Year: 2024

### Republic of the Philippines vs. Sandiganbayan (Special Second Division) and Leonardo B. Roman #### Facts Leonardo B. Roman, as Governor of Bataan, entered into a contract with V.F. Construction in November 2003 for a mini-theater project worth PHP 3,660,000.00. By February 23, 2004, Roman certified the project’s completion and facilitated payments totaling PHP 3,310,636.36…

Title: Gen. Emmanuel Bautista, et al. v. Atty. Maria Catherine Dannug-Salucon Facts: 1. Atty. Maria Catherine Dannug-Salucon, a human rights lawyer and co-founder of the National Union of People’s Lawyers (NUPL), worked on cases involving political detainees and human rights defenders accused of being communists, often targeted for harassment by government agents. 2. On March…

### Title: **Raymond Michael Jackson vs. Hon. Florito S. Macalino, et al.** ### Facts: 1. **Application and Issuance of Search Warrant:** – SPO3 Rodolfo M. Villaceran of the Philippine National Police (PNP) filed for a search warrant against Raymond Michael Jackson, an American citizen, a.k.a. Allen Miller, and Jaime C. Bueta. – Application filed to…

**Title:** Agustin v. Talino vs. Sandiganbayan and People of the Philippines **Facts:** – Agustin V. Talino, along with several others, was charged in four separate informations for estafa through falsification of public documents. – They allegedly conspired to defraud the government of P26,523.00 by claiming repair costs for government vehicles that were neither needed nor…

Title: Johwell W. Tiggangay vs. Judge Marcelino K. Wacas (707 Phil. 245) Facts: Johnwell W. Tiggangay filed an electoral protest case, Election Case No. 40, against Rhustom L. Dagadag after losing the mayoralty of Tanudan, Kalinga in the May 14, 2007 elections by 158 votes. Judge Marcelino K. Wacas of Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch…

### Title **DENR-PENRO of Virac, Catanduanes v. Eastern Island Shipping Lines Corporation** ### Facts **Step-by-Step Series of Events:** 1. **Incident and Arraignment:** – **March 13, 2018:** Marvin Soria y Sarmiento and Elmer Morauda III y Mirabuna were found in possession of 196 pieces of lumber products transported via a ten-wheeler Isuzu dump truck (plate no.…

**Title:** Republic of the Philippines vs. Rosita Sadca, et al. **Facts:** 1. Sadca Acay applied for a free patent over a 28,099 sq. meter parcel in Abatan, Mankayan, Benguet under Free Patent Application No. (1-2) 1296. 2. On August 29, 1975, the Director of Lands approved the application and issued Free Patent No. (1-2) 120…

Title: FCF Minerals Corporation v. Joseph Lunag, et al. Facts: FCF Minerals Corporation (FCF), engaged in mining, obtained an exclusive agreement in 2009 to explore and utilize minerals in a specified area in Nueva Vizcaya. Lunag and other respondents, identified as members of Indigenous Cultural Communities, filed a Petition for the Writ of Kalikasan against…

**Title: Alyansa ng mga Grupong Haligi ng Agham at Teknolohiya para sa Mamamayan (AGHAM) vs. Japan Tobacco International (Philippines), Inc., et al.** **Facts:** 1. **Initial Seizure (March 6, 2017):** – The Bureau of Customs (BOC) and Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) seized 4.7 million packs of cigarettes with counterfeit tax stamps from Mighty Corporation (MC).…

**Title:** APOLONIO CABANSAG, PLAINTIFF VS. GEMINIANA MARIA FERNANDEZ, ET AL., DEFENDANTS. APOLONIO CABANSAG, ROBERTO V. MERRERA, and RUFINO V. MERRERA, RESPONDENTS AND APPELLANTS. **Facts:** – On January 13, 1947, Apolonio Cabansag filed a complaint in the Court of First Instance of Pangasinan to eject Germiniana Maria Fernandez et al. from a piece of land. –…