G.R. No. L-24490 – 23 SCRA 928 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Seizure and Auction of Property – Proof of Ownership In 1962, peace officers Pecate and Alfaro of Cabatuan, Iloilo seized the carabao of Ciriaco Landa for the reason that Landa showed a tampered certificate of […]
Daily Archives: September 22, 2011
As a general rule, a complaint or information must charge only one offense, except when the law provides only one punishment for various offenses (compound and complex crimes under Art. 48 of the RPC and special complex crimes). A complaint or information that charges more than one offense is […]
G.R. No. 180643 – 549 SCRA 77 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Inquiry in aid of legislation – Executive Privilege Legislative (Sec 21) & Oversight (Sec 22) Powers In April 2007, DOTC entered into a contract with Zhong Xing Telecommunications Equipment (ZTE) for the […]
G.R. No. 89914 – 203 SCRA 767 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – The Legislative Department – Inquiry in Aid of Legislation – When not Allowed It was alleged that Benjamin “Kokoy” Romualdez and his wife together with the Marcoses unlawfully and unjustly enriched themselves at the expense […]
G.R. No. 121962 – 306 SCRA 497 – Remedial Law – Civil procedure – Petition for Certiorari – Rule 65 Labor Law – Jurisdiction and Reliefs – NLRC Rules – Decisions of the NLRC; when subject to certiorari Esperanza Escorpizo was a high school teacher in UB contracted to […]
G.R. No. 121962 – 306 SCRA 497 – Labor Law – Labor Relations – Illegal Dismissal – Collective Bargaining Agreement Esperanza Escorpizo was a high school teacher in the University of Baguio contracted to be a probationary teacher from 1989-1991. The terms of her employment stipulate that in order […]