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2. No coaching/ prompting.
C. Characteristics of Construction
1 . Afi 0r proces$
2 . involves determination of legislative intent
3 . necessary when legislative intent cannot be readity
ascertained
from the words used in the law as apptied under a sef of faits
- Alonzo v. lAC, G.R. No.72873, 2g Nrlay 1gB7
4 . judicial functicn
- Errce'icla .r. David, G.R. Irlos. L-63ss-s6, 1 A"ugust 1gs3
1. Separation of Powers
2. Checks and balances
1
3. Hierarchy of layvs (Civil
Code, Art. Z)
4. Stare decisis (Civii CoO",
irt. el
ll. SUBJECT IT,|ATTER OF
CONSTRUCTTON
A. Subject of Construction;
Types of Laws
1. Constitution
2. Statutes
J. Executive issuances
4. Ordinances
B. parts of a $tatute
1. Titte
- Art. Vl, Sec. 26(1),
1gg7 Constitution
phir. r.rrni,'i
;fR:?Hf# iJi[_ Hssc, G R No 442sz,
2. Preamble
Drilon: G'R' No. 10e404,
s. rnact,ffffi:L1v' 22 January 1ee6
4. Body
5. Repealing Clause
6. Separability Clause
- Antonio v. Miranda,
G.R. No. 135g69, 22 September
- Tatad rr. DoE, c.F-:
No. leqsdd, i Decernber 1997
lggg
7. Effectivity Clause
- Tafrada v. Tuveru, G.I.
No. 63g1 S,z'April 1gg5
- Tafrada v. Tuverr, c.R.
No. i-esgjs, 2g December
19g6
;fiffirl
peopre
ltf;,(supra);
salvacion v. centrat Bank, c.R.
No. e4723,
- v. purisima, G.R. No. L-4zosg_66,
- Matabuena v. ceruantes, 20 November 1g7g
38 scRA 2,84 (gi M;;;
1gz1)
B. When is construction necessary?
2
:,
:illB,-ti;,fr
E:I;l'f
- Tanada v. Tuvera, 146 SCRA,:,'d,{,ft fibilltt,'a;:*x*ff ll3i,
ZgS ' '
City of Naga v. Agna, 71 SCRA!4glrrprr|
-
1. Penal Laws
- centeno v. Viilaron porniilos, G.R. No. 1 13092,
1 september
1 994
4. Rules of Court
- office of the court Administrator v. Garong,
A.M. N-o. p_
9g-131 1, 15 August 2001
- Provincial sheriff of Rizat v. cA, et.al.,
G.R. No. L_22606, 12
December l gZS
5. Law on adoption
- Duncan v. court of First lnstance, G.R.
No.L-30s76, 10
February 1976
7. Constitution
- Bagong Bayani v. coMELEc, G.R. No.
1 41sgg,26 June
241 1
3
- Manila Prince Hotel v. GSrs, G.R. No. 1221s6,3 February
1 997
- Francisco v. House of Representatives, G.R. No. 160261,
10
November 2003
- de castro v. JBC, G.R. No. 191002, 17 March 2010 (read
also
resolution on the MR dated 20 April 2010)
- Chavez v. JBC, G.R. No. 202242, 17 Juiy ZAfi
- David v. senate Electoral rribunal, G.R. ruo. 221s3g,2a
September 201G.
4
Q. Cassus Omissus
- People v. [Vlanantan, 1 15 Phil. 657 (1962))
R. Each to each
- People v. Tamani, G.R. No. 22160, 21 January 1974)
S. Relative and qualifying terms
- Mapa v. Arroyo, 175 SCRA 76)
T. Context and relatec! clauses
-Paras v. COIVIELEC, 264 SCRA 49)
U. Use of punctuation marks
- U.S. v. Hart, 26 Phil. 149)
V. Words and Phrases:
1. Proviso
- Mercado et.al. v. NLRC, G.R. No.79869, 5 September 1991)
2. "lncluding"
- Sterling Selections Corporation v. LLDA, G.R. No. 171427,
30 March 201 1)
3. Negative vs affirmative words
- In re [\InGec v Rcnrrhlin G R Nn I -53R7 2Q Anril 1qA4\
.'-v,.-.1
4. Mandatory v permissive
- Director of Lands v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 102858, 28 July
1997 ,
A. Contemporaneous Circumstances
- Manila Jockey Club, lnc. v. GAB, G.R. No. L-12727,29 February 1960
- Lagman et.al. v. Medialdea, et.al., G.R. No.231658,4 July 2017
B, Legislative History
5
- League of cities v. coMELEc, G.R.
No. 176951 ,21 December 2009
D. Executive/contemporaneous
construction
- Bengzon v. secretary of Justice,
62 phir. g12 (1936)
s"ci.iary, G.R. No. r aobso, 2 Aprit 201
i,|'r1lill."lij;;I;ff"Ti,ive 1 1
b
IX. PROSPECTIVITY
AND RETROACTIVITY
X. INTERPRETATION
OF CONTRACTS
1' Read Arts' 137oto
1379 of the civil.lode
contracts); Rure rso, (Rures
2. Lamb"t ,. Fox, G.i. r::". i0 i; ir!the Rures of o^n rnterpretation of
rvo. zdsi. z!,.lrnuary court
1914
i: X'1fr'Tf,frfiii"s-:tritffi,S,
5. NtA v. Gamit, o.H. t X]
r.ro. assobl"6,illruroer
lrSH
1 3 January
1 e'e
1992