Political Law Review-syllabus-PCU (February 2018)
Political Law Review-syllabus-PCU (February 2018)
Political Law Review-syllabus-PCU (February 2018)
COLLEGE OF LAW
SECOND SEMESTER, SY 2017-2018
COURSE DESCRIPTION
The first part of the course deals primarily with the provisions of the 1987
Constitution and the relevant laws, principles and case law which deserve the
attention of law students, particularly the topics most frequently asked in the bar
exams. The course begins with a discussion of the 1987 Constitution (Amendments
and Revisions); the National Territory; State Principles and Policies; Citizenship;
Suffrage; the Executive, Legislative and Judicial Branches of the Government; the
Constitutional Commissions; Public Accountability and the Office of the
Ombudsman; and National Patrimony.
The second part of the course will deal with the Bill of Rights and recent
jurisprudence.
The last part of the course will be a discussion of other areas of political law:
The Law on Public Officers; Administrative Law; Election Law; Local Government;
and Public International Law.
GRADING SYSTEM:
Class standing includes recitations, attendance, quizzes and other written works,
which may be assigned from time to time.
For purposes of marking exams, quizzes, coursework and recitations, the passing
score is 75 points.
B. GENERAL CONSIDERATIONS
B.1 National Territory and the Archipelagic Doctrine
1. Magallona v. Ermita, 655 SCRA 476 (2011)
2. Philippines vs. China Arbitral Award (ITLOS), 12 July 2016
C. LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
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1. Liban v. Gordon, 593 SCRA 68 (2009) and 639 SCRA 709 (2011)
D. EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT
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E. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT
1. Re: COA Opinion on the Computation of the Appraised Value of theProperties Purchased by
the Retired Chief/Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, 678 SCRA 1 (2012)
2. Re: Request for Guidance/Clarification on Section 7, Rule 111 of Republic Act. No. 10154
Requiring Retiring Government Employees to Secure a Clearance of Pendency/Non-Pendency
of Casels from the Civil Service Commission, 706 SCRA 502 (2013)
3. In The Matter of Save the Supreme Court Judicial Independence and Fiscal Autonomy
Movement v. Abolition of Judiciary Development Fund (JDF) And Reduction of Fiscal
Autonomy, 746 SCRA 352 (2015)
4. Chavez v. Judicial and Bar Council, 676 SCRA 579 (2012) and 696 SCRA
496 (2013)
5. Jardeleza v. Sereno, 733 SCRA 279 (2014) and Resolution (G.R. No. 213181, 21 January 2015)
6. Villanueva v. Judicial and Bar Council, 755 SCRA 182 (2015)
7. Re: Petition for Recognition of the Exemption of the Government Service Insurance System
from Payment of Legal Fees, 612 SCRA 193 (2010)
8. Judge Philip Aguinaldo v. President Benigno Aquino, 29 November 2016; 21 February 2017;
and 8 August 2017
9. Umali v. JBC, 25 July 2017
F. CONSTITUTIONAL COMMISSIONS
G. BILL OF RIGHTS
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1. Hacienda Luisita, Inc. v. Presidential Agrarian Reform Council, 670 SCRA392 (2012)
2. Secretary of the Department of Public Works and Highways v. Tecson, 700
SCRA 243 (2013) and Resolution dated 21 April 2015, – SCRA – (G.R.No. 179334, 21 April 2015)
3. Mactan-Cebu International Airport Authority v. Lozada, Sr., 613 SCRA 618(2010)
4. Republic v. Heirs of Saturnino Q. Borbon, 745 SCRA 40 (2015)
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H. CITIZENSHIP
1. Pichay, Jr. v. Office of the Deputy Executive Secretary for Legal Affairs-Investigative and
Adjudicatory Division, 677 SCRA 408 (2012)
2. Civil Service Commission v. Dacoycoy, 306 SCRA 425 (1999)
3. Quimbo v. Gervacio, 466 SCRA 277 (2005)
4. Re: Application for Retirement of Judge Moslemen T. Macarambon under Republic Act No.
910, as amended by Republic Act No. 9946, 673 SCRA 602 (2012)
5. Re: Letter of Court of Appeals Justice Vicente S.E. Veloso for Entitlement to Longevity Pay
for His Services as Commission Member III of the National Labor Relations Commission, 758
SCRA 1 (2015)
6. Fetalino v. Commission on Elections, 686 SCRA 813 (2012)
7. Ocampo v. Commission on Audit, 698 SCRA 136 (2013)
8. Feliciano v. Secretary of National Defense, 8 November 2017
J. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
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K. ELECTION LAW
L. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
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6. Resident Marine Mammals of the Protected Seascape Tañon Strait v. Reyes, 756 SCRA 513
(2015)
7. Manila International Airport Authority v. Court of Appeals, 495 SCRA 591 (2006)
8. Liban v. Gordon, 639 SCRA 709 (2011)
9. Boy Scouts of the Philippines v. Commission on Audit, 651 SCRA 146 (2011)
10. Jose Roy III v. SEC Chair Herbosa, 18 April 2017
1. University of San Agustin, Inc. v. Court of Appeals, 230 SCRA 761 (1994)
2. University of the Philippines Board of Regents v. Court of Appeals, 313 SCRA 404 (1999)
3. Leus v. St. Scholastica’s College Westgrove, 748 SCRA 378 (2015)
4. Cudia v. Superintendent of the Philippine Military Academy, 751 SCRA 469 (2015)
NOTHING FOLLOWS
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