POLITICAL LAW LAST MINUTE TIPSIst Ist Ist Ist Ist 6th 8th 9th oth Oth Sth 10th 10th loth 10th 10th AQUILA LEGIS FRATERNITY BAR OPERATIONS 2018 AQUILAN BAR TOPNOTCHERS Januario Soller, Jr Vicente Solis Virgilio Gesmundo Gregorio Batiller, Jr Cesareo Antonio S. Singzon, Jr Gabriel Singson Antonio Navarette Prospero Nograles Teodoro Villarmia, Jr Basilio Alo Liberador Villegas Francis Ampil William Veto Jose Reyes Redentor Salonga Arthur Soller Solon Garcia Vicente Ruaro Augusto Panlilio Marius Corpuz Nelson Victorino Luisito Baluyot Reynaldo Salutan Thaddeus Venturanza Erie David Tan Jose Brillantes Roldan Dalman Jose Jesus Laurel ‘Yves-Randolph Gonzalez Antonio Quintos Rufino Luna Sergio Apostol Adolfo Angala Arthur Cabilete Raul Cabrera Noel Sanchez Efien de Leon Ruben Cleofe Meynardo Tiro Amado Santiago Ramon Aviado, Jr Ding Concepeion Emesto Maceda, Jr Franklin Ebdalin Nicolas Gomez, Jr GiorgidiA geabao Grain Baysa-Pee 1972 1973 1977 1979 2010 1952 1987 1971 1966 1967 1971 1999 1951 1953 1960 1969 1972 1974 1975 1979 1992 1967 1980 1989 2009 1960 1975 1981 2009 1954 1955 1958 1964 1966 1968 1980 1982 1977 1952 1958 1966 1990 1956 1967 1977 1980 1999AQUILA LEGIS FRATERNITY BAR OPERATIONS 2018 Q What are the requisites for a party to avail of the writ of kalikasan? A nv There is an actual or threatened violation of the constitutional right to a balanced and healthful ecology: The actual or threatened violation arises from an unlawful act or omission of a public official or employee, or private individual or entity; and The actual or threatened violation involves or will lead to an environmental damage of such magnitude as to prejudice the life, health or Property of inhabitants in two or more: cities or provinces (Sec. 1, Rule 7, Rules of Procedure for Environmental Cases) Q Are foundlings natural-bom citizens? A: Yes. Under Article IV, Section 2, “Natural-born citizens are those who are citizens of the Philippines from birth without having to perform any act to acquire or perfect their Philippine citizenship.” In the first place, having to perform an act means that the act must be personally done by the citizen. In this instance, the determination of foundling status is done not by the child but by the authorities. The object of the process is the determination of the whereabouts of the parents, not the citizenship of the child, Lastly, the process is certainly not’ analogous to naturalization proceedings to acquire Philippine citizenship, or the election of such citizenship by one born of an alien father and a Filipino mother under the 1935 Constitution, which is an act to perfect it. [Poe-Llamanzares vy COMELEC, G.R. No. 221697 (2016)] Q Can Congress validly add qualifications for senators and district representatives aside from those provided in the Constitution? ided in the Constitution? A: No. Adding qualifications other than those provided in.the Constitution would be tantamount to amending the provisions of the Constitution which cannot be made by mere legislative enactment. Therefore, a provision of the law requiring for mandatory drug testing as an additional qualification to serve as a senator or as a member of the House was declared by the Supreme Court unconstitutional. [SJS v. Dangerous Drugs Board, G.R. No. 157870, (2010)] Q What are the kinds of appointments made by the President under Article VII of the Constitution? A BY Appointments made by an Acting President [PHIL. CONST. art. VII, §14] Appointments made by the President within two months before the next presidential elections and up to the end of his term [PHIL. CONST. art, VII, §15] Regular Appointments [PHIL. CONST. art. VII, §16] Recess or ad interim Appointments [PHIL. CONST. art. VII, §13]