1st Assignments.docx

Credit Assignment

- INCLUDE all relevant cases cited by Hector de Leon and Paras INTRODUCTION. The Concept of Credit a. Credit, Debt and Security b. Credit and Credit Transactions Defined c. Commercial Credit Transactions d. The Relevance of Trust and Confidence PART I. LOAN Chapter 1 THE CONCEPT OF LOAN A. General Concepts 1. Obligation to Deliver 2. Object of a Loan 3. Consideration of a Loan 4. Obligation to Return or Pay B. Contract to Loan Chapter 2 COMMODATUM A. General Concepts 1. Consideration in Commodatum 2. Object of Commodatum B. Parties to a Commodatum 1. Ownership by Bailor 2. Use by Bailee 3. Solidary Liability of Bailees C. Liability for Expenses and Damages 1. Ordinary Expenses 2. Extraordinary Expenses 3. Other Expenses 4. Abandonment by Bailor 5. Right of Retention by Bailee D. Liability for Loss E. Obligation to Return Chapter 3 SIMPLE LOAN A. General Concepts B. Obligation to Pay C. Interest 1. Conventional Interest 2. Interest on Interest 3. Compensatory, Penalty or Indemnity Interest 4. Finance Charges 5. Usury a. General Concepts b. Usurious Acts c. Remedies 1. Remedy of Debtor 2. Remedy of Creditor

PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW

Prescribed textbook/s: 1. Introduction to Public International Law by Fr. Joaquin G. Bernas 2. Public International Law: Bar Reviewer by Ralph A. Sarmiento 3. International Law by Hofileña N.B.: Read the pertinent portions of the prescribed textbooks and the full text of the cases and other materials assigned hereunder. I. Introduction A. Nature of International Law

B. Theories governing International Law C. Distinction between Public International Law and Private International Law II. Sources of International Law Art. 38 and 59 ICJ Statute A. Treaties and Conventions Read: 1987 Constitution – Art. VII, Sec. 20-21; Art. VIII, Sec. 4; and Art. XVIII, Sec. 25; Executive Order No. 459, Series of 1997; Vienna Convention on the Law of Treaties (1969) Qatar v. Bahrain, (ICJ, 1994); Abaya v. Ebdane, G.R. No. 167919, 14 February 2009; Department of Budget and Management v. Kolonwel Trading, G.R. No. 175608, 8 June 2007; China National Machinery & Equipment Corp. v. Santamaria, G.R. No. 185572, 7 February 2012; Commissioner of Customs v. Eastern Sea Trading, L-14279, 31 October 1961; Bayan v. Executive Secretary Zamora, G.R. No. 138570, 10 October 2000; Lim v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 151445, 11 April 2002; Pimentel v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 158088, 6 July 2005; Akbayan v. Aquino, G.R. No. 170516, 16 July 2008; Nicolas v. Romulo, G.R. No. 175888, 11 February 2009; Bayan Muna v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 159618, 1 February 2011; Saguisag v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 212426, 12 January 2016; Vinuya v. Executive Secretary, G.R. No. 162230, 28 April 2010; Pharmaceutical and Health Care Association v. Duque, G.R. No. 173034, 9 October 2007; Province of North Cotabato v. GRP Peace Panel, G.R. No. 183591, 14 October 2008; Reservations to the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, (Advisory Opinion, ICJ Reports 1951); B. International Customs Read: Kuroda v. Jalandoni, L-2662, 26 March 1949, 83 SCRA 171; Yamashita v. Styer, L-129, 19 December 1945, 75 Phil 563; Kookooritchkin v. Solicitor General, L-1812, 27 August 1948, 81 Phil 435; Poe-Llamanzares v. Elamparo, G.R. No. 221697, 8 March 2016. Case Concerning the Military and Paramilitary Activities in and Against Nicaragua, (Nicaragua v. US, ICJ Reports, 27 June 1986); North Sea Continental Shelf Cases, ICJ Reports, 20 February 1969; The Paquete Habana, 175 US 677 (1900); Case Concerning the Right of Passage over Indian Territory (Portugal v. India), ICJ Reports, 12 April 1960; C. General Principles Read: Cambodia v. Thailand, ICJ Reports, 1962; Corfu Channel Case, ICJ Reports, 9 April 1949; Chorzow Factory Case, (1928); Barcelona Traction Light and Power Company Case, ICJ Reports, 1970; Prosecutor v. Tadic, ILJ, 2 October 1995; Medellin v. Texas, 552 US 491 (2008); D. Judicial Decisions Labor Standards

1. Articles 1-42 of the Labor Code 2. RA 8042 (Migrant Workers Act) as amended by RA 10022 3. First 130 pages of The Labor Code With Comments And Cases by C.A. Azucena 4. Cases: 4.1 People v. Panis, L-58674-77, July 11, 1986 4.2 Lazo v. Salac, G.R. No. 152642, November 13, 2012 4.3 Sunace International vs. NLRC G.R. No. 161757, January 25, 2006

Admin Law

4.4 Serrano v. Gallant, G.R. No. 167614, March 24, 2009 4.5 Yap v. Thenamaris, G.R. No. 179532, May 30, 2011 4.6 Meralco vs. NLRC, G.R. No. 78763, July 12, 1989 4.7 Juco vs. NLRC, G.R. No. 98107, Aug. 18, 1997 4.8 Republic vs. CA, G.R. No. 87676, December 20, 1989 I. General Principles A. Corporation 1. Definition, Classification 2. Criterion to determine Public Corporation 3. Classes of Public Corporations Case: Liban v. Gordon (G.R. No. 175352, 18 January 2011, 654 PHIL 680-738) Boy Scouts of the Phil. v. COA (G.R. No. 177131, [June 7, 2011], 666 PHIL 140-224) Philippine Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals v. Commission on Audit, et al. (G.R. No. 169752, 25 September 2007) The Province of North Cotabato v. the Gov. of the Republic of the Phils. Peace Panel (G.R. No. 183591, 14 October 2008) Read/Research via internet: (a) Newspaper articles of Fr. Joaquin Bernas, former Chief Justice Artemio Panganiban and Atty. Raul Pangalanan on the GPH-MILF Framework Agreement on the Bangsamoro Proposed Bangsamoro Basic Law (BBL); and (b) Articles and legal discussion on federalism (as proposed by the Duterte Administration). B. Principles of Local Autonomy 1. Principle of Local Authority (Section 25, Article II and Section 2, Article X of the 1987 Constitution Cases: Basco v. PAGCOR (G.R. No. 91649, May 14, 1991) Lina v. Pano (G.R. No. 129093, August 30, 2001) Limbona v. Mangelin (G.R. No. 80391, February 28, 1989) Disomangcop v. Datumanong (G.R. No. 149848, 25 November 2004) Batangas CATV, Inc. v. Court of Appeals (G.R. No. 138810, 29 September 2004)

Insurance Law BusOrg

2. Power of the President over LGUs (Sec. 4, Art. X 1987 Constitution) Cases: Judge Dadole v. Commission on Audit (G.R. No. 125350, December 3, 2002) Pimentel v. Aguirre, et al. (G.R. No. 132988, July 19, 2000), in relation to Secs. 284-294, LGC. Province of Batangas v. Romulo (G.R. No. 152774, 27 May 2004) ACORD v. Zamora (G.R. No. 144256, 08 June 2005) Kida v. Senate of the Philippines (G.R. No. 196271, 18 October 2011; and Resolution dated 28 February 2012) Gov. Villafuerte, Jr. and Prov. Of Camsur v. Robredo, G.R. No. 195390, 10 December 2014 Sections 1-10 Insurance Code ASSIGNMENT NO. 1: AGENCY ARTICLES 1868 to 1883 – NATURE, FORM AND KINDS OF AGENCY References: ➢ Civil Code of the Philippines (Codal) ➢ Any law book/author of Civil Code of the Phils. Book V (Agency and Partnership) and Book IV (Trust) ➢ Decided cases