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DELEGATION OF POWERS
ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES
TO
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undue
Ruling:
There is no undue deleagation of
legislative power. Commonwealth Act
548 does not confer legislative powers to
the Director of Public Works.
The
authority conferred upon them and under
which they promulgated the rules and
regulations now complained of is not to
determine what public policy demands
but merely to carry out the legislative
policy laid down by the National
Assembly in said Act, to wit, to promote
safe transit upon and avoid obstructions
on, roads and streets designated as
national roads by acts of the National
Assembly or by executive orders of the
President of the Philippines and to close
them temporarily to any or all classes of
traffic whenever the condition of the
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FACTS
-
DECISION
1. R.A. No. 51 is constitutional. It is
not illegal delegation of legislative
power to the executive as argued
by petitioner but a mandate for the
President to streamline GOCCs
operation.
2. Executive Order 93 is valid because
it was promulgated within the 1
year period given.
3. Petition for review DISMISSED with
costs
PANGASINAN TRANS. CO. v.
SERVICE COM
LOVINA v. MORENO
PELAEZ v. AUDITOR GENERAL
PUBLIC
SEPARATION OF POWERS
Manila Electric Company v. Pasay
Transportation Company, Inc.,
Facts:
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Facts:
Administrative complaint filed by one Paz
M. Garcia against the Honorable Catalino
Macaraig, Jr., formerly Judge of the Court
of First Instance of Laguna, Branch VI.
Respondent took his oath as Judge of the
Court of First Instance of Laguna and San
Pablo City on June 29, 1970. The court
was a newly created CFI branch and it
had to be organized from scratch. Under
Section
190
of
the
Revised
Administrative Code, space for his
courtroom, other items and supplies
must be furnished by the provincial
government. The provincial officials of
Laguna,
however,
informed
the
respondent that the province was not in a
position
to
do
so.
Forces
and
circumstances
beyond
his
control
prevented him from discharging his
judicial duties. When respondent realized
that it would be sometime before he
could actually preside over his court, he
applied for an extended leave. Secretary
of Justice, however, prevailed upon
respondent to forego his leave and
instead to assist him, without being
extended a formal detail, whenever
respondent was not busy attending to
the needs of his court.
Issue:
Whether or not respondent should be
charged for dishonesty, violation of his
oath of office, gross incompetence, and
violation of RA 296 of the Judiciary Act of
1948.
Ruling:
Court is convinced that the complaint
must be dismissed. Complainant's theory
is that respondent collected or received
salaries as judge when in fact he has
never acted as such, since the date he
took his oath up to the filing of the
complaint. In the sense that respondent
has not yet performed any judicial
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Macariola
contended
that
respondent Judge acted illegally in
approving the project of partition
although it was not signed by the
parties.
o Respondent
should
have
required the signature of the
parties more particularly that of
Mrs. Macariola on the project of
partition submitted to him for
approval; however, whatever
error
was
committed
by
respondent in that respect was
done in good faith as according
to Judge Asuncion he was
assured by Atty. Bonifacio Ramo,
the counsel of record of Mrs.
Macariola,
That
he
was
authorized by his client to
submit said project of partition.
While it is true that such written
authority if there was any, was
not presented by respondent in
evidence, nor did Atty. Ramo
appear
to
corroborate
the
statement of respondent, his
affidavit being the only one that
was
presented,
certain
actuations of Mrs. Macariola
lead this investigator to believe
that she knew the contents of
the project of partition and that
she gave her conformity thereto.
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No
showing
that
respondent
participated or intervened in his
official capacity in the business or
transactions
of
the
Traders
Manufacturing
and
Fishing
Industries, Inc. The business of the
corporation in which respondent
participated has obviously no
relation or connection with his
judicial office
No provision in both the 1935 and
1973
Constitutions
of
the
Philippines, nor is there an existing
law expressly prohibiting members
of the Judiciary from engaging or
having interest in any lawful
business.
OF
FACTS:
HELD:
There
are
two
cases
(Seizure
Identification Nos. 1899 and 1990) which
were brought on appeal to the Supreme
Court from the decisions of the
respondent Commissioner of customs,
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presumably
thereof.
in
the
implementation
Rule:
ISSUE:
WON CSC abused its rule-making power
HELD:
AFFIRMED. Respondent was expressly
empowered to declare positions in the
Civil Service as may properly be
classified as primarily confidential under
Section 12, Chapter 3, Book V of the
Administrative Code of 1987. To our
mind, this signifies that the enumeration
found in Section 6, Article IV of the Civil
Service Decree, which defines the noncareer service, is not an exclusive list.
Respondent
could
supplement
the
enumeration, as it did when it issued
Memorandum Circular No. 22, s. of 1991,
by specifying positions in the civil
service, which are considered primarily
confidential
and
therefore
their
occupants are co-terminous with the
official
they
serve.
The
assailed
memorandum circular can not be
deemed as an unauthorized amendment
of the law. On the contrary, it was issued
pursuant to a power expressly vested by
law upon respondent. As such, it must be
respected by this Court as a valid
issuance
of
a
constitutionally
independent body.
(1)
RULING:
1.) NO.
The source of this argument stems
from the validity of Department of
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involving
an
undue
legislative power.
grant
of
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Held:
All
remuneration
for
employment
include the cash value of any
remuneration paid in any medium
other than cash except (1) that
part of the remuneration in excess
of P500 received during the month;
(2)
bonuses,
allowances
or
overtime pay; and (3) dismissal
and all other payments which the
employer may make, although not
legally required to do so.
All
remuneration
for
employment
include the cash value of any
remuneration paid in any medium
other than cash except that part of
the remuneration in excess of
P500.00
received
during
the
month.
(5)
The decision must be rendered on
the evidence presented at the hearing, or
at least contained in the record and
disclosed to the parties affected.
(6)
The Court of Industrial Relations or
any of its judges, therefore, must act on
its or his own independent consideration
of the law and facts of the controversy,
and not simply accept the views of a
subordinate in arriving at a decision.
(7)
The Court of Industrial Relations
should, in all controversial questions,
render its decision in such a manner that
the parties to the proceeding can know
the various issues involved, and the
reasons for the decisions rendered. The
performance of this duty is inseparable
from the authority conferred upon it.
In the right of the foregoing fundamental
principles, it is sufficient to observe that,
except as to the alleged agreement
between the Ang Tibay and the National
Worker's Brotherhood, the record is
barren and does not satisfy the thirst for
a factual basis upon which to predicate,
in a national way, a conclusion of law.
The SC further held that that the interest
of justice would be better served if the
movant is given opportunity to present at
the hearing the documents referred to in
his motion and such other evidence as
may be relevant to the main issue
involved. Thus, the motion for a new trial
was granted, and the entire record of the
case was remanded to the Court of
Industrial Relations, with instruction that
it reopen the case, receive all such
evidence as may be relevant and
otherwise proceed in accordance with the
requirements set forth hereinabove.
IN RE CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS
AGAINST ARMANDO RAMOS, JESUS
L. CARMELO v. ARMANDO RAMOS
Facts:
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Facts:
The Philippine Airlines Inc provides both
domestic and international air service. In
its domestic service PAL provides, among
others, services between Tuguegarao and
Manila (designated as Flight 213) and
between Baguio and Manila (designated
as Flight 205).
On May 12, 1970, PAL had an excess of
twenty (20) passengers from Baguio to
Manila who cannot be accommodated in
its regular flight. To accommodate these
twenty passengers, PAL required the
aircraft operating Flight 213 (Tuguegarao
to Manila) to pass Baguio City on its way
to Manila and pick up these passengers.
Flight 213 at that time was carrying only
five (5) passengers.
Claiming that PAL should have first
obtained the permission of the CIVIL
AERONAUTICS BOARD (CAB) before
operating the flagstop and that such
failure is a violation of Republic Act No.
776, the CAB
imposed a fine of
P5,000.00 upon PAL in a resolution. Upon
motion for reconsideration filed by PAL,
the CAB reduced the fine to P2,500.00
PAL, in its motion for reconsideration,
argued that there is nothing in Republic
Act No. 776 in general, nor in Section
42(k) thereof in particular, which
expressly empowers CAB to impose a
fine and order its payment in the manner
pursued in this case and under CAB
Resolution No. 109(70). It further
stressed that "the power and authority to
impose fines and penalties is a judicial
function exercised through the regular
courts of justice, and that such power
and authority cannot be delegated to the
Civil Aeronautics Board my mere
implication or interpretation".
Issue:
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Held:
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RULING:
On the first issue, we uphold the
jurisdiction of the COMELEC over the
petitions filed by private respondent. The
COMELEC has exclusive jurisdiction over
all pre-proclamation controversies. As an
exception, however, to the general rule,
Section 15 of Republic Act (RA) 7166
prohibits candidates in the presidential,
vice-presidential,
senatorial
and
congressional elections from filing preproclamation cases. It states: "Sec. 15.
Pre-proclamation cases Not Allowed in
Elections for President, Vice-President,
Senator, and Members of the House of
Representatives. For purposes of the
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ISSUE
IS
THE
COMMISSION
ON
THE
SETTLEMENT
OF
LAND
PROBLEMS
[COSLAP] CREATED UNDER EXECUTIVE
ORDER NO. 561 BY THE OFFICE OF THE
PHILIPPINES EMPOWERED TO HEAR AND
TRY A PETITION FOR ANNULMENT OF
CONTRACTS WITH PRAYER FOR A
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER AND
THUS, ARROGATE UNTO ITSELF THE
POWER TO ISSUE STATUS QUO ORDER
AND CONDUCT A HEARING THEREOF?
ASSUMING THAT THE COMMISSION ON
THE SETTLEMENT OF LAND PROBLEMS
HAS JURISDICTION ON THE MATTER, IS IT
EXEMPTED FROM OBSERVING A CLEAR
CASE OF FORUM SHOPPING ON THE PART
OF THE PRIVATE RESPONDENTS?
RULING
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Private
respondents,
in
filing
multiple petitions, have mocked
our attempts to eradicate forum
shopping and have thereby upset
the
orderly
administration
of
justice. They sought recourse from
three (3) different tribunals in order
to obtain the writ of injunction they
so desperately desired.
A scrutiny of the pleadings filed
before the trial courts and the
COSLAP sufficiently establishes
private respondents' propensity
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