Professional Documents
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Session 07
Session 07
Three-fold –
1) Textbook – Fr. Joaquin Bernas, pp. 35-99
2) Codal – Article II, Sections 1-28
3) SC Cases (see outline below)
OUTLINE
ARTICLE II
DECLARATION OF PRINCIPLES AND
STATE POLICIES
PRINCIPLES
2– Renunciation of war;
Doctrine of Incorporation;
Adherence to policy of peace, freedom, amity -
• Pharmaceutical & Health Care Assoc. of Phils vs. Duque, GR 173034, Oct. 9, 2007;
• Secretary of Justice vs. Lantion, GR 139465, Jan. 18, 2000;
3– Civilian Supremacy -
• IBP vs. Zamora, GR 141284, Aug. 15, 2000 (in relation to sec. 18, Article VII);
STATE POLICIES
8– Nuclear-Free Philippines
13 – Youth
14 – Women
• Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Co. vs. NLRC, G.R. 118978, May 23, 1997 (in
relation to sec. 3 and 14, Article XIII);
15 – Right to Health
• Imbong vs. Ochoa, GR 204819, April 8, 2014;
o Read the facts;
o Focus only on the substantive issue of the right to health (disregard other
issues);
17 – Priority to Education
18 – Labor
• JMM Promotion and Management vs. CA, GR 120095, Aug. 5, 1996 (in relation to
sec. 3, Article XIII);
20 – Private Sector
• Espina vs. Zamora, GR 143855, Sept. 21, 2010;
21 – Agrarian Reform
23 – Non-Governmental Organizations
24 – Communications
25 – Local Autonomy
• Basco vs. PAGCOR, GR 91649, May 14, 1991;
• Lina vs. Pano, GR 129093, Aug. 30, 2001;
• Belgica vs. Ochoa, GR 208566, Nov. 19, 2013;
o Read the facts;
o Focus only on the discussion about local autonomy (disregard other
issues);