Index of Annotations to
Supreme Court Decisions: 2014-2022
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Index of Annotations to Supreme Court Decisions: 2014-2022
ABANDONMENT OF OFFICE
ABDUCTION
ABOLITION OF OFFICE
ABSENCE
ABSENTEE VOTING
ACCOMMODATION PARTIES
ACTIONS (See also CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, EJECTMENT, JUDICIAL REVIEW,
JURISDICTIONS,
MOTIONS,
PARTIES,
PLEADINGS,
PRACTICE
AND
PROCEDURE, PRESCRIPTION, PREJUDICIAL QUESTIONS, PROCEDURAL RULES
AND TECHNICALITIES, and RECONVEYANCE)
Basic Rules of Cause of Action (757 SCRA 652 [2015])
Verification (776 SCRA 813-819 [2015])
Postponement of Trial Cases, Submission of Pleadings of All Sorts (874 SCRA 624-628
[2018])
Service of Pleadings in the Light of the 2019 Amendments to the 1997 Rules on Civil
Procedure and Importance of the Bitsy, Itty-bitty, Winy Registry Card and the Registry
Receipt in Law (930 SCRA 623-645 [2020])
ADMINISTRATIVE
OMBUDSMAN)
LAW
(See
also
ADMINISTRATIONS AND EXECUTORS
ADMIRALTY (See MARITIME LAW)
ADOPTION
ADULTERY
ADVERSE CLAIMS
APPOINTMENTS,
CIVIL
SERVICE,
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Permutations in the Rule on Counterclaims (893 SCRA 724-745 [2019])
AFFIDAVITS
The Judicial Affidavit Rule in Relation to Affidavits Taken Ex Parte (747 SCRA 576-595
[2015])
The Probative Value of an Affidavit of Assistance (744 SCRA 734-746 [2014])
AGENCY
Doctrine of Imputed Knowledge Explained (875 SCRA 643-650 [2018])
AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCE
AGRARIAN RELATIONS
The DARAB Rules of Procedure (853 SCRA 627-646 [2018])
AIR TRANSPORTATION
ALIBI AND DENIAL
The Nature of Alibi in Criminal Proceedings (837 SCRA 670-692 [2017])
Problem Areas in Positive Identification, Alibi, and Emerging Role of Forensic Science
in the Appreciation of Evidence (936 SCRA 682-735 [2020])
ALIENS (See also CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION)
ALLUVION
ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION
AMNESTY
AMPARO, WRIT OF (See WRIT OF AMPARO)
Different Kinds of Important Writs (834 SCRA 647-670 [2014])
ANIMAL WELFARE
Laws and Jurisprudence Pertaining to Animal Welfare and Allied Statutes (813 SCRA
642-696 [2016])
ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE
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ANTI-DUMMY LAW
ANTI-SUBVERSION LAW
APPEALS (See also CERTIORARI, PROHIBITION, AND MANDAMUS)
Vestigial Rules on Execution Pending Appeal (785 SCRA 638-659 [2016])
APPOINTMENTS
ARBITRATION
ARMED FORCES
ARRASTRE SERVICE
ARRESTS (See also BILL OF RIGHTS AND SEARCHES AND SEIZURES)
SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND: The Dynamics of Search Warrants (719 SCRA
723-732 [2014])
Right to Counsel (921 SCRA 645-659 [2019])
ARTICLES OF WAR
ASSEMBLY, RIGHT OF
ASSURANCE FUND
ATTACHMENTS
ATTORNEY’S FEES
Attorney’s Fees and Quantum Meruit (856 SCRA 628-641 [2018])
AUCTIONS (See Public auctions and biddings
BACKWAGES
BAIL
BANGSAMORO JURIDICAL ENTITY
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BANKS AND BANKING (See also CENTRAL BANK, CHECKS, AND NEGOTIABLE
INSTRUMENTS)
Revisiting the General Banking Law (805 SCRA 728-744 [2016])
Garnishment (896 SCRA 627-641 [2019])
BAR EXAMINATIONS
BIAS AND PARTIALITY
BIDS AND BIDDING (See PUBLIC AUCTIONS AND BIDDINGS)
BILL OF RIGHTS (See HUMAN RIGHTS)
SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND: The Dynamics of Search Warrants (719 SCRA
723-732 [2014])
BILLS OF ATTAINDER
BONDS (See also AIL)
BOUNCING CHECKS (See CHECKS)
B.P. 179
BRIBERY
BROADCAST MEDIA (See RADIO AND TELEVISION)
CADASTRAL PROCEEDINGS (See LAND REGISTRATION AND TITLES)
CARNAPPING
CARRIAGE OF GOODS BY SEA ACT
CENTRAL BANK
Revisiting the General Banking Law (805 SCRA 728-744 [2016])
CERTIFICATION ELECTIONS (See also UNIONS)
CERTIORARI, PROHIBITION, AND MANDAMUS (See also APPEALS)
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The Doctrine of Hierarchy of Courts in Certiorari Cases (861 SCRA 718-725 [2018])
The Writ of Mandamus (938 SCRA 648-672 [2020])
The Unflinching Rules on Findings of Facts of Trial Courts (755 SCRA 641-645 [2015])
CHAIN OF CUSTODY RULE
Physical Inventory in Dangerous Drugs Cases (859 SCRA 642-658 [2018])
CHANGE OF NAME (See NAMES)
Correction of Civil Entries (715 SCRA 740-763 [2014])
Correction of Civil Entries (717 SCRA 577-600 [2014])
CHATTEL MORTGAGES (See also REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE)
CHECKS (See also NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS)
Revisiting the General Banking Law (805 SCRA 728-744 [2016])
CHILD ABUSE
Stand Up, Speak Out Against Domestic Violence (855 SCRA 640-663 [2017])
Women and Justice: An Assessment of Republic Act No. 9262 (857 SCRA 633-680
[2018])
CHILD WITNESSES
Judicial Opus on the Child Witness Rule (892 SCRA 762-792 [2019])
CHILDREN (See ADOPTION, GUARDIANSHIP,
RELATIONS AND YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS)
PERSONS
AND
FAMILY
Bullying Children (840 SCRA 659-665 [2017])
How Can We Be Certain that Parents are Responsible? (878 SCRA 669-675 [2018])
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE
Circumstantial Evidence: Weaving a Tapestry of Events to Sustain a Conviction (716
SCRA 716-725 [2014])
CITIZENSHIP AND NATURALIZATION
CIVIL REGISTRY (See NAMES AND SURNAMES)
Correction of Civil Entries (715 SCRA 740-763 [2014])
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Correction of Civil Entries (717 SCRA 577-600 [2014])
CLASS SUITS
CLERKS OF COURT.
CLOSED-SHOPS
COLLECTIVE BARGAINING (See also CERTIFICATION ELECTIONS AND UNIONS)
COMMERCIAL BROKERS AND COMMISSION MERCHANTS
COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (See ELECTION LAW)
COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
COMMON CARRIERS (See also AIR TRANSPORTATION, MARITIME LAW, AND
PUBLIC UTILITIES
COMPLEX CRIMES
COMPROMISE AGREEMENTS
CONFESSIONS (See also BILL OF RIGHTS)
CONFLICT OF LAWS
CONFRONTATION, RIGHT OF (See CROSS EXAMINATION)
CONGRESS
CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP
CONSIGNATION
CONSOLIDATION OF CASES
CONSPIRACY
Conspiracy (937 SCRA 657-671[2020])
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CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION
CONSTITUTIONAL LAW (See also BILL OF RIGHTS)
Right to Counsel (921 SCRA 645-659 [2019])
CONTEMPT (See also COURTS)
CONTINUOUS TRIALS
CONTRACTS (See also OBLIGATIONS)
Basic Rules In The Interpretation Of Contracts (739 SCRA 737-759 [2014])
Common Used Clauses in Law and Contracts (743 SCRA 726-740 [2014])
Demand (720 SCRA 824-829 [2014])
Important Rules on Novation (762 SCRA 678-690 [2015])
The Rules on Novation (925 SCRA 807-824 [2019])
The Strict Application of the Rule on Fortuitous Events (768 SCRA 725-747 [2015])
CONTRACTS OF ADHESION
CO-OWNERSHIP
COPYRIGHTS, PATENTS, TRADEMARKS AND TRADENAMES
CORPORATIONS (See also FOREIGN CORPORATIONS, GOVERNMENT-OWNED
OR CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS, PARTNERSHIPS, AND SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE OF COMMISSION
Corporate Rehabilitation (737 SCRA 664-690 [2014])
Enhancing the Corporate Paradigm: The Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines
(882 SCRA 666-671 [2018])
CORPORATION SOLE
CORRESPONDENCE and COMMUNICATIONS
CORPUS DELICTI
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COUNSEL, RIGHT TO
COUP D’ETAT
COURTS (See also CONTEMPT, JUDGEMENTS, JUDICIAL REVIEW and JUDICIAL
ETHICS)
Doctrine of Immutability of Judgements: An Analysis (863 SCRA 823-827 [2018])
Jurisdictional Issues Regarding the Court of Tax Appeals (758 SCRA 710-723 [2015])
COURTS MARTIAL
CRIMES (See also CONSPIRACY AND YOUTH OFFENDERS)
Gender-Based Violence (854 SCRA 698 [2018])
Grave Misconduct (714 SCRA 704-716 [2014])
Stand Up, Speak Out Against Domestic Violence (855 SCRA 640-663 [2017])
Crimes Involving Moral Turpitude (794 SCRA 705-722 [2016])
CRIMINAL LAW
Aberratio Ictus: An Annotation on the case of People of the Philippines v. Ronger Ringor
Umawid, G.R. No. 208719, June 9, 2014, 725 SCRA 597 (873 SCRA 619-627
[2018])
The Lenity Doctrine (878 SCRA 676-683 [2018])
The Soothing Remedy of Parole (923 SCRA 661-673 [2019])
CRIMINAL PROCEDURES (See also CONFESSIONS, GUILTY PLEAS, and
PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION INVESTIGATIONS)
Participes Criminis (735 SCRA 756-772 [2014])
The Need for Accuracy in the Allegations of a Complaint and a Criminal Information
(736 SCRA 684-698 [2014])
The Pangs of Preliminary Investigation (808 SCRA 648-689 [2016])
Variance Doctrine (879 SCRA 662-668 [2018])
CROSS-CLAIMS
CROSS-EXAMINATION
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CRUELTY
Stand Up, Speak Out Against Domestic Violence (855 SCRA 640-663 [2017])
Gender-Based Violence (854 SCRA 698 [2018])
CUSTODIAL INVESTIGATION (See also BILL OF RIGHTS AND CONFESSIONS)
Rights of Persons under Custodial Investigation under Republic Act (RA) No. 7438 (880
SCRA 667-672 [2018])
CUSTODY (See GUARDIANSHIP)
Custody of Minors in Relation to Habeas Corpus and Other Important Allied Laws (770
SCRA 660-690 [2015])
CUSTOMS LAW
DAMAGES
Indemnity in Case of Death and Other Miscellaneous Jurisprudence on
Damages (772 SCRA 682-700 [2015)]
The Laws’ Cauldron in the Award of Moral Damages in Rape and Other Private Crimes
(775 SCRA 735-753 [2015])
DANGEROUS DRUGS (See DRUGS)
Critical Areas in the Prosecution of Drug Cases (Republic Act No. 9165, Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) (876 SCRA 606-699 [2018])
Dangerous Drugs (905 SCRA 658-707 [2019])
Dangerous Drugs Board and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (789 SCRA 659-683
[2016])
Familiarization with Republic Act (RA) No. 9165 (787 SCRA 608-633 [2016])
Physical Inventory in Dangerous Drugs Cases (859 SCRA 642-658 [2018])
Unlawful Acts and Penalties under Republic Act (RA) No. 9165 (788 SCRA 679-720
[2016])
Acquittal in Drug Related Cases (796 SCRA 675-688 [2016])
DEATH PENALTY
DEBTS
DECLARATORY JUDGEMENTS AND RELIEFS
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DEFAULTS
DELEGATION OF POWER
DEMURRER TO EVIDENCE
DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATION BOARD (DARAB)
The DARAB Rules of Procedure (853 SCRA 627-646 [2018])
DEPOSITIONS
DIPLOMATS
ASEAN and Corruption (814 SCRA 649-671 [2017])
DISCOVERY PROCESS
DISMISSAL OF ACTIONS ( See ACTIONS)
DISMISSAL OF EMPLOYEES
DISQUALIFICATION AND INHIBITION OF JUDGES
DIVORCE
DNA TESTING
The Importance and Probative Value of DNA Tests (749 SCRA 698-711 [2015])
DOCKET FEES
DOCTORS
DOMICILE
DONATION
DOUBLE JEOPARDY
DRUGS
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Critical Areas in the Prosecution of Drug Cases (Republic Act No. 9165, Comprehensive
Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002) (876 SCRA 606-699 [2018])
Dangerous Drugs (905 SCRA 658-707 [2019])
Dangerous Drugs Board and Philippine Drug Enforcement Agency (789 SCRA 659-683 [
2016])
Familiarization with Republic Act (RA) No. 9165 (787 SCRA 608-633 [2016])
Physical Inventory in Dangerous Drugs Cases (859 SCRA 642-658 [2018])
Unlawful Acts and Penalties under Republic Act (RA) No. 9165 (788 SCRA 679-720
[2016])
DUAL CITIZENS
DUE PROCESS (See also BILL OF RIGHTS)
Right to Counsel (921 SCRA 645-659 [2019])
DYING DECLARATIONS
EASEMENTS AND RIGHTS OF WAY
ECONOMIC SABOTAGE
EDUCATION
The Social Significance of Universal Access to Quality Tertiary Educatoion (R.A. No.
10931) (836 SCRA 658-672 [2017])
How May Economic Philosophies Affect Fiscal Matters and Educational Programs? (835
SCRA 679-689 [2017])
EIGHT-HOUR LABOR LAW
EJECTMENT
ELECTION LAW
ELECTORAL TRIBUNALS
EMINENT DOMAIN
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EMPLOYEE BENEFITS
EMPLOYEES: REGULAR V. CASUAL
EMPLOYEES’ COMPENSATION (See also WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION)
Important Updates on the Employees’ Compensation Act (812 SCRA 694-734 [2016])
ENTRAPMENT
EQUAL PROTECTION OF THE LAW ( See BILL OF RIGHTS)
Stand Up, Speak Out Against Domestic Violence (855 SCRA 640-663 [2017])
Gender-Based Violence (854 SCRA 698 [2018])
EQUITY (See also ESTOPPEL AND LACHES
Estoppel in relation to the Government and its Officials (767 SCRA 722-732 [2015])
The Rule on Laches (718 SCRA 720-744 [2014])
ESCHEATS
ESTAFA
ESTATE PROCEEDINGS (See also WILLS)
ESTOPPEL
Estoppel in relation the Government and its Officials (767 SCRA 722-732 [2015])
The Doctrine of Estoppel 783 SCRA 719-740 (2016)
The Sibonghanoy Rule in relation to Jurisdiction and Estoppel (759 SCRA 704 -720
[2015])
EVIDENCE (See also CONFESSIONS, EXCLUSIONARY RULE, HEARSAY
EVIDENCE, and WITNESSES)
Basic Rules on Recantation (910 SCRA 646-662 [2019])
Credibility of Prostitutes (766 SCRA 712-721 [2015])
Of Expert Witnesses, Paraffin, Polygraph, Sperm, and Ballistic Tests (746 SCRA
642-662 [2015])
Parameters of Minor Inconsistencies in Testimonial Evidence (761 SCRA 693-726
[2015])
Physical Inventory in Dangerous Drugs Cases (859 SCRA 642-658 [2018])
Speckled Rules on Admission (811 SCRA 662-694 [2016])
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Formal Offer of Evidence: An Indispensable End-Game in Litigation (895 SCRA
633-660 [2019])
Scrupples on the Law-Fact Distinction (940 SCRA 666-686 [2020])
EVIDENT PREMEDITATION
EXCLUSIONARY RULE (See also CONFESSIONS and SEARCH AND SEIZURES)
EXECUTION OF JUDGEMENTS (See Judgements)
Vestigial Rules on Execution Pending Appeal (785 SCRA 638-659 [2016])
EXECUTIVE PRIVILEGE
EXECUTORS (See ADMINISTRATIVE REMEDIES and EXECUTORS and WILLS)
EXHAUSTION
OF
ADMINISTRATIVE
(ADMINISTRATIVE LAW)
REMEDIES,
DOCTRINE
OF
EX POST FACTO LAW
Jurisprudential Abreaction to the Ex Post Facto Law and Prospectivity of Laws (790 SCRA
702-728 [2016])
EXPRESSION, FREEDOM OF (See ASSEMBLY, RIGHT OF, LIBEL and SLANDER and
PRESS FREEDOM
Freedom of the Press (786 SCRA 933-937 [2016])
EXPROPRIATION (See EMINENT DOMAIN)
EXTRADITION
EXTRAJUDICIAL CONFESSIONS (See BILL OF RIGHTS and CONFESSIONS)
FAMILY CODE
Jurisprudence and Allied Laws on Members of the same family by Consanguinity or
Affinity (781 SCRA 695-721 [2016])
The Law on Legal Separation (858 SCRA 652-675 [2018])
The Tie That Binds (850 SCRA 614-620 [2018])
FAMILY HOME
Home Sweet Family Home (816 SCRA 675-694 [2017])
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FAMILY RELATIONS (See PERSONS and FAMILY RELATIONS)
How Can We Be Certain that Parents are Responsible? (878 SCRA 669-675 [2018])
Jurisprudence and Allied Laws on Members of the same family by Consanguinity or
Affinity (781 SCRA 695-721 [2016])
The Law on Legal Separation (858 SCRA 652-675 [2018])
The Tie That Binds 850 SCRA 614-620 (2018)
FEDERALISM
Why Federalism? (815 SCRA 647-677 [2017])
FILIATIONS (See also ADOPTION, GUARDIANSHIP AND PERSONS, and FAMILY
RELATIONS)
FIREARMS
FIRST REFUSAL, RIGHT OF
FORCIBLE ENTRY (See EJECTMENT)
FORECLOSURES (See REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE)
FOREIGN CORPORATIONS
FOREIGNERS (See ALIENS and CITIZENSHIP and NATURALIZATION)
FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS
FORTUITOUS EVENTS
FORUM SHOPPING
FRANCHISES (See COMMON CARRIERS and PUBLIC UTILITIES)
FRAUD
FRUIT OF THE POISONOUS TREE DOCTRINE EXCLUSIONARY RULE)
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GASOLINE STATIONS
GOVERNMENT-OWNED OR CONTROLLED CORPORATIONS (GOCCs)
GRAFT AND CORRUPTION
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES
GUARANTY
GUARDIANSHIP
GUILTY PLEAS
HABEAS CORPUS
Highly Revised Rules on Habeas Corpus (934 SCRA 681-761 [2020]
HEARSAY EVIDENCE
Parameters of Minor Inconsistencies in Testimonial Evidence (761 SCRA 693-726
[2015])
HEARING
Essentialist Rules on Consolidation in the Hearing of Case (791 SCRA 709-725 [2016])
HEINOUS CRIMES
HIERARCHY OF COURTS
The Doctrine of Hierarchy of Courts in Certiorari Cases (861 SCRA 718-725 [2018])
HIGHWAYS AND EXPRESSWAYS (See TOLLWAYS)
HOMESTEADS
HOMICIDE (See MURDER and HOMICIDE)
HORNBOOK DOCTRINE
Hornbook Doctrine Explained (877 SCRA 674-681 [2018])
HOSPITALS
HOTELS
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HUMAN RELATIONS
HUMAN RIGHTS
Stand Up, Speak Out Against Domestic Violence (855 SCRA 640-663 [2017])
Gender-Based Violence (854 SCRA 698 [2018])
IGNOMINY (See CRUELTY)
ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT
ILL-GOTTEN WEALTH (See GRAFT AND CORRUPTION and PLUNDER LAW)
ILLNESS (See WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION)
IMBECILITY
IMPEACHMENTS
INDETERMINATE SENTENCE LAW
INFLATION EXTRAORDINARY
INFORMATION, RIGHT TO
INITIATIVE AND REFERENDUM
INJUNCTIONS (See also CERTIORARI, PROHIBITION and MANDAMUS and
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS)
INNOCENCE
IN PARI DELICTO
In Pari Delicto Principle (879 SCRA 656-661 [2018])
In Pari Delicto Rule (769 SCRA 637-651 [2015])
INSANITY
INSURANCE (See also MOTOR VEHICLES and SURETISHIP)
Doctrine of Imputed Knowledge Explained (875 SCRA 643-650 [2018])
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INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES (See also LEGAL ETHICS)
INTELLECTUAL and INDUSTRIAL PROPERTY (See COPYRIGHTS, PATENTS,
TRADEMARKS and TRADENAMES)
Applying a Liberal Interpretation of the Prohibitive and Mandatory Provisions on
Licensing Agreements Under the Intellectual Property Code (765 SCRA 571-595
[2015])
“Disneyfication” vis-a-vis Copyright: Original Stories Lost (795 SCRA 691-699 [2016])
INTEREST RATES
INTERLOCUTORY ORDERS
INTERNATIONAL LAW (See also DIPLOMATS
INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS)
ASEAN and Corruption (814 SCRA 649-671 [2017])
and
TREATIES
AND
INTERPLEADER
INTERVENTION
JUDGES (See LEGAL ETHICS and JUDICIAL ETHICS)
Duties of Judges Based on Jurisprudence (725 SCRA 614-642 [2014])
Duties of Judges Based on Jurisprudence (754 SCRA 612-640 [2015])
JUDGEMENTS (See also RES JUDICATA)
Doctrine of Immutability of Judgements: An Analysis (863 SCRA 823-827 [2018])
JUDICIAL AND BAR COUNCIL
JUDICIAL DISCRETION (See also CERTIORARI, PROHIBITION and MANDAMUS)
JUDICIAL ETHICS (See also LEGAL ETHICS)
Attorney’s Fees and Quantum Meruit (856 SCRA 628-641 [2018])
JUDICIAL LEGISLATION
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JUDICIAL NOTICE
Matters of Judicial Notice, Cognizance and Experience (911 SCRA 623-670 [2019])
JUDICIAL REVIEW (See also POLITICAL QUESTION DOCTRINE)
Grave abuse of Discretion (724 SCRA 706-723 [2014])
JUDICIARY (See COURTS and JUDICIAL ETHICS)
JURISDICTION
Jurisdictional Issues Regarding the Court of Tax Appeals (758 SCRA 710-723 [2015])
The Sibonghanoy Rule in relation to Jurisdiction and Estoppel (759 SCRA 704-720
[2015])
The DARAB Rules of Procedure (853 SCRA 627-646 [2018])
JUSTICE
Restorative Justice: A Change of Heart Contributory to a Peaceful Society (809 SCRA
578-616 [2016])
Women and Justice: An Assessment of Republic Act No. 9262 (857 SCRA 633-680
[2018])
JUSTIFYING CIRCUMSTANCES (See SELF DEFENSE)
KALIKASAN, WRIT
Tranquil Rules on The Writ of Kalikasan (935 SCRA 698-744 [2020])
KATARUNGANG PAMBARANGAY
KIDNAPPINGS
LABOR LAW (See also DISMISSAL OF EMPLOYEES, ILLEGAL RECRUITMENT,
OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS, STRIKES, and WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION)
Important Updates on the Employees’ Compensation Act (812 SCRA 694-734 [2016])
Laconic Rules on Waivers and Quitclaims (748 SCRA 687-703 [2015])
The Equipoise Rule Explained (874 SCRA 629-638 [2018])
White Collar Crimes and Other Colored-Collar Crimes: An Analysis (881 SCRA
641-682 [2018])
LABOR UNION (See UNIONS)
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LACHES (See also ESTOPPEL AND PRESCRIPTION)
The Rule on Laches (718 SCRA 720-744 [2014])
LAND REGISTRATION AND TITLES (See also ADVERSE CLAIM AND NATURAL
RESOURCES)
Rules on Tax Declaration and Tax Receipts (782 SCRA 675-690 [2016])
LEASE
LEAVE BENEFITS
LEGAL ETHICS (See also ATTORNEY’S FEES, [RIGHTS TO] COUNSEL,
INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES and JUDICIAL ETHICS)
Be Not Afraid (797 SCRA 735-739 [2016])
Prohibition on Judges and Judicial Clemency (750 SCRA 745-759 [2015])
Attorney’s Fees and Quantum Meruit (856 SCRA 628-641 [2018])
LEGAL PHILOSOPHY
Law and Morality 779 SCRA 715-719 (2016)
LEGAL REDEMPTION
LEGAL SEPARATION
The Law on Legal Separation (858 SCRA 652-675 [2018])
The Tie That Binds (850 SCRA 614-620 [2018])
LEGAL WRITING
LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
Legislating a Code of Conduct for Integrity in Governance: The Case of the Philippines
(847 SCRA 618-638 [2017])
Legislating for the Elderly: A Survey on Philippines’ Statutes on Senior Citizens (889
SCRA 371-381 [2018])
LETTERS OF CREDIT
LIBEL AND SLANDER ( See also PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS)
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LICENSES
LIS PENDENS
Lis Pendens: Preventing Real Estate Properties from being Purloined (810 SCRA
617-646 [2016])
Lis Pendens (889 SCRA 307-318)
LOCAL GOVERNMENTS
MALICIOUS PROSECUTION
A Straightjacket Rule in Malicious Prosecution Cases (774 SCRA 695-708 [2015])
MALPRACTICE
MALVERSATION (See also GRAFT and CORRUPTION)
MANAGEMENT PREROGATIVES (See also DISMISSAL of EMPLOYEES)
MANAGERIAL EMPLOYEES
MANDAMUS (See CERTIORARI, PROHIBITION, and MANDAMUS)
MARITIME LAW
MARRIAGE (See also CONJUGAL PARTNERSHIP)
The Tie That Binds (50 SCRA 614-620 [2018])
MATERIAL DATA RULE
MINIMUM WAGE LAW
MITIGATING CIRCUMSTANCES
MONOPOLIES
MOOT and ACADEMIC ISSUES
Moot and Academic Doctrine (771 SCRA 666-691 [2015])
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MORAL and EXEMPLARY DAMAGES (See DAMAGES)
Important Rules on Exemplary or Corrective Damages (838 SCRA 688-704 [2017])
MORTGAGES (See CHATTEL MORTGAGE, PLEDGES, and REAL ESTATE
MORTGAGE)
Equitable Mortgage Revisited (760 SCRA 731-740 [2015])
MOTIONS (See also PLEADINGS, PRACTICE, and PROCEDURE)
The Carillonic Bells on Motion for Postponements (792 SCRA 705-728 [2016])
MOTIONS FOR RECONSIDERATION
MOTIONS TO QUASH
MOTIVE
MOTOR VEHICLES
MUNICIPAL CORPORATIONS (See also LOCAL GOVERNMENTS)
MURDER AND HOMICIDE
MUSLIM CODE OF PERSONAL LAWS
NAMES (See also CIVIL REGISTRY)
Correction of Civil Entries (715 SCRA 740-763 [2014])
Correction of Civil Entries (717 SCRA 577-600 [2014])
NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
NATURAL CHILDREN
NATURALIZATION (See also CITIZENSHIP and NATURALIZATION)
NATURAL RESOURCES (See also PARTY AMENDMENTS)
NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENTS (See also CHECKS)
NEW TRIAL
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NOTARIAL LAW
NOVATION
Important Rules on Novation (762 SCRA 678-690 [2015])
The Rules on Novation (925 SCRA 807-824 [2019])
NUISANCE
NULLITY OF MARRIAGE (See ANNULMENT OF MARRIAGE)
Nullity of Marriage 745 SCRA (708-713 [2015])
The Tie That Binds 850 SCRA (614-620 [2018])
NUNC PRO TUNC
Nunc Pro Tunc Orders Explained (873 SCRA 609-618 [2018])
OBLIGATIONS (See also CONTRACTS)
Demand (720 SCRA 824-829 [2014])
Important Rules on Novation (762 SCRA 678-690 [2015])
The Doctrine of Estoppel (783 SCRA 719-740 [2016])
The Rule on Dacion En Pago (777 SCRA 619-624 [2015])
The Rules on Novation (925 SCRA 807-824 [2019])
The Strict Application of the Rule on Fortuitous Events (768 SCRA 725-747 [2015])
Dacion En Pago Explained (882 SCRA 672-678 [2018])
OMBUDSMAN
OPERATIVE FACT, DOCTRINE
The Doctrine of Operative Fact (742 SCRA 697-706 [2014])
ORGAN DONATION
Strict Rules on the Organ Donation Law (784 SCRA 709-724 [2016])
OVERBREADTH DOCTRINE
OVERSEAS CONTRACT WORKER (See also OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS)
OVERSEAS FILIPINO WORKERS
OWNERSHIP (See also POSSESSION and PROPERTY)
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PACTUM COMMISSORIUM
The Dreaded Pactum Commissorium (763 SCRA 675-682 [2015])
PARDON
PARENS PATRIAE
PARENTS (See ADOPTION, GUARDIANSHIP and PERSONS and FAMILY
RELATIONS)
How Can We Be Certain that Parents are Responsible? (878 SCRA 669-675 [2018])
Solo Parents (862 SCRA 814-821 [2018])
PARITY AMENDMENTS
PAROLE
The Soothing Remedy of Parole (923 SCRA 661-673 [2019])
PAROL EVIDENCE
PARRICIDE
PARTIES
PARTNERSHIPS
PARTY-LIST SYSTEM
PASSION and OBFUSCATION
PENALTIES
Confusion in Penalties Under the Public Service Law (717 SCRA 457-502 [2014])
PEOPLE POWER
PERJURY
PERSONS and FAMILY RELATIONS (See also ADOPTION, GUARDIANSHIP,
MARRIAGES, and MUSLIM CODE OF PERSONAL LAWS)
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How Can We Be Certain that Parents are Responsible? (878 SCRA 669-675 [2018])
Jurisprudence and Allied Laws on Members of the same family by Consanguinity or
Affinity (781 SCRA 695-721 [2016])
The Law on Legal Separation (858 SCRA 652-675 [2018])
The Tie That Binds (850 SCRA 614-620 [2018])
PLEADINGS, PRACTICE, and PROCEDURE (See also ACTIONS, APPEALS,
DEPOSITIONS, DISCOVERY PROCESSES, FORUM SHOPPING, JUDICIAL ETHICS,
LEGAL ETHICS, MOTIONS, NEW TRIAL, SUMMONS, and TECHNICALITIES)
The Absolutist Rule on Speculations and Conjectures in All Kinds of Legal Proceedings
(765 SCRA 596-615 [2015])
Postponement of Trial Cases, Submission of Pleadings of All Sorts (874 SCRA 624-628
[2018])
PLUNDER LAW
POLICE
Police Blotters have no Probative Value (738 SCRA 655-662 [2014])
POLICE POWER
Precautionary Principle Discussed: Mosqueda vs. Pilipino Banana Growers & Exporters
Association, Inc., G.R. No. 189185, August 16, 2016, 800 SCRA 313 (875 SCRA
635-642 [2018])
POLITICAL PARTIES
POLITICAL QUESTION DOCTRINE (See also JUDICIAL REVIEW and SEPARATION
OF POWERS)
POSSESSION (See also OWNERSHIP and PROPERTY)
POSTPONEMENTS
PREJUDICIAL QUESTIONS
Prejudicial Question, Your Honor (778 SCRA 699-703 [2016])
PRELIMINARY ELIMINATION AND INVESTIGATION
The Pangs of Preliminary Investigation (808 SCRA 648-689 [2016])
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PREMEDITATION
PRESCRIPTION (See also LACHES)
The Rule on Laches (718 SCRA 720-744 [2014])
PRESIDENCY
PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT
PRESIDENTIAL COMMITMENT ORDER
PRESIDENTIAL DECREE NO. 451
PRESS FREEDOM
Freedom of Press (786 SCRA 931-937 [2016])
PRESUMPTIONS
PRE-TRIAL
PREVENTIVE SUSPENSION
PRIMARY JURISDICTION, DOCTRINE OF (See ADMINISTRATIVE LAW)
PRIVACY, RIGHT TO
PRIVATE PROSECUTORS (See also CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS)
Mechanistic Rules on the Anti-Drunk And Drugged Driving Law (793 SCRA 710-729 [2016])
PRIVILEGED COMMUNICATIONS
PROBATION LAW
PROCEDURAL RULES AND TECHNICALITIES
The Absolutist Rule on Speculations and Conjectures in All Kinds of Legal Proceedings
(765 SCRA 596-615 [2015])
PRO FORMA DOCTRINE
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PROPERTY (See also OWNERSHIP and POSSESSION)
PUBLIC AUCTIONS AND BIDDINGS
PUBLIC OFFICERS (See ADMINISTRATIVE LAW)
PUBLIC UTILITIES (See also NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION)
QUALIFYING CIRCUMSTANCES (See AGGRAVATING CIRCUMSTANCES)
QUASI-DELICTS
QUIETING OF TITLE
QUO WARRANTO
RADIO AND TELEVISION
RAPE
License Revoked (733 SCRA 756-762 [2014])
REAL ESTATE MORTGAGE
REBELLION (See also ANTI-SUBVERSION LAW)
RECEIVERSHIP
RECIDIVISM
RECONVEYANCE
REDEMPTION
REFORMATION OF INSTRUMENTS
REGALIAN DOCTRINE
REGULAR AND CASUAL EMPLOYEES ( See EMPLOYEES: REGULAR V. CASUAL)
REINSTATEMENT (See DISMISSAL OF EMPLOYEES)
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RELIEF FROM JUDGMENT (See NEW TRIAL)
Stringent Rules on Annulment of Judgment (890 SCRA 621-640 [2019])
RELIGIOUS FREEDOM
RENT CONTROL LAWS
REPLEVIN (See also WRIT OF POSSESSION)
Different Kinds of Important Writs (834 SCRA 647-670 [2014])
REPUBLICANISM
REPUBLIC ACT NO. 2056
RECESSION
RES GESTAE
RES INTER ALIOS ACTA
RES IPSA LOQUITUR
RES JUDICATA
Res Judicata Doctrine (877 SCRA 665-672 [2018])
RETAIL TRADE
RETIREMENT
RETRENCHMENT
RIGHT OF WAY ( See EASEMENTS and RIGHT OF WAY)
ROADS (See TOLLWAYS)
ROBBERY
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RULE OF LAW
SALARIES (See WAGES)
SALES
Beacon Lights on the Mirror Doctrine in relation to the Caveat Emptor Rule (928 SCRA
661-667 [2019])
The Rules on Double Sale (894 SCRA 629-648 [2019])
SCHOOLS AND UNIVERSITIES
The Evolving Regularoty Framework on Student Admission (833 SCRA 664-670 [2017])
Blast from the Past: An examination of the Antiquated Provisions of the Magna Carta for
Public School Teachers (881 SCRA 683-688 [2018])
The Power of Governing Boards to Extend its President (939 SCRA 660-687 [2020])
The Law’s Spectrum on Schools and Teachers (933 SCRA 664-715 [2020])
SEARCHES AND SEIZURES (See also ARRESTS)
SEEK AND YOU SHALL FIND: The Dynamics of Search Warrants (719 SCRA
723-732 [2014])
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (See also CORPORATIONS)
SECURITY OF TENURE (See CIVIL SERVICE)
SEDUCTION
SELF-DEFENSE
SELF-INCRIMINATION
SELF-ORGANIZATION (See UNIONS)
SEPARATION OF POWERS AND CHECKS AND BALANCES (See also POLITICAL
QUESTION DOCTRINE)
SEQUESTRATION
SHARIA COURTS
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Methods of Trial and Justice: Inquisitorial and Adversarial Systems in Islamic, Civil and
Common Law (882 SCRA 665-709 [2018])
SHERIFFS
SHIPS AND SHIPPING (See MARITIME LAW)
SOCIAL JUSTICE (See also POLICE POWER)
SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM
SOLO PARENTS
Solo Parents (862 SCRA 814-821 [2018])
SPEEDY DISPOSITION OF CASES
STATE IMMUNITY
STATE WITNESSES
The State Witness Rule (908 SCRA 640-655 [2019])
STATUTE OF FRAUDS
The Statute of Frauds (906 SCRA 645-656 [2019])
STATUTE OF NON-CLAIMS
STATUTES
STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION
Challenging the Norm in Statutory Construction (764 SCRA 673-680 [2015])
Liberal Rules: The Humane Side of Law (809 SCRA 617-651 [2016])
STENOGRAPHER
STRIKES
SUBPOENAS
SUBROGATION
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SUBSIDIARY CIVIL LIABILITY
SUCCESSION (See ESTATE PROCEEDINGS and WILLS)
The Rightful Heir (734 SCRA 724-729 [2014])
SUMMARY JUDGMENTS
SUMMARY PROCEDURE
SUMMONS
Rules on the Service of Summons (889 SCRA 319-370 [2019])
SUPPORT (See also GUARDIANSHIP and PERSONS AND FAMILY RELATIONS)
SUPREME COURT
SURETYSHIP
SURNAMES (See NAMES)
Correction of Civil Entries (715 SCRA 740-763 [2014])
Correction of Civil Entries (717 SCRA 577-600 [2014])
SURVIVOR’S DISQUALIFICATION RULE
SUSPECTS, RIGHTS OF
TAXATION
Jurisdictional Issues Regarding the Court of Tax Appeals (758 SCRA 710-723 [2015])
Tax Principles and Remedies: Tools to Inclusive Economic Growth, Development,
Prosperity, and Stability 849 SCRA 347-414 (2017)
TAXPAYER’S SUITS (See JUDICIAL REVIEW and PARTIES)
TECHNICALITIES (See PROCEDURAL RULES and TECHNICALITIES)
The Absolutist Rule on Speculations and Conjectures in All Kinds of Legal Proceedings
(765 SCRA 596-615 [2015])
TELEPHONES and TELECOMMUNICATIONS
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TELEVISION (See RADIO and TELEVISION)
TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS
TERM LIMITS
TERMINATION PAY LAW
THEFT
THIRD-PARTY COMPLAINTS
THIRTEENTH MONTH PAY
THREATS
TOLLWAYS
TORRENS TITLE (See LAND REGISTRATION and TITLES)
The Mirror Doctrine (929 SCRA 643-654 [2020])
TORTS (See QUASI-DELICTS)
TRADEMARKS and TRADENAMES (See COPYRIGHTS, PATENTS, TRADEMARKS,
and TRADENAMES)
TRADE SECRETS
TREACHERY
TREATIES and INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
ASEAN and Corruption (814 SCRA 649-671 [2017])
TRUSTS
TUITION FEES
UNFAIR COMPETITION (See also COPYRIGHTS, PATENTS, TRADEMARKS and
TRADENAMES)
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UNFAIR LABOR PRACTICES
UNIONS (See COLLECTIVE BARGAINING and STRIKES)
UNJUST ENRICHMENT
Unjust Enrichment Explained (880 SCRA 662-666 [2018])
UNLAWFUL DETAINER (See EJECTMENT)
USUFRUCT
USURY
The Usury Law and Legal Rates of Interests (780 SCRA 675-705 [2016])
VALUE ADDED TAX (VAT)
VENUE
VISITING FORCES AGREEMENT
WAGES
WARSAW CONVENTION
WATER
WILLS (See also ESTATE PROCEEDINGS)
WIRETAPPING
WITNESSES (See also EVIDENCE and PAROL EVIDENCE)
Credibility of Prostitutes (766 SCRA 712-721 [2015])
Parameters of Minor Inconsistencies in Testimonial Evidence (761 SCRA 693-726
[2015])
The Power of a Lone Witness (909 SCRA 642-656 [2019])
WORKMEN’S COMPENSATION (See also EMPLOYEE’S COMPENSATION)
Important Updates on the Employees’ Compensation Act (812 SCRA 694-734 [2016])
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WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
WRIT OF AMPARO
The Writ of Amparo (732 SCRA 703-707 [2014])
The Writ of Amparo Revisited (741 SCRA 629-750 [2014])
Different Kinds of Important Writs (834 SCRA 647-670 [2014])
WRIT OF POSSESSION AND DEMOLITION
Different Kinds of Important Writs (834 SCRA 647-670 [2014])
Ramifications of a Writ of Possession (912 SCRA 640-664 [2019])
YOUTHFUL OFFENSES