AGRARIAN LAW & SOCIAL LEGISLATION

COURSE OUTLINE

By Gefer R. Mancol

PART I
THE COMPREHENSIVE AGRARIAN REFORM LAW OF 1988
(RA 6657, as amended by RAs 7881, 7905, 8532 and 9700)

1. Chapter I (Preliminary Chapter)

1.1. Concepts
1.2. Historical background
1.3. Police power and eminent domain
1.4. Social justice
1.5. Constitutional basis
1.6. Title (Sec. 1)
1.7. Declaration of Principles and Policies (Sec. 2)
1.8. Definition (Sec. 3)
1.9. Social function of land

Readings:
Agrarian Reform History https://www.dar.gov.ph/about-us/agrarian-reform-history/
Heirs of Leonilo P. Nuñez, Sr. v. Heirs of Gabino T. Villanoza, G.R. No. 218666, April 26, 2017, 825
SCRA 264
Association of Small Landowners in the Philippines, Inc. v. Secretary of Agrarian Reform, G.R. No.
78742, July 14, 1989, 175 SCRA 343
Roxas & Co., Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 127876, December 17, 1999, 321 SCRA 106
Apo Fruits Corporation v. LBP, G.R. No. 164195, October 12, 2010, 632 SCRA 727; and April 5, 2011,
647 SCRA 207
Heirs of Augusto Salas, Jr. v. Cabungcal, G.R. No. 191545, March 29, 2017, 822 SCRA 1
DAR v. Woodland Agro-Development, G.R. No. 188174, June 29, 2015, 760 SCRA 503
Vianzon v. Macaraeg, G.R. No. 171107, September 5, 2012, 680 SCRA 111
Heirs of Arcadio Castro, Sr. v. Lozada, G.R. No. 163026, August 29, 2012, 679 SCRA 271
Samahan ng Magsasaka at Mangingisda ng Sitio Naswe, Inc. v. Tan, G.R. No. 196028, April 18, 2016,
789 SCRA 573
LBP v. Lajom, G.R. No. 184982, August 20, 2014, 733 SCRA 511
LBP v. Estate of J. Amado Araneta, G.R. No. 161796, February 8, 2012, 665 SCRA 310
LBP v. Nable, G.R. No. 176692, June 27, 2012, 675 SCRA 253
Luz Farms v. Secretary of the DAR, G.R. No. 86889, December 4, 1990, 192 SCRA 51
DAR v. Sutton, G.R. No. 162070, October 19, 2005, 473 SCRA 392
Estrella v. Francisco, G.R. No. 209384, June 27, 2016, 794 SCRA 590
Heirs of Ramon Arce, Sr. v. DAR, G.R. No. 228503, July 25, 2018, 874 SCRA 295

2. Chapter II (Coverage)

2.1. Scope (Sec. 4)

2.2. Schedule of implementation (Sec. 5)
2.3. Retention limits (Sec. 6)
2.4. Exception to retention limits (Sec. 6-A)
2.5. Priorities (Sec. 7)
2.6. Multinational Corporations (Sec. 8)
2.7. Ancestral lands (Sec. 9)
2.8. Exemptions and exclusions (Sec. 10)
2.9. Stewardship Doctrine

Readings:
Luz Farms v. Secretary of the DAR, G.R. No. 86889, December 4, 1990, 192 SCRA 51
Natalia Realty v. DAR, G.R. No. 103302, August 12, 1993, 225 SCRA 278
Daez v. CA, G.R. No. 133507, February 17, 2000, 325 SCRA 856

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 DAR v. Sutton, G.R. No. 162070, October 19, 2005, 473 SCRA 392
Danan v. CA, G.R. No. 132759, October 25, 2005, 474 SCRA 113
Vda. De Dayao v. Heirs of Robles, G.R. No. 174830, July 31, 2009, 594 SCRA 620
Heirs of Romulo D. Sandueta v. Robles, G.R. No. 203204, November 20, 2013, 710 SCRA 491
DAR v. Robles, G.R. No. 190482, December 9, 2015, 777 SCRA 141
DAR v. Carriedo, G.R. No. 176549, October 10, 2018
Heirs of Augusto Salas, Jr. v. Cabungcal, G.R. No. 191545, March 29, 2017, 822 SCRA 1
Heirs of Leonilo P. Nuñez, Sr. v. Heirs of Gabino T. Villanoza, G.R. No. 218666, April 26, 2017, 825
SCRA 264
Milestone Farms, Inc. v. OP, G.R. No. 182332, February 23, 2011, 644 SCRA 217
Heirs of Ramon Arce, Sr. v. DAR, G.R. No. 228503, July 25, 2018, 874 SCRA 295
DAR AO 07-11 (Revised Rules and Procedures Governing the Acquisition and Distribution of Private
Agricultural Lands Under RA 6657, as amended)
EO 75, Series of 2019 (Directing All Departments, Bureaus, Offices and Instrumentalities of the
Government to Identify Lands Owned by the Government Devoted to or Suitable for Agriculture for
Distribution to Qualified Beneficiaries) and its IRR under Joint DAR-DOJ AO 07-19
DAR AO 02-03 (2003 Rules and Procedures Governing Landowner Retention Rights)
DAR AO 06-19 (Creation of a Collegial Body on Land Use Conversion and Exemption/Exclusion from
CARP Coverage)
Joint DAR-DENR-LRA-NCIP AO 01-12 (Clarifying, Restating and Interfacing the Respective
Jurisdictions, Policies, Programs and Projects of the Department of Agrarian Reform [DAR],
Department of Environment and Natural Resources [DENR], Land Registration Authority [LRA] and
the National Commission on Indigenous Peoples [NCIP] in Order to Address Jurisdictional and
Operational Issues Between and Among the Agencies) and its IRR under Joint DAR-DENR-LRA-NCIP
MC 08-12

3. Chapter III (Improvement of Tenurial and Labor Relations)

3.1. Determination of lease rentals (Sec. 12)

3.2. Production-sharing plan (Sec. 13)
3.3. Agricultural lease and civil lease
3.4. Agricultural leasehold relation
3.5. Tenancy relationship
3.6. Rights and obligations of agricultural lessee
3.7. Rights and obligations of agricultural lessor
3.8. Extinguishment of agricultural leasehold relation

Readings:
Mon v. CA, G.R. No. 118292, April 14, 2004
Jusayan v. Sombilla, G.R. No. 163928, January 21, 2015, 746 SCRA 437
Gabriel v. Pangilinan, G.R. No. L-27797, August 26, 1974, 58 SCRA 590
Caballes v. DAR, G.R. No. L-78214, December 5, 1988, 168 SCRA 247
Nolasco v. Rural Bank of Pandi, Inc., G.R. No. 194455, June 27, 2018, 868 SCRA 357
Chailese Development Company, Inc. v. Dizon, G.R. No. 206788, February 14, 2018, 855 SCRA 377
Heirs of Pacifico Gonzales v. De Leon, G.R. No. 210428, December 7, 2016, 813 SCRA 372
Heirs of Teodoro Cadeliña v. Cadiz, G.R. No. 194417, November 23, 2016, 810 SCRA 218
Caluzor v. Llanillo, G.R. No. 155580, July 1, 2015, 761 SCRA 68
Reyes v. Heirs of Pablo Floro, G.R. No. 200713, December 11, 2013, 712 SCRA 692
Galope v. Bugarin, G.R. No. 185669, February 1, 2012, 664 SCRA 733
Ceneze v. Ramos, G.R. No. 172287, January 15, 2010, 610 SCRA 188
Estrella v. Francisco, G.R. No. 209384, June 27, 2016, 794 SCRA 590
Ofilada v. Andal, G.R. No. 192270, January 26, 2015, 748 SCRA 211
RA 3844 (Code of Agrarian Reforms of the Philippines), as amended by RA 6389 (Note: Only Secs.
35 and 53 of RA 3844 were amended by Sec. 76 of RA 6657, and Sec. 32 of RA 9700, respectively.)
DAR AO 02-06 (Revised Rules and Procedures Governing Leasehold Implementation in Tenanted
Agricultural Lands)
DAR AO 05-16 (Revised Rules and Regulations Governing Lease Rental Payments Which the
Landowner-Lessor Refuses to Accept or Fails to Receive)

4. Chapter IV (Registration)

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4.1. Registration of landowners (Sec. 14)
4.2. Registration of beneficiaries (Sec. 15)

Readings:
Samahan ng Magsasaka at Mangingisda ng Sitio Naswe, Inc. v. Tan, G.R. No. 196028, April 18, 2016,
789 SCRA 573
DAR AO 08-11 (Rules for the Coverage of CAPR-Covered Lands Subject to Unauthorized Transfers
or Conveyances)

5. Chapter V (Land Acquisition)

5.1. Procedure for acquisition and distribution of private lands (Sec. 16)

Readings:
Robustum Agricultural Corporation v. DAR, G.R. No. 221484, November 19, 2018
Cabral v. Heirs of Florencio Adolfo, G.R. No. 191615, August 2, 2017, 834 SCRA 94
DAR AO 07-11 (Revised Rules and Procedures Governing the Acquisition and Distribution of Private
Agricultural Lands Under RA 6657, as amended)

6. Chapter VI (Compensation)

6.1. Determination of just compensation (Sec. 17)

6.2. Valuation and mode of compensation (Sec. 18)
6.3. Incentives for voluntary offers for sale (Sec. 19)
6.4. Voluntary land transfer (Sec. 20 [up to June 30, 2009 only per Sec. 7, as amended by RA 9700])
6.5. Payment of compensation by beneficiaries under voluntary land transfer (Sec. 21)

Readings:
Association of Small Landowners in the Philippines, Inc. v. Secretary of Agrarian Reform, G.R. No.
78742, July 14, 1989, 175 SCRA 343
Santos v. LBP, G.R. No. 137431, September 7, 2000, 340 SCRA 59
Alfonso v. LBP, G.R. Nos. 181912 & 183347, November 29, 2016, 811 SCRA 27
DAR v. Galle, G.R. No. 171836, October 2, 2017, 841 SCRA 301
LBP v. Dalauta, G.R. No. 190004, August 8, 2017, 835 SCRA 1, 40-41 (Note: This ruling abandons
Philippine Veterans Bank v. CA, G.R. No. 132767, January 18, 2000, 322 SCRA 139; LBP v. Martinez,
G.R. No. 169008, July 31, 2008, 560 SCRA 776; Soriano v. Republic, G.R. No. 184282, April 11, 2012,
669 SCRA 354; and Limkaichong v. LBP, G.R. No. 158464, August 2, 2016, 799 SCRA 139.)
LBP v. Rural Bank of Hermosa (Bataan), Inc., G.R. No. 181953, July 25, 2017, 832 SCRA 78
Yared v. LBP, G.R. No. 213945, January 24, 2018, 853 SCRA 28
LBP v. Prado Verde Corporation, G.R. No. 208004, July 30, 2019

7. Chapter VII (Land Redistribution)

7.1. Qualified beneficiaries (Sec. 22)

7.2. Order of priority (Sec. 22-A)
7.3. Distribution limit (Sec. 23)
7.4. Award to beneficiaries (Sec. 24)
7.5. Award ceilings for beneficiaries (Sec. 25)
7.6. Payment by beneficiaries (Sec. 26)
7.7. Transferability of awarded lands (Sec. 27)
7.8. Standing crops at the time of acquisition (Sec. 28)

Readings:
Vianzon v. Macaraeg, G.R. No. 171107, September 5, 2012, 680 SCRA 111
DAR v. Polo Coconut Plantation Co., Inc., G.R. No. 168787, September 3, 2008, 564 SCRA 78
Samahan ng Magsasaka at Mangingisda ng Sitio Naswe, Inc. v. Tan, G.R. No. 196028, April 18, 2016,
789 SCRA 573

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 Polo Plantation Agrarian Reform Multipurpose Cooperative v. Inson, G.R. No. 189162, January 30,
2019 (Note: DAR AO 03-03 has already been amended by DAR AO 03-17 [2017 Rules of Procedure
for ALI Cases].)
DAR v. Berenguer, G.R. No. 154094, March 9, 2010, 614 SCRA 499
Hermoso v. C.L. Realty Corporation, G.R. No. 140319, May 5, 2006, 489 SCRA 556
Malabanan v. Heirs of Alfredo Restrivera, G.R. No. 185312, December 1, 2016, 811 SCRA 413
Agrarian Reform Beneficiaries Association v. Fil-Estate Properties, Inc., G.R. No. 163598, August 12,
2015, 766 SCRA 313
Heirs of Pacifico Gonzales v. De Leon, G.R. No. 210428, December 7, 2016, 813 SCRA 372
Heirs of Lorenzo Buensuceso v. Perez, G.R. No. 173926, March 6, 2013, 692 SCRA 491
Estribillo v. DAR, G.R. No. 159674, June 30, 2006, 494 SCRA 218
DAR v. Carriedo, G.R. No. 176549, October 10, 2018
Sutton v. Lim, G.R. No. 191660, December 3, 2012, 686 SCRA 745
Secretary of the DAR v. Heirs of Redemptor and Elisa Abucan, G.R. No. 186432, March 12, 2019
(Note: The Court referred the complaint for cancellation of OCTs and EPs to the Office of the
Provincial Agrarian Reform Adjudicator of Leyte for case buildup and decision by the DAR Secretary
pursuant to DAR AO 07-14. However, DAR AO 07-14 has already been repealed by DAR AO 02-18,
as amended by DAR AO 04-18. Referral to the Office of the Secretary may also be made under
Section 4, Rule II of the 2009 DARAB Rules of Procedure.)
DAR AO 02-18 (2018 Omnibus Summary Rules for Cancellation Cases of Emancipation Patents,
Certificates of Land Ownership Awards and Other Titles Issued Under Any Agrarian Reform
Program) (Note: Under DAR AO 06-18, the Regional Directors no longer have any participation in
the cancellation process.)
Lebrudo v. Loyola, G.R. No. 181370, March 9, 2011, 645 SCRA 156
Maylem v. Ellano, G.R. No. 162721, July 13, 2009, 592 SCRA 440
Gua-an v. Quirino, G.R. No. 198770, November 12, 2012, 685 SCRA 236

8. Chapter VIII (Corporate Farms)

8.1. Farms owned or operated by corporations or other business associations (Sec. 29)
8.2. Homelots and farmlots for members of cooperatives (Sec. 30)
8.3. Corporate landowners (Sec. 31)
8.4. Production-sharing (Sec. 32)
8.5. Incentives (Sec. 32-A)
8.6. Payment of shares of cooperative or association (Sec. 33)
8.7. Valuation of lands (Sec. 34)

Readings:
Hacienda Luisita, Inc. v. PARC, G.R. No. 171101, July 5, 2011, 653 SCRA 154
EO 405, Series of 1990

9. Chapter IX (Support Services)

9.1. Creation of support services office (Sec. 35)

9.2. Funding for support services (Sec. 36)
9.3. Support services for the agrarian reform beneficiaries (Sec. 37)
9.4. Equal support services for rural women (Sec. 37-A)
9.5. Support services for landowners (Sec. 38)
9.6. Land consolidation (Sec. 39)

10. Chapter X (Special Areas of Concern)

10.1. Special areas of concern (Sec. 40)

11. Chapter XI (Program Implementation)

11.1. The Presidential Agrarian Reform Council (Sec. 41)

11.2. Executive Committee (Sec. 42)
11.3. Secretariat (Sec. 43)
11.4. Provincial Agrarian Reform Coordinating Committee (PARCCOM) (Sec. 44)

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11.5. Province-by-province Implementation (Sec. 45)
11.6. Barangay Agrarian Reform Committee (BARC) (Sec. 46)
11.7. Functions of the BARC (Sec. 47)
11.8. Legal assistance (Sec. 48)
11.9. Rules and regulations (Sec. 49)

Readings:
Constitution, Art. XIII, Sec. 5
EO 229, Series of 1987, Sec. 19

12. Chapter XII (Administrative Adjudication)

12.1. Quasi-judicial powers of the DAR (Sec. 50)

12.2. Exclusive jurisdiction on agrarian dispute (Sec. 50-A)
12.3. Finality of determination (Sec. 51)
12.4. Frivolous appeals (Sec. 52)
12.5. Certification of the BARC (Sec. 53)

13. Chapter XIII (Judicial Review)

13.1. Certiorari (Sec. 54)

13.2. No restraining order or preliminary injunction (Sec. 55)
13.3. Special Agrarian Court (Sec. 56)
13.4. Special jurisdiction (Sec. 57)
13.5. Appointment of commissioners (Sec. 58)
13.6. Orders of the Special Agrarian Courts (Sec. 59)
13.7. Appeals (Sec. 60)
13.8. Procedure on review (Sec. 61)
13.9. Preferential attention in courts (Sec. 62)

Readings:
Polo Plantation Agrarian Reform Multipurpose Cooperative v. Inson, G.R. No. 189162, January 30,
2019
Sta. Rosa Realty Development Corporation v. Amante, G.R. No. 112526, March 16, 2005, 453 SCRA
432
Heirs of Eliza Q. Zoleta v. LBP, G.R. No. 205128, August 9, 2017, 836 SCRA 367
Heirs of Candido Del Rosario v. Del Rosario, G.R. No. 181548, June 20, 2012, 674 SCRA 180
Union Bank of the Philippines v. Regional Agrarian Reform Officer, G.R. No. 200369, March 1, 2017,
819 SCRA 24
Unduran v. Aberasturi, G.R. No. 181284, April 18, 2017, 823 SCRA 80
DAR v. Cuenca, G.R. No. 154112, September 23, 2004, 439 SCRA 15
Secretary of the DAR v. Heirs of Redemptor and Elisa Abucan, G.R. No. 186432, March 12, 2019
Chailese Development Company, Inc. v. Dizon, G.R. No. 206788, February 14, 2018
DAR v. Robles, G.R. No. 190482, December 9, 2015, 777 SCRA 141
LBP v. Dalauta, G.R. No. 190004, August 8, 2017, 835 SCRA 1
LBP v. Herederos De Ciriaco Chunaco Distileria, Inc., G.R. No. 206992, June 11, 2018, 866 SCRA 57
Sebastian v. Morales, G.R. No. 141116, February 17, 2003, 397 SCRA 549
Pangilinan v. Balatbat, G.R. No. 170787, September 12, 2012, 680 SCRA 464
LBP v. De Leon, G.R. No. 143275, September 10, 2002, 388 SCRA 537 (Note: This was affirmed in the

DAR AO 03-17 (2017 Rules of Procedure for ALI Cases)

2009 DARAB Rules of Procedure

14. Chapter XIV (Financing)

14.1. Funding source (Sec. 63)

14.2. Financial intermediary for the CARP (Sec. 64)

15. Chapter XV (General Provisions)

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15.1. Conversion of lands (Sec. 65)
15.2. Conversion into fishpond and prawn farms (Sec. 65-A)
15.3. Inventory (Sec. 65-B)
15.4. Protection of mangrove areas (Sec. 65-C)
15.5. Change of crops (Sec. 65-D)
15.6. Exemptions from taxes and fees of land transfers (Sec. 66)
15.7. Free registration of patents and titles (Sec. 67)
15.8. Immunity of government agencies from undue interference (Sec. 68)
15.9. Assistance of other government entities (Sec. 69)
15.10. Disposition of private agricultural lands (Sec. 70)
15.11. Bank mortgages (Sec. 71)
15.12. Lease, management, grower or service contracts, mortgages and other claims (Sec. 72)
15.13. Prohibited acts and omissions (Sec. 73)
15.14. Exception (Sec. 73-A)
15.15. Penalties (Sec. 74)
15.16. Suppletory application of existing legislation (Sec. 75)
15.17. Repealing clause (Sec. 76)
15.18. Separability (Sec. 77)
15.19. Effectivity clause (Sec. 78)

Readings:
Heirs of Ramon Arce, Sr. v. DAR, G.R. No. 228503, July 25, 2018, 874 SCRA 295
Heirs of Luis A. Luna v. Afable, G.R. No. 188299, January 23, 2013, 689 SCRA 207
Chamber of Real Estate and Builders Associations, Inc. (CREBA) v. Secretary of Agrarian Reform, G.R.
No. 183409, June 18, 2010, 621 SCRA 295
Ros v. DAR, G.R. No. 132477, August 31, 2005, 468 SCRA 471
Roxas & Co., Inc. v. CA, G.R. No. 127876, December 17, 1999, 321 SCRA 106
Fortich v. Corona, G.R. No. 131457, April 24, 1998, 289 SCRA 624
DAR AO 01-19 (Streamlining the Processing of Applications for Land Use Conversion Under DAR
Administrative Order No. 1, Series of 2002)
DAR AO 01-02 (2002 Comprehensive Rules on Land Use Conversion)
RA 7160, Sec. 20
DAR AO 07-11 (Revised Rules and Procedures Governing the Acquisition and Distribution of Private
Agricultural Lands Under RA 6657, as amended)
DAR AO 05-18 (Conduct of Public Consultations in Land Use Conversion Applications), as amended
by DAR AO 06-19

16. Additional Provisions from RA 9700

16.1. Congressional Oversight Committee (Sec. 26)

16.2. Powers and functions of the COCAR (Sec. 27)
16.3. Periodic reports (Sec. 28)
16.4. Access to information (Sec. 29)
16.5. Resolution of cases (Sec. 30)
16.6. Implementing rules and regulations (Sec. 31)
16.7. Repealing clause (Sec. 32)
16.8. Separability clause (Sec. 33)
16.9. Effectivity clause (Sec. 34)

Reading:
Robustum Agricultural Corporation v. DAR, G.R. No. 221484, November 19, 2018

PART II
SOCIAL LEGISLATION

1. Domestic Workers Act or Batas Kasambahay (RA 10361)

I Apex Mining Co. v. NLRC, G.R. No. 94951, April 22, 1991, 196 SCRA 251
Barcenas v. NLRC, G.R. No. 87210, July 16, 1990, 187 SCRA 498

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2. Migrant Workers and Overseas Filipinos Act of 1995 (RA 8042, as amended by RAs 10022 and
11227) /
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People v. Abella, G.R. No. 195666, January 20, 2016, 781 SCRA 406
People v. Tolentino, G.R. No. 208686, July 1, 2015, 761 SCRA 332
People v. Dela Cruz, G.R. No. 214500, June 28, 2017, 828 SCRA 351
People v. Sison, G.R. No. 187160, August 9, 2017, 835 SCRA 620
People v. Velasco, G.R. No. 195668, June 25, 2014, 727 SCRA 257
Sto. Tomas v. Salac, G.R. No. 152642, November 13, 2012, 685 SCRA 245 [En Banc]
People v. Molina, G.R. No. 229712, Feb. 28, 2018, 857 SCRA 121 [Second Division]
Sunace International Management Services, Inc. v. NLRC, G.R. No. 161757, January 25, 2006, 480

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SCRA 146
APQ Shipmanagement Co., Ltd. v. Caseñas, G.R. No. 197303, June 4, 2014, 725 SCRA 108
Prieto v. NLRC, G.R. No. 93699, September 10, 1993, 226 SCRA 32
Sameer Overseas Placement Agency, Inc. v. Cabiles, G.R. No. 170139, August 5, 2014, 732 SCRA 22
Millares v. NLRC, G.R. No. 110524, July 29, 2002, 385 SCRA 306
Industrial Personnel & Management Services, Inc. (IPAMS) v. De Vera, G.R. No. 205703, March 7,
2016, 785 SCRA 562
Nisda v. Sea Serve Maritime Agency, G.R. No. 179177, July 23, 2009, 593 SCRA 668
Guerrero v. Philippine Transmarine Carriers, Inc., G.R. No. 222523, October 3, 2018, 882 SCRA 139
Dagasdas v. Grand Placement and General Services Corporation, G.R. No. 205727, January 18, 2017,
814 SCRA 529
Republic v. Humanlink Manpower Consultants, Inc., G.R. No. 205188, April 22, 2015, 757 SCRA 257
C.F. Sharp Crew Management, Inc. v. Espanol, Jr., G.R. No. 155903, September 14, 2007, 533 SCRA
424
Finman General Assurance Corporation v. NLRC (POEA), G.R. No. 94588, July 2, 1992, 210 SCRA 675

3.
- Handbook for OFWs Act of 2018 (RA 11227)

4. Overseas Workers Welfare Administration Act (RA 10801, repealing LOI 537, PDs 1694 and

%
5.
1809)
Dept of migrant
Paternity Leave Act of 1996 (RA 8187)
workers ( RA 11641 )

6.

7. Magna Carta for Persons with Disability (RA 7277, as amended by RAs 9442, 10070, 10524
and 10754)

Drugstores Association of the Philippines, Inc. v. NCDA, G.R. No. 194561, September 14, 2016, 803
SCRA 25
Southern Luzon Drug Corporation v. DSWD, G.R. No. 199669, April 25, 2017, 824 SCRA 164

8. Special Protection of Children Against Abuse, Exploitation and Discrimination Act (RA 7610,
as amended by RAs 7658 and 9231)

Quimvel v. People, G.R. No. 214497, April 18, 2017, 823 SCRA 192
Torres v. People, G.R. No. 206627, January 18, 2017, 814 SCRA 547
People v. Aycardo, G.R. No. 218114, June 5, 2017, 826 SCRA 1
People v. Caoili, G.R. No. 196342, August 8, 2017, 835 SCRA 107
Perez v. People, G.R. No. 201414, April 18, 2018, 861 SCRA 626
People v. Jaime, G.R. No. 225332, July 23, 2018, 873 SCRA 151

9. The Magna Carta of Women (RA 9710)

10. Anti-Violence Against Women and Their Children Act of 2004 (RA 9262)

Quimvel v. People, G.R. No. 214497, April 18, 2017, 823 SCRA 192
Pension and Gratuity Management Center (PGMC) v. AAA, G.R. No. 201292, August 1, 2018, 876
SCRA 60

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 Melgar v. People, G.R. No. 223477, February 14, 2018, 855 SCRA 522
BBB v. AAA, G.R. No. 193225, February 9, 2015, 750 SCRA 188
AAA v. BBB, G.R. No. 212448, January 11, 2018, 851 SCRA 33
Tumbaga v. Teoxon, A.C. No. 5573, November 21, 2017, 845 SCRA 415
Del Socorro v. Van Wilsen, G.R. No. 193707, December 10, 2014, 744 SCRA 516
Pavlow v. Mendenilla, G.R. No. 181489, April 19, 2017, 823 SCRA 499
Tua v. Mangrobang, G.R. No. 170701, January 22, 2014, 714 SCRA 428
People v. Cabalquinto, G.R. No. 167693, September 19, 2006, 502 SCRA 419

11. Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003 (RA 9208, as amended by RA 10364)

People v. Casio, G.R. No. 211465, December 3, 2014, 744 SCRA 113
People v. Villanueva, G.R. No. 210798, September 14, 2016, 803 SCRA 228
People v. Nangcas, G.R. No. 218806, June 13, 2018, 866 SCRA 240

12. Anti-Sexual Harassment Act of 1995 (RA 7877)

Floralde v. CA, G.R. No. 123048, August 8, 2000, 337 SCRA 371
Philippine Aeolus Automotive v. NLRC, G.R. No. 124617, April 28, 2000, 331 SCRA 237
Domingo v. Rayala, G.R. No. 155831, February 18, 2008, 546 SCRA 90
CSC v. Nierras, G.R. No. 165121, February 14, 2008, 545 SCRA 316
Villarama v. NLRC, G.R. No. 106341, September 2, 1994, 236 SCRA 283

13. Senior Citizen Act (RA 7432, as amended by RAs 9257, 9994 and 10645)

Southern Luzon Drug Corporation v. DSWD, G.R. No. 199669, April 25, 2017, 824 SCRA 164

14. Home Development Mutual Fund Law of 2009 (RA 9679)

Saguin v. People, G.R. No. 210603, November 25, 2015, 775 SCRA 547
Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF) Pag-IBIG Fund v. Sagun, G.R. No. 205698, July 31, 2018,
875 SCRA 135

15. National Health Insurance Act of 1995 (RA 7875, as amended by RA 9241, 10606 and 11223)

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation v. COA, G.R. No. 222710, September 10, 2019 (Note: This
reversed the July 24, 2018 Decision.)

16. Universal Health Care Act (RA 11223, amending RA 7875 [as amended by RAs 9241 and
10606], RA 10351, PD 1869 and RA 1169)

Philippine Health Insurance Corporation v. COA, G.R. No. 222710, September 10, 2019 (Note: This
reversed the July 24, 2018 Decision.)

17. Social Security Act of 2018 (RA 11199, repealing RAs 1161 and 8282)

18. The Government Service Insurance System Act of 1997 (PD 1146, as amended by RA 8291)

19. 105-Day Expanded Maternity Leave Law (RA 11210)

20. Anti-Age Discrimination in Employment Act (RA 10911)

Star Paper Corporation v. Simbol, G.R. No. 164774, April 12, 2006
Yrasuegui v. PAL, G.R. No. 168081, October 17, 2008

21. Philippine HIV and AIDS Policy Act (RA 11166)

22. Safe Spaces Act (RA 11313)

23. Portability Law (RA 7699)

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24. Telecommuting Act (RA 11165)

25. OSH Law An Act Strengthening Compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Standards
and Providing Penalties for Violations Thereof (RA 11058)