Beruflich Dokumente
Kultur Dokumente
2017 BAR (A) What is the pardoning power of the President under Art. VIII, Sec. 19 of the
Constitution? Is the exercise of the power absolute?
(B) Distinguish pardon from amnesty.
2017 BAR
The President signs an agreement with his counterpart in another country involving reciprocity in
the treatment of each country's nationals residing in the other's territory. However, he does not
submit the agreement to the Senate for concurrence. Sec. 21, Art. VII of the Constitution provides
that no treaty or international agreement shall be valid and effective without such concurrence.
Is the agreement signed by the President effective despite the lack of Senate concurrence? Explain
your answer.
f) Prepare for a short quiz.
Aug. 1, 2018
a) Read: Administrative Law, Text and Cases, Hector S. De Leon, 2013 ed.
b) Read: pages 1-42, Political Law II Syllabus: Administrative Law
c) Read the following cases:
Is Section 11 of Revenue Regulation No. 17-2012 issued on authority of R.A. No. 10351,
otherwise known as the Sin Tax Reform Law of 2012?
Purisima vs. Phil. Tobacco Institute, G.R. No. 210251, Apr. 17, 2017
Does Cudia have the right to counsel not just in assisting him in the preparation for the
investigative hearing before the HC and the CRAB but in participating in said hearings?
Cudia vs. PMA, G.R. No. 211362, Feb. 24, 2015
Is the liberality of procedure in administrative actions subject to any limitation?
Can the liberal construction be applied on appeal reglementary period as in this case?
Besaga vs. Acosta, G.R. No. 194061, April 20, 2015
What is “hot tubbing” and how does the method of “hot tub” hearing work?
Were the doctrines of primary jurisdiction and exhaustion of administrative remedies
violated in this case?
ISAAA vs. Green Peace, G.R. No. 209271, Dec. 8, 2015
Did petitioners violate the doctrine of exhaustion of administrative remedies in challen-
ging before the Supreme Court the interment issue of the late Pres. Marcos at LNMB?
Ocampo vs. Enriquez, G.R. No. 225973, etc., Nov. 8, 2016.
Whether or not the CA erred in dismissing the petition for review before it due to
petitioners’ failure to exhaust administrative remedies?
Gonzales vs. Marmaine Realty, G.R. No. 214241, Jan. 13, 2016