salus populi est suprema lex
Latin maxim.
• “the welfare of the people is the supreme law” (Southern Luzon Drug Corporation v. DSWD, En Banc, G.R. No. 199669, April 25, 2017)
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hoc quidem per quam durum est sed ita lex scripta est
Latin maxim. • “The law may be exceedingly hard, but so the law is written.” (People v. Palermo, En Banc, G.R. No. 120630, June 28, 2001)
suum jus summa injuria
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favorabilia sunt amplianda adiosa restrigenda
Latin maxim. • Penal laws which are favorable to the accused are given retroactive effect. (Ortega v. People, G.R. No. 151085, August 20, 2008, Per Nachura, J.)
interpretare et concordare legibus est optimus interpretandi
Latin maxim. • “every statute must be so construed and harmonized with other statutes as to form a uniform system of jurisprudence” (OSG v. CA, G.R. No. 199027, June 9, 2014)
actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
Latin maxim • “the act itself does not make man guilty unless his intention were so” (United States v. Ah Chong, En Banc, G.R. No. L-5272, March 19, 1910)
