Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Introduction to Law
Retroactivity
Gauvain v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 97973, 97998, January 27, 1992.
Exceptions
Spouses Curata v. Philippine Ports Authority, G.R. Nos. 154211-12,
158252, 166200, 168272, 170683, 173392, June 22, 2009, 608 PHIL 9-
154
People v. Lacson, G.R. No. 149453, April 1, 2003, 448 PHIL 317-463
Jarillo v. People, G.R. No. 164435, June 29, 2010, 636 PHIL 25-27
Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Marubeni Corp., G.R. No. 137377,
December 18, 2001, 423 PHIL 862-888
Bona v. Briones, G.R. No. 10806, July 6, 1918, 38 PHIL 276-282
Adamson University v. Adamson University Faculty and Employees
Association, G.R. No. 86819 (Resolution), November 9, 1989, 258-A
PHIL 862-869
Manuel L. Quezon University v. National Labor Relations Commission,
G.R. No. 141673, October 17, 2001, 419 PHIL 776-783
Waiver of Rights
Mabugay-Otamias v. Republic, G.R. No. 189516, June 8, 2016
People v. Donato, G.R. No. 79269, June 5, 1991, 275 PHIL 146-175
Development Bank of the Phils. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. L-28774 (Resolution),
September 21, 1982, 202 PHIL 200-212
PEFTOK Integrated Services, Inc. v. National Labor Relations Commission, G.R. No.
124841, July 31, 1998, 355 PHIL 247-254
Carmelcraft Corp. v. National Labor Relations Commission, G.R. Nos. 90634-35,
June 6, 1990, 264 PHIL 763-771
Interorient Maritime Enterprises, Inc. v. Remo, G.R. No. 181112, June 29, 2010, 636
PHIL 240-253
Non-Observance
David v. Dancel, G.R. No. L-21485, July 26, 1966, 124 PHIL 88-96
Custom
In Re: Sycip, Salazar, Feliciano, Hernandez & Castillo, G.R. No. X92-1 (Resolution),
July 30, 1979
Yao Kee v. Sy-Gonzales, G.R. No. 55960, November 24, 1988, 249 PHIL 681-696
Computation of Periods
Sec. 31, Book I of EO 292 (Administrative Code of 1987)
National Mktg. Corp. v. Tecson, G.R. No. L-29131, August 27, 1969, 139 PHIL 584-
589
Rule on Contracts
Jurisprudence
Co v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 100776, October 28, 1993
Lazatin v. Desierto, G.R. No. 147097, June 5, 2009, 606 PHIL 271-285
Philippine Bank of Communications v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue, G.R. No.
112024, January 28, 1999, 361 PHIL 916-933
Tan Chong v. Secretary of Labor, G.R. No. 47616, 47623, September 16, 1947, 79
PHIL 249-261
Stare Decisis
De Mesa v. Pepsi Cola Products Phils. Inc., G.R. Nos. 153063-70, August 19, 2005,
504 PHIL 685-691
Ayala Corp. v. Rosa-Diana Realty and Development Corp., G.R. No. 134284,
December 1, 2000, 400 PHIL 511-531
Res Judicata
Degayo v. Magbanua-Dinglasan, G.R. No. 173148, April 6, 2015
Riviera Golf Club, Inc. v. CCA Holdings, B.V., G.R. No. 173783 , June 17, 2015
Ratio Decidendi
Ong Ching Klan Chung v. China National Cereals Oil & Foodstuffs Import and
Export Corp., G.R. No. 131502, June 8, 2000, 388 PHIL 1064-1078
Obiter Dictum
Villanueva, Jr. v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 142947, March 19, 2002, 429 PHIL 194-
207