Political Law – Election Laws – Absentee Voters Act – Proclamation of Winners in a National Elections
Romulo Macalintal, as a lawyer and a taxpayer, questions the validity of the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003 (R.A. 9189). He questions the validity of the said act on the following grounds, among others:
Political Law – Election Laws – Right of Suffrage – Extension of Voters Registration
On January 25, 2001, AKBAYAN-Youth, together with other youth movements sought the extension of the registration of voters for the May 2001 elections. The voters registration has already ended on December 27, 2000. AKBAYAN-Youth asks that persons aged …
94 Phil 903 – Law on Public Officers – Abolition of a Public Office – Appointing Power Vested in the Executive
Luis Manalang was the Director of the Placement Bureau. However in 1952, a law was passed by Congress abolishing the Placement Bureau (PB). The said bureau was replaced by the National …
8 SCRA 692 – Law on Public Officers – Ad Interim Appointment vs Appointment in Acting Capacity
In October 1961, Valencia was designated as acting chairman of the board of directors of the National Waterworks and Sewerage Authority (NAWASA) by then President Carlos Garcia. He took his oath of office and in …
117 SCAD 352 – Law on Public Officers – Appointment in the Local Government –Appointing Power Cannot be Usurped by CSC
In November 1972, Presidential Decree No. 51 was signed into law. PD 51 created a Civil Service Unit (CSU) office in cities. Pursuant to said law, then Quezon City mayor Brigido …
