Year: 2024

### Title: **Clemente Laceste vs. Paulino Santos (Director of Prisons)** ### Facts: Clemente Laceste, along with Nicolas Lachica, was prosecuted and found guilty of rape committed against Magdalena de Ocampo. However, a significant turn of events occurred when Lachica married the victim. This marriage led to Lachica’s relief from criminal prosecution based on section 2…

### Title: Pedro Lim v. Perfecto Jabalde ### Facts: Pedro Lim initiated a specific performance action on 29 August 1968 against Perfecto Jabalde to compel Jabalde to execute a deed of reconveyance for seven parcels of land in Cebu City. This stemmed from a previous case wherein to satisfy a court-ordered writ of execution for…

### Title: **Imelda Marbella-Bobis vs. Isagani D. Bobis: A Legal Examination of Bigamy and Prejudicial Questions Under Philippine Law** ### Facts: On October 21, 1985, Isagani D. Bobis entered into his first marriage with Maria Dulce B. Javier. Without having this marriage legally dissolved, Bobis contracted a second marriage with Imelda Marbella-Bobis on January 25,…

### Title: **The People of the Philippines vs. Eufemio Caparas y Paez and Patricio Diamsay y Gregorio** ### Facts: The case originated from the conviction of Eufemio Caparas y Paez and Patricio Diamsay y Gregorio for a crime determined by a lower court, with their appeals leading up to the Supreme Court’s review. Laureano Salvador…

**Title:** In Re Testate Estate of Narciso A. Padilla: Liquidation of Conjugal Partnership Property and Determination of Paraphernal Properties **Facts:** Narciso A. Padilla and Concepcion Paterno married on December 12, 1912, forming a conjugal partnership. Narciso contributed a small capital at the beginning, while Concepcion brought substantial assets, including real estate, jewelry, and cash. The…

### Title: Banco De Oro Unibank, Inc., et al. v. International Copra Export Corporation, et al.: A Primer on Corporate Rehabilitation under the Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act (FRIA) ### Facts: The case involves a series of consolidated Petitions for Review on Certiorari concerning the applicability and interpretation of the Financial Rehabilitation and Insolvency Act…

### Title: **Lavides vs. The Court of Appeals et al.: An Examination of Multiple Charges for Child Abuse Under R.A. 7610** ### Facts: The case revolves around Manolet O. Lavides, who was arrested without a warrant on April 3, 1997, following an entrapment operation due to allegations of child abuse under R.A. No. 7610. The…

### Title: **People of the Philippines vs. Mamerto Abner et al. and the Matter of Bondsman Liability** ### Facts: The case commenced with a complaint signed by Lt. Fernando G. Regino, charging Mamerto Abner, among others, with robbery in band with rape in Tinambac, Camarines Sur. Subsequent procedural developments saw the justice of the peace…

Title: People of the Philippines v. Tortillano Namayan Facts: In Barangay Giliga-on, Municipality of Siaton, Negros Oriental, Philippines, a case of rape unfolded involving the accused, Tortillano Namayan (alias Dodo), and the complainant, Margie Pagaygay, a 20-year-old woman with a mental age of a 3 to 7-year-old child due to congenital moderate retardation. In March…

### Title: Kameraworld Inc. vs. Reddot Imaging Philippines, Inc. ### Facts: – **Initial Agreement (2008)**: I-Digiworld and Kameraworld entered into a sales agreement for various imaging products. Kameraworld failed to remit sales proceeds, accruing debt of PHP 12,000,000.00. – **Settlement Attempts (2011)**: To settle the debt, a Deed of Sale for a condominium unit was…