PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

Chapters 1 to 3: Bernas

Nature of International Law

Sources of International Law

Law of Treaties

BUSSINESS ORGANIZATION
ASSIGNMENT NO. 1:
AGENCY
ARTICLES 1868 to 1883 – NATURE, FORM AND KINDS OF AGENCY
References:
➢ Civil Code of the Philippines (Codal)
➢ Any law book/author of Civil Code of the Phils. Book V (Agency and Partnership) and Book IV (Trust)
➢ Decided cases

INSURANCE
Sections 1-10, Insurance Code

CREDIT TRANSACTIONS
Prescribed Textbook - "Comments and Cases on Credit Transactions" (latest edition)
Initial Assignment Introduction and Chapters 1 and 2 (Articles 1933 to 1961)
Read the following cases:
1. Medel v CA, 299 SCRA 481
2. Eastern Shipping Lines Inc v. CA, 234 SCRA 78
3. NSBCI v. PNB, G.R. No. 148753, 30 July 2004
4. Filinvest Land, INc. v. CA, G.R. No. 138930, 10 September 2005

LABOR STANDARDS
Reference: Labor Standards by Azucena
Assignment:
1. Articles 1-39 of the Labor Code
2. Migrant Workers Act, as amended including its IRR
3. POEA Rules and Regulations (2016 version for land based workers only)
In addition to the cases cited in the book, please study the following:
1. People v Chua, March 10, 2010
2. People v. Gallo, June 29, 2010
3. Yap v. Thenamaris Ship Management, May 30, 2011
4. People v. Panis 142 SCRA 667
5. Trans Action Overseas Corporation v. DOLE Secretary, September 5, 1997
6. Republic v. Principalia Management and Personnel Consultants Inc., April 19, 2006
7. Datuman v. First Cosmopolitan Manpower, November 14, 2008
8. Stolt Nielsen Transport Group v. Medequillo, January 18, 2012
9. People v. Dela Piedra, January 24, 2011
10. Estate of Nelson Dulay v. Aboitiz Jebsen Maritime, June 13, 2012
11. Santiago v. CF Sharp Crew Management, July 10, 2007
12. Sto. Tomas v. Salac, November 13, 2012
13. Sameer Overseas Placement v. Cabille, August 5, 2014
14. Sunace International Management Service v. NLRC, January 25, 2006
15. Saudia Airlines v. Rebesencio, January 14, 2015
16. Maersk Filipinas v. Avestruz, February 18, 2015
17. IPAMS v. De Vera, March 7, 2016
18. Dohle v. Gargallo, August 17, 2016
Digest case nos. 1,3,5,13,14,15,16,17 and 18.
(Handwritten, please use yellow paper, blue or black pen only- thanks)
Happy Holidays!!!!

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW
I. General Principles
A. Corporation
1. Definition, Classification
2. Criterion to determine Public Corporation
3. 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/Research via internet: (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).
B. Principles of Local Autonomy
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)
2. Power of the President over LGUs (Sec. 4, Art. X 1987 Constitution)
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