Year: 2024
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G.R. No. L-2288. March 30, 1950 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: People of the Philippines vs. Maximo Manolong ### Facts: 1. **Initial Charge and Conviction**: – **Date**: February 4, 1948 – **Accusation**: Maximo Manolong was charged in the Justice of the Peace Court of Tanjay, Oriental Negros, with less serious physical injuries for inflicting injuries on the right arm of Fortunato Sanoy. – **Duration…
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G.R. No. 124221. August 04, 2000 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: *Magat (Heirs of Victorino Magat) vs. Court of Appeals and Santiago A. Guerrero* ### Facts: 1. **1972 Contract Initiation**: Santiago A. Guerrero, President and Chairman of Guerrero Transport Services, secured a contract to provide radio-controlled taxi services at the Subic Naval Base. Guerrero contracted with Victorino D. Magat, General Manager of Spectrum Electronic…
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G.R. No. 66970. February 28, 1985 (Case Brief / Digest)
Title: People of the Philippines vs. Rodelio Gozum Facts: On the evening of November 11, 1974, Gloria P. Buna, a 14-year-old housemaid, was sleeping with Rodelio Gozum’s child in the bedroom of his residence at 425 Gomezville Street, Mandaluyong, Metro Manila. Gozum’s common-law wife was out of the house at the time. Gloria was awakened…
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House Approves Absolute Divorce Bill Amid Intense Debate
In a significant legislative move, the House of Representatives, led by Speaker Ferdinand Martin G. Romualdez, passed House Bill 9349, known as the “Absolute Divorce Act,” on its third and final reading before the sine die adjournment. The bill garnered 131 affirmative votes, 109 negative votes, and 20 abstentions. House Bill 9349 aims to offer…
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G.R. No. 214303. January 30, 2017 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** GONZALEZ, JR. vs. PEÑA, ALABANG COUNTRY CLUB, INC., and VERA **Facts:** In 1999, the RTC of Bago City rendered a Decision ordering Delfin C. Gonzalez, Jr. and his co-petitioners to pay P28.5 million to Magdaleno M. Peña for agency fees and damages. Gonzalez and his co-petitioners appealed the Decision. Despite the appeal, Peña sought…
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G.R. No. L-7151. May 30, 1956 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: People of the Philippines v. Eligio Jimenez, 99 Phil. 285 (1956) ### Facts: |Step by Step| |—| 1. *Event at Hut*: On April 3, 1952, at around 10 PM, Nicolas de los Reyes was resting in the hut of his father-in-law, Jose Madriaga, in sitio Cruz, San Narciso, Zambales. Present were Nicolas’ wife,…
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G.R. No. L-38180. October 23, 1981 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: People of the Philippines vs. Salvador Crisostomo and Inocencio Ragsac ### Facts On May 27, 1972, in the New Bilibid Prison at Muntinlupa, Rizal, Antonio Waje, a prisoner, was viciously attacked and stabbed multiple times by Salvador Crisostomo and Inocencio Ragsac. Crisostomo had previously given Waje PHP 62 to purchase cigarettes and sugar,…
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G.R. No. L-16945. August 31, 1962 (Case Brief / Digest)
# **People of the Philippines vs. Jesus L. Crisostomo** **Citation: 116 Phil. 200** ## **Facts:** 1. **Alleged Crime:** On September 3, 1959, Jesus L. Crisostomo was charged with estafa under Article 316, paragraph 2 of the Revised Penal Code. 2. **Incident:** On or about September 16, 1946, Crisostomo sold a parcel of land in Malolos,…
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G.R. NO. 121404. May 03, 2006 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** Aniceto G. Saludo, Jr. vs. Court of Appeals, Hon. Fernando V. Gorospe, Jr., and Sally V. Bellosillo **Facts:** 1. **Background**: Aniceto G. Saludo, Jr. was named as a respondent in an administrative complaint filed by Sally V. Bellosillo, entitled “Bellosillo v. The Board of Governors of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines and Aniceto…
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G.R. NO. 166704. December 20, 2006 (Case Brief / Digest)
Title: Agrifina Aquintey vs. Spouses Felicidad and Rico Tibong – G.R. No. 173209, March 14, 2007 Facts: 1. Agrifina Aquintey filed a complaint for a sum of money and damages on May 6, 1999, before the RTC of Baguio City, against spouses Felicidad and Rico Tibong, alleging unpaid loans amounting to P773,000.00 with monthly interest…