ELECTION LAW, ADMINISTRATIVE LAW,
AND LAW ON PUBLIC OFFICERS SYLLABUS
St. Dominic Savio College – School of Law
A.Y. 2023-2024
Atty. Win Arbues
ELECTION LAW
I. Suffrage (February 9, 2024)
a. Article V, 1987 Constitution
b. Republic Act No. 8189, Voter’s Registration Act of 1996;
c. R.A. 6735, The Initiative and Referendum Act, Sec. 3(a)].
i. Akbayan-Youth v. COMELEC, G.R. No. 147066, March 26, 2001;
ii. LOIDA NICOLAS-LEWIS vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 162759 August 4,
2006;
iii. Villamor vs Negre, Jr. G.R. Nos. 191299-191302. March 14, 2023;
iv. Macalintal vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 157013, July 10, 2003;
v. Lambino vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 174153, October 25, 2006;
II. Political Parties and the Party-list System of Representation
a. Sec. 5(2), Art. IV, 1987 Constitution
b. Sec. 2(5), Art. IX-C, 1987 Constitution
c. RA 7941, Party-list System Act
i. ANGKLA vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 246816, September 15, 2020;
ii. BANAT vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 179271, April 21, 2009;
iii. Abang Lingkod Party-list vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 206952
October 22, 2013;
iv. ANG BAGONG BAYANI-OFW LABOR PARTY vs ANG BAGONG
BAYANI-OFW LABOR PARTY GO! GO! PHILIPPINES, G.R. No.
147589, June 26, 2001;
v. Albano vs Comelec, GR No. 257610, January 24, 2023
III. Candidacy (February 16, 2024)
a. Sec. 73, 74, Omnibus Election Code;
b. Ministerial Duty of Comelec to Receive Certifcates of Candidacy, Sec.
76, OEC;
c. Effect of Filing Certificate of Candidacy, Sec. 66, OEC;
d. Substitution of Candidates, Sec. 77, OEC
e. Nuisance Candidates and Efects of Declaration of Nuisance Candidacy,
Sec. 69, OEC; Sec. 5, RA 6646
i. Talaga vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 196804, October 9, 2012;
ii. Villafuerte vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 206698, February 25, 2014;
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iii. Perez vs Provincial Board of Nueva Ecija, GR No. L-35474 March 29,
1982;
iv. Aragon vs Dela Rosa, G.R. No. L-33559 February 10, 1981;
v. Pilar vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 115245 July 11, 1995
vi. Cerafica vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 205136, December 2, 2014;
vii. Engle vs COMELEC, GR No. 215995, January 19, 2016
viii. De Alban vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 243968. March 22, 2022
IV. Campaign
a. Limitations on Expenses and Prohibited Contributions (Sec. 13, RA
7166)
b. Lawful Election Propaganda (RA 9006)
c. Statements of Contributions and Expenses (Sec. 14, RA No. 7166)
i. Ejercito vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 212398, November 25, 2014
ii. SWS vs COMELEC, G.R. No. 208062. April 07, 2015;
iii. Diocese of Bacolod vs COMELEC, GR No. 205728, January 21, 2015;
iv. 1-UTAK vs COMELEC, GR No. 206020, April 14, 2015;
v. GMA Network vs COMELEC, GR No. 205357, September 2, 2014
vi. Maturan vs COMELEC, GR No. 227155, March 28, 2017
V. Remedies (February 23, 2024)
a. Grounds for disqualification
1. Sec. 12, OEC;
a. Magno vs Comelec and Montes, G.R. No. 147904October 4,
2002
b. Petition for Disqualification vs Petition to Deny Due Course
1. Article IX, OEC;
2. Santos vs Santos and Cuneta, G.R. No. 235058. September 04,
2018;
3. Marquez vs Comelec, G.R. No. 244274, September 03, 2019;
4. Teves vs Comelec and Degamo, G.R. No. 262622. February 14,
2023;
5. Buenafe vs Comelec and Marcos Jr., G.R. No. 260374. June 28,
2022;
6. Ty-Delgado vs HRET, G.R. No. 219603, January 26, 2016;
c. Petition to declare failure of elections
1. Banaga Jr. vs Comelec, GR No. 134696, July 31, 2000;
2. Benito vs Comelec, GR No. 134913, January 19, 2001;
d. Pre-proclamation controversy
1. Sec. 242, OEC;
2. Sao vs Comelec, GR No. 182221, February 2, 2010;
3. Suhuri vs Comelec, GR No. 181869, October 2, 2009
e. Election Protest
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1. Vialogo vs Comelec, GR No. 194143, October 4, 2011
2. Legarda vs De Castro, PET Case No. 003, January 18, 2008
3. Navarosa vs Comelec, GR No. 157957, September 18, 2003
4. Panlilio vs Comelec, GR No. 184286, February 26, 2010
LAW ON PUBLIC OFFICER
I. General Principles (March 1, 2024)
a. Public Office
i. Article XI, Sec. 1, Philippine Constitution;
1. Fernandez vs Sto. Tomas, GR No. 116418 March 7, 1995;
2. De Castro v. Field Investigation Office, Office of the
Ombudsman, G.R. No. 192723, June 5, 2017);
3. Santos v. Secretary of Labor, G.R. No. L-21624, February 27,
1968);
b. Acquiring Public Office
i. Appointment
1. Borromeo v. Mariano, G.R. No. L-16808, January 3, 1921;
2. Garces v. Court of Appeals, G.R. No. 114795, July 17, 1996;
3. Luego v. CSC, G.R.No. L-69137, August 5, 1986;
4. Velicaria-Garafil v. Office Of The President, G.R. No. 203372,
June 16, 2015;
5. Debulgado v. CSC, G.R. No. 111471, Sept. 26, 1994;
6. Aquino vs CSC, GR No. 92403, April 22, 1992;
ii. Eligibility and Qualification Requirements
1. Frivaldo vs Comelec, GR No. 87193, June 23, 1989;
2. Civil Liberties Union vs Executive Secretary, GR No. 83896, Feb
22, 1991;
iii. Powers and Duties of Public Officers
1. Pimentel vs Comelec, GR No. L-53581;
iv. Liabilities of Public Officers
1. Blaquera vs Alcala, GR No. 109406, Sept 11, 1998;
2. Arias vs Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 81563 December 19, 1989;
3. Ombudsman vs de Los Reyes, GR No. 208976, October 13, 2014
