Year: 2024

**Title:** Wenefredo Calme vs. Court of Appeals, Former 10th Division, et al. **Facts:** 1. **Incident**: On May 12, 1991, Wenefredo Calme, along with four others, was accused of killing Edgardo Bernal by allegedly throwing him overboard the M/V “Cebu City,” owned and operated by William Lines, Inc. The vessel was en route from Ozamis City…

### Title: People of the Philippines vs. Francisco Zafra, Feliciano Braganza, and Cresencio Velasco ### Facts: On November 21, 1991, around 10:30 PM, Francisco Zafra drove an Isuzu passenger-type jeepney (Plate No. DUK-382), owned by Efren Cardinal, with Feliciano Braganza, Cresencio Velasco, and three unidentified persons onboard. They were stopped by SPO1 Reynaldo Sunan and…

**Title:** Manuel S. Isip vs. People of the Philippines (G.R. No. 552 Phil. 786) **Facts:** **Background**: Manuel S. Isip (petitioner) and his wife, Marietta M. Isip, were involved in jewelry trading. They received jewelry from Leonardo A. Jose (complainant) to sell on a commission basis. **Initial Transactions**: In March 1984, petitioner received a 7-carat men’s…

### Title: *Espanol v. Toledo-Mupas, A.M. No. MTJ-01-1348* — ### Facts: #### Sequence of Events: 1. **Case Initiation**: This case stems from complaints against Judge Lorinda B. Toledo-Mupas by Judge Dolores L. Español for various administrative offenses. 2. **Initial Decision and Penalty**: On April 19, 2007, the Supreme Court found Judge Toledo-Mupas guilty of gross…

**Title:** Arnaldo M. Espinas vs. Office of the Ombudsman, G.R. No. ________, [Term Date], [Volume] SCRA [Page], [Year of Decision]. **Facts:** 1. *Background* – The Local Water Utilities Administration (LWUA) aimed to establish a water development bank in 2008 to finance water districts, water service providers, and other government agencies. 2. *Initial Steps* – LWUA’s…

### Title: Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center-Aquaculture Department (SEAFDEC-AQD) et al. vs. National Labor Relations Commission and Juvenal Lazaga ### Facts: 1. **Establishment and Parties Involved**: – SEAFDEC-AQD, an arm of the Southeast Asian Fisheries Development Center, an international organization, was established through an agreement in Bangkok, Thailand on December 28, 1967, with member countries…

**Title: United States of America et al. vs. Hon. V. M. Ruiz and Eligio de Guzman & Co., Inc.** ### **Facts** 1. **Background and Bidding Process**: In May 1972, the United States, operating a naval base in Subic, Zambales, invited bids for several repair projects related to typhoon damage and wharf maintenance. Eligio de Guzman…

**Title: Adolfo vs. Court of First Instance of Zambales, Branch I, and Albert L. Merchant** **Facts:** 1. **Initial Incident:** Albert L. Merchant, a civilian employee of the U.S. Naval Base in Subic Bay, Zambales, was involved in a criminal case for ‘Less Serious Physical Injuries thru Reckless Imprudence’ which allegedly occurred outside the U.S. base…

— Title: **The World Health Organization and Dr. Leonce Verstuyft vs. Judge Benjamin H. Aquino** — ### Facts: 1. **Assignment and Entitlement**: – December 6, 1971: Dr. Leonce Verstuyft was assigned from Taipei to Manila as Acting Assistant Director of Health Services for WHO. Under a Host Agreement (July 22, 1951) with the Philippine Government,…

**Title:** Lasco et al. v. United Nations Revolving Fund for Natural Resources Exploration et al., G.R. No. 110549, January 25, 1993 **Facts:** 1. Eldepio Lasco, Rodolfo Elisan, Urbano Berador, Florentino Estobio, Marcelino Maturan, Fraen Balibag, Carmelito Gajol, Demosthenes Manto, Saturnino Bacol, Saturnino Lasco, Ramon Loyola, Joseniano B. Espina, and Mariano R. Espina (collectively, the “Petitioners”)…