Year: 2024
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A.M. No. RTJ-14-2376 Formerly OCA I.P.I. No. 11-3625-RTJ. March 05, 2014 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** Ma. Liza M. Jorda v. Judge Crisologo S. Bitas, et al. **Facts:** – Complaints stemmed from Criminal Case Nos. 2009-11-537, 2009-11-538, and 2009-11-539 for Qualified Trafficking and Violation of RA No. 7610 filed against Danilo Miralles before the RTC Branch 7, Tacloban City. – On January 15, 2010, Miralles filed a Motion for Judicial…
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G.R. No. 187417. February 24, 2016 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Christine Joy Capin-Cadiz vs. Brent Hospital and Colleges, Inc. ### Facts: Christine Joy Capin-Cadiz (Cadiz) was the Human Resource Officer of Brent Hospital and Colleges, Inc. (Brent), an institution affiliated with the Episcopal Church of the Philippines. On discovering that Cadiz was pregnant out of wedlock, Brent suspended Cadiz indefinitely, instructing that she…
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G.R. No. 208007. April 02, 2014 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** People of the Philippines v. Rodrigo Gutierez y Robles (alias “Rod” and “John Lennon”) **Facts:** On November 29, 2005, AAA, a 10-year-old girl and Grade 2 student in Baguio City, was raped by Rodrigo Gutierez at his house. AAA recounted that while returning home for lunch at noon, Gutierez, a known family acquaintance, took…
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G.R. No. 222654. February 21, 2018 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** People of the Philippines vs. Romeo Garin y Osorio **Facts:** On December 25, 2010, at around 1:20 PM in Butuan City, appellant Romeo Garin y Osorio allegedly sexually assaulted “AAA”, a four-year-old minor, by inserting his finger into her vagina, causing her mental, emotional, and psychological trauma. The Information filed stated that the crime…
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G.R. No. 189847. May 30, 2011 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** People of the Philippines v. Ernesto Mercado **Facts:** AAA, the appellant’s daughter, accused Ernesto Mercado of multiple counts of rape that occurred from the year 2000 to 2003. On one specific day in 2000, while BBB (AAA’s mother) and CCC (AAA’s sister) were away, Mercado allegedly entered AAA’s room, threatened her, and forcibly had…
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G.R. No. 181035. July 04, 2011 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: People of the Philippines vs. Noel Dion y Duque (Dion) ### Facts: 1. **Incidents**: – **April 2001 Rape**: AAA, a minor, testified that on an afternoon in April 2001, she was raped by Noel Dion y Duque (Dion) in a secluded grassy area after he threatened her with harm. – **June 16, 2001…
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G.R. No. 218427. January 31, 2018 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: People of the Philippines v. Emiliano De Chavez ### Facts: 1. **Incident Description**: – **June 2, 2005**: Appellant Emiliano De Chavez sexually assaulted his 13-year-old daughter “XXX” by inserting his finger into her genitalia while she was asleep. – **June 3, 2005**: De Chavez raped “XXX” by having carnal knowledge with her. “YYY,”…
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G.R. No. 202704. April 02, 2014 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: **People of the Philippines vs. Joel Abat y Cometa, G.R. No. 202060** ### Facts: On November 15, 2001, Joel Abat y Cometa was charged with committing rape against his 15-year-old niece, referred to as AAA. The Information alleged that on September 22, 2001, in Barangay San Narciso, Victoria, Oriental Mindoro, Abat, motivated by…
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G.R. No. 199268. February 12, 2014 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** People of the Philippines v. Aurelio Jastiva **Facts:** On August 3, 2004, around 11:00 PM, AAA, a 67-year-old married woman, was raped in her small barn in Zamboanga del Norte by Aurelio Jastiva. Jastiva entered AAA’s barn by destroying a rack in her kitchen while AAA was alone, her husband having left to stay…
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G.R. No. 213216. April 20, 2015 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: **People of the Philippines vs. Ricky Arguta alias “Joel” and Wilson Cahipe alias “Siwit”** ### Facts: On January 30, 1997, two criminal informations were filed at the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tacloban City: – Crim. Case No. 97-02-76 charged Cahipe and Arguta with conspiracy to commit rape on December 5, 1996. –…