Digest Santiago vs Republic

Santiago vs Republic G.R. No. L-48214 December 19, 198 ponente! "ernan#o, $. %opic! %opic! &'uit( &'u it( "acts! ) *n +ugu +ugust st 9, 19, 19, etitione etitionerr #el/onso #el/onso Santia Santiago go /ile# /ile# an action action in t0e ourt ourt o/ "irst nstance o/ amboanga it( against t0e government o/ t0e Republic o/ t0e 0ilippines /or t0e revocation o/ a #ee# o/ #onation e3ecute# b( 0im an# 0is spouse in $anuar( o/ 191. ) %0e reason reason /or /or t0is is t0at t0at t0e ureau ureau /aile /aile# # to 5install 5install lig0tin lig0ting g /acilitie /acilities s an# 6ater 6ater s(stem on t0e propert( #onate# an# to buil# an o//ice buil#ing an# par7ing lot t0ereon 60ic0 s0oul# 0ave been constructe# an# rea#( /or occupanc( on or be/ore December , 194 60ic0 is in t0e terms o/ t0e #onation. ) %0at le# le# 0im 0im to conclu# conclu#e e t0at un#e un#err t0e circum circumstan stances, ces, 0e 0e 6as e3empt e3empt /rom /rom compliance 6it0 suc0 an e3plicit constitutional comman#. ) %0e lo6er lo6er court court sustaine sustaine# # a motion motion to #ismis #ismiss s on t0e t0e part o/ o/ t0e #e/en #e/en#an #antt Republic o/ t0e 0ilippines because t0e Ne6 onstitution o/ t0e 0ilippines e3pressl( provi#es t0at t0e state ma( not be sue# 6it0out its consent. ssue:s! 1. ;*N t0e t0e gover governmen nmentt is immun immune e /rom /rom t0e suit ustice on a citi?en. %0e petitioner 0as t0e rig0t to be 0ear#. @n#er t0e circumstances, t0e /un#amental postulate o/ non-suabilit( cannot stan# in t0e 6a(. t is ma#e to accommo#ate itsel/ itsel/ to t0e #eman #eman#s #s o/ proce proce#u #ural ral #ue #ue proces process, s, 60ic0 60ic0 is t0e t0e nega negatio tion n o/  arbitrariness an# ine'uit(. Decision! ;