CONSTITUTIONAL LAW REVIEW

Atty. Norieva de Vega

First Semester, SY 2018-2019

Article XVI
General Provisions

Section 3
State immunity from suit

 Baer v. Tizon - 57 SCRA 1

 Municipality of San Fernando v. Judge Firme - 195 SCRA 692
 Republic v. Sandoval - 220 SCRA 124
 EPG Construction v. Vigilar – 354 SCRA 566
 Minucher v. Court of Appeals – February 11, 2003
 Air Transportation Office v. Spouses Ramos - G.R. No.
159402, February 23, 2011
 Buisan v. COA and DPWH – G.R. No. 212376, January 31, 2017
 City of Bacolod v. Phuture Visions Co., Inc. – G.R. No. 190289, January
17, 2018

Immunity in international law

 Saunders v. Veridiano - 162 SCRA 88

 United States v. Guinto - 182 SCRA 604
 Shauf v. Court of Appeals - 191 SCRA 713
 United States v. Reyes - 219 SCRA 192
 M. H. Wykie v. Rarang - 209 SCRA 357
 Republic of Indonesia v. Vinzon – June 26, 2003

Section 6
National Police

 Quiloña v. General Court Martial - 206 SCRA 821

 Carpio v. Executive Secretary - 206 SCRA 290
 Mendoza v. PNP – June 21, 2005
 Kulayan v. Gov. Abdusakur – G.R. No. 187298, July 3, 2012

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Atty. Norieva de Vega
First Semester, SY 2018-2019

Article XVII
Amendments or Revisions

Section 2
Initiative and Referendum

 Santiago v. Comelec - 270 SCRA 106

 Lambino v. Comelec - October 25, 2006

Section 3
Proposal of amendments

 Del Rosario v. Comelec - 35 SCRA 367

 Imbong v. Comelec - 35 SCRA 28

Section 4
Ratification

 Planas v. Comelec - 49 SCRA 105

 Javellana v. Executive Secretary - 50 SCRA 30
 Mitra, Jr. v. Comelec - 104 SCRA 59
 Gonzales v. Comelec - 21 SCRA 774
 Tolentino v. Comelec - 41 SCRA 702

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Article XVIII
Transitory Provisions

Section 15

 Gaminde v. COA - 347 SCRA 655

Section 16
Security of tenure

 Dario v. Mison - 176 SCRA 84

 Mendoza v. Quisumbing - 186 SCRA 108

Section 25

 Bayan v. Executive Secretary - 342 SCRA 449

Section 26
Extent of PCGG's power

 Cojuangco, Jr. v. Roxas et. al - 195 SCRA 797

 BASECO v. PCGG _ 155 SCRA 60
 Republic v. Sandiganbayan - 192 SCRA 743
 Disini v. Sandiganbayan, GR No. 180564, June 22, 2010

Section 27
Date of effectivity of the Constitution

 De Leon v. Esguerra - 153 SCRA 602