Matrix:

 Law  vs.  Rules  (Treatment  of  Cases  –  fill-­‐in  matrix)  

 
Case   Where   Law   Rule   Ruling  
Manuel   v.   General   p.  103   Cumulative   vacation   and   sick   Not  cumulative   Rule  cannot  supplement  law  
Auditing  Office   leaves  
Olsen  v.  Aldanese   p.  104   Promulgate   rules   on   Tobacco   of   good   quality   Rule   went   beyond   scope   of  
classification,   marking   and   exclusively   comes   from   3   enabling  law  
packing   of   tobacco   to   secure   provinces  
good  quality  
Young  v.  Rafferty   p.  105   Authorizes   Collector   of   Confined  to  two  languages   Keeping   of   books   in   particular  
Internal   Revenue   to   specify   language   not   required   by   law  
manner   which   proper   books   Any  language  allowed  by  law  
of  accounts  shall  be  kept  
Phil.  Lawyers  Assoc.  v.   p.  110   Practice   of   law   provided   pass  Director   of   Patents   required   Exams  not  required  by  law    
Agrava   bar   practitioners   to   pass   its   Practice   of   law   covers  
exams   appearance   before   Patent  
Office  
Lupangco  v.  CA   p.  117   Constitution:   right   to   liberty;   Professional   Regulation   Violates  Constitution  
academic  freedom   Commission   prohibits   Unreasonable  despite  good  aim  
examinees   from   attending  
review   classes,   receiving  
hand-­‐outs  and  tips  
People  v.  Maceren   p.  122   Law   lists   offenses   +   other   Secretary   added   electro-­‐ Electro-­‐fishing  not  penalized  
violations   fishing   Not   covered   under   other  
violations   because   penalty   for  
obnoxious   substances   under  
category   1   is   not   the   same   as  
for  other  violations  
 Case   Where   Law   Rule   Ruling  
CIR   v.   Fortune   2011     Revenue   Regulations   which   Not  valid  
Tobacco   provided  that  the  tax  due  on  
cigars  and  cigarettes  starting  
on   January   1,   2000   shall   not  
be  lower  than  the  tax  due  on  
October  1,  1966  
CIR   v.   Fortune   2008   NIRC  mandated  a  new  rate  of   Increase   would   be   based   on   Unauthorized   administrative  
Tobacco   excise   tax   for   cigarettes   the   excise   tax   actually   paid   legislation  
without  regard  to  whether  the   prior  to  January  1,  2000,  and  
revenue   collection   may   turn   shall   not   be   lower   than   the  
out   to   be   lower   than   that   excise   tax   actually   paid   prior  
collected  prior  to  that  date   to  January  1,  2000  
CIR  v.  San  Miguel   2011   Excise   tax   on   fermented   Rates   should   not   be   lower   Nothing   in   the   law   authorizes  
liquor  rates  would  apply  from   than   the   rates   prior   to   the   Secretary   of   Finance   to  
January   1,   1997   to   December   January  1,  2000   provide   that   the   new   tax   rates  
31,  1999,  but  the  rates  should   after   January   1,   2000   should  
be  lower  than  the  tax  imposed   not  be  less  than  the  rate  before  
on  October  1,  1996   January  1,  2000  
NPC  v.  Pinatubo   2010   GPRA   mandates   eligibility   Limited   the   bidders   for   the   Consistent  with  law  
screening   purchase   of   scrap   aluminum   Not   violate   competitiveness  
conductor  steel-­‐reinforced  to   provision  of  law  
partnerships   or   corporations  
which   directly   use   aluminum  
as   raw   materials   in   producing  
finished  products  
Secretary   of   Finance   2009   Law   not   authorize   Updated   the   classification   of   Reclassification   not   authorized  
v.  La  Suerte   reclassification   cigarettes     by  law  
 Case   Where   Law   Rule   Ruling  
Rimonde  v.  Comelec   2009   Law   requires   written   Penalized   those   who   did   not   Violate  since  law  not  penalize  
permission   but   not   penalize   secure  written  permission  
those  who  do  not  get  one  
Association  of  Internal   2008   Duty  to  regulate   pilotage  and   order   directing   shipping   power   necessarily   includes   the  
Shipping  Lines  v.  PPA   the   conduct   of   pilots   in   all   companies   to   withhold   the   authority   to   issue   rules   and  
Philippine   ports;   authority   to   share   of   the   PPA   from   the   regulations   on   the   manner   of  
impose   fees   for   services   payment   for   the   pilotage   collection   of   the   government  
rendered   by   the   pilotage   services   and   to   remit   it   share  
association   directly   to   the   Philippines  
Ports  Authority  
Hazard  Pay  of  SC   2008   Granted   public   health   Health   workers   of   the   SC   be   Rule  amended  law  
workers   exposed   to   high   risk   paid   a   uniform   hazard   pay  
hazard  pay   without   regard   to   the   risks   to  
which  they  were  exposed  
Metrobank   v.   2007   Set  a  wage  level  or  a  range  to  Across   the   board   increase   to  
Wage   board   exceeded  
National   Wage   which  the  wage  increase  shall   all  employees   authority  
Commission   be  added  
Pharmaceuticals   and   2007   Not   prohibit   advertising   of   Prohibited  advertising     Rule  violated  law  
Health  Care  v.  Duque   breastmilk   substitutes   for  
infants  and  growing  children  
MCC  v.  Ssangyong   2007   Electronic   Commerce   Law   Rules   included   them   in   Rules  went  beyond  parameters  
definition   of   data   message   definition   of  law  
did  not  include  electronic  data  
interchange,   electronic   mail,  
telegram,  telex  or  telecopy