"If the two eventually fell in love, despite the disparity in their ages and academic levels, this

only
lends substance to the truism that the heart has reasons of its own which reason does not know."
CHUAQUAvs.CLAVE,G.R.No.49549August30,1990
This is blog admin's all-time favorite quote :)

"Social justice is neither communism, nor despotism, nor atomism, nor anarchy,
but the humanization of laws and the equalization of social and economic forces
by the State so that justice in its rational and objectively secular conception may
at least be approximated. Social justice means the promotion of the welfare of all
the people, the adoption by the Government of measures calculated to ensure
economic stability of all the component elements of society, through the
maintenance of a proper economic and social equilibrium in the interrelations of
the members of the community, constitutionally, through the adoption of
measures legally justifiable, or extra-constitutionally, through the exercise of
powers underlying the existence of all governments on the time-honored
principle of salus populi est supremo lex."
CALALANGvs.WILLIAMS,G.R.No.47800.December2,1940
The Court feels that it is not enough to simply invoke the right to quality
education as a guarantee of the Constitution: one must show that he is entitled to
it because of his preparation and promise.
DepEdvs.SANDIEGO,G.R.No.89572December21,1989
Retirement laws should be interpreted liberally in favor of the retiree because
their intention is to provide for his sustenance, and hopefully even comfort, when
he no longer has the stamina to continue earning his livelihood. After devoting
the best years of his life to the public service, he deserves the appreciation of a
grateful government as best concretely expressed in a generous retirement
gratuity commensurate with the value and length of his services. That generosity
is the least he should expect now that his work is done and his youth is gone.
Even as he feels the weariness in his bones and glimpses the approach of the
lengthening shadows, he should be able to luxuriate in the thought that he did his
task well, and was rewarded for it.
-Santiagov.COA,G.R.No.92284,July12,1991;
citedinBengzonv.Drilon,G.R.No.103524April15,1992

Statistics never lie, but lovers often do, quipped a sage. This sad truth has
unsettled many a love transformed into matrimony. Any sort of deception
between spouses, no matter the gravity, is always disquieting.
Antoniov.Reyes,G.R.No.155800,March10,2006
Marital union is a two-way process. An expressive interest in each other's feelings at a time it is
needed by the other can go a long way in deepening the marital relationship. Marriage is definitely
not for children but for two consenting adults who view the relationship with love amor gignit

amorem, respect, sacrifice and a continuing commitment to compromise, conscious of its value
as a sublime social institution.
ChiMingTsoiv.CourtofAppealsandGinaLaoTsoi,
GRNo.119190,January16,1997
Love happens to everyone. It is dubbed to be boundless as it goes beyond the expectations
people tagged with it. In love, age does matter. People love in order to be secure that one will
share his/her life with another and that he/she will not die alone. Individuals who are in love had
the power to let love grow or let love die it is a choice one had to face when love is not the love
he/she expected.
PadillaRumbauav.Rumbaua,G.R.No.166738,August14,2009
We cannot castigate a man for seeking out the partner of his dreams, for marriage is a sacred and
perpetual bond which should be entered into because of love, not for any other reason.
Figueroav.Barranco,Jr.,SBCCaseNo.519,July31,1997

The nuptial vows which solemnly intone the matrimonial promise of love (f)or
better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in health, till death do
us part, are sometimes easier said than done, for many a marital union
figuratively ends on the reefs of matrimonial shoals. In the case now before us
for appellate review, the marriage literally ended under circumstances which the
criminal law, disdainful of romanticism, bluntly calls the felony of parricide.
PeopleofthePhilippinesvs.RubenTakbobo,GRNo.102984,30June1993
The Court, like all well-meaning persons, has no desire to dash romantic fancies,
yet in the exercise of its duty, is all too willing when necessary to raise the wall
that tears Pyramus and Thisbe asunder.
ConcernedEmployeevs.GlendaEspirituMayor,AMNo.P021564,23November2004
In our criminal justice system, what is important is, not whether the court entertains doubts about
the innocence of the accused since an open mind is willing to explore all possibilities, but
whether it entertains a reasonable, lingering doubt as to his guilt. For, it would be a serious
mistake to send an innocent man to jail where such kind of doubt hangs on to ones inner being,
like a piece of meat lodged immovable between teeth.

Lejanovs.People/Peoplevs.Webb,G.R.No.176389/G.R.No.176864,Dec.14,2010
The relation at the bar to the courts is a peculiar and intimate relationship. The
bar is an attache of the courts. The quality of justice dispensed by the courts
depends in no small degree upon the integrity of its bar. An unfaithful bar may
easily bring scandal and reproach to the administration of justice and bring the
courts themselves into disrepute.
citedinInRe:ALBINOCUNANAN,ETAL.,March18,1954

The days of the secret laws and the unpublished decrees are over. This is once again an open
society, with all the acts of the government subject to public scrutiny and available always to
public cognizance. This has to be so if our country is to remain democratic, with sovereignty
residing in the people and all government authority emanating from them.

TAADAvsTUVERA,G.R.No.L63915December29,1986
Certainly, the rule of stare decisis is entitled to respect because stability in
jurisprudence is desirable. Nonetheless, reverence for precedent, simply as
precedent, cannot prevail when constitutionalism and the public interest demand
otherwise. Thus, a doctrine which should be abandoned or modified should be
abandoned or modified accordingly. After all, more important than anything else
is that this Court should be right.
-OlaguervsMilitaryCommission,G.R.No.L54558May22,1987
Hence, a judge's official conduct and his behavior in the performance of judicial
duties should be free from the appearance of impropriety and must be beyond
reproach. One who occupies an exalted position in the administration of justice
must pay a high price for the honor bestowed upon him, for his private as well as
his official conduct must at all times be free from the appearance of impropriety.
Because appearance is as important as reality in the performance of judicial
functions, like Caesar's wife, a judge must not only be pure but also beyond
suspicion. A judge has the duty to not only render a just and impartial decision,
but also render it in such a manner as to be free from any suspicion as to its
fairness and impartiality, and also as to the judge's integrity. "It is obvious,
therefore, that while judges should possess proficiency in law in order that they
can competently construe and enforce the law, it is more important that they
should act and behave in such a manner that the parties before them should have
confidence in their impartiality."
-Joaquinvs.Javellana[A.M.No.RTJ001601.November13,2001]
We take this opportunity to reaffirm our concern for the lowly worker who, often at the mercy of
his employers, must look up to the law for his protection. Fittingly, that law regards him with
tenderness and even favor and always with faith and hope in his capacity to help in shaping the
nation's future. It is error to take him for granted. He deserves our abiding respect. How society
treats him will determine whether the knife in his hands shall be a caring tool for beauty and
progress or an angry weapon of defiance and revenge. The choice is obvious, of course. If we
cherish him as we should, we must resolve to lighten "the weight of centuries" of exploitation and
disdain that bends his back but does not bow his head.

-CebuRoyalPlantvs.TheHonorableDeputyMinisterofLabor,G.R.No.L58639,August
12,1987
Marriage is something more than a mere contract. It is a new relation, the rights, duties, and obligations of
which rest not upon the agreement of the parties but upon the general law which defines and prescribes
those rights, duties, and obligations. Marriage is an institution, in the maintenance of which in its purity the
public is deeply interested. It is a relation for life and the parties cannot terminate it at any shorter period by
virtue of any contract they may make. The reciprocal rights arising from this relation, so long as it continues,
are such as the law determines from time to time, and none other. When the legal existence of the parties is
merged into one by marriage, the new relation is regulated and controlled by the state or government upon

principles of public policy for the benefit of society as well as the parties. (Eloisa Goitia vs. Jose Campos
Rueda,G.R. No. 11263, November 2, 1916)

Refusal of a husband to make love to his wife on their wedding night and for 10 months thereafter
constitutes psychological incapacity, the ground for annulment of marriage. Love is useless unless it is
shared with another. (Chi Ming Tsoi vs. Court of Appeals, et al., G.R. No. 119190, January 16, 1997)

Homosexuality per se is only a ground for legal separation. It is its concealment that serves as a valid
ground to annul a marriage. (Manuel G. Almelor vs. RTC of Las Pias City, et al., G.R. No. 179620, August 26,
2008)

Irreconcilable differences, sexual infidelity or perversion, emotional immaturity and irresponsibility, and the
like, do not by themselves amount to psychological incapacity, the ground for annulment of marriage.
(Ricardo P. Toring vs. Teresita M. Toring, et al., G.R. No. 165321, August 3, 2010)

An illegitimate child is under the sole parental authority of the mother. In the exercise of that authority, she is
entitled to keep the child in her company. (Joey D. Briones vs. Maricel P. Miguel, et al., G.R. No. 156343,
October 18, 2004)

An illegitimate child who is not recognized by the father bears only a given name and his mother's surname,
and does not have a middle name. (Republic v. Capote, G.R. No. 157043, February 2, 2007)

There is no law regulating the use of a middle name. Even the Family Code is silent as to what middle name a
child may use. (In the Matter of the Adoption of Stephanie Nathy Astorga Garcia, G.R. No. 148311, March 31,
2005)

A man who underwent sex reassignment surgery cannot have his gender in his birth certificate changed
from male to female. (Rommel Jacinto Dantes Silverio vs. Republic of the Phil., G.R. No. 174689, October
19, 2007)

A girl who biologically develops male characteristics in adolescence may have entries in her birth certificate
changed -- from Jennifer to Jeff and from female to male. (Republic of the Phil. vs. Jennifer B.
Cagandahan, G.R. No. 166676, September 12, 2008)
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