L AW ON PUBLIC CORPORATION & PUBLIC OFFICERS

COURSE SYLLABUS
Atty. Charlotte F. Gallego

“Public office is a public trust. Public officers and employees must at all times be
accountable to the people, serve them with utmost responsibility, integrity,
loyalty, and efficiency, act with patriotism and justice, and lead modest lives.” -
Article 11, Section 1 1987 Constitution

Atty. Charlotte F. Gallego

AR LAW Davao del Sur
2F Abadilla Building, Lapu-lapu St., Digos City
Mobile: +63946 762 7910/ email: arlawdavaodelsur@gmail.com

Course Requirements

1. Active Participation in Class Discussions and Oral recitations

(30%)
2. Written quizzes (10%)
Examinations (60%)

PUBLIC CORPORATION

I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES

A. Definition of “Public Corporation”

1. Quasi Corporation
2. Municipal Corporation

B. Distinguished from Private Corporations

C. Distinguished from GOCC
D. Dual Characteristics

Case: Bara Lidasan v. COMELEC G.R. No. L-28089

E. Classes of Corporations

I. POWER TO CREATE MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

II. MUNICIPAL CORPORATION DE FACTO OR MUNICIPAL
CORPORATION DE JURE

Cases: Municipal of San Narciso of Quezon v. Mendez

239 SCRA 12

Municipal of Jimenez in Misamis Occidental v. Baz

265 SCRA 183

III. FUNCTIONS OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

IV. ADMINISTRATIVE AUTONOMY vs POLITICAL AUTHORITY

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 V. SOURCES OF POWERS OF THE MUNICIPAL CORPORATION

Cases: Magtaja v. Pryce 234 SCRA 255

Sangalang v. IAC 176 SCRA 720

City Government of Quezon City v. Judge Ericta 122 SCRA

769

Baguio Citizen’s Action v. City Council 131 SCRA 373

Mayor Binay of Makati v. COA Chairman Domingo
21 SCRA 508

VII. LIABILITIES OF MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS

PUBLIC OFFICERS

I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES

F. Definition of "Public Office"

Cases: ABAKADA Guro Party List v. Purisima, 562SCRA251

August 14, 2008

Figueroa v. People, 498 SCRA 298

Macalino v. Sandiganbayan, 376 SCRA 452

G. Purpose and Nature

H. Elements

Case: Segovia v. Noel, 47 Phil. 543

II. PUBLIC OFFICER

Cases: Laurel v. Desierto, 381SCRA48

Javier v. Sandiganbayan, 599 SCRA 325

People v. Sandiganbayan, Feb 16, 2005

Geduspa v. People, 451 SCRA 187

Alzaga v. sandiganbayan (505 SCRA 849)

III. CHARACTERISTICS OF PUBLIC OFFICE

Cases: Mendoza v. Laxina, Sr. , July 14, 2003

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 Abeja v. Judge TaÑada, et. Al. , [G.R. No. 112283. August 30,
1994]

Segovia v. Noel [G.R. No. L-23226. March 4, 1925]

De Castro v. COMELEC, 267SCRA806

IV. DE FACTO and DE JURE OFFICER

A. ELEMENTS OF A DE FACTO OFFICE

Cases: Arimao v. Taher, 498SCRA76

Menzon v. Petilla, 197SCRA251

CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION v. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

197scra317

Malaluan v. COMELEC 254 SCRA 400

B. Requisites of De Jure Office

Case: Tarrosa v. Singson 232 SCRA 555

V. QUO WARRANTO PROCEEDING

Cases: Mendoza vs Allas 302 SCRA 623

Gaminde v COA GR 140335, December 13, 2000

National Amnesty Commission v COA 437 SCRA 670

VI. CIVIL SERVICE

A. TEST IN DETERMINING WHETHER A GOCC IS COVERED BY

THE CSL

Cases: DCWD v CSC 201 SCRA 605

Lumanta v. NLRC

Philippines National Oil Company-Energy

Development Corporation (PNOC-EDC) v. NLRC
222 SCRA 831

Zamboanga Water District vs. COA 232s587

DOH Dr Jose Rodriguez Memorial Hospital v. NLRC

251 SCRA 700

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 Emin v. De Leon, 378SCRA143

Ampong v. CSC RO XI, 563SCRA293

Ombudsman v. Estandarte, 13 April 2007

CSC v. Sojor, GR 168766 May 22, 2008

VII. ELIGIBILITY TO HOLD PUBLIC OFFICE

A. QUALIFICATIONS OF A LOCAL ELECTIVE POSITION (RA

7160, SECTION 39):
B. ACTS REQUIRED BEFORE A LOCAL ELECTIVE OFFICIAL CAN
ASSUME OFFICE

VIII. TERM OF AN OFFICE VS. TENURE

A. HOLD-OVER DOCTRINE
Case: Germinde vs. COA, GR 14035, 13 December 2000

IX. DISQUALIFICATION FOR LOCAL ELECTIVE POSITION UNDER RA

7160

Case: De Guzman v. Subido 120 SCRA 443

Moreno v. Comelec , 498SCRA549

Dela Torre v. Comelec , 285SCRA483

Reyes v. COMELEC 254 SCRA 514

Lingating v. Comelec 319 SCRA 629

Mercado v. Manzano , May 6, 1999

Caasi v. CA 191 SCRA 229

Eusebio Eugenio Lopez v. Comelec , 23 July 2008

Romualdez-Marcos v. COMELEC 248 SCRA 300

X. APPOINTMENT DISTINGUISHED FROM DESIGNATION

Cases: NATIONAL AMNESTY COMMISSION v. COMMISSION ON

AUDIT[G. R. No. 156982. September 8, 2004]
437 SCRA 657

RAMON P. BINAMIRA v. PETER D. GARRUCHO, JR.

[G.R. No. 92008. July 30, 1990] 188 SCRA 154

XI. KINDS OF APPOINTMENT IN THE CAREER SERVICE

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 Cases: Achacoso v. Macaraig 195 SCRA 235

Felix v. Buenaseda 240 SCRA 139

Province of Camarines Sur v. CA 246 SCRA 283

XII. KINDS OF PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS

A. AD INTERIM APPOINTMENT
B. REGULAR APPOINTMENT

Cases: Pimentel v. Ermita 472 SCRA 589

Matibag v. Benipayo, et. al. 380scra49

Bautista v. Salonga 172 SCRA 160

Tarrosa v Singson 232 SCRA 555

Calderon v. Carale 208 SCRA 254

Pimentel v. Ermita 472scra589

De Castro v. JBC march 17, 2010

XIII. MODES OF TERMINATING OFFICIAL RELATIONS

Cases: Gingson v. Murcia February 8, 1988

Dario v. Mison 176 SCRA 84

Guerrero v. Arizabal 186 SCRA 108

Mayor v. Macaraeg 194 SCRA 672

Canonizado v. Aguirre 323 SCRA 313

Public Interest Center Inc. v. Elma , 494SCRA54

Liban v. Gordon , 593SCRA68

Lorenzada v. Fajardo 462 SCRA 1

CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION v. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY

February 22, 1991

A. TERM v TENURE
B. HOLD-OVER DOCTRINE
Case: Lecaroz v Sandiganbayan, 305 SCRA 396).

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 C. RECALL
Case: Evardone vs. COMELEC 206 SCRA 434

D. AGUINALDO DOCTRINE (PRINCIPLE OF CONDONATION)

XIV. PREVENTIVE SUSPENSION

Cases: Bolastig v Sandiganbayan, 235 SCRA 103

Flores v. Layosa, 436 SCRA 339

Delosa v. Sandiganbyan, 173 SCRA 409

LIBANAN V. Sandiganbayan, 233 SCRA 163

A. DURATION OF THE PREVENTIVE SUSPENSION

Cases: Gloria v CA 306 SCRA 287

DELIA BANGALISAN, et al vs CA, et al. G.R. No.

124678. July 31, 1997]

CITY MAYOR OF ZAMBOANGA vs. CA and EUSTAQUIO

C. ARGANA [G.R. No. 80270. February 27, 1990]

Sales v. Mathay 129SCRA321

Bayot vs. Sandiganbayan , 128SCRA383

XV. RIGHTS, DUTIES AND PRIVILEGES

XVI. LIABILITIES OF A PUBLIC OFFICER

Cases: Albert v. Gangan 356 SCRA 680

Arias v. Sandiganbayan 359 SCRA 772

BaÑas v. CA 325 SCRA 263

A. DOCTRINE OF STATE IMMUNITY

XVII. DISABILITY AND INHIBITIONS OF PUBLIC OFFICERS

Cases: Flores v. Drilon 223 SCRA 568

Lorenzana v. Fajardo 462 SCRA 1

Civil Liberties Union v. Executive Secretary

February 22, 1991

National Amnesty Commission v. COA

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437 SCRA 655

Dela Cruz v. COA 371 SCRA 157