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CONSTITUTIONAL LAW II
Civil liberties / Bill of Rights
ATTY. EDGAR B. PASCUA II
2021

Please note that the syllabus is subject to additional assigned readings and jurisprudence.

Set A

I. DUE PROCESS AND A. Fundamental Principles on Constitutional Law Cases: MANILA PRINCE HOTEL VS. GSIS 267 SRA 408 (1997)
EQUAL PROTECTION AS and Bill of Rights TAÑADA VS. ANGARA 272 SCRA 18 (1997)
LIMITATIONS ON POLICE DOMINO VS. COMELEC 310 SCRA 546 (1999)
POWER, EMINENT DOMAIN PAMATONG VS. COMELEC 427 SCRA 96 (2004)
AND TAXATION YRASUEGI VS. PAL 569 SCRA 467 (2008)
DATU MICHAEL ABAS KIDA vs. SENATE GR 196271 Feb. 28, 2012

B. Basic Principles on the Fundamental Powers of (Additional readings for reference only
the State, their characteristics, similarities and Juan Luna Subdivision vs. Sarmiento, 91 Phil. 371), G.R. Nos. L-49839-46 April 26, 1991
distinctions, and their limitations. Jose B. L. Reyes Vs.Pedro Almanzor, (85 C.J.S. pp. 645-64.), G.R. No. 159694 January 27, 2006
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, Vs. Azucena T. Reyes) ,
CHEVRON VS. BCDA 630 SCRA 519 (2010)
THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL vs. AYALA LAND INCORPORATED G.R. No. 177056 September
18, 2009
. G.R. No. 104768 July 21, 2003 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. SANDIGANBAYAN, MAJOR GENERAL
JOSEPHUS Q. RAMAS and ELIZABETH DIMAANO

C. DUE PROCESS IN GENERAL – Article III, Section 1, Cases PEOPLE VS. SITON 600 SCRA 476 (2009)
1987 Constitution DLSU VS. CA 541 SCRA 22 (2007)
Annotation on Due process – 627 SCRA 558 ROMUALDEZ VS. COMELEC 573 SCRA 639 (2008)
Procedural and Substantive GARCILLANO VS. COMMITTEES 575 SCRA 170 (2008)
Publication of Laws – TAÑADA RULINGS, E.O. 200 PLACIDO VS. NLRC 600 SCRA 697 (2009)
MENDOZA VS. COMELEC 603 SCRA 692 (2009)
SURIGAO ELECTRIC VS. ERC 632 SCRA 96 (2010)
SOUTHERN VS. ANTI-TERRORISM 632 SCRA 146 (2010)
HERITAGE HOTEL VS. NUNHRAIN 639 SCRA 420 (2011)

D. DUE PROCESS AND POLICE POWER Cases WHITE LIGHT CORP. VS. CITY OF MANILA 576 SCRA 1416 (2009)
BSP MB VS. ANTONIO-VALENZUELA 602 SCRA 638 (2009)
ROXAS VS. CO. VS. DAMBA-NFSW 607 SCRA 33 (2009)
E. DUE PROCESS AND EMINENT DOMAIN Cases SOLGEN VS. AYALA LAND 600 SCRA 617 (2009)
Article III, Section 9, 1987 Constitution ORTEGA VS. CITY OF CEBU 602 SCRA 301 (2009)
LBP VS. RUFINO 602 SCRA 399 (2009)
LBP VS. JOCSON 604 SCRA 373 (2009)
EUSEBIO VS. LUIS 603 SCRA 576 (2009)
CITY OF ILOILO VS. CONTRERAS-BESANA 612 SCRA 458 (2010)
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REPUBLIC VS. MANGORATA 624 SCRA 360 (2010)

REPUBLIC VS. MENDOZA 627 SCRA 443 (2010)
LBP VS. LIVIOCO 631 SCRA 41 (2010)
APO FRUITS VS. LBP 632 SCRA 727 (2010)
ABAD VS. FILHOMES REALTY 636 SCRA 247 (2010)
VDA. DE OUANO VS. REPUBLIC 642 SCRA 384 (2011)
NPC VS. HEIRS OF SANGKAY G.R. 165828 Aug. 24, 2011

F. EQUAL PROTECTION – Article III, Section 1, 1987

Constitution

1. Economic Equality – Art. II, Sec. 14

Art. III, Sec. 11 (free access)
Art. VIII, Sec. 5 [5] (legal aid)
Art. XII, Sec. 2 (Marine resources)
Sec. 10 (nationalization)
Art. XIII, Secs. 1-2 (social justice)
Sec. 3 (protection to labor)

2. Political Equality – Art. IX-C, Sec. 10 Cases – DUMLAO VS. COMELEC 95 SCRA 392 (1980)
(discrimination) QUINTO VS. COMELEC 606 SCRA 258 (2009) February 2010 Decision
Art. XIII, Sec. 1 (social justice) ANG LADLAD VS. COMELEC 618 SCRA 32 (2010)

3. Social Equality – Art. XIII, Sec. 1 Annotation – SOCIAL JUSTICE 645 SCRA 401 (2011)

OTHER CASES
TRILLANES VS. PIMENTEL 556 SCRA 471
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO VS. CAMACHO 562 SCRA 511
ABAKADA VS. PURISIMA 562 SCRA 251
BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO VS. CAMACHO 585 SCRA 36 (2009)
SORIANO VS. LAGUARDIA 587 SCRA 79 (2009)
LEAGUE OF CITIES VS. COMELEC 608 SCRA 636 (2009) 628 SCRA 819 (2010)
CHAMBER OF REAL VS. ROMULO 614 SCRA 605 (2010)
BIRAOGO VS. PHIL TRUTH 637 SCRA 78 (2010)
BUREAU OF CUSTOMS EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION vs. TEVES GR 181704 Dec. 6, 2011
DEL CASTILLO VS. PEOPLE GR 185128 Jan. 30, 2012
COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS v. HYPERMIX FEEDS GR 179579 Feb. 1, 2012
G.R. No. 179267 June 25, 2013 JESUS C. GARCIA vs. THE HONORABLE RAY ALAN T. DRILON
G.R. No. 197676 February 4, 2014 REMMAN ENTERPRISES, INC. and CREBA vs. PROFESSIONAL
REGULATORY BOARD OF REAL ESTATE SERVICE & PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION

II. REQUIREMENTS OF A. Arrests, Searches and Seizures, Privacy of 1. Requirements for Search Warrants
FAIR PROCEDURE Communications
Article III, Section 2, 1987 Constitution See rule 126 of the revised rules on Criminal Procedure
Article III, Section 3, 1987 Constitution Cases IN RE MORALES 571 SCRA 361 (2008)
PEOPLE VS. NUÑEZ 591 SCRA 394 (2009)
DEL ROSARIO VS. DONATO SR. 614 SCRA 332 (2010)
PEOPLE VS. TUAN 628 SCRA 226 (2010)
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PEOPLE VS. MAMARIL 632 SCRA 369 (2010)

TAN VS. SY TIONG GUE 638 SCRA 601 (2010)
TY VS. DE JEMIL 638 SCRA 671 (2010)
POLLO vs. CONSTANTINO-DAVID GR. 181881 Oct. 18, 2011

ANNOTATION – SEARCH AND SEIZURE – 291 SCRA 418

WARRANTLESS SEARCH AND SEIZURE OF
PROHIBITED DRUGS 610 SCRA 670 (2010)
SEARCH AND SIEZURE 643 SCRA 637 (2011)

2. Valid Instances of Warrantless Searches and Seizure

(A) Search of Moving Vehicles
Cases ANIAG VS. COMELEC 237 SCRA 424 (1994)
EPIE VS. ULAT-MARREDO 518 SCRA 641 (2007)
PEOPLE VS. TUASON 532 SCRA 152 (2007)
PEOPLE VS. MAMACOS 621 SCRA 327 (2010)
MARIO VERIDIANO vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, G.R. No. 200370

(B) Search Incident to a Valid Arrest

See Rule 126, Section 12, Rules on Criminal Procedure
PEOPLE VS. AGULAY 566 SCRA 571 (2008)
Cases CHING VS. PEOPLE 569 SCRA 711 (2008)
PEOPLE VS. RACHO 626 SCRA 633 (2010)
PEOPLE VS. ARANETA 634 SCRA 475 (2010)
ONG v. PEOPLE GR 197788 Feb. 29, 2012

(C) When things seized are within plain view of a searching party
Cases ABENES VS. CA 515 SCRA 690 (2007)
ESQUILLO VS. PEOPLE 629 SCRA 370 (2010)
PEOPLE VS. MARTINEZ 637 SCRA 791 (2010)

Annotation: PLAIN VIEW DOCTRINE 609 SCRA 434 (2009)

(D) Stop and Frisk

Cases POSADAS VS. COURT OF APPEALS, 188 SCRA 288 (1990)
PEOPLE VS. MENGOTE, 210 SCRA 14 (1992)
MANALILI VS. CA 280 SCRA 400 (1998)
ESQUILLO VS. PEOPLE 629 SCRA 370 (2010)

(E) Express Waiver

Cases VEROY VS. LAYAGUE, 210 SCRA 14 (1992)
PEOPLE VS. NUEVAS 516 SCRA 463 (2007)
PP VS. DEQUINA 640 SCRA 111 (2011)
PEOPLE VS. UYBOCO 640 SCRA 146 (2011)

(F) Search of Warehouse in Violation of Customs and Tariff Code or to enforce customs laws
Cases BUREAU OF CUSTOMS VS. OGARIO 329 SCRA 289 (2000)
RIETA VS. PEOPLE 436 SCRA 237 (2004)
SALVADOR VS. PEOPLE 463 SCRA 489 (2005)
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(G) Exigency
Case: PEOPLE VS. DE GRACIA, 233 SCRA 716 (1994)

(H) Search and seizure by private persons

Cases PEOPLE VS. MARTI, 193 SCRA 57 (1991)
WATEROUS DRUG CORP VS. NLRC 280 SCRA 735
PEOPLE VS. MENDOZA 301 SCRA 66 (1999)
PEOPLE VS. BONGCARAWAN 384 SCRA 525 (2002)

(I) AIRPORT SECURITY

Cases PEOPLE VS. JOHNSON 348 SCRA 527 (2000)
PEOPLE VS. JOHNSON 394 SCRA 478 (2002)
PEOPLE VS. CANTON 394 SCRA 478 (2002)

(J) Jail Safety

Case: PEOPLE VS. CONDE 356 SCRA 525 (2002)

3. Constitutionality of checkpoints and “areal target zonings”

Cases VALMONTE VS. DE VILLA, 170 SCRA 256 (1989)
VALMONTE VS. DE VILLA, 185 SCRA 665 (1990)
PEOPLE VS. EXALA 221 SCRA 494 (1993)
GUANZON VS. DE VILLA, 181 SCRA 623 (1990)
ABENES VS. CA 515 SCRA 690 (2007)

4. What may be seized

RULE 126, sec. 2

5 Remedies in Cases of Violation

A. Exlusionary rule
Art. III sec. 3(2)
Cases STONEHILL VS. DIOKNO, 20 SCRA 383 (1967)
Waiver – PASTRANO VS. CA 281 SCRA 254 (1997)

B. Civil Action for damages (Art. 32, NCC)

Cases ABERCA VS. VER, 160 SCRA 590 (1988)
FORBES VS. CHUOCO TIACO, 16 PHIL. 534 (1910)

C. Criminal Cases Under Revised Penal Code

Articles 128, 129 and 130