Statutory Construction Syllabus

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Statutory Construction

PART 1:BASIC PRINCIPLES

I. What is Statutory Construction?

• Caltex vs. Palomar, G.R. No. L-19650, September 29, 1966

Construction is the art or process of discovering and expoundingthe meaning and intention of the authors of the law wit respe!t toits appli!atio" to a #ive" !ase, where that i"te"tio" is re"$ere$$o%bt&%l, amongst others, by reason of the fact that the given caseis not explicitly provided for in the law.

II. When Do You A!y the Princi!es o" Statutory Construction?

• 'aoa"# vs. (%"i!ipal )%$#e o& Sa" Ni!olas, G.R. No. L-*+56 ,

(ar! 2, 19

• mores vs. R/, G.R. No. 19600, )%"e 29, 2010

• Rep%bli! lo%r (ills, "!. vs. Commissio"er o& C%stoms, G.R. No. L-

2+6*, (a3 *1, 1941

• apisa"a" "# m#a (a"##awa sa (a"ila Railroa$ Compa"3 Cre$it

"io" vs. (a"ila Railroa$ Compa"3, ebr%ar3 2, 1949

• Ra$io Comm%"i!atio"s o& te Pil. vs. NC, G.R. No. L-6429, (a3

29, 194

• Rep%bli! vs. ole$a"o, G.R. No. 9+1+4, )%"e , 199+

III. Which Branch o" #o$ern%ent Interrets the La&?

I'. Re(uire%ent o" Pu)!ication o" Statutes

• a"a$a vs. %vera 7Resol%tio"8, G.R. No. L-6*915, 'e!ember 29,

196

'. *u+icia! Le,is!ation

• lores!a vs. Pilex (i"i"#, G.R. No. L-*06+2 pril *0, 195

•

Rep%bli! vs. C a"$ (oli"a, G.R. No. 1046*, ebr%ar3 1*, 1994

'I. Sirit o$er Letter o" the La& (Ratio Legis Est Anima Legis)

• Paras vs C(/L/C, G.R. No. 12*169, November +, 199+

• Ci"a :a"; vs rte#a, G.R. No. L-*+96+, )a"%ar3 *1, 194*

'II. The construction o" the !a& o)tains the "orce o" !a& (Legisinterpretatio legis vim obtinet)

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• People vs )abi"al, G.R. No. L-*0061, ebr%ar3 24, 194+

PART -:EEC/TI'E C0NSTR/CTI0N

I. Eecuti$e Construction #i$en #reat Wei,ht

• $asa vs balos, G.R. No. 16614, ebr%ar3 19, 2004

II. When Eecuti$e Construction Not #i$en Wei,ht

• : /mplo3ees< "io" vs "!io"#, G.R. No. L-52+15, !tober 2*,

19+

III. A+%inistrati$e Ru!e $s. A+%inistrati$e 0inion

• =i!torias (illi"# Co. "!. vs. So!ial Se!%rit3 Commissio", G.R. No. L-

1640+, (ar! 14, 1962

PART 2:C0NSTR/CTI0N 03 SPECI3IC TYPES 03 LE#ISLATI0N

I. Constitution

• ra"!is!o vs. o%se o& Represe"tatives, G.R. No. 160261,

November 10, 200*

• Sarmie"to vs (iso", G.R. No. 4994+, 'e!ember 14, 194

• (a"ila Pri"!e otel vs GSS, G.R. No. 122156, ebr%ar3 *, 1994

• posa vs a!tora", G.R. No. 1010*, )%l3 *0, 199*

II. La)or La&s

• (a"aa" vs /mplo3ees Compe"satio" Commissio", G.R. No. L-

++99, pril 22, 191

Retirement Laws

• a"t%i!o, )r. vs 'omi"#o, G.R. No. 96+22, ebr%ar3 2, 199+

Note: Relate with rticle !, Labor Code

III. Ta La&s

"ax #urdens

• Pila!or Cre$it Corporatio" Commissio"er o& "ter"al Reve"%e, G.R.

No. 16999, ebr%ar3 6, 201*

"ax $xemptions

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• Commissio"er o& "ter"al Reve"%e vs G%errero, G.R. No. L-209+2,

September 22, 1964

"ax Refunds

• pplie$ oo$ "#re$ie"ts vs Commissio"er o& "ter"al Reve"%e,

G.R. No. 1+266, November 11, 201*

IV. Pena! La&s

• People vs empora$a, G.R. No. 14*+4*, 'e!ember 14, 200

Con&ict between 'panish text and $nglish text

• People vs (a"aba, G.R. No. *425, !tober *1, 19**

Note: Relate with rticle %%, Revised (enal Code

V. E!ection La&s

• ipe vs C(/L/C. G.R. No. 1152, !tober 2, 2009

• mora, >r. vs C(/L/C, G.R. No. 19220, )a"%ar3 25, 2011

VI. Insurance

• 'e La Cr%? vs Capital "s%ra"!e @ Sa&et3 Co, "!. , G.R. No. L-

2154+, )%"e *0, 1966

• A%a Cee Ga" vs. Law "io" @ Ro!; "s%ra"!e, G.R. No. L-+611,

'e!ember 14, 1955

VII. Natura!i4ation La&s

• :e">ami" Co vs Rep%bli!, G.R. No. L-12150, (a3 26, 1960

• =elas!o vs Rep%bli!, G.R. No. L-1+21+, (a3 25, 1960

• Co B A%i"# Re3es =s. Rep%bli!, G.R. No. L-10461, November 29,

195

VIII. Eroriation La&s

• eirs o& )%#albot vs Co%rt o& ppeals, G.R. No. 140*+6, (ar! 12,

2004

IX. Wi!!s

• ampo3 vs lberasti"e, G.R. No. L-1+*22. ebr%ar3 25, 1960

• Ro$ri#%e? vs l!ala, G.R. No. *2642, November 5, 19*0

X. Ru!es o" Court

• nama vs Court of appeals, ).R. No. 1*+%1, -anuary %, %1%

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Note: 'ee 'ection 0, Rule 1, 1+ Rules of Court

PART 5:LATIN R/LES

I. Verba Legis Non Est Recedendum 63ro% the &or+s o" thestatute7 there shou!+ )e no +earture8

• =i!toria vs. C(/L/C, G.R. 109005, )a"%ar3 10, 199+

• Pilippi"e m%seme"t a"$ Gami"# Corporatio" 7PGCR8 vs

Pilippi"e Gami"# )%ris$i!tio" "!. 7P/)8, G.R. No. 144***, pril 2+,2009

II. Ratio Legis Est Anima Legis 6The reason o" the !a& is the sou!o" the !a&8

• (atab%e"a vs Cerva"tes, G.R. No. L-2441, (ar! *1, 1941

III. Dura Lex Sed Lex 6The !a& is harsh )ut that is the !a&8

• Bsi$oro vs. People o& te Pilippi"es, G.R. No. 192**0, November

1+, 2012

2hen not applied:

• '%"!a" vs. C o& Ri?al, G.R. No. L-*0546, ebr%ar3 10, 1946

• lo"?o vs. "terme$iate ppellate Co%rt, G.R. No. L-424*, (a3 2,

194

IV. Expressio Unius Est Exclusio Alterius 6The eress %ention o"one thin, in a !a& %eans the ec!usion o" others not eress!y%entione+8

• Ler%m vs. Cr%?, G.R. No. L-24*, November 29, 1950

•

Ce"te"o vs. =illalo"-Por"illos, G.R. No. 11*092, September 1, 199+

2hen not applied:

a. 2hen adherence to the rule will lead to incongruities and in aviolation of the e3ual protection clause of the Constitution

• C%a vs. Civil Servi!e Commissio", G.R. No. 949,

ebr%ar3 4, 1992

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