Political Law — 2016

I. The contents of the vault of ABC company consisting of cash and documents were stolen. Paulyn, the treasurer of ABC, was invited by the Makati City Police Department to shed light on the amount of …

II. Sec. 11, Art. XII of the Constitution, provides: "No franchise, certificate or any other form of authorization for the operation of a public utility shall be granted except to citizens of the Phil…

III. A law converted the component city of Malumanay, Laguna into a highly urbanized city. The Local Government Code (LGC) provides that the conversion "shall take effect only after it is approved by …

IV. Several concerned residents of the areas fronting Manila Bay, among them a group of students who are minors, filed a suit against the Metro Manila Development · Authority (MMDA), the Department of…

V. Section 8 of P.D. No. 910, entitled "Creating an Energy Development Board, defining its powers and functions, providing funds therefor and for other purposes," provides that: "All fees, revenues an…

VI. Pornographic materials in the form of tabloids, magazines and other printed materials, proliferate and are being sold openly in the streets of Masaya City. The City Mayor organized a task force wh…

VII. Ernesto, a minor, while driving a motor vehicle, was stopped at a mobile checkpoint. Noticing that Ernesto is a minor, SPOl Jojo asked Ernesto to exhibit his driver's license but Ernesto failed t…

VIII. A law is passed intended to protect women and children from all forms of violence. When a woman perceives an act to be an act of violence or a threat of violence against her, she may apply for a…

IX. The Government, through Secretary Toogoody of the Department of · Transportation (DOTr), filed a complaint for eminent domain to acquire a 1,000- hectare property in Bulacan, owned by Baldomero. T…

X. The Philippines entered into an international agreement with members of the international community creating the International Economic Organization (IEO) which will serve as a forum to address eco…

XI. The USS Liberty, a warship of the United States (U.S.), entered Philippine archipelagic waters on its way to Australia. Because of the negligence of the naval officials on board, the vessel ran ag…

XII. Paragraphs c, d and f of Section 36 of Republic Act No. 9165 provide: "Sec. 36. Authorized drug testing. xx x The following shall be subjected to undergo drug testing: xx x c. Students of seconda…

XIII. While Congress was not in session, the President appointed Antero as Secretary of the Department of Tourism (DOT), Benito as Commissioner of the Bureau of Immigration (BI), Clodualdo as Chairman…

XIV. Onofre, a natural born Filipino citizen, arrived in the United States in 1985. In 1990, he married Salvacion, a Mexican, and together they applied for and obtained American citizenship in 2001. I…

XV. Congress passed a bill appropriating PlOO-billion. Part of the money is to be used for the purchase of a 200-hectare property in Antipolo. The rest shall be spent for the development of the area a…

XVI. Jojo filed a criminal complaint against Art for theft of a backpack worth P150.00 with the Office of the City Prosecutor of Manila. The crime is punishable with arresto mayor to prision correccio…

XVII. [a] Define the archipelagic doctrine of national territory, state its rationale; and explain how it is implemented through the straight baseline method. (2.5%) [b] Section 2 of RA 9522 declared …

XVIII. Sec. 8, Article X of the 1987 Constitution provides that no elective official shall serve for more than three (3) consecutive terms. Rule and explain briefly the reason if the official is prohi…

XIX. Fernando filed an administrative complaint against his co-teacher, Amelia, claiming that the latter is living with a married man who is not her husband. Fernando charged Amelia with committing "d…

XX. Under Sec. 5, Article VIII of the Constitution, the Supreme Court shall have the power to "promulgate rules concerning the protection and enforcement of constitutional rights, pleading, practice a…