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Syllabus: Remedial Law

1. General Principles

1.1. Concept of remedial law

Definition of Remedial Law
1.2. Substantive law vis--vis remedial law
Cases:
1. Ernestina Bernabe Vs Carolina Alejo GR No. 140500 January
21, 2002
2. Spouses Lintag and Arrastia Vs National Power Corporation Gr
No. 158609, July 27, 2007
3. Zulueta Vs Asia Brewery GR No. 138137 March 8, 2001
4. Alvero V dela Rosa 76 Phil 428
Nature of Procedural rules
Prospectivity and Retroactivity
Exceptions:
Case:

1.3. Rule-making power of the Supreme Court

Section 5(5) Art VIII, 1987 Constitution
5. In Re: Exemption of National Power Corporation from Payment
of Filing or docket fees AM No. 05-10-20-SC, March 10, 2010
6. In Re: Petition for Recognition of exemption of GSIS from
payment of legal fees AM No. 8-02-01-0 Feb 11 2010
1.3.1 Limitations on the rule-making power of the
Supreme Court
7. Tan et al Vs Baush and Lomb, Inc Gr No. 148420 Dec 15, 2005

1.3.2. Power of the Supreme Court to amend and

suspend procedural rules
8. CIR Vs Mirant Pagbilao Corp 504 SCRA 484
9. Dela Cruz Vs CA 510 SCRA 103
1.4. Nature of Philippine courts
1.4.1. Meaning of a court
1.4.2. Court as distinguished from a judge
1.4.3. Classification of Philippine courts
1.4.4. Courts of original and appellate jurisdiction
1.4.5. Courts of general and special jurisdiction
10. Gumiran Vs Gumiran GR No. L-6364 January 11, 1912
11. People Vs Palma and Morada GR No. L-44113, March 31,
1977
1.4.6. Constitutional and statutory courts
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1.4.7. Courts of law and equity Law
1.4.8. Principle of judicial hierarchy
Exceptions:

1.4.9. Doctrine of non-interference or doctrine of judicial

stability

2. Jurisdiction
Meaning
2.1 Over the parties
2.1.1. How jurisdiction over the plaintiff is acquired
12. REBECCA PACAACONTRERAS AND ROSALIE PACAA,
Petitioners, v. ROVILA WATER SUPPLY, INC., EARL U. KOKSENG,
LILIA TORRES, DALLA P. ROMANILLOS AND MARISA GABUYA,
Respondents. G.R. No. 168979, December 02, 2013
2.1.2. How jurisdiction over the defendant is acquired
13. PRUDENTIAL BANK v. AMADOR A. MAGDAMIT, JR. G.R. No.
183795, November 12, 2014
14. AURORA N. DE PEDRO, Petitioner, v. ROMASAN
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, Respondent. G.R. No. 194751,
November 26, 2014
15. NORTHWEST ORIENT AIRLINES, INC. Petitioner, v. COURT
OF APPEALS and C.F. SHARP & COMPANY INC., Respondents.
G.R. No. 112573 February 9, 1995
16. MICHAEL C. GUY, Petitioner, v. ATTY. GLENN C. GACOTT,
Respondent. G.R. No. 206147, January 13, 2016
17. RAPID CITY REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION,
Petitioner, v. ORLANDO VILLA and LOURDES PAEZ-VILLA,
Respondents. G.R. No. 184197 : February 11, 2010

2.2 Over the subject matter

Definition of subject matter
2.2 1. Meaning of jurisdiction over the subject matter
Cases:
18. SPOUSES HERMINIO E. ERORITA AND EDITHA C. ERORITA,
Petitioners, v. SPOUSES LIGAYA DUMLAO AND ANTONIO
DUMLAO, Respondents. G.R. No. 195477, January 15, 2016
19. SPOUSES CLAUDIO AND CARMENCITA TRAYVILLA,
Petitioners, v. BERNARDO SEJAS AND JUVY PAGLINAWAN,
REPRESENTED BY JESSIE PAGLINAWAN, Respondents. G.R. No.
204970, February 01, 2016
20. RAMON CHING AND PO WING PROPERTIES,
INC., Petitioners, v. JOSEPH CHENG, JAIME CHENG, MERCEDES
IGNE1 AND LUCINA SANTOS, Respondents. G.R. No. 175507,
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21. FELIPA ENRIQUEZ, ET AL., Petitioners, v. VICENTA E. DE

ATIENZA and HON. PABLO VILLABOS, Judge, C. F. I.,
Zamboanga City, Respondents. G.R. No. 9986. March 29, 1957

22. FAR EAST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, Petitioner, v. LILIA

S. CHUA, Respondent. G.R. No. 187491, July 08, 2015

2.2 2. Jurisdiction versus the exercise of jurisdiction

2.2 3. Error of jurisdiction as distinguished from error of
judgment
2.2 4. How jurisdiction over the subject matter is
conferred and determined
2.2 5. Doctrine of primary jurisdiction
2.2 6. Doctrine of adherence of jurisdiction
2.2 7. Objections to jurisdiction over the subject matter
2.2 8. Effect of estoppel on objections to jurisdiction

2.3. Over the issues

Question of Law Vs Question of fact
Cases:
23. GENEROSA ALMEDA LATORRE, Petitioner, v. LUIS
ESTEBAN LATORRE, Respondent. G.R. No. 183926 : March 29,
2010

24. JOCELYN ASISTIO Y CONSINO, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF

THE PHILIPPINES AND MONICA NEALIGA, Respondent. G.R. No.
200465, April 20, 2015

25. ENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ SERVICES COOPERATIVE,

INC. (GEMASCO), Petitioner, v.NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY
(NHA) AND GENERAL MARIANO ALVAREZ WATER DISTRICT
(GMAWD), Respondents. G.R. No. 175417, February 09, 2015
and G.R. NO. 198923

26. MONICO LIGTAS, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE

PHILIPPINES, Respondent. G.R. No. 200751, August 17, 2015

2.4 Over the res or property in litigation

27. MELINA P. MACAHILIG, Petitioner, v. The Heirs of GRACE
M. MAGALIT, Respondents. G.R. No. 141423. November 15,
2000
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2.5. Jurisdiction of courts Law
2.5.1. Supreme Court
2.5.2. Court of Appeals
2.5.3. Court of Tax Appeals
2.5.4. Sandiganbayan
2.5.5. Regional Trial Courts
Case:
28. Municipality of Kananga Vs Madrona GR No. 141375 April
30, 2003
2.5.6. Family Courts
2.5.7. Metropolitan Trial Courts/Municipal Trial Courts
2.5.8. Sharia Courts

2.6. Over small claims; cases covered by the Rules on

Summary Procedure and
Barangayconciliation

2.7 Totality rule

29. IRENE SANTE AND REYNALDO SANTE, Petitioners, v. HON.

EDILBERTO T. CLARAVALL, in his capacity as Presiding Judge of
Branch 60, Regional Trial Court of Baguio City, and VITA N.
KALASHIAN, Respondents. G.R. No. 173915 : February 22,
2010

30. PANTRANCO NORTH EXPRESS, INC., and ALEXANDER

BUNCAN, Petitioner, v. STANDARD INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.,
and MARTINA GICALE, Respondents. G.R. NO. 140746 : March
16, 2005]

31. Norma Mangaliag and Narciso Solano, Petitioners, v. Hon.

Edelwina Catubig-Pastoral, Judge of the Regional Trial Court,
1st Judicial Region, San Carlos City, (Pangasinan), Branch 56
and Apolinario Serquina, Jr., Respondents. G.R. NO. 143951
October 25, 2005