Cancio Garcia
Encyclopedia
Cancio C. Garcia is a former Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
. He was appointed to the Court on October 6, 2004 by President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
and retired on October 19, 2007.
of the University of the Philippines
and a post-graduate degree in public administration
from the University of Santo Tomas
. Upon graduation, he joined the legal office of the Office of the President. He then joined the Office of the Solicitor General and was eventually appointed as a trial court judge in Angeles City
, and later in Caloocan City
. He was appointed as a Justice to the Court of Appeals
in 1990 by President
Corazon Aquino
.
In 2003, Garcia was named as the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals. He served in this capacity until his appointment ot the Supreme Court from 2004 to 2007.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines is one of 15 members of the Philippine Supreme Court, the highest court in the Philippines. The Chief Justice presides over the High Court, but carries only 1 of the 15 votes in the court...
of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Supreme Court of the Philippines
The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the Philippines' highest judicial court, as well as the court of last resort. The court consists of 14 Associate Justices and 1 Chief Justice...
. He was appointed to the Court on October 6, 2004 by President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is a Filipino politician who served as the 14th President of the Philippines from 2001 to 2010, as the 12th Vice President of the Philippines from 1998 to 2001, and is currently a member of the House of Representatives representing the 2nd District of Pampanga...
and retired on October 19, 2007.
Profile
Garcia earned his law degree from the College of LawUniversity of the Philippines College of Law
University of the Philippines College of Law or UP Law is the law school of the University of the Philippines. Since 1948, it has been located at the University of the Philippines Diliman in Quezon City, the flagship campus of UP's seven constituent universities. Until the 1970s, night classes of...
of the University of the Philippines
University of the Philippines
The ' is the national university of the Philippines. Founded in 1908 through Act No...
and a post-graduate degree in public administration
Public administration
Public Administration houses the implementation of government policy and an academic discipline that studies this implementation and that prepares civil servants for this work. As a "field of inquiry with a diverse scope" its "fundamental goal.....
from the University of Santo Tomas
University of Santo Tomas
The Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, The Catholic University of the Philippines , is a private Roman Catholic university run by the Order of Preachers in Manila. Founded on April 28, 1611 by archbishop of Manila Miguel de Benavides, it has the oldest extant university charter in the...
. Upon graduation, he joined the legal office of the Office of the President. He then joined the Office of the Solicitor General and was eventually appointed as a trial court judge in Angeles City
Angeles City
The City of Angeles , located within the province of Pampanga in the Philippines, is locally classified as a first-class, highly-urbanized city. Its name is derived from El Pueblo de los Ángeles in honor of its patron saints, Los Santos Ángeles de los Custodios , and the name of its founder, Don...
, and later in Caloocan City
Caloocan City
The City of Caloocan is one of the cities and municipalities that comprises the Metro Manila region in the Philippines. It is a major residential area inside Metro Manila...
. He was appointed as a Justice to the Court of Appeals
Philippine Court of Appeals
The Court of Appeals of the Philippines is the Philippines' second highest judicial court, just after the Supreme Court. The court consists of 68 Associate Justices and 1 Presiding Justice...
in 1990 by President
President of the Philippines
The President of the Philippines is the head of state and head of government of the Philippines. The president leads the executive branch of the Philippine government and is the commander-in-chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines...
Corazon Aquino
Corazon Aquino
Maria Corazon Sumulong Cojuangco-Aquino was the 11th President of the Philippines and the first woman to hold that office in Philippine history. She is best remembered for leading the 1986 People Power Revolution, which toppled Ferdinand Marcos and restored democracy in the Philippines...
.
In 2003, Garcia was named as the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals. He served in this capacity until his appointment ot the Supreme Court from 2004 to 2007.
Some notable opinions
- Jaka Food Processing v. Pacot (2005) — on noticeNoticeNotice is the legal concept in which a party is made aware of a legal process affecting their rights, obligations or duties. There are several types of notice: public notice , actual notice, constructive notice, and implied notice....
requirement for dismissals of employees for "authorized causes" - Yuchengco v. Sandiganbayan (2006) - Dissenting — on the recovery of shares of stock in PLDTPhilippine Long Distance Telephone CompanyThe Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company commonly known as PLDT, is the largest telecommunications company in the Philippines. PLDT is also the largest company in the Philippines, ranked 1138th in the April 2009 update, and 1080th in the April 2010 update, of Forbes' Global 2000 list...
as part of the ill-gotten wealth of Ferdinand MarcosFerdinand MarcosFerdinand Emmanuel Edralin Marcos, Sr. was a Filipino leader and an authoritarian President of the Philippines from 1965 to 1986. He was a lawyer, member of the Philippine House of Representatives and a member of the Philippine Senate...
(joined by J. Ynares-SantiagoConsuelo Ynares-SantiagoConsuelo Ynares-Santiago is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed to the Court by President Joseph Estrada.-Profile:...
& Chico-NazarioMinita Chico-NazarioMinita Chico-Nazario is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed to the court by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo on February 10, 2004.-Profile:...
) - City Government of Quezon City v. Bayan Telecommunications — on legislated exemptions from real property taxesProperty taxA property tax is an ad valorem levy on the value of property that the owner is required to pay. The tax is levied by the governing authority of the jurisdiction in which the property is located; it may be paid to a national government, a federated state or a municipality...
- Nicolas-Lewis v. COMELEC (2006) — on absentee votingAbsentee ballotAn absentee ballot is a vote cast by someone who is unable or unwilling to attend the official polling station. Numerous methods have been devised to facilitate this...
by Filipinos with dual citizenshipMultiple citizenshipMultiple citizenship is a status in which a person is concurrently regarded as a citizen under the laws of more than one state. Multiple citizenships exist because different countries use different, and not necessarily mutually exclusive, citizenship requirements... - Bantay Republic Act 7941 v. COMELEC (2007) — on duty of COMELECCommission on Elections (Philippines)The Commission on Elections, or COMELEC, is one of the three constitutional commissions of the Philippines. Its principal role is to enforce all laws and regulations relative to the conduct of elections, initiatives, referendums, and recalls....
to disclose names of party-list candidates