The legal profession is one of the most competitive crafts out there. So competitive it can be toxic at times. That being, lawyers are no stranger to trash talk just like in competitive sports. Banter and trash talk in the legal profession starts as early as law school. […]
Monthly Archives: April 2020
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TOPNOTCHERS: Rank Name School Rating 1 AZORES, Mae Diane M. University of Sto. Tomas – Legaspi (Formerly Aquinas University) 91.0490% 2 PARAHIMAN, Princess Fatima T. University of the East 89.5230% 3 BARANDA, Myra M. University of Sto. Tomas – Legaspi (Formerly Aquinas University) 88.8250% 4 BANDIOLA, Dawna Fya O. […]
READ CASE DIGEST HERE. Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila EN BANC G.R. No. 111304 June 17, 1994 NEMESIO ARTURO S. YABUT and RICARDO M. TAMARGO, petitioners, vs. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN and DR. PAUL DORAN, respondents. Balane, Tamase, Alampay Law Office for petitioners. Quasha, Asperilla, Ancheta, Peña and […]
G.R. No. 111304 – 233 SCRA 310 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Public Officials Must Not Be Onion-Skinned Nemesio Yabut was then the vice mayor of Makati. He was also the head of the traffic management division of Makati. One day, Yabut was commanding traffic […]
READ CASE DIGEST HERE. Republic of the Philippines SUPREME COURT Manila THIRD DIVISION G.R. No. 191913 March 21, 2012 SPO2 LOLITO T. NACNAC, Petitioner, vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. D E C I S I O N VELASCO, JR., J.: Every circumstance favoring the […]
G.R. No. 191913 – 685 Phil. 223 – 668 SCRA 846 – Criminal Law – Justifying Circumstances – Self-Defense – Unlawful Aggression; When Victim is a Trained Police Officer One evening in February 2003, Police Officer Lolito Nacnac had an argument with Police Officer Doddie Espejo within the premises […]
READ CASE DIGEST HERE. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES SUPREME COURT MANILA FIRST DIVISION G.R. No. 144493 April 9, 2002 CRISTINA JENNY CARIÑO, petitioner, vs. EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR DAVID DAOAS (OFFICE OF THE NORTHERN CULTURAL COMMUNITIES), respondent. D E C I S I O N KAPUNAN, J.: The petition for review on certiorari before this Court assails […]
G.R. No. 144493 – 380 SCRA 355 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Reassignment – Security of Tenure Cristina Jenny Cariño was the appointed Accountant III at the Office of the Northern Cultural Communities (ONCC) Regional Office 1. ONCC is now known as the National Commission […]