G.R. No. 49549 – 189 SCRA 117 – Labor Law – Post-Employment – Grounds for Termination – A teacher having a relationship with a student is not per se immoral Evelyn Chua was a teacher at Tay Tung High School, Inc. By 1975, she had been teaching there for […]
Yearly Archives: 2021
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G.R. No. 157870 – 591 Phil. 393 – 570 SCRA 410 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Article 14: Education, Science and Technology, Arts, Culture, and Sports – Academic Freedom – Random Drug testing in High School / Colleges NOTE: This is consolidated with Laserna vs Dangerous […]
G.R. No. 228255 – 853 Phil. 267 – Criminal Law – Special Penal Laws – Ant-Dangerous Drugs Act – Section 21 – Presence of Mandatory Witnesses – Chain of Custody In July 2014, Mary Jane Cadiente was allegedly subjected to a buy-bust operation in Makati. After the alleged buy-bust […]
G.R. No. 242947 – 857 Phil. 250 – Criminal Law – Special Penal Laws – Anti-Dangerous Drugs Act – Section 21 – Presence of Mandatory Witnesses – Chain of Custody In June 2013, Mario Manabat was subjected to a buy bust operation in Dipolog City. After an alleged successful […]
G.R. No. 219852 – 851 Phil. 64 – Criminal Law – Special Penal Laws – Anti-Dangerous Drugs Act – Section 21 – Presence of Mandatory Witnesses In February 2009, members of the Muntinlupa Police Station conducted a buy-bust operation against Dave Claudel. After the alleged sale of illegal drugs […]
G.R. No. 193225 – 753 Phil. 382 – Criminal Law – Special Penal Laws – R.A. 9262 – Violations not subject to compromise agreement – Permanent Protection Order; Only the court may revoke the same In 2007, a Permanent Protection Order (PPO) was issued against BBB upon a petition […]
G.R. No. 196359 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Marriage; Annulment of Marriage – Psychological Incapacity – Abandonment of certain portions of the Molina Guidelines – Expert witness not needed in proving psychological incapacity In 1995, Rosanna Tan and Mario Victor Andal married each other. They […]
G.R. No. 212196 – 750 Phil. 212 – 745 SCRA 221 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Bill of Rights – Presumption of Innocence is Stronger than Presumption of Regularity in the Performance of Official FunctionsCriminal Law – Special Penal Laws – Republic Act 9165: Dangerous Drugs Act […]
G.R. No. 155080 – 466 Phil. 894 – 422 SCRA 272 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Modes of Acquisition of Title – Acquisitive Prescription – Extraordinary Prescription In 1947, Fermina Calicdan donated a parcel of land to Silverio Cendaña. The land was owned by Sixto Calicdan, […]
G.R. No. 179267 – 712 Phil. 44 – 699 SCRA 352 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Basic Principles – Equal Protection Clause – The VAWC Law is not violative of the equal protection clause Remedial Law – Jurisdiction of Courts – The Family Court may act on […]
May a priest or a member of the ecclesiastics run for public office? The question finds relevance in the the constitutional provision which states The separation of Church and State shall be inviolable. The Catholic Church actually prohibits their priests from running for public office. Their Code of Canon […]
One of the issues discussed in the case of Gina Gomez vs People (G.R. No. 216824, 20 November 2020, Full Text | Case Digest) was: May an accused who was already acquitted during trial be convicted on appeal without violating the rule against double jeopardy? Ordinarily, the answer […]
G.R. No. 248905 – Criminal Law – Book I – Criminal Liability; Degree of Participation – Principal vs Accomplice; Conspiracy Remedial Law – Evidence – Testimonial Evidence – Inconsistencies in the testimony of a witness; when not fatal to the case Criminal Law – Book II – Crimes Against […]
G.R. No. 106634 – 396 Phil. 784 – 342 SCRA 620 – Criminal Law – Book II – Crimes Against Persons – Rape – Unnatural Acts of an alleged victim of abduction and rape lead to an acquittal – Lack of Penile Penetration Estela Eng alleged that in January […]
G.R. No. 218575 – 819 Phil. 467 – 842 SCRA 165 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Rule 110 – Information – Designation of Offenses – Variance Doctrine – Acts of Lasciviousness; Sec. 5b of R.A. 7610 In 2006, Francisco Ursua was alleged to have raped his 14 […]