Persons and Family Relations

Assignment for June 19, 2018:

New Civil Code Articles 1 - 39

Cases:

Effectivity of Laws
Tañ ada v. Tuvera, 136 SCRA 27
Acaac v. Azcuna, G.R. No. 187378, September 30, 2013

Ignorance of the law

Kasilag v. Rodriguez, 69 PHIL 217

Retroactivity of laws
Simon v. Chan, G.R. No. 157547, February 23, 2011
Francisco v. CA, G.R. No. 102330, November 25, 1998
Pesca v. Pesca, G.R. No. 136921, April 17, 2001

Mandatory or Prohibitory Laws

Nerwin v. PNOC, G.R. No. 167057, April 11, 2012

Waiver of rights
DM Consunji v. CA, G.R. No. 137873, April 20, 2001
Villareal v. People, G.R.No.151258, February 01, 2012

Repeal of laws
Thornton v. Thornton, G.R. No. 154598, August 16, 2004

Judicial Decisions
Pesca v. Pesca, G.R. No. 136921, April 17, 2001
De Castro v. JBC, G. R. No. 191002, April 20, 2010
Republic v. Renman Enterprises, G.R. No. 199310, February 19, 2014

Duty to Render judgment

People v. Ritter, 194 SCRA 690 Alonzo v. Padua, 150 SCRA 379

Presumption and Applicability of Custom

Martinez v. Van Buskirk, 18 Phil. 79

Legal periods
CIR v. Primetown, G.R. 162155, August 28, 2007
Binding effect
Tenchavez v. Escañ o, 15 SCRA 355
ATCI Overseas Corp v. Echin, G.R. No. 178551, Oct. 11, 2010
Tuna Processing Inc. v. Phil. Kingford, G.R. No. 185582, Feb. 29, 2012

Artcle16
Testate Estate of Amos Bellis, 20 SCRA 358

Article 17
Raytheon v. Rouzie, G.R. No. 162894, February 26, 2008

Article 18
Tamano v. Judge Ortiz, G.R. No. 126603, June 29, 1998
Llave v. Republic, G.R. No. 169766, March 30, 2011
Zamoranos v. People, G.R. No. 193902, June 1, 2011
Villagarcia v. Sharia, G.R. No. 188832, April 23, 2014

Commencement and termination of Personality

Birth
Geluz v. CA, 2 SCRA 801
Quimiging v. Icao, 34 SCRA 134
De Jesus v. Syquia, 58 Phil 866
Continental Steel v. Montano, G.R. No. 182836, October 13, 2009
Death
Limjoco v. Intestate Estate of Pio Fragante, 80 Phil 776
Valino v. Adriano, G.R. No. 182894, April 22, 2014

Restrictions on Civil Capacity

Presumption of capacity
Catalan v. Basa, G.R. No. 159567, July 31, 2007

Contracts
Mercado v. Espiritu, 37 Phil 215
Bambalan v. Maramba, 51 Phil 417
Sia Suan & Chiao v. Alcantara, 85 Phil 669 Braganza v. Villa-Abrille, 105 Phil 456

Criminal liability
Atizado v. People, G.R. No. 173822, October 13, 2010