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  • The Rule on ‘Ignorantia Legis Non Excusat’

    The Rule on ‘Ignorantia Legis Non Excusat’

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    SUBJECT: The Rule on ‘Ignorantia Legis Non Excusat’ I. Introduction This memorandum provides an exhaustive analysis of the rule ignorantia legis non excusat (ignorance of the law excuses no one) within the Philippine legal system. The principle is a foundational legal maxim deeply embedded in both substantive and procedural law. It presumes that the law,…

  • The Rule on ‘Publication of Laws’ (Tanada v. Tuvera Doctrine)

    The Rule on ‘Publication of Laws’ (Tanada v. Tuvera Doctrine)

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    SUBJECT: The Rule on ‘Publication of Laws’ (Tanada v. Tuvera Doctrine) I. Introduction This memorandum exhaustively examines the constitutional and jurisprudential rule governing the publication of laws in the Philippines, as definitively established in the landmark case of Tanada v. Tuvera (G.R. No. L-63915, December 29, 1986). The doctrine addresses a fundamental prerequisite for the…

  • GR 246496; (November, 2021) (Digest)

    GR 246496; (November, 2021) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 246496. November 15, 2021FILOMENA LAZAGA, HEIRS OF MAMERTO AGABAS, NAMELY: NATIVIDAD AGABAS, ERNESTO AGABAS, HEIRS OF DOMINGA LUCENA, NAMELY: ARMANDO LUCENA, HELENITA LUCENA AND ALEXANDER LUCENA, FOR THEMSELVES AND ALSO AS HEIRS OF LORETA SAYDOQUEN, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES CORAZON ARCANO AND FELIAS ARCANO, RESPONDENTS. FACTS The case stemmed from a complaint for quieting…

  • GR 174208; (January, 2012) (Digest)

    GR 174208; (January, 2012) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 174208; January 25, 2012JONATHAN V. MORALES, Petitioner, vs. HARBOUR CENTRE PORT TERMINAL, INC., Respondent. FACTS Petitioner Jonathan V. Morales was hired by respondent Harbour Centre Port Terminal, Inc. (HCPTI) on May 16, 2000 as an Accountant and Acting Finance Officer. He was regularized on November 17, 2000 and later promoted to Division Manager…

  • GR 175352; (January, 2011) (Digest)

    GR 175352; (January, 2011) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 175352, January 18, 2011DANTE V. LIBAN, REYNALDO M. BERNARDO and SALVADOR M. VIARI, Petitioners, vs. RICHARD J. GORDON, Respondent. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RED CROSS, Intervenor. FACTS Petitioners Dante V. Liban, Reynaldo M. Bernardo, and Salvador M. Viari filed a petition. The case involves respondent Senator Richard J. Gordon, who accepted the chairmanship of the…

  • GR 159110; (December, 2013) (Digest)

    GR 159110; (December, 2013) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 159110 & G.R. No. 159692; December 10, 2013VALENTINO L. LEGASPI, Petitioner, vs. CITY OF CEBU, T.C. (TITO) SAYSON AND RICARDO HAPITAN, Respondents. / BIENVENIDO P. JABAN, SR., and BIENVENIDO DOUGLAS LUKE BRADBURY JABAN, Petitioners, vs. COURT OF APPEALS, CITY OF CEBU, CITY MAYOR ALVIN GARCIA, SANGUNIANG PANLUNSOD OF CITY OF CEBU, HON. RENATO…

  • GR 152093; (January, 2012) (Digest)

    GR 152093; (January, 2012) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 152093; January 24, 2012NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, Petitioner, vs. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION and RODRIGO A. TANFELIX, Respondents. FACTS On April 7, 1997, the National Power Corporation (NPC) filed an administrative case against its employee, Rodrigo A. Tanfelix, a Supervising Mechanical Engineer, for rigging the bidding for the construction of a wind break fence at…

  • GR 202242; (April, 2013) (Digest)

    GR 202242; (April, 2013) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 202242, April 16, 2013FRANCISCO I. CHAVEZ, Petitioner, vs. JUDICIAL AND BAR COUNCIL, SEN. FRANCIS JOSEPH G. ESCUDERO and REP. NIEL C. TUPAS, JR., Respondents. FACTS The case originated from a petition filed by former Solicitor General Francisco I. Chavez following the departure of Chief Justice Renato C. Corona and his own nomination as…

  • GR 168056; (October, 2005) (Digest)

    GR 168056; (October, 2005) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 168056, October 18, 2005Case Parties/Title: ABAKADA Guro Party List Officer Samson S. Alcantara, et al. vs. The Hon. Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita; Aquilino Q. Pimentel, Jr., et al. vs. Executive Secretary Eduardo R. Ermita, et al.; Association of Pilipinas Shell Dealers, Inc., et al. vs. Cesar V. Purisima, et al.; Francis Joseph…

  • GR 168056; (September, 2005) (Digest)

    GR 168056; (September, 2005) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 168056, 168207, 168461, 168463, 168730. September 1, 2005.ABAKADA GURO PARTY LIST, et al., Petitioners, vs. THE HONORABLE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA, et al., Respondents. FACTS Multiple petitions were consolidated challenging the constitutionality of Republic Act No. 9337, the law expanding the coverage of the Value-Added Tax (VAT). Petitioners, including party-list organizations, senators, congressmen,…

  • GR 168338aen; (February, 2008) (Digest)

    GR 168338aen; (February, 2008) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 168338 February 15, 2008FRANCISCO CHAVEZ, petitioner, vs. RAUL M. GONZALES, in his capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Justice; and NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NTC), respondents. FACTS This case originated from the political controversy surrounding the alleged “Hello Garci” wiretapped conversations involving President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and a COMELEC official. Following the release…

  • GR 168338AC 2008 (Digest)

    GR 168338AC 2008 (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 168338; February 15, 2008FRANCISCO CHAVEZ, petitioner, vs. RAUL M. GONZALES, in his capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Justice; and NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NTC), respondents. FACTS This case arose from the public airing of the “Garci Tapes,” audio recordings of alleged conversations between President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and COMELEC Commissioner Virgilio Garcillano…

  • GR 168338asg; (February, 2008) (Digest)

    GR 168338asg; (February, 2008) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 168338; February 15, 2008FRANCISCO CHAVEZ, petitioner, vs. RAUL M. GONZALES, in his capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Justice; and NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NTC), respondents. FACTS This case arose from the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) issuing a press release warning all radio and television stations against airing the alleged “Garci Tapes.”…

  • GR 168338pv; (February, 2008) (Digest)

    GR 168338pv; (February, 2008) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 168338; February 15, 2008FRANCISCO CHAVEZ, petitioner, vs. RAUL M. GONZALES, in his capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Justice; and NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NTC), respondents. FACTS Petitioner Francisco Chavez sought to nullify warnings issued by the Department of Justice (DOJ) Secretary and the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) against the broadcast of…

  • GR 154322; (August, 2006) (Digest)

    GR 154322; (August, 2006) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 154322 August 22, 2006Emilia Figuracion-Gerilla, Petitioner, vs. Carolina Vda. de Figuracion, et al., Respondents. FACTS Petitioner Emilia Figuracion-Gerilla filed a complaint for partition, annulment of documents, reconveyance, quieting of title, and damages concerning properties left by her deceased father, Leandro Figuracion. The properties in dispute were two parcels of land (Lots 2299 and…

  • GR 196156; (January, 2014) (Digest)

    GR 196156; (January, 2014) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 196156; January 15, 2014VISAYAS COMMUNITY MEDICAL CENTER (VCMC), Petitioner, vs. ERMA YBALLE, NELIA ANGEL, ELEUTERIA CORTEZ and EVELYN ONG, Respondents. FACTS Respondents were nurses and midwives employed by petitioner Visayas Community Medical Center (VCMC). They were members of the Nagkahiusang Mamumuo sa MCCH (NAMA-MCCH-NFL), a local chapter of the National Federation of Labor…

  • GR 141524; (September, 2005) (Digest)

    GR 141524; (September, 2005) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 141524 September 14, 2005DOMINGO NEYPES, et al., Petitioners, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HEIRS OF BERNARDO DEL MUNDO, et al., Respondents. FACTS Petitioners filed an action for annulment of judgment and titles. The Regional Trial Court (RTC), in an order dated February 12, 1998, dismissed the complaint on the ground of prescription. Petitioners…

  • GR 168338; (February, 2008) (Digest)

    GR 168338; (February, 2008) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 168338; February 15, 2008FRANCISCO CHAVEZ, petitioner, vs. RAUL M. GONZALES, in his capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Justice; and NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NTC), respondents. FACTS This case arose from the public controversy surrounding alleged wiretapped conversations, the “Hello Garci” tapes, involving President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and an election official regarding the…

  • GR 168338dt; (February, 2008) (Digest)

    GR 168338dt; (February, 2008) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 168338 February 15, 2008FRANCISCO CHAVEZ, petitioner, vs. RAUL M. GONZALES, in his capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Justice; and NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NTC), respondents. FACTS Petitioner Francisco Chavez, a citizen and lawyer, filed this petition following the public emergence of the “Hello Garci” audio tapes, which allegedly contained a conversation…

  • GR 168338mcn; (February, 2008) (Digest)

    GR 168338mcn; (February, 2008) (Digest)

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    G.R. No. 168338 February 15, 2008FRANCISCO CHAVEZ, petitioner, vs. RAUL M. GONZALES, in his capacity as the Secretary of the Department of Justice; and NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION (NTC), respondents. FACTS The petition assailed press statements issued by the National Telecommunications Commission (NTC) and then Secretary of Justice Raul Gonzales during the controversy surrounding the alleged…