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LOCAL GOVERNMENT The Province of Negros Occidental vs. The Commissioners, Commission on Audit, et al. - G.R. No. 18 !"#, $e%tem&er 8, '1'. (eague of Cities of the Phil. etc., et al. v. CO)*(*C, G.R. No. 1"+,!1-G.R. No. 1""#,,-G.R. No. 1"8'!+, .e&ruar/ 1!, '11. )unici%alit/ of Ti0i, re%resented &/ 1on. )a/or 2iame C. 3illanueva and $angguniang 4a/an of Ti0i 3s. Antonio 4. 4etito - G.R. No. 1"18"5, 2ul/ ,, '1'. Rodolfo G. Navarro, et al. 3s. *6ecutive $ecretar/ *duardo *rmita, et al., G.R. No. 18''!'. $e%tem&er 11, '1 Office of the Om&udsman vs. Court of A%%eals and 7inah C. 4arriga, G.R. No. 1" #, 2anuar/ +, '11. 3icencio v. 3illar, G.R. No. 18 '+,, 2ul/ 5, '1 (eague of Provinces of the Phili%%ines vs. 7*NR, GR. No. 1"!5+8, 11 A%ril '15 ELECTION LAW Center for Peo%le *m%o0erment in Governance vs. Commission on *lections, G.R. No. 18,!#+, $e%tem&er 1, '1'. (uis 8. (o9in, 2r. vs. Commission on *lections, et al., G.R. Nos. 1",#515 -G.R. No. 18'##5. 2une , '1'. )ilagros *. Amores vs. 1ouse of Re%resentatives *lectoral Tri&unal and *mmanuel 2oel 2. 3illanueva, G.R. No. 18,+'', 2une ,, '1'. (i&eral Part/, etc. et al. vs. Commission on *lections, et al., G.R. No. 1,1""1, )a/ +, '1'. Phili%%ine Guardians 4rotherhood, :nc. ;PG4:<, etc. vs. Commission on *lections, G.R. No. 1,'! ,. A%ril ,, '1'. 2oselito R. )endo=a vs. Commission on *lections, G.R. No. 1,1'8#, )arch !, '1'. Att/. Re/nante 4. Orceo vs. Commission on *lections, G.R. No. 1,'"",, )arch +, '1'.

$ergio G. Amora, 2r. vs. Commission on *lections, G.R. No. 1, !, '11.

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.ernando 3. Gon=ale= v. Commission on *lections, et al., G.R. No. 1, 8!+, )arch 8, '11. )endo=a v. .amilara, G.R. No. 1,1'1", Novem&er 1!, '11. Tagolino vs 1ouse of Re%resentatives *lectoral Tri&unal, G.R. No. ' Ongsia9o Re/es vs Commission on *lections ,G.R. No. '" +# Atong Paglaum v. CO)*(*C, G.R. Nos. '5"++, A%ril , '15 A4>N7O vs. CO)*(*C, G.R. No. '1"1+ ,'8 2anuar/ '15 :&rahim vs. Comelec, G.R. No. 1, 8,, '8 2anuar/ '15 '

)ali9si vs. Comelec, G.R. No. '55' , 11 A%ril '15 )a?uiling vs. Comelec, 1+ A%ril '15, G.R. No. 1,!+#, 2alos@os vs. Comelec, G.R. No. '!'55 , 18 2une '15 PUBLIC INTERNATIONAL LAW 4a/an )una, as re%resented &/ Re%. $atur Ocam%o, et al. v. Al&erto Romulo, in his ca%acit/ as *6ecutive $ecretar/, et al A G.R. No. 1!,+18, .e&ruar/ 1, '11 Pimentel vs. *6ecutive $ecretar/ - #+ $CRA + A&a/a v. *&dane - !1! $CRA " ' Nicolas vs. Romulo - GR No. 1"!888, .e&ruar/ 11, '', Province of North Cota&ato vs. GRP Panel - GR No. 185!,1, Octo&er 1#, ''8 )agallona vs. *rmita - G.R No. 18"1+", August 1+, '11 Octobe 2012 ! A"#"st 2013 Case Updates $o Co%st&t"t&o%a' La( a%d P"b'&c O$$&ce s A t) III* +ec) 1 E,"a' P otect&o% o$ t-e La(

Garcia vs. 7rilon, G.R. No. 1", +", ! 2une '15 A t) III* +ec) . E/&%e%t 0o/a&% $ecretar/ of the 7e%artment of Pu&lic Bor9s and 1igh0a/s and 7istrict *ngineer Celesinto R. Contreras vs $%ouses 1eracleo and Ramona Tecson, G.R. No. 1",55# A t) VIII* +ec) 1 2"d&c&a' a%d Ba Co"%c&' .rancisco :. Chave= vs 2udicial and 4ar Council, $en. .rancis 2ose%h G. *scudero and Re%. Niel C. Tu%as, 2r., G.R. No. ' # A t)I3 C 425 Po(e o$ Co/e'ec Arro/o vs. 7O2, G .R. No. 1,,'8 , 5 2ul/ '15 A t) 3II* +ec) 116 0e$&%&t&o% o$ cap&ta' Gam&oa vs. Teves, G.R. No. 1"+!",, ', Octo&er '1 P"b'&c O$$&ce s Provincial Government of Camarines Norte vs. Gon=ales, G.R. No. 18!"#', 5 2ul/ '15 .etalino vs. Comelec, G.R. No. 1,18,', '# 7ecem&er '1