Persons and Family Relations
Situation: In a multiple murder case, X
Pusil Questions
Part 1: Getting Started (Definitions and General
Principles)
1. Why is there a need for publication?
2. What is meant by promulgation?
3. Can Congress bypass publication?
4. Can you waive the right to be informed?
5. Differentiate mistake of law vs. mistake of fact?
6. Illustrate prospectivity.
7. What do you understand by repeal?
8. What are the effects of declaring a law
Questions from Pusil of Cases:
unconstitutional? Does a declaration of
unconstitutionality nullify the law?
9. What is meant by generality of laws?
10. What is your understanding of the territoriality
principle?
Part 2: Ebony & Ivory
11. Is Article 15 applicable only to Filipinos?
12. Which law governs the capacity of a foreigner
to enter into an ordinary contract?
13. What are the matters governed by Article 17?
14. What law governs legal capacity?
15. Does Article 15 apply to foreigners?
16. Situation: A contract to perform a service in the
Philippines is agreed orally upon in Hong Kong.
In HK, no need for a written contract. But in the
Philippines, we do not honor oral contracts. Is
this contract valid in the Philippines?
17. Situation: You are a Brazilian. In Brazil, same sex
marriage is allowed. As an international
entertainer, you have a contract to perform in
the Philippines. Your handler takes out an
insurance policy on you. Five months into the
contract, you die. Can your same-sex spouse
take proceeds of the insurance?
Part 3: When Rights are Wrongs
18. What is your understanding of independent
civil actions ?
19. Distinguish criminal action vs. civil action?
20. What is the role of the victim in a criminal case?
21. What do you seek in criminal actions?
(penalties)
22. What about in civil actions? (damages)
23. In a pending case for murder, can you file a
separate civil action?
24. Give an example of dependent civil action?
25. In the case of robbery, can you file a separate
civil action?
26. Give an example of a decision that shows
reasonable doubt.
27.
murdered Ys family. Y has no money to file a
civil suit. Can the judge in the criminal case
award damages in one case?
28. Is Y obliged to file a separate civil case? (No,
criminal and civil liabilities arise from crimes)
29. What do you understand by tort?
30. Can torts be committed in intentional acts?
31. Are torts the same as crimes? Give an example.
32. When is there a crime?
33. When is there tort?
I. PITC vs. Judge Angeles
34. Under what situation may an administrative
body have the authority to validly promulgate a
law?
35. How did the Supreme Court address this issue?
36. Is the Administrative Order legally binding
when it was not published?
II. De Roy vs. Court of Appeals
37. How did trial court rule?
38. After rendering judgment, what notice did she
file?
39. Are decisions by the Supreme Court considered
laws?
40. If they are not laws, how come they dont need
to be published?
41. Did Supreme Court say that it should not be
published?
42. What is the coverage of the word law? Doesnt
it include Supreme Court decisions?
III. Victorias Millings vs. SSS
43. What triggered the publication of the circular?
44. How did old law differed from the new law?
45. In response to the new law, what did the SSS
do?
46. What was the ruling of the Supreme Court on
publication?
47. What is the problem? What makes this different
from PITC, when both are administrative
agencies?
IV. People vs. Tulin
48. Where did they bring the boat?
49. How did the Supreme Court resolve the
decision? Did they agree with Cheong San
Hiong?
50. What is the Supreme Courts legal basis?
51. Is Article 14 the exception to territoriality?
52. What is the other justification of the Supreme
Court?
53. What is a continuing crime?

V. Laurel vs. Garcia

54. What is the controversy of this case? Issue?

55. What law did the parties invoke? Both
oppositors and respondents?
56. How did the Supreme Court dispose of the
issue?
57. So the intended sale is valid? Was the
Roppongi property sold? For how much?

VI. Pilapil vs. Ibay-Somera

58. Who obtained the divorce? Where?

59. What happened when she returned to the
Philippines?
60. Did the foreigners criminal case prosper?
61. What was the Germans argument?
62. If only the husband can file for adultery, what
was the justification of the German for doing
so?
63. How can he file for adultery when under
German law, he is no longer the husband?
64. Is divorce recognized in the Philippines?
65. How did the Supreme Court apply Article 15
(nationality principle) insofar is Imelda is
concerned? What law governs Imelda?