If the two eventually fell in love, despite the disparity in their ages and academic levels, this

only lends substance to the truism that the heart has reasons of its own which reason does
not know."

-CHUA-QUA vs. CLAVE, G.R. No. 49549 August 30, 1990

This is blog admin's all-time favorite quote :)

"Social justice is neither communism, nor despotism, nor atomism, nor

anarchy, but the humanization of laws and the equalization of social and
economic forces by the State so that justice in its rational and objectively
secular conception may at least be approximated. Social justice means
the promotion of the welfare of all the people, the adoption by the
Government of measures calculated to ensure economic stability of all
the component elements of society, through the maintenance of a proper
economic and social equilibrium in the interrelations of the members of
the community, constitutionally, through the adoption of measures
legally justifiable, or extra-constitutionally, through the exercise of
powers underlying the existence of all governments on the time-honored
principle of salus populi est supremo lex."

-CALALANG vs. WILLIAMS, G.R. No. 47800. December 2, 1940

The Court feels that it is not enough to simply invoke the right to quality
education as a guarantee of the Constitution: one must show that he is
entitled to it because of his preparation and promise.

-DepEd vs. SAN DIEGO, G.R. No. 89572 December 21, 1989

Retirement laws should be interpreted liberally in favor of the retiree

because their intention is to provide for his sustenance, and hopefully
even comfort, when he no longer has the stamina to continue earning his
livelihood. After devoting the best years of his life to the public service,
he deserves the appreciation of a grateful government as best concretely
expressed in a generous retirement gratuity commensurate with the
value and length of his services. That generosity is the least he should
expect now that his work is done and his youth is gone. Even as he feels
the weariness in his bones and glimpses the approach of the lengthening
shadows, he should be able to luxuriate in the thought that he did his
task well, and was rewarded for it.
 -Santiago v. COA, G.R. No. 92284, July 12, 1991;

cited in Bengzon v. Drilon, G.R. No. 103524 April 15, 1992

Statistics never lie, but lovers often do, quipped a sage. This sad truth
has unsettled many a love transformed into matrimony. Any sort of
deception between spouses, no matter the gravity, is always disquieting.

-Antonio v. Reyes, G.R. No. 155800, March 10, 2006

Marital union is a two-way process. An expressive interest in each other's feelings at a time
it is needed by the other can go a long way in deepening the marital relationship. Marriage is
definitely not for children but for two consenting adults who view the relationship with love
amor gignit amorem, respect, sacrifice and a continuing commitment to compromise,
conscious of its value as a sublime social institution.

-Chi Ming Tsoi v. Court of Appeals and Gina Lao- Tsoi,

GR No. 119190, January 16, 1997

Love happens to everyone. It is dubbed to be boundless as it goes beyond the expectations

people tagged with it. In love, “age does matter.” People love in order to be secure that one
will share his/her life with another and that he/she will not die alone. Individuals who are in
love had the power to let love grow or let love die – it is a choice one had to face when love
is not the love he/she expected.

-Padilla-Rumbaua v. Rumbaua, G.R. No. 166738, August 14, 2009

We cannot castigate a man for seeking out the partner of his dreams, for marriage is a
sacred and perpetual bond which should be entered into because of love, not for any other
reason.

-Figueroa v. Barranco, Jr., SBC Case No. 519, July 31, 1997

The nuptial vows which solemnly intone the matrimonial promise of love
‘(f)or better or for worse, for richer or for poorer, in sickness and in
health, till death do us part,’ are sometimes easier said than done, for
many a marital union figuratively ends on the reefs of matrimonial shoals.
In the case now before us for appellate review, the marriage literally
ended under circumstances which the criminal law, disdainful of
romanticism, bluntly calls the felony of parricide.

-People of the Philippines vs. Ruben Takbobo, GR No. 102984, 30 June 1993

The Court, like all well-meaning persons, has no desire to dash romantic
fancies, yet in the exercise of its duty, is all too willing when necessary to
raise the wall that tears Pyramus and Thisbe asunder.

-Concerned Employee vs. Glenda Espiritu Mayor, AM No. P-02-1564, 23 November

2004

In our criminal justice system, what is important is, not whether the court entertains doubts
about the innocence of the accused since an open mind is willing to explore all possibilities,
but whether it entertains a reasonable, lingering doubt as to his guilt. For, it would be a
serious mistake to send an innocent man to jail where such kind of doubt hangs on to one’s
inner being, like a piece of meat lodged immovable between teeth.

-Lejano vs. People/People vs. Webb, G.R. No. 176389/G.R. No. 176864, Dec. 14,
2010

The relation at the bar to the courts is a peculiar and intimate

relationship. The bar is an attache of the courts. The quality of justice
dispensed by the courts depends in no small degree upon the integrity of
its bar. An unfaithful bar may easily bring scandal and reproach to the
administration of justice and bring the courts themselves into disrepute.

- cited in In Re: ALBINO CUNANAN, ET AL., March 18, 1954

The days of the secret laws and the unpublished decrees are over. This is once again an
open society, with all the acts of the government subject to public scrutiny and available
always to public cognizance. This has to be so if our country is to remain democratic, with
sovereignty residing in the people and all government authority emanating from them.

-TAÑADA vs TUVERA, G.R. No. L-63915 December 29, 1986

Certainly, the rule of stare decisis is entitled to respect because stability
in jurisprudence is desirable. Nonetheless, reverence for precedent,
simply as precedent, cannot prevail when constitutionalism and the
public interest demand otherwise. Thus, a doctrine which should be
abandoned or modified should be abandoned or modified accordingly.
After all, more important than anything else is that this Court should be
right.

-Olaguer vs Military Commission, G.R. No. L-54558 May 22, 1987

Hence, a judge's official conduct and his behavior in the performance of

judicial duties should be free from the appearance of impropriety and
must be beyond reproach. One who occupies an exalted position in the
administration of justice must pay a high price for the honor bestowed
upon him, for his private as well as his official conduct must at all times
be free from the appearance of impropriety. Because appearance is as
important as reality in the performance of judicial functions, like Caesar's
wife, a judge must not only be pure but also beyond suspicion. A judge
has the duty to not only render a just and impartial decision, but also
render it in such a manner as to be free from any suspicion as to its
fairness and impartiality, and also as to the judge's integrity. "It is
obvious, therefore, that while judges should possess proficiency in law
in order that they can competently construe and enforce the law, it is
more important that they should act and behave in such a manner that
the parties before them should have confidence in their impartiality."

-Joaquin vs. Javellana [A.M. No. RTJ-00-1601. November 13, 2001]

We take this opportunity to reaffirm our concern for the lowly worker who, often at the mercy
of his employers, must look up to the law for his protection. Fittingly, that law regards him
with tenderness and even favor and always with faith and hope in his capacity to help in
shaping the nation's future. It is error to take him for granted. He deserves our abiding
respect. How society treats him will determine whether the knife in his hands shall be a
caring tool for beauty and progress or an angry weapon of defiance and revenge. The choice
is obvious, of course. If we cherish him as we should, we must resolve to lighten "the weight
of centuries" of exploitation and disdain that bends his back but does not bow his head.

-Cebu Royal Plant vs. The Honorable Deputy Minister of Labor, G.R. No. L-58639,
August 12, 1987
From time to time, the Supreme Court inserts bits of poetry in a mundane
discussion of the law, especially when stressing views on love and
relationship.
Here are some of the “hugot lines” from Supreme Court decisions:

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“Love is useless unless it is shared with another. Indeed, no man is an island,

the cruelest act of a partner in marriage is to say ‘I could not have cared
less.’ This is so because an ungiven self is an unfulfilled self. The egoist has
nothing but himself.” —Chi Ming Tsoi vs. Court of Appeals and Gina Lao-
Tsoi, GR No. 119190, Jan. 16, 1997
“Marital union is a two-way process. An expressive interest in each other’s
feelings at a time it is needed by the other can go a long way in deepening
the marital relationship. Marriage is definitely not for children but for two
consenting adults who view the relationship with love amor gignit amorem,
respect, sacrifice and a continuing commitment to compromise, conscious of
its value as a sublime social institution.” —Chi Ming Tsoi vs. Court of
Appeals and Gina Lao- Tsoi, GR No. 119190, Jan. 16, 1997)
“The heart has reasons of its own which reason does not know.”
—Chua-Qua vs. Clave, G.R. No. L-49549, Aug. 30, 1990
“One of the ironic verities of life, it has been said, is that sorrow is
sometimes a touchstone of love.” —Libi v. Intermediate Appellate Court,
G.R. No. 70890, Sept. 18, 1992
“We cannot castigate a man for seeking out the partner of his dreams, for
marriage is a sacred and perpetual bond which should be entered into
because of love, not for any other reason.” —Patricia Figueroa vs. Simeon
Barranco, Jr., GR No. 97369, July 31, 1997
“The Court, like all well-meaning persons, has no desire to dash romantic
fancies, yet in the exercise of its duty, is all too willing when necessary to
raise the wall that tears Pyramus and Thisbe asunder.” —Concerned
Employee vs. Glenda Espiritu Mayor, AM No. P-02-1564, Nov. 23, 2004
“Statistics never lie, but lovers often do, quipped a sage. This sad truth has
unsettled many a love transformed into matrimony. Any sort of deception
between spouses, no matter the gravity, is always disquieting.” —Antonio v.
Reyes, G.R. No. 155800, March 10, 2006
“Individuals who are in love had the power to let love grow or let love die –
it is a choice one had to face when love is not the love he/she expected.”
—Padilla-Rumbaua v. Rumbaua, G.R. No. 166738, Aug. 14, 2009
“The universal puff about love being free, doubtless a stale statement,
remains a useful piece of legal advice yet for the roaming lothario, to stress
that money in all its forms, the dowry included, is not the legitimate
consideration for passion and affection which ordinarily spring from
courtship and requited love, nor does it endow a license to subject the object
of his affection to lewd desires.” —People of the Philippines vs. Lito Egan
alias Akiao, G.R. No. 139338. May 28, 2002

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“There can be no love where respect is gone.” —People vs. Rivera Nov. 17,
1999
“Love is not a license for lust.” —People v. Bautista, G.R. No. 140278, June
3, 2004
“She unconditionally laid herself prostrate to his charms, too much
enamored of him to care about anything else. For, as philosopher Blaise
Pascal has so pithily stated of the profundity of human love, ‘love has
reasons that reason cannot explain.” —Abaigar vs. Paz – Sept. 10, 1979