POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES

COLLEGE OF LAW

ADMINISTRATIVE LAW, ELECTION LAW AND THE LAW ON PUBLIC OFFICERS

PART A. ADMINISTRATIVE LAW

I. GENERAL PRINCIPLES
§ Definitions

a. Administrative Law

b. Government of the Republic of the Philippines (Admin Code of 1987, Sec 2)

c. National Government (Sec 2)

d. Local Government (Sec 2)

e. Agency of the Government (Sec 2)

f. Departmen (Sec 2)

g. Bureau (Sec 2)

h. Office (Sec 2)

i. Instrumentality (Sec 2)

j. Regulatory agency (Sec 2)

k. Chartered institution (Sec 2)

l. Government-owned or controlled corporation (Sec 2)

§ GOCC Governance Act of 2011 (Republic Act 10149)

§ Kinds of Administrative Law

§ Scope of Administrative Law

§ Sources of Administrative Law

Cases:

1. Mecano v. COA, 216 SCRA 500

2. Leveriza v. IAC 157 SCRA 282

3. Luzon Development Bank v. Association of Luzon Dev. Bank Employees, 64 SCAD 918 or 249 SCRA 162

4. Iron and Steel Authority v. Court of Appeals, 65 SCAD 261 or 249 SCRA 538

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II. ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES

§ Creation, Establishment and Abolition of Administrative Agencies

1. Crisostomo v. Court of Appeals, 258 SCRA 134

2. Viola v. Alunan, III, 277 SCRA 409 (1997)

3. Biraogo v. The Philippine Truth Commission of 2010, G.R. No. 192935, Dec. 7, 2010

§ Reorganization of Administrative Agencies

a. Definition of Reorganization

b. President’s power to reorganize; basis

c. Power of other agencies to reorganize; limitations

Cases:

1. Anak Mindanao Party-List Group v. The Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 166052, August 29, 2007

2. Bagaoisan v. National Tobacco Administration, G.R. No. 152 August 5, 2003

3. Kapisanan ng mga Kawani ng Energy Regulatory Board v. Commissioner Fe Barin, G.R. No. 150974, June 29, 2007

4. National Land Titles and Deeds Registration Administration v. Civil Service Commission, 221 SCRA 145

5. Eugenio v. Civil Service Commission, 60 SCAD 262 or 242 SCRA 196 (1995)

§ Reasons/purposes for creating administrative agencies

§ Common types of administrative agencies

III. POWER OF ADMINISTRATIVE AGENCIES

§ General Principles

Cases:

1. Makati Stock Exchange, Inc. v. Securities and Exchange Commission

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2. Kilusang Bayan, etc. v. Dominguez, 205 SCRA 92 (1992)

3. Senator Robert S. Jaworksi v. PAGCOR, G.R. No. 144463

4. Radio Communications of the Phils., v. National Telecommunications Commission,

5. Cooperative Development Authority v. Dolefil Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Cooperative, Inc.

6. Matienzo v. Abellera, 162 SCRA 11 (1988)

7. Laguna Lake Development Authority v. Court of Appeals, 49 SCAD 649 or 231 SCRA 292 (1994)

§ Quasi-Legislative Power (Rule-Making)

a. Legislative power

b. Doctrine of Separation of Powers

c. Non-delegation of legislative power

d. Exceptions to the doctrine of non-delegation of legislative power

Cases:

1. US v. Barrias, 11 Phil. 327 (1908)

2. People v. Vera, 65 Phil 327 (1937)

3. Eastern Shipping Lines, Inc. v. POEA, 166 SCRA 533 (1988)

4. Rabor v. CSC, 244 SCRA 614 (1995)

5. Re: Entitlement to Hazard Pay of SC Medical and Dental Clinic Personnel

e. Kinds of Administrative Rules and Regulations

o Supplementary or detailed legislation

o Interpretative legislation

o Contingent legislation

Cases:

1. ABAKADA Guro Party List v. Purisima

2. Gutierrez v. DBM, G.R. No. 153266, March 18, 2010 (and other allied cases)

3. BPI Leasing v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 127624, Nov. 18, 2003

4. Board of Trustees v. Velasco, G.R. No. 170436, February 2, 2011

f. Requisites for Validity of Administrative Rules and Regulations

Cases:

1. Dagan v. Philippine Racing Commission

2. Smart Communications Inc., v. NTC, G.R. No. 151908

3. Conte v. Commission on Audit, 76 SCAD 16 or 264 SCRA 19 (1996)

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g. Penal Rules and Regulations

Cases:

1. People v. Santos, 63 Phil. 300 (1936)

2. People v. Que Po Lay, 94 Phil. (1954)

3. People v. Maceren, 79 SCRA 450 (1977)

h. Force and effect of administrative rules and regulations

Cases:

1. Peralta v. Civil Service Commission, 212 SCRA 425 (1992)

2. Javellana v. DILG, 212 SCRA 475 (1992)

i. Requirements of notice and hearing or publication

Case:

1. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Court of Appeals, 261 SCRA 236 (1996)

2. Commissioner of Customs v. Hypermix Feeds Corp., G.R. No. 179579, Feb. 1, 2012

j. Construction of administrative rules and regulations

Case:

1. Victorias Milling Co v. Social Security Commission, 4 SCRA 627

2. National Food Authority v. MASADA Security Agency, G.R. No. 163448,

3. SGMC Realty Corporation v. Office of the President, G.R. No. 126999,

k. Prospective or retroactive operation of rules and regulation

Case:

1. Commissioner of Internal Revenue v. Azucena T. Reyes,

2. Rosario Dadulo v. Honorable Court of Appeals, Office of the Ombudsman, et al, G.R. No. 175451, Sept. 28, 2007

l. Amendment or repeal of administrative rules and regulations

Case:

1. Republic of the Philippines v. Express Telecommunications Company, Inc., G.R. No. 147096, January 15, 2002

m. Administrative rule and interpretation distinguished

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o. Kinds of executive interpretations of the law

Case:

1. San Miguel Corp. v. Inciong, 103 SCRA 139 (1981)

p. Weight accorded to contemporaneous construction

Case:

1. Asturias Sugar Central Inc. v. Commissioner of Customs,

r. When contemporaneous construction disregarded

s. Erroneous construction creates no right; exception