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2. Safeguards of Judicial Independence

a. Constitutional safeguards
- Art. VIII, Secs. 3, 4(1), 9(last sentence of 1st par.), 11(1st sentence), and 12; Art. XI, Sec.
2; Art. VIII, Secs. 10, 11(2nd sentence), 5(5, 6 and 3), and 6; Art. VIII, Sec. 2; Art. VI, Sec.
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3. The Supreme Court

a. Composition, qualifications and vacancy (Art. VIII, Sec. 4[1] and Sec. 7)
b. Decision-making
i. Sessions of the SC and votes required to render a decision or resolution:
1) En banc – Art. VIII, Sec. 4(2) and (3), 2nd and 3rd sentence, and Sec. 11, 2nd
sentence; OR JUST READ Sec. 3, Rule 2 of The Internal Rules of the Supreme
Court (A.M. No. 10-4-20-SC)
2) In division – Art. VIII, Sec. 4(3), 1st sentence
3) Procedure if the necessary majority cannot be had
- Sec. 7, Rule 56 of the Rules of Court
- Relate with Sec. 2, Rule 12 of The Internal Rules of the Supreme Court
(A.M. No. 10-4-20-SC)
ii. Period to decide cases – Art. VIII, Sec. 15(1) and (4)
- Sesbreno v. CA, GR No. 161390, 16 April 2008
- Re: Problem of Delays in Cases Before the Sandiganbayan, AM No. 00-
8-05-SC, 28 November 2001
- Re: report on the Judicial Audit Conducted in the Regional Trial Court, Br.
56, Mandaue City, Cebu, A.M. No. 09-7-284-RTC, February 16, 2011

4. The Judicial and Bar Council – Art. VIII, Sec. 8 and 9

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VII. The Fundamental Powers of the State

1. Similarities and differences - (Purpose, Delegation, Persons affected, Effects of the exercise,
Benefits of the persons affected, Amount of imposition, and Constitutional limitation)

1. Police Power
i. Requisites for valid exercise
ii. Cases
1. MMDA v. Bel-Air Village Association, Inc., 328 SCRA 836, March 27, 2000
2. Pantaleon v. MMDA, G.R. No. 194335, November 17, 2020
3. PASEI v. Drilon, 163 SCRA 386 (1988)
4. Acebedo Optical Company, Inc. v. CA, 329 SCRA 314 (2000)
5. Taxicab Operators of MM v. BOT, 117 SCRA 597 (1982)
6. Del Mar v. PAGCOR, 346 SCRA 485 (2000)
7. Taxation or Police Power? Angeles University Foundation v. City of Angeles,
et. al., GR No. 189999, June 27, 2012
8. Eminent Domain or Police Power? Southern Luzon Drug Corporation v.
DSWD, G.R. No. 199669, 25 April 2017
2. Eminent Domain (Section 9, Article III)
i. Requisites for valid exercise
ii. Cases
1. Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority v. Lozada, Jr., February 25,
2010
2. Republic v. Lim, GR No. 161656, June 29, 2005
3. Heirs of Alberto Suguitan v. City of Mandaluyong, 328 SCRA 137, March 14,
2000
4. TELEBAP, Inc. v. COMELEC, 289 SCRA 337, April 21, 1998
5. Heirs of Juancho Ardona v. Reyes, 125 SCRA 220 (1983)
6. The Office of the Solicitor General v. Ayala Land Incorporated, G.R. No.
177056, September 18, 2009
7. When Entitled to Compensation? Mosqueda v. Pilipino Banana Growers &
Exporters Association, Inc., G.R. No. 189185, 16 August 2016
 8. When Just Compensation Shall Accrue? Interest? Secretary of the DPWH
v. Spouses Tecson, G.R. No. 179334, April 21, 2015
9. Prescriptive Period? What is Inverse Condemnation? National Power
Corporation v. Heirs of Macabangkit Sangkay, 656 SCRA 60 (2011)
10. Applying The Doctrine of the Law of the Case in Just Compensation. EPZA
(now PEZA) v. Pulido, 656 SCRA 315 (2011)
11. When Other Methods of Valuation is Allowed. Republic v. Judge Mupas and
PIATCO, G.R. No. 181892, 8 September 2015
12. Determination of Just Compensation a Judicial Function. LBP v. Dalauta,
G.R. No. 190004, 8 August 2017
13. Judicial Determination of Just Compensation. Alfonso v. LBP and DAR, G.R.
No. 181912, 29 November 2016

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14. More Electric and Power Corporation v. Panay Electric Company, Inc., G.R.
No. 248061/G.R. No. 249406, September 15, 2020
15. Napocor v. Dianalan, G.R. Nos. 212059-60, September 22, 2020
16. Republic v. San Miguel Vda. De Ramos, G.R. No. 211576. February 19,
2020
17. Agata Mining Ventures, Inc. v. Heirs of Teresita Alaan, G.R. No. 229413,
June 15, 2020
18. Manigbas v. Abel, G.R. No. 222123, June 28, 2021
19. Equitable PCI Bank, Inc. v. South Rich Acres, Inc., G.R. No. 202384, May
04, 2021
20. Llyods Richfield Industrial Corporation (now Republic Cement Corporation)
v. National Power Corporation, G.R. No. 190207, June 30, 2021
3. Taxation
i. Requisites for valid exercise
ii. Cases
1. Municipality of San Mateo, Isabela v. Smart Communications, G.R. No.
219506, June 23, 2021
2. Estoconing v. People, G.R. No. 231298, October 07, 2020
3. Thunderbird Pilipinas Hotels and Resorts, Inc. v. CIR, G.R. No. 211327,
November 11, 2020

VIII. The Bill of Rights

1. Due process – Right to life, liberty and property

a. Doctrine of Relative Constitutionality
b. Hierarchy of rights
i. Philippine Blooming Mills Employees Organization v. Philippine Blooming
Mills Co., Inc., 51 SCRA 189 (1973)
ii. People v. Sapla, G.R. No. 244045. June 16, 2020
c. Property right
i. Zabal v. Duterte, G.R. No. 238467, February 12, 2019
ii. NTC v. Brancomm Cable and Television Network Co., G.R. No. 204487,
December 5, 2019
d. Constitutional v. Statutory Due Process
i. Agabon v. NLRC, G.R. No. 158693, November 17, 2004
e. Aspects of due process
i. Substantive due process
1. Requisites
ii. Procedural due process
1. Requisites

2. Equal Protection
a. Requisites for valid classification
i. Garcia v. Executive Secretary, GR No. 198554, July 30, 2012
ii. Garcia v. Drilon, 699 SCRA 352 (2013)

b. Judicial standards of equal protection (Rational basis, strict scrutiny and

intermediate scrutiny tests)
i. Central Bank Employees Association v. BSP, GR No. 148208, December
15, 2004 ii. “Suspect class” - Zomer Development Company, Inc. v. Special
Twentieth Division of the Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 194461, January 7,
2020