1 STATUTORY CONSTRUCTIONROUND 12People of the Philippines v. Hon. Jude P!l"! !nd Ro"ulo Inti! # $o%!d!Case No. 219G.R. No. L-44113 (March 31, 1977)Chapter I, Page 2, Footote No.3F!C"#$P%iv!te Respondent Ro"ulo& 1' #e!%s of !e& (!s )h!%ed(ith v!%!n)#. Respondent Jude dis"issed the )!se on the%ound th!t he% )ou%t *h!s no +u%isdi)tion to t!,e fu%the%)oni-!n)e of this )!se. (ithout p%e+udi)e to the %e/0lin the%eofin the Juvenile Cou%t& 1e)!use he 1elieved th!t +u%isdi)tion ove%12 #e!%s olds up to unde% 21 (!s t%!nsfe%%ed to the Juvenile Cou%t1# the issu!n)e of PD 234 o% the Child !nd Youth 5elf!%e Code&(hi)h de0nes #outhful o6ende%s !s those ove% 7 #e!%s of !e 1utunde% 21 !t the ti"e of the )o""ission of the o6ense.I##%&$58Ntheissu!n)eofPD234t%!nsfe%%edthe)!seof the!))used f%o" the %eul!% )ou%ts to the Juvenile Cou%t.'&L($The Juvenile !nd Do"esti) Rel!tions Cou%t e9p%essl#)onfe%suponit!spe)i!l !ndli"ited+u%isdi)tionove%*)%i"in!l)!ses (he%ein the !))used is unde% 12 #e!%s of !e !t the ti"e ofthe 0lin of the )!se.. The su1se:uent issu!n)e of PD 234 ,no(n!s the Child !nd Youth 5elf!%e Code !nd de0nes ! #outh o6ende%!s *one (ho is ove% 7 #e!%s of !e 1ut unde% 21 !t the ti"e of the)o""issionof theo6ense.didnot 1#su)hde0nitiont%!nsfe%+u%isdi)tion ove% )%i"in!l )!ses involvin !))used (ho !%e 12 !ndunde% 21#e!%sof !ef%o"the%eul!% )ou%tstotheJuvenileCou%t.L!"IN M!)IM$4;STATUTORY CONSTRUCTIONP%i"i)i!s v. $uni)ip!lit# of U%d!net!Case No. 244G.R. No. L-2*7+2 (,cto-er 1., 1979)Chapter I, Page 4, Footote No.14F!C"#$Petitione%& (hile d%ivin his )!% in the +u%isdi)tion ofU%d!net!& (!s )h!%ed (ith viol!tion of O%din!n)e No. 4& Se%ies of172!(? st!tin th!t the Cent%!l@!n,of thePhilippines09ed!unifo%""!%infeeof 2;Eonfo%ein e9)h!ne t%!ns!)tions. Ho(eve%& the Audito% of the @!n,%efused to p!ss in !udit !nd !pp%oved the s!id %efunds upon the%ound th!t Petitione%Fs sep!%!te i"po%t!tions of u%e! !ndfo%"!ldeh#de is not in !))o%d (ith the p%ovisions of Se). 2& p!%.1G of RA 2237. The pe%tinent po%tion of this st!tute %e!dsH *The"!%inest!1lished1#the$onet!%#@o!%dAsh!ll 1ei"poseduponthes!leof fo%eine9)h!nefo% thei"po%t!tionof thefollo(inH *IJIII. U%e! fo%"!ldeh#de fo% the "!nuf!)tu%e ofpl#(ood !nd h!%d(ood (hen i"po%ted 1# !nd fo% the e9)lusiveuse of end/use%s..I##%&$58N *u%e!. !nd *fo%"!ldeh#de. !%e e9e"pt 1# l!( f%o"the p!#"ent of the "!%in fee.'&L($The te%" *u%e! fo%"!ldeh#de. used in Se). 2 of RA 2237%efe%s to the 0nished p%odu)t !s e9p%essed 1# the N!tion!lInstitute of S)ien)e !nd Te)hnolo#& !nd is distin)t !nd sep!%!tef%o" *u%e! !nd fo%"!ldeh#de. (hi)h !%e sep!%!te )he"i)!ls usedin the "!nuf!)tu%e of s#ntheti) %esin. The one "entioned in thel!( is ! 0nished p%odu)t& (hile the ones i"po%ted 1# thePetitione% !%e %!( "!te%i!ls. Hen)e& the i"po%t!tion of *u%e!. !nd*fo%"!ldeh#de. is not e9e"pt f%o" the i"position of the "!%infee.L!"IN M!)IM$2!& 2)& 2;!STATUTORY CONSTRUCTIONAsto%! v. Jille!sCase No. 23G.R. No. L-23471 (!pr23 3+, 1974)Chapter I, Page 11, Footote No.37F!C"#$House @ill No. 7222 (!s p!ssed f%o"the House ofRep%esent!tives totheSen!te. Sen!to% A%tu%oTolentino"!desu1st!nti!l !"end"ents (hi)h (e%e !pp%oved 1# the Sen!te. TheHouse& (ithout noti)e of s!id !"end"ents& the%e!fte% sined its!pp%ov!l until !ll thep%esidinoK)e%sof 1othhouses)e%ti0ed!nd !ttested to the 1ill. The P%esident !lso sined it !ndthe%eupon1e)!"eRA!(sI##%&$58N RA 11G3 is )onstitution!l.'&L($RA11G3is)onstitution!l. Inthe!1ove"entioned)!se&(h!t h!s 1een pointed out is the )onstitution!l %e:ui%e"ent th!t*A 1ill sh!lle"1%!)e onl# one su1+e)t !s e9p%essed in its title..This is to p%ohi1it dupli)it# in leisl!tion 1e)!use the title "ust 1e!1le to !pp%ise leisl!to%s !nd the pu1li) !1out the n!tu%e& s)ope&!nd)onse:uen)esofth!tp!%ti)ul!%l!(. Constitutionp%e)ludesthe en)%o!)hin of one dep!%t"ent to the %esponsi1ilities of theothe% dep!%t"ents. The leisl!tu%e is p%i"!%il# the +ude ofne)essit#& !de:u!)#& (isdo"& %e!son!1leness& !nd e9pedien)# ofthe l!(& !nd the )ou%ts h!ve no +u%isdi)tion to :uestion this.L!"IN M!)IM$7!& 2!1o%. Con%ess then !"ended this in Repu1li) A)t No. 2224H *AnA)t A"endin Ce%t!in Se)tions of Repu1li) A)t No. 1177.. Se)tion17 of the !"end!to%# !)t s!#s th!t "edi!tion of ten!n)# disputesf!lls unde% !utho%it# of Se)%et!%# of Justi)e. Se)tion 23 !lsop%ovides th!t indient ten!nts sh!ll 1e %ep%esented 1# t%i!l!tto%ne# of the Ten!n)# $edi!tion Co""ission.I##%&$58N Se)tions 17 !nd 23 of Rep. A)t No. 2224 isun)onstitution!l 1e)!use of the )onstitution!l p%ovision th!t *No1ill (hi)h "!# 1e en!)ted into l!( sh!ll e"1%!)e "o%e th!n onesu1+e)t (hi)h sh!ll 1e e9p%essed in the title of the 1ill..'&L($Se)tions 17 !nd 23 !%e )onstitution!l.The )onstitution!l %e:ui%e"ent is )o"plied (ith !s lon thel!( h!s ! sinle ene%!l su1+e)t& (hi)h is the A%i)ultu%!l Ten!n)#A)t& !nd the !"end!to%# p%ovisions no "!tte% ho( dive%se the#"!# 1e& so lon !s the# !%e not in)onsistent (ith o% fo%ein to theene%!l su1+e)t& (ill 1e %e!%ded !s v!lid. Constitution!lp%ovisions %el!tin to su1+e)t "!tte% !nd titles of st!tutes shouldnot 1eson!%%o(l#)onst%ued!s to)%ippleo% i"pedep%ope%leisl!tion.L!"IN M!)IM$2!( !nd the Reo%!ni-!tion A)t.L!"IN M!)IM$4'STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION>id!s!n v. Co""ission on Dle)tionsCase No. 14.G.R. No. L-2.+.9 (,cto-er 21, 19*7)Chapter I, Page 13, Footote No.11F!C"#HPetitione% )h!llened Repu1li) A)t