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UNIVERSITY OF ST. LA SALLE

BACOLOD CITY
Statutory Construction SY 2011(IST SEM)
Fiscal. Ma. Theresa B. Ditching
Professor
TO: ALL STUDENTS (JD) IN STATUTOY CONSTUCTION
1. BOOKS RECOMMENDED/REFERENCES:
Statutory Construction
by: RUBEN E. APALO
RUPERTO MARTIN

!OSE !ESUS . LAUREL

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Instructions:
Re5$#re-: 1. individual case digest that may be assigned
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-$r#'3 %(e re3$&)r *&)ss sess#o'.

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RADIN SYSTEM : MIDTERM ;29:
ENDTERM ; 29:
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SUMMAY*OUTLINE O+ TO,ICS
-ENEAL ,INCI,LES
STATUTOY CONSTUCTION O JUDICIAL LE-ISLATION
LITEAL CONSTUCTION
E.ECUTI/E CONSTUCTION
SU0JECTS O+ CONSTUCTION
INTE,ETATION O+ S,ECI+IC TY,ES O+ STATUTES
,ATICULA LATIN ULES
CONSTUCTION O+ 1ODS AND ,2ASES
S,ECIAL O -ENEAL (LA1)
E.TENAL AIDS
,ESUM,TIONS
E,EALS
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Below are your Case Assignments - note : be able to discuss extensively
principles in Statutory Construction related to the given list of cases
,AT I& INTODUCTION: SLIDE*,O1E ,OINT ,ESENTATION
I& -ENEAL ,INCI,LES
+un"a3!nta$ Conc!4ts
+un"a3!nta$ an" 0asic u$!s
A& D!%inition CONSTUCTION /S INTE,ETATION
- Ca$t!5 (,#i$i44in!s) Inc& 6s& ,a$o3ar 17 SCA 289
0& Natur! o% t#! u$!s in Statutory Construction
: ,C+I 6s& NTC an" ,LDT 12; SCA 7;8 (1<7=)
1=1 SCA 200 (1<78)
C& u$! on A3>i(uity
: N+I 6s& EISMA 129 SCA 81<
: Dao:An( /s& Munici4a$ Ju"(! o% San Nico$as
1;< SCA =?<
D& On L!(is$ati6! Int!r4r!tation
: En"!ncia 6s& Da6i" <= ,#i$& ?<?
E& On E5!cuti6! Construction
:a3os 6s& CI
-& No& L:229;=@ D!c!3>!r 17@ 1<?9
: ,A+LU 6s& 0L 92 SCA =<?
:,A1U 6s@ NLC 10? SCA 888
:I0AA E34$oy!!sA Union 6s& Incion( 1=2 SCA ??=
:C#art!r!" 0an' E34$oy!!sA Association 6s& O4$!@
1=7 SCA 29=
:Or!ncia 6s& Enri$! ;; SCA ;70
+& On Ju"icia$ Int!r4r!tation
: Sy Bion( 6s& Sar3i!nto@ <0 ,#i$& 8=8
: +$or!sca 6s& ,#i$!5 Minin(@ 1=; SCA 182
,AT II
I& LE-ISLATI/E INTENT
: Ais4orna 6s& CA an" ,!o4$!@ 11= SCA 8;<
:C#ina 0an' 6s& Ort!(a 8< SCA =;;
: ,rasni' 6s& !4u>$ic <7 ,#i$& ??;
:,!o4$! 6s& Conc!4cion 88 ,#i$ 12?
:D! J!sus 6s& City o% Mani$a 2< ,#i$& 9=
: !(a$a"o 6s& Yu$o ?1 ,#i$ 19=
2
II& Lit!ra$ Construction
: A>!$$ana 6s& Mara6! ;9 SCA 10?
On Construction o% Statut!s
: ,!r%!cto 6s& M!!r 7; ,#i$& ;;2 or
: En"!ncia 6s& Da6i" <= ,#i$& ?<?
: NITA+AN 6s& CI 1;2 SCA 278
III& SU0JECTS O+ CONSTUCTION
A& Constitution*Statut!
: A($i4ay 6s& uiC ?8 ,#i$& 201 (,r!a3>$!)
: Ayson 6s& ,ro6incia$ 0oar" =< ,#i$& <=1 (On! su>D!ct >i$$)
: Su3u$on( 6s& COMELEC 9= ,#i$& 2;9
(,ractica$ rat#!r t#an T!c#nica$
Construction o% Su>D!ct)
: ,!o4$! 6s& Ec#a6!C <; SCA ??= (1#!r!as C$aus!)
0& ,u>$ication !Euir!3!nt
: Tana"a 6s& Tu6!ra 1=? SCA 29 (1<7;)
Tana"a 6s& Tu6!ra 18? SCA 88? (1<7?)
C& Casco ,#i$& C#!3ica$ Co&@ Inc& 6s@ -i3!n!C@ - No& 19<=1@ +!>ruary 27@ 1<?=@ 9 SCA
=89 < o' e'ro&&e- b#&&
D& Astor(a 6s& /i$$!(as@ -& No& 2=89;@ A4ri$ =0 1<98@;? SCA 918 F effe*% of %(e
4#%(-r)4)& of )$%(e'%#*)%#o' #' ) b#&&
E& ,!o4$ 6s& ,urisi3a -& No& 820;0@ No6& 20@ 1<97@ ;? SCA ;82 < o' %(e Pre)0b&e of )
Pres#-e'%#)& De*ree
+& /ictorias Mi$$in( Co&@ Inc& 6& Socia$ S!curity Co33ission@ 118 ,#i$ ;;; < effe*% of %(e
r$&es )'- re3$&)%#o's #ss$e- by e7e*$%#/e or )-0#'#s%r)%#/e off#*ers+ re5$#s#%es.
-& C#ina 0an'in( Cor4oration 6s Court o% A44!a$s@ 2?; SCA =29 (1<<?)
; o' s%)%$%e /s+ )-0#'#s%r)%#/e re3$&)%#o's
2& Dri$on 6s& Li3@ 2=; SCA 1=;@ 10 (<8) < .res$0.%#o' of *o's%#%$%#o')&#%y
I& Int!(rat!" 0ar 6s& Ga3ora@ ==7 SCA 71 (2000) F o' &o*$s s%)'-#
J& Or"inanc!
8
:,ri3icias 6s& Munici4a$ity o% Ur"an!ta@ ,an(asinan
<= SCA 8?2
B& LOCAL -O/ENMENT F (rant o% 4o)!r to $oca$ (o6!rn3!nt
; City of Manila, Hon. Mayor Alfredo Lim, et al vs HON. PERFECTO A.S.
LAG!O, "R , et al #G.R. No. $$%$&'. A(ril $&, &))*+ , on -eneral .elfare #NE/
RLE , more li0eral in vie. of t1e ena2tment of Lo2al A3tonomy A2t, Lo2al
Government Code of $44$+
; 53imsin- vs La21i2a, $$& P1il $$) #$46$+ , -rant of (o.er 2onstr3ed stri2tly
a-ainst lo2al -ovenrment, in favor of national -overnment 7OL8 RLE9
Int!r4r!tation o% S4!ci%ic Ty4!s o% Statut!s:
1. ,!na$ Statut!s
: Us& /s& A>a" Santos =? ,#i$& 28= or
,!o4$! 6s ,urisi3a 7? SCA ;82
2. Ta5 La)s
: S!r%ino 6s& Court o% Ta5 A44!a$s 1;8 SCA 1<
: Co33& O% Custo3s 6s& ,#i$i44in! Ac!ty$!n! Co&@ Inc&@ =< SCA 90
3. La>or La)s
- Mana#an 6s& E34$oy3!nt Co34!nsation Co33ission
108 SCA 1<7
: /i $$a6!rt 6s& E34$oy!!sA Co34!nsation Co33ission
110 SCA 2==
4. Insuranc! La)
- Ty 6s& +irst Nationa$ Sur!ty an" Assuranc! Co&@Inc&
1 SCA 1=28
- ,anaton 6s& Ma$ayan Insuranc! Co&@ Inc&
2 CA !4ort 97=
5. Cor4orat! La)
- 2o3! Insuranc! Co&@ 6s& East!rn S#i44in( Lin!s
12= SCA 82; (1<7=)
A(rarian !%or3 La)s
: -u!rr!ro 6s& CA 182 SCA 1=? (1<7?)
6. Natura$iCation $a)
: Co 6s& r!4u>$ic 107 ,#i$& 2?;
: /!$asco 6s& !4u>$ic 107 ,#i$& 2=8
: L!! C#o 6s& !4u>$ic 10? ,#i$& 99;
6
7. u$!s o% Court
- 0!$$o 6s& CA ;? SCA ;0<
- Lacsa3ana 6s& IAC
18= SCA ?8= (1<7?)
- A>!$$ana 6s& Mara6! ;9 SCA 10?
8. E54ro4riation La)*i(#t o% E3in!nt Do3ain
- City o% Mani$a 6s& C#in!s! Co33unity
80 ,#i$ 88
D!>tor ,rot!ction La)s
- Ja6!$$ana 6s& Miraso$ 80 ,#i$ 9?1
9. E$!ction La)s
- /i$$anu!6a 6s& COMELEC
180 SCA =;2
(1<7;)
: ,urisi3a 6s& Sa$on((a@ 1; SCA 908
: T!cson 6s& COMELEC ( on Eua$i%ication) @ - No& ;28;1@ Marc# =1@ 1<71@ 10=
SCA ?91
1. 1i$$s
- Ta34oy 6s& A$>!rastin!
109 ,#i$& 100
: Uy CoEu! 6s Siosa 8= 4#i$ 80;
11. ADO,TION !"#"$"%!
- Duncan 6s& Court o% +irst Instanc! o% iCa$@ -& No& =0;9?@ +!> 10@ 1<9?@ ?< SCA
2<7
O0LI-ATIONS AND CONTACTS
- ,2ILI,,INE /I-INIA TO0ACCO /S& -ONGALES <2 SCA 172
,AT III& ,ATICULA ULES ON CONSTUCTION (Latin Ma5i3s): NOTE:
STATE T2E -ENEAL ,INCI,LES AND ITS E.CE,TIONS@ I+ ANY:
A& /E0A LE-IS
- I0AA E34$oy!!sA Union 6s& Incion(
1=2 SCA ??=
- MATIN /S& NACIANCENO@ 1< ,2IL 2=7
0& ATIO LE-IS

- /i$$anu!6a 6s& COMELEC
("iss!ntin( o4inion o% Justic! AEuino)
180 SCA =;=@ =;<
=
C& MENS LE-ISLATOES
: ,rasni' 6s& !4u>$ic <7 ,#i$& ??;
- Mata>u!na 6s& C!r6ant!s
=7 SCA 278
D& DUA LE. SED LE.
:,!o4$! 6s& Macaran"an(
10? ,#i$& 91;
:,!o4$! 6s& Ma4a
20 SCA 11?8
:,!o4$! 6s& Santayana
98 SCA 2;
E& E.,ESSIO UNIOS EST E.CLUSIO ALTEIUS
: !4u>$ic 6s& Est!nCo
<< SCA ?;1
:Acosta 6s& +$or
; ,#i$ 17

- G.R. No. $:;&$: "3ly &), $444
ROMEO ". GAM<OA, "R. vs. MARCELO AG!RRE, "R., ET AL
-
+& EJUSDEM -ENEIS
- Mutuc 6s& COMELEC
=? SCA 227
:-otiaco 6s& Union Insuranc! Soci!ty o% Cani$on 80 ,#i$& 80
: ,!o4$! 6s& Ec#a6!C <; SCA ??=
: US 6s& Sto & Nino 1= ,#i$& 181
:o3an Cat#o$ic Arc#>is#o4 o% Mani$a 6s Socia$ S!curity Syst!3
1 SCA 10
-& CASUS OMISSUS : ,!o4$! 6s& Manantan ; SCA ?78
: Lo4!C 6s& CA 100 ,#i$& 7;0
2& NOSCITU A SOCIIS
- Sancian(co 6s& ono
1=9 SCA ?91
- Ca$t!5 (,#i$) 6s& ,a$o3ar
17 SCA 289
I& U0I LE. NON DISTIN-UIT@ NEC NOS DISTIN-UEE DE0EMUS H)#!r! t#! $a)
"o!s not "istin(uis# 4& 1<9@ 1<< @a(4a$o
- SSS 6s& City o% 0aco$o"@ - No& =;92?@ Ju$y 21@ 1<72@ 11; SCA 812
- Co$(at! ,a$3o$i6! ,#i$s& Inc& 6s -i3!n!C -& No@& 18979@ Jan&& 27@ 1<?1 1 SCA 2?9
J& STAE DECISIS Ha(4a$oI
- Bo44!$ (,#i$&)@ Inc& 6s& Yatco@ 99 ,#i$ 8<? H1<8?I
- ,!o4$! 6s& Maca"a!( <1 ,#i$& 810@ H1<;2I
B& IN ,AI MATEIA 4& 2?7@ a(4a$o
>
- +$or!s 6s& San ,!"ro@ 102 ,2IL& 88 H1<;9I
- City o% Na(a 6s& A(na@ - No& =?08< May =1@ 1<9? @ 91 SCA 19?
CONSTUCTION O+ 1ODS AND ,2ASES
1& MAY an" S2ALL
- Ca4ati 6s& Oca34o 11= SCA 9<< H1<72I
- 0asiana 6s Luna 10= SCA 8< H1<71I
2& DISJUNCTI/E an" CONJUNCTI/E 1ODS
- ,!o4$! 6s Martin@ - No& ==879@ May =1@ 1<91@ =< SCA 8=0 ("isDuncti6! )
- Trini"a" 6s 0!r3u"!C @ -& No& 2;22=@ May 1<@ 1<91@ =< SCA 1 (conDuncti6!)
=& SU,LASA-ES
- D!3a%i$is 6s COMELEC@ - NO& L:27=7?@ D!c!3>!r 2<@ 2<79
On ,UNCTUATIONS 4 108@ 3artin
- US 6s& 2AT 2? ,2IL 18<

8& S,ECIAL an" -ENEAL
- 0A-ATSIN- 6s AMIEG 98 SCA =0?
- TEOTICO 6s& CITY O+ MANILA 22 SCA 2?9
;& ,ESUM,TION A-AINST UNCONSTITUTIONALITY 4& 129 @ 1=1 3artin

- ,AMIL 6s& 2ON& TELEON - NO& L:=87;8@ No6!3>!r 20@ 2<97
- -o6t& o% t#! ,#i$& /s Munici4a$ity o% 0inan(onan@ 2; ,#i$ ;17
?& IM,LIED E,EALS NOT +A/OED 4& 191 @ 19=@ 3artin
- /i$$!(as 6s Su>i"o @ !t a$ - NO& L:2812 J L:2808 AU-UST <@ 1<?;
- /i$$!(as 6s Su>i"o - NO& L:=1911@ S!4t!3>!r =0@ 1<91
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