Category: Case Briefs

**Title:** Libi vs. Intermediate Appellate Court, Gotiong, et al., 288 Phil. 780 (1985) **Facts:** Julie Ann Gotiong, an 18-year-old commerce student, and Wendell Libi, in the same age range, were sweethearts until December 1978 when Julie ended the relationship. Wendell persistently sought reconciliation, leading to threats against Julie. On January 14, 1979, both were found…

### Title: National Power Corporation and Benjamin Chavez vs. Court of Appeals and Ricardo Cruz et al. ### Facts: In the early hours of October 27, 1978, during typhoon “Kading,” significant flooding occurred near the Angat Dam in Bulacan, submerging homes, destroying properties, and resulting in deaths. Victims, who were predominantly residents near the Angat…

### Title: Sabina Exconde v. Delfin Capuno and Dante Capuno ### Facts: 1. **Incident**: – On March 31, 1949, Dante Capuno, then 15 years old, was involved in a parade in San Pablo City honoring Dr. Jose Rizal. – Dante, a member of the Boy Scouts and student at Balintawak Elementary School, was instructed to…

**Title:** National Power Corporation vs. Heirs of Noble Casionan **Facts:** On June 27, 1995, Noble Casionan, a 19-year-old pocket miner from Dalicno, Ampucao, Itogon, Benguet, was electrocuted when a bamboo pole he was carrying touched one of the sagging high-tension transmission lines of the National Power Corporation (NPC). These lines, initially installed by NPC in…

**Title:** Medardo Ag. Cadiente vs. Bithuel Macas, G.R. No. 160709 **Facts:** On July 19, 1994, at about 4:00 p.m., 15-year-old Bithuel Macas was standing on the shoulder of the intersection of Buhangin and San Vicente Streets in Davao City. Eyewitness Rosalinda Palero, who was about two and a half meters away from Macas, witnessed him…

### Title: Alejandro v. Court of Appeals, Madulid et al. 269 Phil. 736 (1988) ### Facts: 1. **March 3, 1975:** Private respondents Jose Madulid, Sr. and Efren Madulid, operating under “Grace Park Poultry Supply and Hi-Grade Feeds,” offered to supply custom-formulated hog feeds to petitioner Alejandro for his piggery in Cabiao, Nueva Ecija. 2. **1976…

Title: **Mendoza v. People** **Facts:** – **Initial Sighting and Arrest:** – April 15, 2016, at approximately 10:30 p.m. – Location: Barangay Palanan, Makati City. – Police, led by PO3 Rojas and other SAID-SOTG operatives, executed Search Warrant SW-16-288-MN against Jay Tan for RA 9165 and illegal possession of firearms. – The police forcibly entered the…

### Title: People of the Philippines v. Efren Posos y Morfe and Thelma Grezola y Cabacang ### Facts **Initial Investigation and Arrest:** – **September 5, 2011:** IA3 Sandaan of the PDEA received a tip involving “Rolly” (later identified as Efren Posos) in illegal drug activities in Barangay Camarin, Caloocan City. With a confidential informant’s help,…

**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…