State Immunity (See also PD 1445, Sec. 26)

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1. What is the rule on State suability expressly stated in Article XVI, Section 3 of the 1987 Constitution?
2. Under Section 26 of Presidential Decree No. 1445, which body has authority encompassing examination, audit and settleme…
3. Which distinction between suability and liability is recognized in United States of America v. Guinto?
4. A duly enacted special statute expressly permits a claimant to sue the Republic on a specified claim but says nothing a…
5. A plaintiff names only a department secretary as defendant but seeks an order requiring payment from the national treas…
6. A foreign State awards a concession to operate a profit-making barbershop open as an ordinary commercial service. It is…
7. Assume a contractor validly obtained a final money judgment against a national government department after the immunity…
8. A supplier insists that the constitutional rule means the Republic can never be sued, even if Congress enacts a statute…
9. A foreign State argues that every contract it signs is immune from suit because it is sovereign. A contractor responds …
10. After obtaining a valid final money judgment against a national department, a creditor asks a sheriff to levy on equipm…
11. According to Guinto, which governmental action can imply consent to a counterclaim when the Government seeks affirmativ…
12. In Guinto, who can supply express consent to suit through a duly enacted statute?