Year: 2024

**Title:** Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company vs. Minerva C. Genovea, et al., Supreme Court of the Philippines, G.R. No. L-62637, December 9, 2014 **Facts:** The Better Buildings, Inc. (BBI) had been providing Philippine Long Distance Telephone Company (PLDT) with janitorial services for over ten years. In 1977, BBI requested a rate adjustment due to increased…

### Title: **Perla Compania De Seguros, Inc., vs. Hon. Jose R. Ramolete, et al.** ### Facts: **Step-by-Step Series of Events:** 1. **Accident Occurs:** – On June 1, 1976, a Cimarron PUJ owned by Nelia Enriquez and driven by Cosme Casas collided with a private jeep driven by Calixto Palmes in Liloan, Cebu. Palmes died due…

Title: **Makati Sports Club Board Dispute: Bernas vs. Cinco** **Facts:** 1. The Makati Sports Club (MSC) is a domestic corporation in the Philippines focused on providing social, cultural, recreational, and athletic activities to its members. 2. The Bernas Group, including Jose A. Bernas, Cecile H. Cheng, and others, served as the Board of Directors and…

### Title: Spouses Constante Firme and Azucena E. Firme vs. Bukal Enterprises and Development Corporation – Analysis of Supreme Court Decision — ### Facts: **Ownership and Parties Involved:** – Spouses Constante and Azucena Firme owned a parcel of land in Fairview Park, Quezon City. – Bukal Enterprises and Development Corporation, represented by Vice President Renato…

**Title:** Conrado Bunag Jr. v. Zenaida B. Cirilo (286 PHIL. 563) **Facts:** – *September 8, 1973:* Zenaida B. Cirilo (“Cirilo”) and Conrado Bunag, Jr. (“Bunag Jr.”) were sweethearts who had recently quarreled. Bunag Jr., with a male companion, encountered Cirilo near the San Juan de Dios Hospital and offered to take her for a snack…

### Case Title: **Litonjua v. Fernandez**, G.R. No. 147913, 471 Phil. 440 (2001) ### Facts: Sometime in September 1995, brokers Lourdes Alimario and Agapito Fisico offered to sell petitioners Antonio K. Litonjua and Aurelio K. Litonjua, Jr., two parcels of land in San Pablo City owned by the heirs of Paz Ticzon Eleosida and Domingo…

### Title **Cirilo Paredes vs. Jose L. Espino, G.R. No. L-25961** ### Facts **Step-by-Step Series of Events:** 1. **Negotiation:** Cirilo Paredes (Plaintiff-Appellant) and Jose L. Espino (Defendant-Appellee) entered into negotiations for the sale of Lot No. 67 of the Puerto Princesa Cadastre at P4.00 per square meter. 2. **Agreement by Correspondence:** The agreement was concluded…

### Title: **Enrique P. Syquia vs. The Honorable Court of Appeals and Edward Litton** ### Facts: 1. **Initial Lease Agreement**: – From February 1, 1970, Enrique P. Syquia leased the Dutch Inn Building from Litton Finance and Investment Corporation, which had subleased it from the Litton co-ownership. The lease was set to end on January…

**Title: Lothar F. Engel, et al. v. Mariano Velasco & Co.** **Facts:** The case involves a contract dispute between Lothar F. Engel and others (plaintiffs and appellees) and Mariano Velasco & Co. (defendant and appellant). The plaintiffs and defendant engaged in a series of communications to finalize the terms of their contract. 1. **Telegraphic Communication:**…

### Title: Cebu Mactan Members Center, Inc. vs. Masahiro Tsukahara — ### Facts 1. **Initial Loan Transaction (February 1994)**: – Cebu Mactan Members Center, Inc. (CMMCI), through its President and Chairman Mitsumasa Sugimoto, secured a loan amounting to P6,500,000 from Masahiro Tsukahara. – As payment for this loan, Sugimoto issued seven postdated checks on behalf…