(1) Magallona v.

Executive Secretary
Ermita (national territory)
(2) Province of North Cotabato v. GRP
(elements of a state; association;
associated state; external right to self
determination; internal right to self
determination)
(3) Arigo v. Swift (state immunity; par in
parem principle; writ of kalikasan;
applicability of waiver of immunity
under the Visiting Forces Agreement)
(4) Saguisag v. Ochoa (validity of the
EDCA)
(5) Resident Mammals case (proper
parties; validity of the service
agreement)
(6) BT Talong case (writ of kalikasan;
Rule 20 Precautionary principle)
(7) Imbong v. Ochoa (validity of the RH
Law)
(8) Belgica v. Ochoa
(9) Araullo v. Aquino (power of
augmentation; requisites to exercise
power of augmentation; doctrine of
operative fact)
a. MR of DAP case 749 SCRA 284 (can
the officers be charged with technical
malversation?)
(10) Jamar Kulayan v. Gov. Tan (calling
out power is exclusive to the President;
ultra vires)
(11) Valmonte v. De Villa (checkpoints
were justified due to the abnormal
circumstances; but generally
checkpoints are anathema to a
democratic & Republican state)
(12) People v. Doria (requisites of plain
view search valid justification,
inadvertence, evident contraband)
(13) Lambino v. COMELEC (Amendment &
revision)
(14) Santiago v. COMELEC (Amendment
& revision)
(15) Taada v. Angara (creation of WTO;
concept of auto-limitation of
sovereignty)

Separation of Powers
Checks & Balances
Non-Delegability
- Instances of valid delegation
- Tests of valid delegation
(16)
Belgica v. Ochoa (kinds of
pork barrel; PDAF, Presidential; sources
of pork barrel)
(17)
Ang Bagong Bayani v.
COMELEC
(18)
Paglaum v. COMELEC (Can
political parties participate in the party
list system?)
(19)
Senate v. Ermita (inquiry in
aid of legislation; kinds of
investigations; executive privilege)
(20)
Manalo v. Sistosa
(confirmation of appointments)
(21)
Matibag v. Benipayo (Ad
interim appointments; consequences
of such appointments)
Calling-Out power, Martial Law, Suspension of
the privilege of habeas corpus
(22)
IBP v. Zamora (calling out
power is the most benign; no
curtailment of civil liberties)
(23)
David v. Arroyo (read with
previous case in relation to State of
National Emergency by President
Duterte re: Davao bombings)
In relation to recent events:
-

Case on aerial spraying ordinance

in Davao City
Enriles bail case
Restoration of death penalty; death by
hanging (see Art. III, Sec. 19)
Shoot to kill order
o Could be a violation of crimes
against humanity
o President Duterte could be
liable before the ICC; no
immunity from suit (only in
municipal law)