1a dancer, wet AFA, It years old. bis Chore nitce, in her under's place. when she slayed In ker vacle's place, AAA omd chitetion became sweethearts. te suceeded in convincivy her + howe repectted gerverl yntercoyise vecense Fis promise # marry amd an assurances Hrat Thay, Le the withdrawa) petrod s shewilln? go peegnatt Anh, however, become qregnant; and christian, wos cbt wile Yr development | pre pases thott the hod an eivortinn, She a: quest but failed tence a child as Lorn -ovt af “for elettinsnip -uhen congontes by fer myer christian promise. Fe wary ABA. The mother Inter filed a v yiolottion sf Jeetitn 1 of Repoblic hot gulo. He argues the promise fe marry ond use Pre wird ferps| al mskioh ove mt iqducenen ar p as te wake ‘flu cose within $e poipiew bf YM offense. Joe ty Ye coercion of jnglvence of _ sing ddvlt 1g tre yetevant phrase for itt According +2 him, LE must be accompanied by sine gotm ef or intimidorion te consfipte child abuse ia ISSUE: Whether or mt christian may be convicted por vislotion of Reprblic# tet zee The court observes Wo Caballo's actittions may be olqssip led qs. “coercion” and ingience! It is purview of Section &, arkicle ji) of PA zie: Farol; Hex mrst crvciall element js AAA'S minority -[1 is undispyted Phat AA, yas ily yearSold at dhe -fime og commission of the crime oyna bs hence sideitd q child under fre law- Christian convicted cor Yre yoloction“This ja resolution of the decision of Ye Sc denying fue petition for the unit of habeas corpus ¢iled oy Laurel: frastauio laurel ung amested by the VS Prmy omnd was jnttined vnder a commitment order ¢2 callalonrarting with, the Japanese doting Je Japanese occupation - He. as turned over Yo Ye. Commun wedth uvtrument. and seen tree hos been ynder te evstody of the yespensent Director of Pisins. He piled an sfigynal action tn the Supteme cnt ymwsleing ye piivilage of f habeas wrpss- te maintains the vriong) right and. thaw jus arrest was illeg tha pennlescovt Vmitaton of) ° ers 1S vneonstitutional -the SC ‘foe sit howe coert jn it decision Hie peretioner's Fenton mainly ng the hot IS not Bntt-yost facto ie \esve wWhetiur She sovtreiqntey * ite government jn tee Philippines (s suspended upon Wun Ho-Suieicignty of Yu tnvernment sovereign de ye 4s. nit trans ferred fo tea cebipier vt temains vitte tuo legitimate government. |+ cannot tbe suspended because Ye existince of sovereignlt cannet pended) witout putting it ov} of existence and divesting The possesbor_ ayure of- what 16 uspended js fur -enercise of for rights o¢ Sove relg witin tne ombvo| and _goeinmurtt of tix tevfitery ecw pied by He ene yitich gasses Temporarity 4 pee ewupant| Cecdings in eluil case No. ela which were nitiated onder Ye regime 2 the so-called Republic of he Philippines tstablich dosing phe J nese military occvpartion The respynert Jodge repse to tatke cogniaa of and continue Yr os ngs jn Said cose on Yee ground thot Yrs proclamation issved by genera) Mcarthor has the egeect of inyalidetting and quhgying o cial proceedings and judgment og tre courts jn fer Philippines Yt i executive Commission] Gnd dha Bepblc of as philipines ct edings pending Ph 1 the absence ithe court corttends 1 the PH doting du Japanese fedake cogniganc In fhe courts of an enabling low hott fhe gwernment estabiis ccwpation wyu wt de Hee Js the quernment exganized Rune: Yes. Bis evident Yrat-}ie Philippine Frectire commission was a evi) qwernent Cstablished by fea_military forces ocw pation and “frurefore 2 defacto govcinment of Hos second tind . yroil while Tf “exists ik must necessarily be sbeyed.in civ'l_mottters by privorle Tens, who by acts, of dbedience rendered jn submission te arce, do not become nr wrong doers, £0nara vas convicled m the cf) Ilocos Sur 1p Guming) 6 elony of illegal discharge of fifearm. with bess seriou suri wn his oype) , The coved ef appeal: of Merthern Baguio city hodigied his sentence +0 a mdetermina aging, 410m 4 ras- and 91 doys ef arrests mayer Ye mand ddoys ofprisén coprectional~ Issue fg ess a the. a Anicet» Alcontora WN the covrt of Appeals o¢ Nethern Lyger Fsdiction over'fhe case_o¢ qlcantara, on Yhe grrontl That Ht wa alidity- created court POUNG: ceort held that tie sentence served by aleantara (illegal discharge be phearms with less serious physical myuries) 1s an criminal eet Phat has no political complexion. If ted ‘thu case of to kim chom us Valdeg re Yu Japanese Repuielic (of Yrs Prilippines) and the phil Executive commission were qovemments d© facto and the judicial acts of When cavets fare of bere god and wid and remained as such eve nmi wealth Goveviment was vestred pexcept Hise crimes wit Babi pelitical complex yor