CONSTITUTIONAL LAW I

Constitutional Structure and Powers of Government

Andres D. Bautista
First Semester SY 2006-2007

Article II
Declaration of Principles and State Policies

Section 1

Sovereignty

 People v. Gozo - 53 SCRA 476

 ACCFA v. CUGCO - 30 SCRA 649

Government de jure and de facto

 Co Kim Cham v. Valdez - 75 Phil. 113

 In re Letter of Associate Justice Reynato Puno - 210 SCRA 1992

Section 9
 Association of Philippine Coconut Desiccators v. PCA - 286 SCRA 109
•Maquera v. Borra - 15 SCRA 7

Section 12
 Meyer v. Nebraska - 67 L. ed. 1042
 Pierce v. Society of Sisters - 69 L. ed. 1070

Section 16
 Oposa v. Factoran, Jr. - 224 SCRA 792
 Laguna Lake Development Authority v. Court of Appeals - 231 SCRA 292

Section 19
 Garcia v. Board of Investments - 191 SCRA 288
 Manila Prince Hotel v. GSIS - 267 SCRA 408
 Article VI
The Legislative Department

Section 1

 Garcia v. Comelec - 237 SCRA 279

Non-delegability:

•Rubi v. Provincial Board - 39 Phil. 660

•Pelaez v. Auditor General - 15 SCRA 569
•Eastern Shipping Lines v. POEA - 166 SCRA 533
•Araneta v. Gatmaitan - 101 Phil. 328
•People v. Maceren - 76 SCRA 450
•Chiongbian v. Orbos - 245 SCRA 253
•U.S. v. Ang Tang Ho - 43 Phil. 1
•Solicitor General v. Metropolitan Manila Authority - 204 SCRA 837
•United States v. Barrias - 11 Phil. 327
•People v. Dacuycuy - 173 SCRA 90

Section 5

Apportionment

 Mariano, Jr. v. Comelec - 242 SCRA 211

 Montejo v. Comelec - 242 SCRA 415

Party List System

 Ang Bagong Bayani v. Comelec - 357 SCRA 698

 Veterans Federation Party v. Comelec - 342 SCRA 244

Section 6

Residence qualification:

 Gallego v. Verra - Phil. 453

 Romualdez-Marcos v. Comelec - 248 SCRA 300
 Aquino v. Comelec - 248 SCRA 400
 Domino v. Comelec - 310 SCRA 546
 Bengson v. Cruz - 142840, 357 SCRA 545
 Codilla v. De Venecia - 150605, 393 SCRA 639

Citizenship qualification:

 Co v. House Electoral Tribunal - 199 SCRA 692

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Section 7
Term and tenure
 Dimaporo v. Mitra, Jr. - 202 SCRA 779

Section 10
Salaries

•Philconsa v. Mathay - 18 SCRA 300

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Section 11
Privilege of speech and debate

 Antonino v. Valencia - 57 SCRA 70

 Jimenez v. Cabangbang - 17 SCRA 87

Privilege from Arrest

•People v. Jalosjos - 324 SCRA 689

Section 14
Prohibitions

 Puyat v. De Guzman, Jr. - 113 SCRA 31

Section 16
Congressional Officers

 Avelino v. Cuenco - 83 Phil. 17

 Santiago v. Guingona - 298 SCRA 756

Internal discipline

 Osmeña v. Pendatun - 109 Phil. 863

Journals

 United States v. Pons - 34 Phil. 725

 Arroyo v. De Venecia - 277 SCRA 268

Enrolled Bill

 Casco v. Gimenez - 7 SCRA 347

 Astorga v. Villegas - 56 SCRA 714
 Arroyo v. De Venecia - 277 SCRA 268

Section 17
The Electoral Tribunals

 Sanchez v. Comelec - 153 SCRA 67

 Robles v. House Electoral Tribunal - 181 SCRA 780
 Abbas v. Senate Electoral Tribunal - 166 SCRA 651
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  Lazatin v. House Electoral Tribunal - 168 SCRA 391
 Bondoc v. Pineda - 201 SCRA 792
 Lerias v. House Electoral Tribunal - 202 SCRA 808
 Chavez v. Comelec - 211 SCRA 315
 Arroyo v. House Electoral Tribunal - 246 SCRA 384
 Guerrero v. Comelec – 336 SCRA 458
 Garcia v. HRET – 312 SCRA 353
 Sandoval v. HRET - 383 SCRA 770
 Pimentel v. HRET - 393 SCRA 227

Section 18
Composition of the Commission on Appointments

 Daza v. Singson - 180 SCRA 496

 Coseteng v. Mitra, Jr. - 187 SCRA 377
 Guingona, Jr. v. Gonzales - 214 SCRA 789

Section 21
Legislative investigations

 Arnault v. Nazareno - 87 Phil. 25

 Bengzon, Jr. v. Senate Blue Ribbon Committee - 235 SCRA 630
 Negros Oriental v. Sangguniang Panglungsod - 155 SCRA 421
 Drilon v. Ermita (EO 464) GR No. 169777, April 2006

Section 24
 Tolentino v. Secretary of Finance - 235 SCRA 630

Section 25
Riders

 Garcia v. Mata - 85 SCRA 208

Transfer of funds

 Demetria v. Alba - 148 SCRA 208

 Philconsa v. Enriquez - 235 SCRA 506

Section 26
Subject and title of bills

 Tio v. Videogram Regulatory Board - 151 SCRA 208

 Phil. Judges Association v. Prado - 227 SCRA 703
 Tan v. Del Rosario - 237 SCRA 324
 Tolentino v. Secretary of Finance - 235 SCRA 630
 Tobias v. Abalos - 239 SCRA 106
 Philippine Constitution Association v. Gimenez - 15 SCRA 479
 Insular Lumber Company v. Court of Tax Appeals - 104 SCRA 710
Section 27
Item veto

 Commissioner v. Court of Tax Appeals - 185 SCRA 329

 Gonzales v. Macaraig - 191 SCRA 452
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  Philconsa v. Enriquez - 235 SCRA 506
 Bengzon v. Drilon - 208 SCRA 133

Section 28

 Garcia v. Executive Secretary - 211 SCRA 219

 Central Mindanao University v. DAR - 215 SCRA 86
 Commissioner v. Lingayen Gulf Electric Power Co., Inc. - 164 SCRA 27
 Tolentino v. Secretary of Finance - 235 SCRA 506
 Abra Valley College, Inc. v. Aquino - 162 SCRA 106
 Commissioner v. Santos - 277 SCRA 617
•Commissioner v. Court of Appeals - 298 SCRA 83

Section 29
Expenditure of public funds

 Pascual v. Secretary of Public Works - 110 Phil. 331

 Gaston v. Republic Planters Bank - 158 SCRA 626
 Guingona, Jr. v. Carague - 196 SCRA 221
 Comelec v. Judge Quijano - 389 SCRA 353

Special fund

 Osmeña v. Orbos - 220 SCRA 703

Section 30
•Fabian v. Desierto - 295 SCRA 470

Article VII
The Executive Department

Section 1
Executive power

 Marcos v. Manglapus - 177 SCRA 668

 Marcos v. Manglapus (MR) - 178 SCRA 760
 Webb v. De Leon - 247 SCRA 652
 Philconsa v. Enriquez - 235 SCRA 506

Executive immunity

 Soliven v. Judge Makasiar - 167 SCRA 393

 Estrada v. Desierto – 253 SCRA 452
 Clinton v. Jones - 520 U.S. 681

Executive privilege

 US v. Nixon - 418 U.S. 683

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Section 8
•Estrada v. Arroyo – 353 SCRA 452 and 356 SCRA 108

Section 13
Prohibitions

 Civil Liberties Union v. Executive Secretary - 194 SCRA 317

 Doromal v. Sandiganbayan - 177 SCRA 354

Section 15
 In re Appointment of Valenzuela - 298 SCRA 408
 De la Rama v. Court of Appeals – 353 SCRA 94

Section 16
Power of appointment

 Rafael v. Embroidery & Apparel Control Board - 21 SCRA 336

 Bermudez v. Torres - 311 SCRA 733
 Flores v. Drilon - 223 SCRA 568
 Sarmiento v. Mison - 156 SCRA 549
 Bautista v. Salonga - 172 SCRA 160
 Calderon v. Carale - 208 SCRA 254
 Tarrosa v. Singson - 232 SCRA 553

Section 17
 Lacson-Magallanes Co., Inc. v. Paño - 21 SCRA 895
 Ang-angco v. Castillo - 9 SCRA 619
 Namarco v. Arca - 29 SCRA 648
 De Leon v. Carpio - 178 SCRA 457
 Blaquera v. Alcala - 295 SCRA 366

Section 18
 Gumaua v. Espino - 96 SCRA 403
 Aberca v. Ver - 160 SCRA 590
 IBP v. Zamora – 338 SCRA 81
 Lacson v. Perez – 357 SCRA 756
 David v. Arroyo (PP1017) GR No. 171396, April, 2006

Section 19

• Bayan v. Ermita (CPR) GR No. 169838, April 25, 2006

Pardon

 Llamas v. Orbos - 202 SCRA 844

 Monsanto v. Factoran, Jr. - 170 SCRA 190
 Torres v. Gonzales - 152 SCRA 272
 Garcia v. COA - 226 SCRA 356
 Drilon v. Court of Appeals - 202 SCRA 378
 Barrioquinto v. Fernandez - 85 Phil. 642
 People v. Salle, Jr. - 250 SCRA 581

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Section 21
 Tañada v. Angara - 272 SCRA 18
 Commissioner v. John Gotamco and Sons - 148 SCRA 36
 Bayan v. Executive Secretary – 342 SCRA 449

Article VIII
The Judicial Department

Section 1
 Santiago v. Bautista - 32 SCRA 188
 In re Laureta - 148 SCRA 382
 Villarosa v. HRET - 340 SCRA 396
 Montesclaros v. Comelec - 384 SCRA 269
 PCGG v. Cocofed - 372 SCRA 462
 PCGG v. Desierto - 397 SCRA 171

Section 2
 Mantruste Systems, Inc. v. Court of Appeals - 179 SCRA 136
 Phividec v. Velez - 199 SCRA 405
 Malaga v. Penachos, Jr. - 213 SCRA 516
Section 3
Fiscal autonomy

 Radiowealth, Inc. v. Agregado - 86 Phil. 429

 Bengzon v. Drilon - 208 SCRA 133

Section 4
•Firestone Ceramics v. Court of Appeals - 334 SCRA 465
•Fortich v. Corona - 312 SCRA 751

Section 5
Judicial review:

 Marbury v. Madison - 1 Cranch 137 (1803)

 Tan v. Macapagal - 43 SCRA 678
 Pacu v. Secretary of Education - 97 Phil. 806
 Gonzales v. Marcos - 65 SCRA 624
 Telecommunications and Broadcast Attorneys v. Comelec - 289 SCRA 537

Judicial review: locus standi

 Tolentino v. Secretary of Finance - 235 SCRA 630

 Solicitor General v. Metropolitan Manila Authority - 204 SCRA 837
 Joya v. PCGG - 225 SCRA 568
 Macasiano v. National Housing Authority - 224 SCRA 236
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  Mariano, Jr. v. Comelec - 242 SCRA 211
 Oposa v. Factoran, Jr. - 224 SCRA 792
 Kilosbayan v. Guingona, Jr. - 232 SCRA 110
 Tatad v. Garcia, Jr. - 243 SCRA 436
 Kilosbayan v. Morato - 246 SCRA 540
 Gonzalez v. Narvasa - 337 SCRA 733
 Bayan v. Executive Secretary - 342 SCRA 449

Political Questions:

 Marcos v. Manglapus - 177 SCRA 688

 Daza v. Singson - 180 SCRA 496
 Jeffrey Liang v. People - 355 SCRA 125

Rule-making power

 Bustos v. Lucero - 81 Phil 648

 In re Cunanan - 94 Phil. 534
 Javellana v. Department of Interior - 212 SCRA 475
 Maniago v. Court of Appeals - 253 SCRA 674
 Fabian v. Desierto - 295 SCRA 470
Section 6
Supervision of courts

 Maceda v. Vasquez - 221 SCRA 464

 People v. Gacott, Jr. - 246 SCRA 52
 Judge Fuentes v. Ombudsman - 368 SCRA 36
 Judge Caoibis v. Ombudsman - 361 SCRA 395

Section 10
Salary of Justices and Judges

 Nitafan v. Commissioner on Internal Revenue - 152 SCRA 284

Section 11
Security of tenure

 Vargas v. Rilloraza - 80 Phil 297 (1948)

 De La Llana v. Alba - 112 SCRA 294

Section 14
"Decisions" and "petitions," "minute resolutions."

 Air France v. Carrascoso - 18 SCRA 155

 Valdez v. Court of Appeals - 194 SCRA 360
 People v. Lizada - 396 SCRA 62

Section 15
•Court Adminsitrator v. Quianola - 317 SCRA 37
•Re: Problem of Delays in Cases before the Sandiganbayan - 370 SCRA 658
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 Article IX
Constitutional Commissions

Section 6
Rules of procedure

 Aruelo, Jr. v. Court of Appeals - 227 SCRA 311

Judicial Review

 Cua v. Comelec - 156 SCRA 582

 Mison v. COA - 187 SCRA 445
 Paredes v. Comelec - 127 SCRA 653
 Mateo v. Court of Appeals - 247 SCRA 284

Section 7
 Filipino Engineering and Machine Shop v. Ferrer - 135 SCRA 25
 Saligumba v. Court of Appeals - 117 SCRA 669
 Philippine Telegraph and Telephone Corp. v. COA -146 SCRA 602
•Ambil v. Comelec - 344 SCRA 358
•Dumayas, Jr. v. Comelec - 357 SCRA 358

Section 8
A. Civil Service Commission ("CSC")

 NASECO v. National Labor Relations Commission - 168 SCRA 122

 MWSS v. Hernandez - 143 SCRA 602
 CSC v. Salas - 274 SCRA 414
 Samson v. Court of Appeals - 145 SCRA 654
 Hernandez v. Villegas - 14 SCRA 544
 Achacoso v. Macaraig - 195 SCRA 235
 Briones v. Osmeña - 104 Phil. 588
 Mayor v. Macaraig - 194 SCRA 672
 Binamira v. Garrucho, Jr. - 188 SCRA 154
 Borres v. Court of Appeals - 153 SCRA 120
 Luego v. CSC- 143 SCRA 327
 Santiago, Jr. v. CSC - 178 SCRA 733
 Astraquillo V. Manglapus - 190 SCRA 280
 Grino v. CSC - 190 SCRA 458
 SSS Employees v. Court of Appeals - 175 SCRA 686
 Aquino v. CSC - 208 SCRA 240
 Blaquera et al. V. CSC - 226 SCRA 278
 PNOC v. NLRC - 222 SCRA 831
 Lapinid v. CSC - 197 SCRA 106
 De la Cruz v. Court of Appeals - 305 SCRA 303
 Saduete v. Municipality of Surigao - 72 Phil. 485
 Peralta v. Mathay - 38 SCRA 296
 Santos v. Court of Appeals - 345 SCRA 553

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 B. Comelec

 Brilliantes v. Yorac - 192 SCRA 358

 Cayetano v. Monsod - 201 SCRA 296
 Pangilinan v. Comelec - 228 SCRA 36
 Sarmiento v. Comelec - 212 SCRA 307
 Flores v. Comelec - 184 SCRA 484
 Galido v. Comelec - 193 SCRA 78
 People v. Hon. Delgado - 189 SCRA 715
 People v. Judge Inting - 187 SCRA 788
 Corpus v. Tanodbayan - 149 SCRA 281
 People v. Basilla - 179 SCRA 87
 Tan v. Comelec - 237 SCRA 353
 Reyes v. Regional Trial Court - 244 SCRA 41
 Salazar v. Comelec - 184 SCRA 433
 Sanidad v. Comelec - 181 SCRA 529

C. Commission on Audit ("COA")

 Dingdong v. Guingona, Jr. - 162 SCRA 782

 Danville Maritime, Inc. v. Coa - 175 SCRA 701
 Philippine Operations, Inc. v. Auditor General - 94 Phil. 868
 Insurance Company of North America v. Republic - 21 SCRA 40
 Ramos v. Aquino - 39 SCRA 256
 Blue Bar Coconut Philippines v. Tantuico - 163 SCRA 716
 National Housing Authority v. COA - 226 SCRA 55
 Mamaril v. Domingo - 227 SCRA 206
 Sambeli v. Province of Isabela - 210 SCRA 80
 Osmeña v. COA - 230 SCRA 585
 Osmeña v. COA - 238 SCRA 463
 Bustamante v. COA - 216 SCRA 134
 Orocio v. COA - 213 SCRA 109
 Caltex Philippines v. COA - 208 SCRA 726

Article X
Local Government

Section 2
Local autonomy

 San Juan v. CSC - 196 SCRA 69

 Laguna Lake Development Authority v. Court of Appeals - 231 SCRA 292
 Basco v. PAGCOR - 197 SCRA 52
 Magtajas v. Pryce Properties - 234 SCRA 255
 Phil. Petroleum Corp. v. Municipality of Pililla - 198 SCRA 82
 Lina, Jr. v. Pa o - 364 SCRA 76
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Section 3
Local Government Code

 Sanchez v. Comelec - 227 SCRA 100

 Garcia v. Comelec - 227 SCRA 100

Section 4
General supervision

 Drilon v. Mayor Lim - 235 SCRA 135

 Ganzon v. Court of Appeals - 200 SCRA 271

Section 5
•Manila Electric v. Province of Laguna - 306 SCRA 750

Section 6
•Pimentel v. Aguirre - 336 SCRA 201

Section 8
 Borja v. Comelec- 295 SCRA 157
 Lonzanida v. Comelec - 311 SCRA 602
 Adormeo v. Comelec - 376 SCRA 90
 Socrates v. Comelec - 391 SCRA 453
 David v. Comelec - 271 SCRA 90

Section 9
Local sectoral representatives

 Supangan, Jr. v. Santos - 189 SCRA 56

Section 10
Creation of political units

 Tan v. Comelec - 142 SCRA 727

 Padilla, Jr. v. Comelec - 214 SCRA 335

Section 11
•MMDA v. Bel-Air Village - 328 SCRA 836

Section 12
Classification of cities

 Abella v. Comelec - 201 SCRA 253

Section 14
 Cordillera Broad Coalition v. COA - 181 SCRA 495

Section 18
Creation of autonomous region

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  Abbas v. Comelec - 179 SCRA 287
 Leonor v. Cordillera Bodong Administration - 194 SCRA 101
 Cordillera Broad Coalition v. COA - 181 SCRA 495

Section 20

•Pandi v. Court of Appeals - 380 SCRA 436

Article XI
Accountability of Public Officers

Section 1
Public office a public trust

 Hipolito v. Mergas - 195 SCRA 6

Section 3
Impeachment

 Romulo v. Yñiguez - 141 SCRA 203

 In re Gonzales - 160 SCRA 771

Section 4
The Sandiganbayan

 Nuñez v. Sandiganbayan - 111 SCRA 433

 Mayor Lecaroz v. Sandiganbayan - 128 SCRA 324

Section 7
The Ombudsman and the Tanodbayan

 Zaldivar v. Sandiganbayan - 160 SCRA 843

 Quimpo v. Tanodbayan - 146 SCRA 137

Section 12
Power to investigate

 Deloso v. Domingo - 191 SCRA 545

Section 13
Powers of the Ombudsman

 Cruz, Jr. v. Sandiganbayan - 194 SCRA 474

 Buenaseda v. Flavier - 226 SCRA 645
 Natividad v. Felix - 229 SCRA 681
 Concerned Officials of MWSS v. Vasquez - 240 SCRA 502
 Lastimosa v. Vasquez - 243 SCRA 497
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  Almonte v. Vasquez - 244 SCRA 286
 Raro v. Sandiganbayan - 335 SCRA 581

Section 18

Allegiance of public officers

 Caasi v. Court of Appeals - 191 SCRA 229

Article XII
National Economy and Patrimony

Section 2
Alienation of natural resources

 Santa Rosa Mining Co. v. Leido, Jr. - 156 SCRA 1

 San Miguel Corporation v. Court of Appeals - 185 SCRA 722

Utilization of natural resources

 Miners Association v. Factoran, Jr. - 240 SCRA 100

Section 3
Director of Lands

 Director of Lands v. Judge Aquino - 192 SCRA 296

 Republic v. Court of Appeals - 160 SCRA 228

Right of corporations to acquire land

 Director of Lands v. Intermediate Appellate Court - 146 SCRA 509

Section 8
Aliens and private lands

 Ramirez v. Vda. De Ramirez - 111 SCRA 704, 712

 Republic v. Court of Appeals - 235 SCRA 567
 Cheesman v. Intermediate Appellate Court - 193 SCRA 93
 Halili v. Court of Appeals - 287 SCRA 465

Section 10
Foreign investment

 Garcia v. BOI - 191 SCRA 288

 Manila Prince Hotel v. GSIS - 267 SCRA 408
Section 11

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 Public utilities

 Albano v. Reyes - 175 SCRA 264

 Tatad v. Garcia, Jr. - 243 SCRA 436
 Telecommunications and Broadcast Attorneys v. Comelec - 289 SCRA 337

Section 12

 Tañada v. Angara - 272 SCRA 18

Section 16
Formation of private corporations

 National Development Co. v. Philippine Veterans Bank

- 192 SCRA 257

Section 18
Telephone interconnections

 Republic v. PLDT - 26 SCRA 620

 PLDT v. NTC and Cellcom, Inc. (ETCI) - 190 SCRA 717
Section 19

 Tatad v. Secretary of Energy - 281 SCRA 330

Article XVI
General Provisions

Section 3
State immunity from suit

 Metran v. Paredes - 79 Phil. 819

 National Airports Corp. v. Teodoro - 91 Phil. 203
 CAA v. Court of Appeals - 167 SCRA 28
 Santos v. Santos - 92 Phil. 281
 Philrock v. Board of Liquidators - 180 SCRA 171
 Republic v. Feliciano - 148 SCRA 424
 Mobil v. Customs Arrastre Service - 185 SCRA 1120
 Syquia v. Almeda Lopez - 84 Phil. 312
 Traders Royal Bank v. Court of Appeals - 192 SCRA 305
 Festejo v. Fernando - 94 Phil. 504
 Ministerio v. CFI - 40 SCRA 464
 Del Mar v. Philippine Veterans Administration - 51 SCRA 340
 Carabao, Inc. v. Agricultural Productivity Commission - 35 SCRA 224
 Baer v. Tizon - 57 SCRA 1
 Arcega v. Court of Appeals - 66 SCRA 230
 Republic v. Purisima - 78 SCRA 470
 Santiago v. Republic - 87 SCRA 294
 Philippine National Bank v. Pabalan - 33 SCRA 505
 Rayo v. Court of First Insurance of Bulacan - 110 SCRA 456
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  Municipality of San Fernando v. Judge Firme - 195 SCRA 692
 Department of Agriculture v. NLRC - 227 SCRA 693
 PNR v. Intermediate Appellate Court - 217 SCRA 401
 Republic v. Sandoval - 220 SCRA 124

Immunity in international law

 Saunders v. Veridiano - 162 SCRA 88

 United States v. Guinto - 182 SCRA 604
 Shauf v. Court of Appeals - 191 SCRA 713
 United States v. Reyes - 219 SCRA 192
 M. H. Wykie v. Rarang - 209 SCRA 357

Section 6
National Police

 Quiloña v. General Court Martial - 206 SCRA 821

 Carpio v. Executive Secretary - 206 SCRA 290

Article XVII
Amendments or Revisions

Section 2
Initiative and Referendum

•Santiago v. Comelec - 270 SCRA 106

Section 3
Proposal of amendments

 Del Rosario v. Comelec - 35 SCRA 367

 Imbong v. Comelec - 35 SCRA 28
 Santiago v. Comelec - 270 SCRA 106
 Tolentino v. Comelec - 41 SCRA 702 (Reconsideration)

Section 4
Ratification

 Planas v. Comelec - 49 SCRA 105

 Javellana v. Executive Secretary - 50 SCRA 30
 Mitra, Jr. v. Comelec - 104 SCRA 59
 Gonzales v. Comelec - 21 SCRA 774
 Tolentino v. Comelec - 41 SCRA 702

Article XVIII
Transitory Provisions

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Section 15

•Gaminde v. COA - 347 SCRA 655

Section 16
Security of tenure

 Dario v. Mison - 176 SCRA 84

 Mendoza v. Quisumbing - 186 SCRA 108

Section 25

•Bayan v. Executive Secretary - 342 SCRA 449

Section 26
Extent of PCGG's power

 Cojuangco, Jr. v. Roxas et. al - 195 SCRA 797

 BASECO v. PCGG _ 155 SCRA 60
 Republic v. Sandiganbayan - 192 SCRA 743

Section 27
Date of effectivity of the Constitution

 De Leon v. Esguerra - 153 SCRA 602

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