Year: 2024

### Title: **Baclayon et al. v. Heirs of Spouses Bacalso and Gregoria Sabandeja et al.: A Philippine Supreme Court Decision on Execution and Builders in Good Faith** ### Facts: In May 1969, the Baclayon heirs filed a complaint in the Court of First Instance (CFI) of Cebu against the Bacalso spouses over the ownership and…

G.R. No. 232202. February 28, 2018 (Case Brief / Digest)

Title: **Daniel A. Villareal, Jr. vs. Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System** Facts: The legal dispute began with the Metropolitan Waterworks Sewerage System (MWSS) filing an unlawful detainer case against Orlando A. Villareal (and others claiming rights under him) concerning premises in Quezon City. The Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC), in its decision dated October 30, 2000,…

G.R. No. 140417. May 28, 2004 (Case Brief / Digest)

### Title: Aznar Brothers Realty Company vs. Heirs of Aniceto Augusto & Petrona Calipan ### Facts: This case concerns Lot No. 4397 in Lapu-Lapu City, Cebu, originally owned by Aniceto Augusto, who left it to his descendants upon his death in 1934. The property remained undivided under Tax Declaration No. 02679 until 1962, when it…

G.R. No. L-27289. April 15, 1985 (Case Brief / Digest)

**Title:** Aguinaldo vs. Esteban and Sarmiento: A Case of Misrepresented Sale and Ownership **Facts:** The central matter of this case revolves around a dispute concerning the nature of a contract executed on June 23, 1958, between Jose Aguinaldo (represented by plaintiff Juan Aguinaldo, and subsequently by Marina and Primitivo Aguinaldo after Juan’s death) and the…

G.R. No. 235898. March 13, 2019 (Case Brief / Digest)

**Title: Marlon Dominguez Y Argana v. People of the Philippines** **Facts:** Marlon Dominguez y Argana was charged for violating Section 11, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 (The Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002), specifically for possession of Methamphetamine Hydrochloride (shabu) weighing 0.03 grams. He pleaded not guilty. The case originated from an event…

G.R. No. 175700. July 05, 2010 (Case Brief / Digest)

### Title: Salvador V. Rebellion vs. People of the Philippines ### Facts: On July 31, 2000, Salvador V. Rebellion was charged with a violation of Section 16, Article III of Republic Act No. 6425 (the Dangerous Drugs Act of 1972, as amended) for illegally possessing Methamphetamine Hydrochloride, commonly known as “shabu”. The charge stemmed from…

G.R. No. 208170. August 20, 2014 (Case Brief / Digest)

### Title: People of the Philippines v. Petrus Yau and Susana Yau y Sumogba ### Facts: This case involves the kidnapping for ransom of Alastair Joseph Onglingswam on January 20, 2004, by Petrus Yau and Susana Yau y Sumogba. Alastair, a US-based lawyer and businessman, was abducted while riding a taxi driven by Petrus near…

G.R. No. 106288-89. May 17, 1994 (Case Brief / Digest)

**Title**: People of the Philippines v. Tirso Acol y Barnubal and Pio Boses y Dolfo **Facts**: On September 29, 1990, in the early hours of the morning, two men boarded Percival Tan’s jeepney in Cubao. As the vehicle approached Pasay Road, these individuals, alongside two others, declared a hold-up, guiding the vehicle atop the Magallanes…

G.R. No. 182601. November 10, 2014 (Case Brief / Digest)