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I. General Principles
A. Corporation
1. Denition
2. Classication
3. Criterion to determine Public Corporation
4. Classes of Public Corporations
Case:
Liban v. Gordon (G.R. No. 175352, 18 January 2011, 654 PHIL 680-738)
Boy Scouts of the Phil. v. COA (G.R. No. 177131, [June 7, 2011], 666 PHIL 140-224)
Philippine Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Commission on Audit, et al. (G.R. No. 169752, 25
September 2007)
The Province of North Cotabato v. the Gov. of the Republic of the Phils. Peace Panel (G.R. No. 183591, 14
October 2008)
Read: (a) Newspaper articles of Fr. Joaquin Bernas, former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban and Atty. Raul
Pangalanan on the GPH-MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro Proposed Bangsamoro
Basic Law (BBL); and (b) Articles and legal discussion on federalism (as proposed by the Duterte
Administration).
1. Principle of Local Authority (Section 25, Article II and Section 2, Article X of the 1987 Constitution
Cases:
Basco v. PAGCOR (G.R. No. 91649, May 14, 1991)
Lina v. Pano (G.R. No. 129093, August 30, 2001)
Limbona v. Mangelin (G.R. No. 80391, February 28, 1989)
Disomangcop v. Datumanong (G.R. No. 149848, 25 November 2004)
Batangas CATV, Inc. v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 138810, 29 September 2004)
Cases:
Judge Dadole v. Commission on Audit (G.R. No. 125350, December 3, 2002)
Pimentel v. Aguirre, et al. (G.R. No. 132988, July 19, 2000), in relation to Secs. 284-294, LGC.
Province of Batangas v. Romulo (G.R. No. 152774, 27 May 2004)
ACORD v. Zamora (G.R. No. 144256, 08 June 2005)
Kida v. Senate of the Philippines (G.R. No. 196271, 18 October 2011; and Resolution dated 28 February
2012)
Gov. Villafuerte, Jr. and Prov. Of Camsur v. Robredo, G.R. No. 195390, 10 December 2014
Cases:
Sema v. Comelec (G.R. No. 177597, 16 July 2008)
League of Cities of the Philippines v. Comelec (GR No. 176951, 18 November 2008; 21 December 2009; 24
August 2010; and 15 February 2011)
Navarro v. Ermita, G.R. 180050, 10 February 2010 and Resolution dated 12 April 2011; Min. Res., GR No.
180050, Navarro v. Executive Secretary Ermita, September 11, 2012
Miranda v. Aguirre (G.R. No. 133064, 16 September 1999)
Samson v. Aguirre (G.R. No. 133076, 22 September 1999)
Alvarez v. Guingona (G.R. No. 118303, 31 January 1996)
Mariano v. COMELEC (G.R. Nos. 118577, 07 March 1995)
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A. Sources of Powers
B. Governmental Powers
1. Police power aka General Welfare Clause (Sec. 16, LGC)
Cases:
Dela Cruz v. Paras (G.R. Nos. L-42571-72, 25 July 1983)
Binay v. Domingo (G.R. No. 92389, 11 September 1991)
Tano v. Socrates (G.R. No. 110249. 21 August 1997)
White Light Corp. v. City of Manila (G.R. No. 122846, 20 January 2009)
Social Justice Society v. Atienza, G.R. No. 156052. February 13, 2008; see also Social Justice Society
(SJS) Ocers v. Lim/Atienza (G.R. No. 187836, 25 November 2014)
2. Taxing Power (cf., Local Taxation: Sec. 5 - 7, Art. X, Constitution; Secs. 128-196, LGC)
Cases:
Manila International Airport Authority v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 155650, 20 July 2006)
Mactan Cebu International Airport Authority v. Marcos (G.R. No. 120082, 11 September 1996)
City Government of Quezon City v. Bayan Telecommunications, Inc. (G.R. No. 162015, 06 March 2006)
Drilon v. Lim (G.R. No. 112497, 04 August 1994)
Batangas City v. Pilipinas Shell Petroleum Corp. (G.R. No. 187631, 08 July 2015)
3. Eminent Domain (Sec. 19, LGC; Sec. 9, Article III, Constitution; Rule 97, Rules of Court)
Cases:
City Gov. of Quezon City v. Ericta (G.R. No. L-34915, 24 June 1983)
City of Cebu v. Spouses Apolonio (G.R. No. 142971, 07 May 2002)
Republic v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 146587, 02 July 2002)
4. Reclassication of Lands
Case: Department of Agrarian Reform v. Saranggani Agricultural Co., Inc. (G.R. No. 165547, 24 January
2007)
Cases:
Sangalang v. Intermediate Appellate Court (G.R. No. 71169, 25 August 1989)
MMDA v. Bel Air Village Assoc. Inc. (G.R. No. 135962, 27 March 2000)
Lucena Grand Central Terminal, Inc. v. JAC Liner, Inc. (G.R. No. 148339, 23 February 2005)
6. Legislative Power
(a) Requisites for valid ordinance
Cases: City of Manila v. Laguio, Jr. (G.R. No. 118127, 12 April 2005)
Social Justice Society v. Atienza (G.R. No. 156052, 13 Feb.2008)
C. Corporate Powers
1. To have continuous succession in its corporate name
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Cases: Republic of the Philippines v. Rambuyong (G.R. No. 167810, 04 October 2010)
Catu v. Rellosa (A.C. No. 5738, 19 February 2008)
1. Qualications/disqualications
3. Term of Oce
4. Rules on Succession
5. Recall
6. Resignation
7. Discipline
(a) Grounds
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(b) Jurisdiction
(c) Preventive suspension
(d) Removal
(e) Administrative appeal
Disciplinary Actions
Sanggunian Baranggay of Don Mariano Marcos v. Martinez (G.R. No. 170626, March 3,
2008)
Oce of the Ombudsman v. Rodriguez (G.R. No. 172700, July 23, 2010)
Case: Talaga, Jr. v. Sandiganbayan (G.R. No. 169888, November 11, 2008)
D. Secs. 51 and 52, Subtitle A, Title I, Book V of Executive Order No. 292, or the Administrative Code of
1987
Cases:
De Rama v. CA (G.R. No. 131136, February 28, 2001)
V. Intergovernmental Relations
A. With the National Government and its agencies (read Sec. 11, Art. X, Constitution)
Cases:
MMDA v. Viron Transportation Co., Inc. (G.R. No. 170656, 15 August 2007)
MMDA v. Garin (G.R. No. 130230. April 15, 2005)
Province of Rizal v. Executive Secretary (G.R. No. 129546, 13 December 2005)
A. Local Initiative
1. Denition
2. Procedure
3. Limitations
B. Local Referendum
1. Denition