Year: 2024

### Title: Yabut vs. Office of the Ombudsman — ### Facts: – **Date and Context**: On February 16, 1993, in a heavy traffic intersection in Makati, amidst re-routing from the Edsa-Pioneer-Boni area, an altercation occurred between the Vice Mayor of Makati, Nemesio Arturo S. Yabut, who was directing traffic, and an American national, Dr. Paul…

**Title**: Pio Balatbat vs. Court of Appeals and Domingo Pasion **Facts**: Pio Balatbat was an agricultural lessee of an 18,490 square meter parcel of land in Santiago, Sta. Ana, Pampanga, initially owned by Daniel Garcia. Daniel Garcia sold the land to Domingo Pasion, who sought to eject Balatbat claiming he intended to personally cultivate the…

**Title:** Heirs of Ciriaco Bayog-Ang v. Florence Quinones, et al. **Facts:** 1. **Background:** Florence Quinones purchased a 10,848 square-meter parcel of land from Ciriaco Bayog-Ang, evidenced by a Deed of Absolute Sale dated February 25, 1964. 2. **Ownership Dispute:** The land was not titled in the name of Quinones. In 1996, the heirs of Bayog-Ang…

**Title:** Evangelista v. Sepulveda **Facts:** Cleto P. Evangelista was a defendant in CAR Case No. 1110, overseen by Judge Gabino R. Sepulveda in the Court of Agrarian Relations in Ormoc City. On August 22, 1969, the trial court ruled against the defendants, including Evangelista. Unsatisfied with the judgment, Evangelista, acting as counsel for himself and…

**Title:** Enrique G. De Leon vs. People of the Philippines and SPO3 Pedrito L. Leonardo (G.R. No. 206042) **Facts:** 1. **Incident and Charge:** On April 17, 2006, Enrique De Leon was accused of uttering defamatory words to SPO3 Pedrito L. Leonardo at the PLEB premises, calling him a “Walanghiya kang mangongotong na pulis ka, ang…

**Title:** Philippine Health Insurance Corporation vs. Commission on Audit **Facts:** 1. Between 2012 and 2013, the Commission on Audit (COA) issued several Notices of Disallowance (NDs) disallowing various benefits and allowances granted to PhilHealth employees. 2. The NDs cited lack of legal basis for said payments, marking them irregular, excessive, and issued without approval from…

Title: Medado v. Heirs of Consing, G.R. No. 181643, 681 Phil. 536 (2012) Facts: – **1996:** Spouses Meritus Rey Medado and Elsa Medado purchase property from the Estate of Antonio Consing (Estate), represented by Soledad Consing, through Deeds of Sale with Assumption of Mortgage, agreeing to assume the estate’s loan with the Philippine National Bank…

## Title: **Hicoblino M. Catly (Deceased), substituted by Lourdes A. Catly vs. William Navarro, et al. and Ayala Land, Inc.** ## Facts: – **September 6, 1993:** Respondents, represented by Atty. Hicoblino M. Catly, filed a Complaint against Las Piñas Ventures, Inc. for annulment of TCT No. T-5332 and recovery of possession with damages before the…

### Case Title: People of the Philippines vs. Bulu Chowdury, G.R. No. 124582 ### Facts: **Initial Charge and Investigation:** – **August to October 1994**: Bulu Chowdury and Josephine Ong were allegedly engaged in illegal recruitment in large scale without the necessary license or authority from the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA). They recruited Estrella B.…

### Title: Domagsang v. Court of Appeals and People of the Philippines, G.R. No. 400 Phil. 846 — ### Facts: **Background:** Petitioner Josephine Domagsang approached Ignacio Garcia, an Assistant Vice President of METROBANK, for financial assistance. Garcia lent Domagsang P573,800.00, for which Domagsang issued 18 postdated checks. **Events:** 1. **Loan Issuance:** Garcia lent Domagsang P573,800.00…