Temere Animus

  ART. 2, NCC; EFFECTIVITY OF LAWS;   General Rule: ·         Laws shall take effect   after 15 days ·         following the completion of their publication either in the o    in the Official Gazette, or o   in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines,  Exception: ·      unless it is otherwise provided. (Solely refers to the 15-day period and not to the req. of publication.   Publication under EO 292 (Administrative Code) Sec. 18. When Laws Take Effect. [ [1] ] Laws shall take effect after fifteen (15) days following the completion of their publication in the Official Gazette or in a newspaper of general circulation, unless it is otherwise provided.   Sec. 24.  Contents. [ [2] ] There shall be published in the Official Gazette all legislative acts and resolutions of a public nature; all executive and admin...

G.R. No. 187587| June 5, 2013  697 SCRA 359 Nagkakaisang Maralita ng Sitio Masigasig, Inc. vs. Military Shrine Services-Philippine Veterans Affairs Office, Department of National Defense; NMSI , Petitioner, vs. MSS - PVAO, DND,  Respondent; ---and--- G.R. No. 187654| June 5, 2013 WBLOA, INC. , represented by its Board of Directors, Petitioner, vs.    MSS - PVAO, DND , Respondent. Ponente :  SERENO, CJ.:  Doctrines :  (1) Petitioners suggest that there should be no distinction between laws of general applicability and those which are not; that publication means complete publication; and that the publication must be made forthwith in the Official Gazette. (2) The requirement of publication is indispensable to give effect to the law, unless the law itself has otherwise provided.  (3) The Supreme Court cannot rely on a handwritten note that was not part of Proclamation No. 2476 as published. Without publication, the note never had any legal...