Category: Case Briefs

**Title:** Secretary of the Department of Justice Leila De Lima and the Bureau of Customs vs. Jorlan C. Cabanes and Dennis A. Uy **Facts:** The case revolves around allegations of smuggling refined petroleum products by Dennis A. Uy, president of Phoenix Petroleum Philippines, and customs broker Jorlan C. Cabanes. From 2010 to 2011, Phoenix allegedly…

### Case Brief — #### Title: **Metroplex Berhad and Paxell Investment Limited vs. Sinophil Corporation, Belle Corporation, and Securities and Exchange Commission Representatives** — #### Facts: 1. **Entities Involved**: Petitioners Metroplex Berhad (a Malaysian corporation) and Paxell Investment Limited (a Western Samoa corporation), engaged in a Share Swap Agreement (Swap Agreement) in August 1998 with…

**Title:** *Mallare v. A&E Industrial Corporation* **Facts:** 1. **Incorporation and Initial Structure:** A&E Industrial Corporation (A&E), incorporated on December 16, 1975, primarily operated in real estate. Its initial stockholders were Florencio Mallare, Jane Mallare, Anthony Hwang, Evelyn Hwang, and Pacencia Mallare. Jane, married to Florencio, had one child, Aristotle, married to Melody. 2. **Stockholders’ Meeting…

**Title:** Moldex Realty, Inc. and Rey Ignacio Diaz vs. Spouses Ernesto V. Yu and Elsie Ong Yu **Facts:** 1. **Background Information:** – Spouses Ernesto and Elsie Yu (Spouses Yu) owned two parcels of land in Dasmarinas, Cavite, registered under TCT Nos. T-280169 and T-280170. – Moldex Realty, Inc. (Moldex) owned an adjacent parcel of land,…

**Title:** Republic of the Philippines v. Power Ads Intelli-Concepts Advertising and Production Corporation **Facts:** 1. **Agreement and Circulars:** – On August 31, 2010, DPWH and MMDA signed a MOA deputizing MMDA to enforce rules on regulated signs under PD 1096 (National Building Code). – MMDA issued Memorandum Circular No. 10, Series of 2011 and MMDA…

**Title:** United Alloy Philippines Corporation vs. United Coconut Planters Bank et al. **Facts:** United Alloy Philippines Corporation (UniAlloy), engaged in the business of manufacturing alloy products, entered into a Lease Purchase Agreement (LPA) with United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB) on September 10, 1999. UniAlloy leased from UCPB several parcels of land for three years with…

### Title: Jorgenetics Swine Improvement Corporation vs. Thick & Thin Agri-Products, Inc. ### Facts: On November 10, 2008, Thick & Thin Agri-Products, Inc. (TTAI) filed a complaint for replevin with damages against Jorgenetics Swine Improvement Corporation (Jorgenetics), seeking the possession of 4,765 heads of hogs, held as collateral under a chattel mortgage. TTAI alleged that…

**Title:** *Dumaran v. Llamedo, Magallanes, and Cubeta, G.R. No. [CASE NUMBER]* **Facts:** Ignacio S. Dumaran operated as a dealer for Pilipinas Shell Philippines, managing two gas stations in General Santos City. Sharon Magallanes, a former employee, introduced Teresa Llamedo and Ginalyn Cubeta to Dumaran in September 2009. They discussed a business arrangement where Dumaran would…

**Title:** Coca-Cola Femsa Philippines, Inc. vs. Pacific Sugar Holdings Corporation **Facts:** – **Agreement and Breach:** Coca-Cola Femsa Philippines, Inc. (Coca-Cola) and Pacific Sugar Holdings Corporation (Pacific Sugar) entered into a Supply and Purchase Agreement for the purchase of refined sugar. Pacific Sugar failed to deliver the agreed amount leading to amending the agreement multiple times.…

### Title: People of the Philippines vs. Abelardo Formigones — ### Facts In November 1946, Abelardo Formigones was living on his farm in Bahao, Libmanan, in the municipality of Sipocot, Camarines Sur, with his wife Julia Agricola and their five children. They moved to the house of Abelardo’s half-brother, Zacarias Formigones, in the barrio of…