Category: Case Briefs

### **Case Title:** Rodriguez et al. vs. The Honorable Court of Appeals and the People of the Philippines ### **Facts:** The case involves the petitioners Angel O. Rodriguez, Eulogio O. Rodriguez, Jose O. Rodriguez, and Tomas Ngo, who were charged with violating Sections 3601 and 3602 of the Tariff and Customs Code of the Philippines.…

G.R. Nos. L-17177-17180. December 28, 1964 (Case Brief / Digest)

**Title:** The People of the Philippines v. Ildefonso Tierra **Facts:** This case involves Ildefonso Tierra, who was found guilty by the Manila Court of First Instance for violations of the income tax law. Tierra faced four separate informations, each alleging various acts of filing false and fraudulent income tax returns for the years 1946, 1947,…

G.R. No. 156846. February 23, 2004 (Case Brief / Digest)

### Title: Teddy G. Pabugais vs. Dave P. Sahijwani ### Facts: In a contract dated December 3, 1993, Teddy G. Pabugais agreed to sell a property in Makati, Metro Manila, to Dave P. Sahijwani for PHP 15,487,500.00, receiving an option/reservation fee of PHP 600,000.00 with the balance due within 60 days alongside necessary documents for…

G.R. No. L-246. March 27, 1946 (Case Brief / Digest)

Title: Silverio Valdez vs. Antonio G. Lucero and Celestino Jimenez Facts: Silverio Valdez was charged with murder in the Justice of the Peace Court of Vigan, Ilocos Sur, for killing Juan Ponce on January 17, 1945, using deadly weapons. Valdez moved to dismiss the information, claiming the fiscal lacked authority and the court lacked jurisdiction…

G.R. No. L-23563. May 08, 1969 (Case Brief / Digest)

**Title:** Cristina Sotto v. Hernani Mijares et al. **Facts:** In the Civil Case No. 6796 filed at the Court of First Instance of Negros Occidental, Cristina Sotto (plaintiff-appellee) sought to foreclose a real estate mortgage against Hernani Mijares and others (defendant-appellants) over a failure to repay a P5,000.00 loan. On November 13, 1962, the plaintiff…

G. R. No. 3422. August 03, 1907 (Case Brief / Digest)

**Title:** The United States v. Manuel Samonte **Facts:** The case revolves around the robbery committed by Manuel Samonte against Nicolasa Sumbingco on the night of December 30, 1905, in Manila, Philippines. Samonte was accused of forcibly taking 38 pesos from Sumbingco with the use of violence and intimidation. The Court of First Instance of Manila…

G.R. Nos. 207220-21. March 16, 2022 (Case Brief / Digest)

Title: Eric Wu a.k.a. Wu Chun and Daphny Chen versus People of the Philippines and Hafti Tours, Inc. Facts: Eric Wu (a.k.a. Wu Chun) and Daphny Chen, spouses and Taiwan nationals residing in the Philippines, were embroiled in legal battles with HAFTI Tours, Inc. (HTI), following their investment shift from the Philippine Retirement Authority (PRA)…

G.R. No. 70484. January 29, 1988 (Case Brief / Digest)

**Title:** Tuason v. Register of Deeds of Caloocan City: A Testament to Martial Law’s Arbitrary Power **Facts:** This case revolves around Roman C. Tuason and Remedios V. Tuason, retired public school teachers who, using their retirement benefits and savings, purchased a plot of land in Caloocan City from Carmel Farms, Inc. (Carmel) on April 6,…

G.R. No. 206120. March 23, 2022 (Case Brief / Digest)