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LEGISLATIVE DEPARTMENT
Initiative
RA 6735
Vacancy in sectoral represantive.
may be filled by president from a list of nominees
1. Quintos-Deles Committee vs Committee on ConCom 177 SCRA 259
Question of Apportionment law is justiciable question
2. Macias v Comelec 3 S 1
When is a city entitled to a legislative district
3. Aldaba v COMELEC GR 188078. March 25, 2010
Distinction between entitlement of a city to a district and entitlement of a province to a district
4. Benigno Simeon Aquino III v COMELEC GR 189793, April 7, 2010
Whether Congress may increase its membership; how is reapportionment made; WON court has
jurisdiction on issues of reapportionment
5. Mariano v Comelec GR 118577, March 7, 1995
6. Tobias v Abalos 239 S 106
7. Montejo v COMELEC GR 118702, March 16, 1995
8. Sema v COMELEC. GR 177597, July, 16, 2008
Domicile in Political law as distinguished in Civil law
9. Imelda Romualdez-Marcos v COMELEC. 248 S 300
10. Aquino v COMELEC 248 S 400
11. Coquilla v COMELEC GR 151914, July 31, 2002
The Party-list System
RA 7941
Who may participate in party-list system
12. Atong Paglaum, Inc. v COMELEC, GR 203766, April 2, 2013
Grounds for refusal/cancellation of registration in party-list syste,
13. Philippine Guardians Brotherhood, Inc., v COMELEC, GR 190529, April 29, 2010
14. Ang Ladlad LGBT party v COMELEC GR 190582, April 8, 2010.
15. Alliance for Nationalism and Democracy (ANAD) v COMELEC, GR 206987, September 10, 2013
16. Coalition of Associations of Senior Citizens v COMELEC, GR 206844-45, July 23, 2013.
17. Bello v COMELEC, GR 191998, December 7, 2010
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18. Alliance for Barangay Concerns (ABC) v COMELEC, GR 193256, March 22, 2011
19. Abang-Lingkod Party List v COMELEC, GR 206952, October 22, 2013
Nomination of Party-list representative; Qualifications; Manner of voting
20. Cocofed- Philippine Coconut Producers Federation, Inc. v COMELEC, GR 207026, August 6, 2013
21. Milagros Amores v House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal, GR 189600, June 29, 2010
22. Bantay Republic Act BA-RA 7941 v COMELEC, GR 177271, May 4, 2007
Formula in seat allocation
23. Veterans Federation Party v COMELEC, GR 136781, October 6, 2000
24. Partido ng Manggagawa (PM) and Butil Farmers Party v COMELEC, GR 164702
25. Ang Bagong-Bayani-OFW Labor Party v COMELEC, GR 147589, June 26, 2001
26. BANAT (Barangay Association for National Advancement and Transparency (BANAT) v COMELEC,
GR 179271, April 21, 2009 (controlling case)
Special Election to fill vacancy in Congress
27. Lozada v COMELEC, 120 S 337
Salaries
28. Philconsa v Mathay, 18 S 300
29. Ligot v Mathay, 56 S 823
Privileges
I.
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90. Greco Antonius Beda Belgica v Hon. Paquito Ochoa, GR 208566, November 11, 2013
91.Phil Constitution Assoc v Enriquez
92. Lawyers against Monopoly and Poverty(LAMP) v Sec of Budget and Management, GR 164987, April
24, 2012
Power of Legislative Investigation
93. In the matterof the Petition of Habeas Corpus of Camilo L Sabio, Miguel v Gordo, GR 174340,
October 17, 2006.
94. Philcomsat Holdings Corporation v Senate of the Philippines, GR 180308, June 19, 2012
In Aid of Legislation
95. Bengzon v Senate Blue Ribbon Committee, 203 S 767
96. Standard Chartered Bank v Senate Committee on Banks, GR 167173, December 27, 2007
97. Arnault v Nazareno, 87 Phil 29 (power to pounish contempt)
98. Senate v Ermita (distinction between power to conduct inquiries in aid of legislation and power to
condct question hour
Power to act as Board of Canvassers in election of President
99. Ruy Elias Lopez v Senate of Philippines, GR 163556, June 8, 2004
100. Pimentel v Joint Committee of Congress, GR 163783, June 22, 2004
Power to Concur in treaties or international agreements
101. Commissioner of Customs v Eastern Sea Trading, 3 S 351
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