ASSIGNMENT FOR FIRST MEETING:

1. Read all cases in their full text. There will be recitation on the first
meeting. Requests for ceasefire will not be entertained.
2. No book will be required for use in class for the entire semester. However, it
is highly recommended to read the relevant chapters in any or all of the following
books:
Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas, Justice Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura, and Atty. Hector de Leon
3. Submit typewritten digests for the main Decision, be ready to recite on the
arguments of all the parties, and be able to compare ALL separate, concurring and
dissenting opinions of the Supreme Court Justices in the following cases:
a. Rep. Edcel Lagman, et al. v. Executive Secretary Medialdea, G.R. No. 231658,
July 4, 2017
b. Knights of Rizal v. DMCI Homes, Inc., G.R. No. 213948, April 25, 2017
c. Hon. Philip Aguinaldo v. President Aquino, G.R. No. 224302, November 29, 2016
d. Saturnino Ocampo v. Executive Secretary Medialdea, G.R. No. 225973, November 8,
2016
e. Grace Poe-Llamanzares v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 221697, March 8, 2016

CHAPTER I
INTRODUCTION TO THE CONSTITUTION AND
CONSTITUTIONAL CONSTRUCTION
I. Constitution, Definition and Characteristics
a. Manila Prince Hotel v. GSIS, G.R. No. 122156, February 3, 1997, 267 SCRA 408
b. Lopez v. De los Reyes 55 Phil. 186, 188
c. Alfredo M. de Leon v. Hon. Benjamin B. Esguerra, G.R. No. 78059, August 31, 1987
II. General Principles of Constitutional Construction
a. Gold Creek Mining Corp. v. Rodriguez, 66 Phil. 259 (1938)
b. Francisco v. House of Representatives, G.R. No. 160261, November 10, 2003
c. Sarmiento v. Mison, 156 SCRA 549 (1987)
III. Aids to Construction
a. Aquino v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 40004, January 31, 1975, 62 SCRA 275 (1975)
b. Civil Liberties Union v. Executive Secretary, 194 SCRA 317 (1991)
c. Luz Farms v. Secretary of the Department of Agrarian Reform, 192 SCRA 51 (1990)
d. Vera v. Avelino, 77 Phil. 192 (1946)
e. Roman Catholic Apostolic Administration of Davao, Inc. v. Land Registration
Commission, 102 Phil. 596 (1957)
f. Tanada v. Cuenco, 103 Phil. 1051 (1957)
g. Chiongbian v. De Leon, 82 Phil. 771 (1949)
h. Galman v. Pamaran, 138 SCRA 294 (1985)
IV. Ordinary Sense vs. Technical Sense
a. J.M. Tuason & Co., Inc. v. Land Tenure Administration, G.R. No. 21064, February
18, 1970
b. Ordillo v. Commission on Elections, 192 SCRA 100 (1992)
c. Marcos v. Chief of Staff, 89 Phil. 239 (1951)
d. Ruffy v. Chief of Staff, 75 Phil. 875 (1946)
e. Krivenko v. Register of Deeds, 79 Phil. 461 (1947)
V. Self-Executing vs. Non-Self-Executing
a. Knights of Rizal v. DMCI Homes, Inc., G.R. No. 213948, April 25, 2017
b. Grace Poe-Llamanzares v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 221697, March 8, 2016
c. Manila Prince Hotel v. GSIS, G.R. No. 122156, 3 February 1997.
d. Tanada v. Angara, G.R. No. 118295, May 2, 1997
e. Oposa v. Factoran, G.R. No. 10183, July 30, 1993
f. Pamatong v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 161872, April 13, 2004
VI. Mandatory vs. Directory
a. Tanada v. Cuenco, 103 Phil. 1051 (1957)
b. Gonzales v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 28196, November 9, 1967
c. Rep. Edcel Lagman, et al. v. Executive Secretary Medialdea, G.R. No. 231658,
July 4, 2017
VII. Prospective vs. Retroactive
a. Hagonoy Water Distirct v. NLRC, 165 SCRA 272 (1988)
b. Filoteo v. Sandiganbayan, 263 SCRA 222 (1996)
c. Co v. Electoral Tribunal, 199 SCRA 692 (1991)
CHAPTER II
INTRODUCTION TO JUDICIAL REVIEW
I. Basis, Extent and Limitations
a. Article VIII, Section 1 and Section 4 of the 1987 Constitution
b. Rules of Court, Rules 63 and 65
c. Record of the Constitutional Commission, 434-436 (1986)
d. Endencia v. David, 93 Phil. 696 (1953)
e. Angara v. Electoral Commission, G.R. No. L-45081, 15 July 1936
f. Marcos v. Manglapus, G.R. No. 88211, 15 September 1989
g. Integrated Bar of the Philippines v. Zamora, G.R No. 141284, 15 August 2000
h. Jardeleza v. Sereno, G.R. No. 213181, August 19, 2014
i. Saturnino Ocampo v. Executive Secretary Medialdea, G.R. No. 225973, November 8,
2016
j. Rep. Edcel Lagman, et al. v. Executive Secretary Medialdea, G.R. No. 231658,
July 4, 2017
II. Requisites for Judicial Review
a. Knights of Rizal v. DMCI Homes, Inc., G.R. No. 213948, April 25, 2017
b. Hon. Philip Aguinaldo v. President Aquino, G.R. No. 224302, November 29, 2016
c. Southern Hemisphere Engagement Network, Inc. v. Anti-Terrorism Council, G.R. No.
178552, 5 October 2010
d. Penafrancia Sugar Mills v. Sugar Regulatory Administration, G.R. No. 208660, 5
March 2014
e. Mendoza v. Familara, G.R. No. 191017, 15 November 2011
f. Kilosbayan v. Morato, G.R. No. 118910, 17 July 1995
g. David v. Arroyo, G.R. No. 171396, 3 May 2006
h. BPI v. Shemberg Biotech Corp., G.R. No. 162291, 11 August 2010
i. Carbonilla v. Board of Airline Representatives, G.R. No. 193247, 14 September
2011
j. General v. Urro, G.R. No. 191560, 29 March 2011