Year: 2024

**Title: Vicente D. Cabanting and Lalaine V. Cabanting vs. BPI Family Savings Bank, Inc. (G.R. No. 206002)** **Facts:** 1. On January 14, 2003, Vicente D. Cabanting and Lalaine V. Cabanting (petitioners) bought a 2002 Mitsubishi Adventure SS MT from Diamond Motors Corporation on an installment basis. 2. The petitioners executed a Promissory Note with Chattel…

**Case Title:** Renato M. David vs. Editha A. Agbay and People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 756 Phil. 278 (2011) **Facts:** Renato M. David, a natural-born Filipino, migrated to Canada in 1974 and became a Canadian citizen. In 2000, upon retirement, he returned to the Philippines and purchased a 600-square meter lot in Gloria, Oriental…

**Title**: Florante Vitug vs. Evangeline A. Abuda (776 Phil. 540) **Facts**: 1. **March 17, 1997**: Evangeline A. Abuda loaned P250,000.00 to Florante Vitug and his wife Narcisa Vitug. The debt was secured by a mortgage on Vitug’s property in Tondo, Manila. The property was subject to a conditional Contract to Sell with the National Housing…

**Title:** Rosie Quidet vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 23351 **Facts:** On October 19, 1991, Jimmy Tagarda and his companions, including Andrew Tagarda, were on their way to visit a friend when they encountered Feliciano Taban Jr., Rosie Quidet, and Aurelio Tubo, who had been drinking at Tomas Osep’s house. Suddenly, Taban stabbed Andrew…

**Title:** People of the Philippines vs. Roldan Morales y Midarasa **Facts:** 1. **Incident and Charges:** On January 2, 2003, Roldan Morales was accused of illegal possession (0.03g) and sale of methylamphetamine hydrochloride (shabu). Two separate informations were filed against him in Quezon City. – **Criminal Case No. Q-03-114256:** Possession of 0.03 grams of shabu. –…

Title: **Corazon Macapagal v. People of the Philippines** **Facts:** 1. **Initial Incident and Case Filing**: Corazon Macapagal was charged with Estafa for misappropriating P800,000 worth of jewelry. The specific accusation involved her failing to return or account for unsold jewelry given to her. 2. **RTC Decision**: On November 25, 2008, the Regional Trial Court (RTC)…

**Title:** Corazon Macapagal v. People of the Philippines (G.R. No. 728 Phil. 182) **Facts:** 1. Corazon Macapagal was charged with Estafa for allegedly misappropriating jewelry worth PHP 800,000. 2. On November 25, 2008, the RTC rendered a decision convicting Macapagal for Estafa. 3. Macapagal received the RTC decision on January 13, 2009. She filed a…

**Title:** Corazon Macapagal vs. People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 728 PHIL. 182 (2014) **Facts:** Corazon Macapagal was charged with the crime of estafa under Article 315 of the Revised Penal Code for allegedly misappropriating P800,000.00, the value of unreturned and unsold pieces of jewelry entrusted to her. The procedural history is as follows: 1.…

Title: **Spouses Florante and Laarni Bautista vs. Pilar Development Corporation** — ### Facts In 1978, Spouses Florante and Laarni Bautista (petitioners) purchased a house and lot in Pilar Village, Las Piñas, Metro Manila. To finance this purchase, they secured a loan of P100,180.00 from Apex Mortgage & Loan Corporation (Apex), executing a promissory note on…

### Title: **Lumanog and Santos v. People of the Philippines; Fortuna v. People of the Philippines** ### Facts: On June 13, 1996, at approximately 8:40 a.m., Col. Rolando N. Abadilla was ambushed and murdered while inside his car on Katipunan Road, Quezon City. Security guard Freddie Alejo, stationed nearby, claimed to have witnessed the crime.…