MAGSAYSAY MEMORIAL COLLEGE OF ZAMBALES, INC.

San Narciso, Zambales

COLLEGE DEPARTMENT
SYLLABUS IN LAW-RELATED STUDIES
2nd Semester, Academic Year 2022-2023

Vision: Magsaysay Memorial College of Zambales, Inc. (MMCZI) will be a model institution of happy learning and authentic Catholic Chr istian witnessing.
Mission: In support of our vision, we are committed to provide holistic Catholic education and Christian formation in a happy learning environment.
Care Values: MMCZI administrators, teachers, employees, and students are:
1. Models of Catholic Christian witnessing in their respective roles and responsibilities (Catholic Christian Modelling);
2. Able to work happily, harmoniously and productively with people from diverse background (Collaboration and Community Service); and
3. Resourceful talents, problem solvers, embodiments of discernment and agents of meaningful change (Cr itical and Creative Thinking).

Program Outcomes:
This course covers the following minimum standards in the PSG, CHED CMO No. 75, series of 2017 , page 5, specifically:
1) Organize communities towards self-reliance and self-sufficiency.
2) Demonstrate leadership skills that will help in teaching or training students who will empower their communities.
3) Display the qualities of an innovative teacher who has mastery of the subject matter.
Class(es) Information Instructor's Information
Course and Year: Law-Related Studies, BSED2 (Social Studies) Instructor's Name: Atty. Wilmamae Lenore M. Reboja
Schedule: Saturday, 8:00 am – 11:00 am Office Designation: Part-time
Venue: T104 Office Hours: 8:00 am – 3:00 pm Saturday
Contact No.: 09688517699
E-mail Address: wmreboja@gmail.com
COURSE TITLE: Law-Related Studies
COURSE CODE: MAJ 11
CREDIT UNITS: 3 units
CONTACT HOURS: 6 hrs./wk.
COURSE DESCRIPTION: The course helps students to demonstrate an understanding of the basic laws relevant to enable oneself in dealing with
issues f rom birth to death. It will also give the students the opportunity to be oriented about practical law and para -legal
skills.
COURSE OUTCOMES: At the end of the course, the pre-service teachers should be able to:
1. Demonstrate an understanding on the basic laws relevant to enabling oneself in dealing with issues f rom birth to
death;
2. Demonstrate understanding of research-based knowledge on practical law, para-legal skills.

COURSE OUTLINE AND TIMEFRAME

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SYLLABUS IN LAW-RELATED STUDIES
2nd Semester, Academic Year 2022-2023

Week Course Content/ Subject Matter

I. Katarungang Pambarangay Law
1. Rationale
II. Family Code of the Philippines
2. Introduction – Family Code
3. Marriage, def ined
4. Essential and Formal requisites of Marriage
5. Marriages of Exceptional Character
6. Void and Voidable Marriages
7. Authority to Solemnize marriage
8. Annulment vs legal separation
9. Grounds f or Annulment vs Grounds f or Legal Separation
10. Rights and obligations between husband and wif e
11. Property relations between husband and wif e
12. The f amily home
PRELIM Week 1-5 13. Paternity and Filiation

III Common Of f enses

1. Crimes Against Persons
1.1. Parricide, murder, homicide
1.2. Inf anticide and Abortion
1.3. Physical Injuries
1.4. Rape (RA No. 8363) in relation to Article 266-A and 266-B of the Revised Penal Code
III Common Offenses
2. Crimes Against Personal Liberty and Security
2.1. Illegal detention
2.2. Kidnapping
2.3. Trespass to dwelling
2.4. Threats and Coercion

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2nd Semester, Academic Year 2022-2023

3. Crimes Against Property

3.1. Robbery in general
3.2. Theft
3.3. Swindling/Estafa
3.4. Arson
3.5. Malicious Mischief
4. Crimes Against Chastity
4.1. Adultery and Concubinage
4.2. Acts of lasciviousness
4.3. Abduction
4.4. Seduction, Corruption of minors
4.5. Republic Act No. 7877 (Anti-sexual Harassment Act of 1995)

IV. Labor Code of the Philippines

1. Introduction, Rationale, Social Justice
2. Pre-employment
Week 6- a. Recruitment and Placement of Workers
MIDTERM
10 b. Employment of non-resident aliens
3. Conditions of Employment
a. Working Conditions and Rest Periods
b. Wages
c. Special groups of Employees
i. Employment of women
ii. Employment of minors
iii. Employment of House helpers
iv. Employment of home-workers
4. Labor Relations
a. Definition
b. National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC

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SYLLABUS IN LAW-RELATED STUDIES
2nd Semester, Academic Year 2022-2023

IV Labor Code of the Philippines

4. Labor Relations
c. Unf air Labor Practices
d. Collective Bargaining Agreements
e. Strikes and Lockouts
Week 11- 5. Post-employment
14 a. Termination of Employment
PRE-FINAL b. Retirement f rom the Service

V. Other Laws
1. Accountability of Public Officers (Secs. 1-18, Art. XI Constitution)
2. Environmental Law
2.1. Philippine Environment Policy (P.D. 1151)
2.2. Constitutional Provisions on Environmental Law (1987)
2.3. Philippine Clean Air Act of 1999
3. Human Rights
3.1. Nature and Scope
3.2. Constitutional Bases
3.3. Commission on Human Rights
4. Consumer Law
4.1. Concepts
4.2. Coverage
5. Human Relations (R.A. No. 386, Civil Code)

FINAL Week 15- VI. Legal Writings

18 1. Complaint
2. Af f idavit
3. Inf ormation
4. Other legal f orms

VII. Practice Court

LEARNING PLAN

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SYLLABUS IN LAW-RELATED STUDIES
2nd Semester, Academic Year 2022-2023

Week Intended Course Content/ Textbooks/ Teaching and Assessment Values Resource
Learning Subject Matter References Learning Tasks (ATs) Integration Materials
Outcomes (ILOs) Activities (TLAs)
I. Katarungang • Supreme Court
At the end of the week, Pambarangay Law Circular No. 14- • Misconception Check. • Pre-test • Rationality • Textbook
the pre- service 93, (July 15, 1993) Discover class’ •Q & A or • Respect • Supreme Court
teacher (PST) should 1. Rationale • Enad, E.M. (2018). preconceptions. Recitation, as may • Understanding website
be able to explain the Reviewer on • Lecture or Discussion be applicable • Justice • The Lawphil
background and Katarungang through Visual or • Data Analysis Project website
importance of Pambarangay, Verbal Presentation • Quiz • Other online
Week Katarungang Central Book • Presentation of Data platforms or sites
1 Pambarangay Law Supply, Inc. Analysis (no of cases
• Philippine submitted in their
jurisprudence (List respective barangays
of related cases to availing the KPL)
be provided)
• Others as may later
on be prescribed
At the end of these II. Family Code of the
weeks, the PST should Philippines • Sempio-Diy, A. A. • Misconception Check. • Pre-test • Respect for • Textbook
be able to: 1. Introduction – (1997). Handbook on the Discover class’ •Q & A or the sanctity of • Supreme Court
a. define and explain Family Code family code of the preconceptions. Recitation, as may marriage website
the legal definition of 2. Marriage, defined Philippines. Quezon • Lecture or Discussion be applicable • Sense of • The Lawphil
marriage; 3. Essential and City: JOER Printing through Visual or • Presentation of responsibility Project website
b. enumerate the Formal requisites Service. Verbal Presentation Output. • Other online
essential and formal of Marriage • Civil Code of the • Case digest on related ➢submission of case platforms or sites
Week requisites of marriage; 4. Marriages of Philippines Codal, topics digest
2-4 c. differentiate void Exceptional RBSI Editorial Staff. • Quiz
and voidable Character Quezon City: Rex
marriages; and 5. Void and Voidable Printing Company, Inc.
d. point out grounds for Marriages • Philippine
annulment, legal 6. Authority to jurisprudence (List
separation; Solemnize of related cases to
e. explain rights and marriage be provided)
obligations between 7. Annulment vs • Others as may later
husband and wife; and legal separation on be prescribed

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San Narciso, Zambales
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SYLLABUS IN LAW-RELATED STUDIES
2nd Semester, Academic Year 2022-2023

f. state basic human 8. Grounds for

rights Annulment vs
Grounds for Legal
Separation
9. Rights and
obligations
between husband
and wife
10. Property relations
between husband
and wife
11. The family home
12. Paternity and
Filiation
III. Common Offenses
6. Crimes Against • The Revised Penal
At the end of these Persons Code of the • Misconception Check. • Pre-test • Respect for • Textbook
weeks, the PST should a. Parricide, murder, Philippines Codal. Discover class’ life liberty,
be able to: homicide RBSI Editorial Staff. preconceptions. property and • Supreme Court
b. Infanticide and Quezon City: Rex •Q & A or chastity website
a. identify the other Abortion Printing Company, • Lecture or Discussion Recitation, as may
common offenses and c. Physical Injuries Inc. through Visual or be applicable • Justice • The Lawphil
explain its applicability, 7. Crimes Against Verbal Presentation Project website
enforceability and its Personal Liberty and • Reyes, J.B.L. (2021). • Presentation of
Week coverage; Security The Revised Penal • Case digest on related Output. • Other online
5-8 b. Identify who are a. Illegal detention Code, Criminal Law topics ➢submission of case platforms or sites
liable for acts b. Kidnapping Book 2. Quezon City: digest
committed, and c. Trespass to Rex Bookstore, Inc.
explain whether such dwelling • Quiz
act is justifiable, d. Threats and • Philippine
mitigating and Coercion jurisprudence (List
exempting; 8. Crimes Against Property of related cases to
c. discuss the different a. Robbery in general be provided)
crimes and the b. Theft
penalties attached to c. Swindling/Estafa • Others as may later
its commission; and d. Arson on be prescribed.

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SYLLABUS IN LAW-RELATED STUDIES
2nd Semester, Academic Year 2022-2023

e. Malicious Mischief
d. explain different 9. Crimes Against Chastity
crimes and its a. Adultery and
elements. Concubinage
b. Acts of
lasciviousness
c. Abduction
d. Seduction, Corruption
of minors
e. Republic Act No.
7877 (Anti-sexual
Harassment Act of
1995)
f. Rape (RA No. 8363)
in relation to Article
266-A and 266-B of
the Revised Penal
Code
IV. Labor Code of the
Philippines
At the end of these 1. Introduction, Rationale, • Azucena, C. A., Jr. • Misconception Check. • Pre-test • Respect for • Textbook
weeks, the PST should Social Justice (2006) Everyone’s Discover class’ labor
be able to: 2. Pre-employment labor. Quezon City: Rex preconceptions. • Supreme Court
2.1. Recruitment and Printing Company, Inc. • Non- website
a. discuss labor law Placement of • Lecture or Discussion •Q & A or discrimination
including its Workers • Poquiz, S. A., Labor through Visual or Recitation, as may in opportunity • The Lawphil
Week applicability, 2.2. Employment of non- Standards and Social Verbal Presentation be applicable and work Project website
9-11 enforceability and its resident aliens Legislation with Notes
coverage; and 3. Conditions of Employment and Comments, • Presentation of • Equity • Other online
3.1. Working Conditions Volume I. Quezon • Case digest on related Output. platforms or sites
b. differentiate labor and Rest Periods City: Rex Printing topics ➢submission of case
relations from post- 3.2. Wages Company, Inc. digest
employment 3.3. Special groups of
conditions Employees • Poquiz, S. A., Labor • Quiz
3.3.1. Employment of Relations and Law on
women Dismissal with Notes

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SYLLABUS IN LAW-RELATED STUDIES
2nd Semester, Academic Year 2022-2023

3.3.2. Employment of and Comments,

minors Volume II. Quezon
3.3.3. Employment of City: Rex Printing
House helpers Company, Inc
3.3.4. Employment of
home-workers • Labor Code of the
4. Labor Relations Philippines Codal
4.1. Definition
4.2. National Labor • Philippine
Relations jurisprudence (List of
Commission related cases to be
(NLRC) provided)
4.3. Unfair Labor
Practices • Others as may later
4.4. Collective on be prescribed
Bargaining
Agreements
4.5. Strikes and
Lockouts

5. Post-employment
5.1. Termination of
Employment
5.2. Retirement from the
Service

V. Other Laws
At the end of these
weeks, the PST should 1. Accountability of Public
• Bernas, J. G. (2003 ). • Misconception Check. • Pre-test • Respect for • Textbook
be able to:
Officers (Secs. 1-18, Art. Constitution of the Discover class’ Environment
a. state the meaning XI Constitution)
Week Republic of the preconceptions. • Supreme Court
and grounds of
12-14 Philippines: A • Public Service website
impeachment;
2. Environmental Law commentary . Quezon • Lecture or Discussion • Q & A or is a Public
b. identify the officials 2.1. Philippine City: Rex Printing through Visual or Recitation, as may Trust • The Lawphil
that can be removed Environment Policy Company, Inc. Verbal Presentation be applicable Project website
by, and who has the (P.D. 1151) • Responsibility

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2nd Semester, Academic Year 2022-2023

power to initiate and try, 2.2. Constitutional • Zaide, S. M. (1996). • Presentation of • Other online
impeachment; Provisions on Political science. • Case digest on related Output. • Fairness platforms or sites
e. describe the Environmental Law Quezon City: All- topics ➢submission of case
judgment in (1987) Nations Publishing Co., digest • Justice
impeachment cases; 2.3. Philippine Clean Air Inc.
f. identify the different Act of 1999 • Quiz • Equity
provisions on • Philippine
protecting our 3. Human Rights jurisprudence (List of
environment; 3.1. Nature and Scope related cases to be
g. identify the 3.2. Constitutional Bases provided)
composition of each 3.3. Commission on
branch of government Human Rights • Others as may later
that was given powers on be prescribed
to promote protection; 4. Consumer Law
h. identify human rights 4.1. Concepts
in the Philippines and a 4.2. Coverage
number of global
issues facing societies 5. Human Relations (R.A.
pertaining to human No. 386, Civil Code)
rights around the world;
i. discuss the basic
coverage and concepts
pertaining to Consumer
law; and
j. explain the nature of
human relations under
the Civil Code.
VI. Legal Writings
1. Complaints • Caluntad-Dabu, C.M. • Misconception Check. • Pre-test • Obedience to • Textbook
At the end of these 2. Affidavit and Dabu-Pepito, Discover class’ • Q & A or Rules or Laws
weeks, the PST should 3. Information M.C.C. (2021), Legal preconceptions. Recitation, as may • Supreme Court
Week be able to: 4. Other Legal Forms Forms and Practical be applicable • Competence website
15-16
Exercises. Quezon • Lecture or Discussion
a. identify the basic City: Rex Printing through Visual or • Presentation of • Time • The Lawphil
parts of the format of Company, Inc. Verbal Presentation Output. Management Project website
some legal forms; and ➢submission of

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COLLEGE DEPARTMENT
SYLLABUS IN LAW-RELATED STUDIES
2nd Semester, Academic Year 2022-2023

• Balgos (2012), accomplished legal • Planning and • Other online

b. write legal form. Pleadings. Quezon • Writing of Legal Forms forms organization platforms or sites
City: Rex Printing
Company, Inc • Quiz
• Others as may later
on be prescribed

At the end of these VII. Practice Court • Related videos (to be • Misconception Check. • Participation in • Obedience to • Textbook
weeks, the PST should provided) Discover class’ the simulation. Rules or Laws
be able to show skills preconceptions. • Supreme Court
by participating in • Others as may later • Quiz • Competence website
Week paralegal skills and on be prescribed • Court hearing simulation.
17-18 practice court. • Time • The Lawphil
Management Project website

• Planning and • Other online

organization platforms or sites

Prepared by: Checked by: Approved by:

ATTY. WILMAMAE LENORE M. REBOJA ____________________________________ DR. JOY ZENITH F. MACALMA

Instructor Program Chair College Dean

Date of Submission: _____________________

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