Year: 2024
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G.R. No. 180543. July 27, 2010 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title:** Kilosbayan Foundation and Bantay Katarungan Foundation v. Leoncio M. Janolo, Jr., et al. **Facts:** The case originated from a petition filed by private respondent Gregory Ong under Rule 108 of the Rules Court for the amendment of his citizenship status on his birth certificate, which was docketed as Sp. Proc. No. 11767-SJ and assigned…
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G.R. No. 135796. October 03, 2002 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: China Banking Corporation v. Mercedes M. Oliver ### Facts: In August 1995, Pangan Lim, Jr. and a certain Mercedes M. Oliver (Oliver One) opened a joint account in China Banking Corporation (Chinabank) and secured a P17 million loan, offering a property as collateral which was registered under Oliver One. On November 18, 1996,…
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G.R. NO. 143797. May 04, 2006 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Montes v. Court of Appeals & Others ### Facts: The core of this legal dispute surrounds Carlito L. Montes, the Chief of Legal Division at the Department of Science and Technology (DOST), who was subjected to a suspension order by the DOST Secretary. The suspension was based on a decision by the Office…
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G.R. No. L-31985. June 25, 1980 (Case Brief / Digest)
Title: Irene Vda. de Catchuela vs. Adalia Francisco, et al. Facts: Irene Vda. de Catchuela, the petitioner, contested the ownership of a lot in East Avenue Subdivision, Piñahan, Quezon City, against respondent Adalia Francisco. Mariano Diaz initially applied for the lot on January 28, 1957, with the People’s Homesite and Housing Corporation (PHHC) and was…
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G.R. No. 204970. February 01, 2016 (Case Brief / Digest)
Title: Spouses Claudio and Carmencita Trayvilla vs. Bernardo Sejas and Juvy Paglinawan **Facts:** In 2005, the Spouses Claudio and Carmencita Trayvilla initiated Civil Case No. 4633-2K5 against Bernardo Sejas, alleging that Sejas sold a 434-square meter parcel in Tukuran, Zamboanga del Sur to them in 1982, evidenced by a private handwritten document. They took possession,…
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G.R. No. 198660. October 23, 2013 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Pua vs. Spouses Lo Bun Tiong and Teng: Revisiting the Evidentiary Value of Checks in Proving Indebtedness ### Facts: Ting Ting Pua filed a Complaint for a Sum of Money against respondents Benito Lo Bun Tiong and Caroline Siok Ching Teng, claiming repayment for loans amounting to PHP 8,500,000, evidenced by a check.…
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G.R. No. L-38790. November 09, 1978 (Case Brief / Digest)
**Title: People of the Philippines vs. Rosendo Velasco, Federico Relucio, et al.** **Facts:** The case stems from the murder of Gonzalo Talastas, also known as “Along,” on June 23, 1971, in Cabanatuan City, Philippines. Federico Relucio, Rosendo Velasco, and several others were accused of conspiring to kill Talastas with treachery, evident premeditation, and cruelty. The…
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G.R. No. 14476. November 06, 1919 (Case Brief / Digest)
Title: The United States vs. Jose I. Baluyot Facts: On August 3, 1918, Jose I. Baluyot, who previously contested and lost the election for the Governor of Bataan to Conrado Lerma, murdered Lerma in his office. Baluyot, harboring resentment towards Lerma over perceived persecutions and personal disputes including a criminal case for estafa, traveled from…
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G.R. Nos. L-14476 & 15773. May 23, 1960 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Ramos vs. Lat: Dispute Over Ice Plant Operation in Digos, Davao ### Facts: This case began with Romulo V. Ramos filing an application on February 7, 1957, with the Public Service Commission (PSC) for a certificate of public convenience to install, operate, and maintain a 5-ton daily capacity ice plant in Digos, Davao,…
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G.R. No. 96202. April 13, 1999 (Case Brief / Digest)
### Title: Rosella D. Canque vs. The Court of Appeals and Socor Construction Corporation ### Facts: Rosella D. Canque, a construction contractor under RDC Construction, entered into two contracts with Socor Construction Corporation for the supply and laying of construction materials for several government projects in Cebu City. Despite receiving a revised bill from Socor…