TOPIC: Example: CONSTI 2 Just Compensation

Case Title (Use the one given in the syllabus)

GR No.
Date of Promulgation: Month Day, Year
Ponente: Doe, J.
Petitioner: John Doe
Respondent: John Doe
Nature: Ex. Special Civil Action for Prohibition / Petition for Certiorari/ etc.
Digest By: JCFMagsino
Doctrine: Provide at least a one-sentence summary of the cases doctrine. Ex.
The power to expropriate lands is not one without limit as it requires the
payment of just compensation and that the expropriated land be used for public
purposes. It is also limited by the due process and equal protection clauses of
the Constitution.
Brief: Provide a one-paragraph summary of the case assigned. Treat this part
as an emergency portion to help a classmate who was not able to read the
whole case/the rest of the digest and he/she was called to recite.
Facts:

Summarize the case using bullet points.

Make sure to cover as much information possible and to write complete
sentences.
Arrange facts in a sequential and logical manner.
Make sure that your digest is review- and recitation-friendly.

The question is of constitutional construction. The primary task is one of

ascertaining and thereafter assuring the realization of the purpose of
the framers and of the people in the adoption of the Constitution:
o Look to the language of the document itself in our search for its
meaning. It is to be assumed that the words in which
constitutional provisions are couched express the objective
sought to be attained.
o They are to be given their ordinary meaning except where
technical terms are employed in which case the significance thus
attached to them prevails.
Furthermore, according to Art. III, Sec. 9 of the 1987 Constitution 1
provides for just compensation whenever the State is to reacquire a certain
portion of land from private ownership. In this case, the government was
able to pay for the said compensation.

Dispositive:
Petition GRANTED/DENIED/DISMISSED. (For CRIM, or if exigencies so require,
please add necessary details in this portion with regard to the fine, etc.)
Notes:

Use this portion for additional information regarding the case which you think
will be beneficial to your reader. You can also add information in this portion
on the different questions that the professor may ask with regard to the case
assignment.

You can also use this part for Dissenting/Separate Opinions if the professor
requires such to be read.

PROCEDURAL ISSUES
Issue: WON petitioners have standing
Held: YES
Ratio: First, give a one-sentence answer to the issue at hand, then provide for an
explanation using the Courts discussion. You can emphasize important parts of the
ratio by making the text bold. Add footnotes for the codal provision if ever mentioned.
Chunk your ratio into groups of 3-5 sentences per paragraph. Use bullet form.
SUBSTANTIVE ISSUES
Issue: WON R.A. 2616 is unconstitutional
Held: NO
Ratio: First, give a one-sentence answer to the issue at hand, then provide for an
explanation using the Courts discussion. You can emphasize important parts of the
ratio by making the text bold. Add footnotes for the codal provision if ever mentioned.
Chunk your ratio into groups of 3-5 sentences per paragraph. Use bullet form. You
can also include petitioners/respondents contentions vis--vis the Courts ruling.

1 Art. III, Sec. 9. Private property shall not be taken for public use without just

Ex.

RA 2616, as amended, is constitutional.

compensation.