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“Where is your Mom?” the help asked the child who was playing nearby. “She’s camping at the tent” the child innocently replied. In the eyes of the child, her mother is playing at the tent. In the eyes of her mother, she is doing her job as a member of the legal profession by representing her client. In the eyes of the clients, the tent would witness their journey towards the attainment of justice. In the eyes of the judge, the tent becomes the temporary palace of justice. When we ask: “Why should we settle for tents since we have a concrete building?” “Why should we settle for the copy when we have an original?” We are brought to recount that fateful date last year when the Visayan Islands were shaken by a 7.2 magnitude earthquake. This toppled down some of our churches, schools, houses, and courthouses.  Unfortunately, significant structures which should have been sturdy enough did not emerge to be unscathed:  some are now inexistent and some are relentlessly tried to be repaired b

This syllabus is taken from our consti teacher for the benefit of the whole class.  INTRODUCTION I.          Pre-1987 Constitution CASES: Planas v. Comelec, G.R. No. L-35925 January 22, 1973 (aka Plebiscite cases) Javellana vs. Exec. Sec., 50 SCRA 33 (aka Ratification cases) Aquino vs. Enrile, 59 SCRA 183 Sanidad v. COMELEC, G.R. No. L-44640 October 12, 1976 (affirming the validity of Javellana) Occeña v. COMELEC, G.R. No. L-56350 April 2, 1981 (affirming the validity of Javellana) Phil. Bar Association vs. Comelec, G.R. No. 72915, December 20, 1985 II.        The 1987 Constitution III.      The State as a Concept A.       Elements of a state 1.         People 2.         Territory 3.         Government a.         functions: constituent vs. ministrant CASES: ACCFA vs. FLU, 30 SCRA 649 PVTA vs. CIR, 65 SCRA 416 b.         types of government: de jure vs. de facto CASES: Lawyer’s League  vs. Aquino, GR 73748, 5/22/86 Estrada v