Rubi v Provincial Board of Mindoro; G.R. No. 14078; 07 Mar 1919; 39 Phil 660
FACTS: Rubi and his companions, all Manguianes, were allegedly held on the reservation established at Tigbao against their will, and one Dabalos was allegedly held under the custody of the provincial sheriff for running away from the reservation. The action was taken in accordance with Section 2145 of the Administrative Code of 1917 which allows the governor to select or direct the inhabitants to take up their habitation on sites on unoccupied public lands. ISSUE(S): Whether or not petitioners’ rights were violated. HELD: NO. Petitioners are not unlawfully imprisoned or restrained of their liberty. Even liberty itself, the greatest of…
Villegas v Hiu Chiong; G.R. No. L-29646; 10 Nov 1978; 86 SCRA 270
FACTS: The Municipal Board of Manila passed an ordinace making it unlawful for any alien to be employed in any place of employment or to be engaged in any kind of trade, business or occupation within the City of Manila without securing an employment permit from the City Mayor who has discretion whether or not to grant said employment permit. ISSUE(S): Whether or not assailed ordinance violates the due process and equal protection clauses of the Constitution. HELD: YES. While it is true that the State is not obliged to admit aliens within its territory, once an alien is admitted,…
Smith Bell & Co. v Natividad; G.R. No. 15574; 17 Sep 1919; 40 Phil 1631
Ermita-Malate Hotel & Motel Operators Association v City of Manila; G.R. No. L-24693; 31 Jul 1967; 20 SCRA 849
FACTS: The City of Manila passed Ordinance No. 4760 imposing a P6,000 fee per annum for first class motels and P4,500 for second class motels; requiring the owner, manager, keeper or duly authorized representative to acquire the customers’ personal information. Moreover, the same ordinance subjects the premises and facilities of such establishments to inspection. ISSUE(S): Whether or not Ordinance No. 4760 violates the due process clause. HELD: NO. There is no controlling and precise definition of due process. It furnishes though a standard to which governmental action should conform in order that deprivation of life, liberty or property, in each…