Year: 2024

**Title:** CAT Realty Corporation vs. Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR), Center for Agrarian Reform Empowerment & Transformation, Inc. (CARET), Alternative Community-Centered Organization for Rural Development (ACCORD), Benjamin C. De Vera, Jr., and Tenorio Garcia **Facts:** 1. **Initial Petition for Conversion**: Central Azucarera de Tarlac, predecessor of CAT Realty Corporation, filed a petition for the conversion…

**Title**: Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Department of Public Works and Highways, vs. Espina & Madarang, Co. and Makar Agricultural Corp. **Facts**: 1. **Initial Claim and Special Proceedings**: – **Undated Letter**: Vicente L. Olarte, attorney-in-fact of the Olarte Hermanos y Cia Estate, wrote to the DPWH Regional Director demanding payment for RROW covering…

**Title: People of the Philippines vs. Ranie Estonilo y De Guzman (G.R. No. 235652, December 26, 2022)** **Facts:** – **January 2010:** Ranie Estonilo approaches AAA (12 years old) to “mamakla” (engage in sexual activity with a gay person) in exchange for money. – **March 6, 2010:** Estonilo calls AAA and BBB (11 years old) as…

**Title:** *People of the Philippines v. Dioni Miranda y Pareña, A.K.A. “Abe”* **Facts:** Dioni Miranda y Pareña, also known as “Abe”, was charged with Qualified Statutory Rape under Article 266-A, paragraph (l)(d), in relation to Article 266-B of the Revised Penal Code (RPC) following an incident on September 17, 2015. The victim, AAA, was seven…

**Title:** Petron Corporation vs. Commissioner of Internal Revenue **Facts:** Petron Corporation imported alkylate on various occasions from July 22, 2012, to November 6, 2012. Based on Customs Memorandum Circular No. 164-2012, the Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) classified alkylate as subject to excise tax, resulting in Petron paying P219,153,851.00 in…

**Title:** Lucio Morigo y Cacho vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 138087 **Facts:** Lucio Morigo and Lucia Barrete were boardmates from 1974-1978 in Tagbilaran City. After losing contact post-1978, they reconnected in 1984 through mail and eventually became sweethearts. Lucia returned to the Philippines in 1986 but moved to Canada in 1990, maintaining communication…

### People vs. Rosendo Amaro **Title:** People of the Philippines vs. Rosendo Amaro **Facts:** On March 26, 1998, at around 5:00 PM in front of the Boots & Maya store in Puerto Princesa City, AAA, a seven-year-old girl, was approached by Rosendo Amaro. Amaro asked AAA to buy him cigarettes, and after handing him the…

### Title: Ariel T. Lim vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 190545 — ### Facts: 1. **Initial Transaction**: Ariel T. Lim issued two checks from the Bank of Commerce (Check Nos. 0013813 and 0013814, dated June 30, 1998, and July 15, 1998, respectively), each for PHP 100,000, payable to cash. These checks were given…

**Title:** People of the Philippines vs. Hadja Jarma Lalli y Purih and Ronnie Aringoy y Masion **Facts:** On June 3, 2005, Lolita Sagadsad Plando, a single 23-year-old woman, was approached by Ronnie Aringoy and Rachel Aringoy Cañete in Zamboanga City, who offered her a job in Malaysia. Lolita, interested, supplied her phone number to Ronnie.…

### Title: **People of the Philippines vs. Gilbert Reyes Wagas, G.R. No. 717 Phil. 224 (2013)** ### Facts: **Overview:** Gilbert R. Wagas was charged with estafa for issuing a postdated check of P200,000.00 that was later dishonored due to insufficient funds. Despite repeated demands by the complainant, Alberto Ligaray, the obligation was not settled. **Detailed…