In accordance with Republic Act No. 11576 enacted in 2021, below is a comprehensive outline of the jurisdiction of Municipal Trial Courts, Metropolitan Trial Courts, Municipal Circuit Trial Courts, and Municipal Trial Courts in Cities: Original Jurisdiction in: I. Civil Cases 1. Exclusive a. Actions involving personal property valued […]
Monthly Archives: October 2024
G.R. No. 166391 – 772 Phil. 14 – 773 SCRA 345 – Statutory Construction – P.D. No. 49; Intellectual Property Law – When “and” means “or” Section 5(A) of PD 49 provides one of the exclusive rights of a copyright holder which is: (A) To print, reprint, publish, copy, […]
G.R. No. 256116 – Statutory Construction – RA 7309; Victims Compensation Act – Use of Conjunctive Word “and” In 2017, Main Mohammad was indicted for murder. He was accused of being a member of the Abu Sayyaf Group. Since his case was non-bailable, he underwent preventive imprisonment. After two […]
G.R. No. 242133 – Criminal Law – Special Penal Laws – VAWC is applicable in lesbian relationships Roselyn Agacid and Maria Alexandria Bisquera were in a lesbian relationship until they rheir break-up in 2014. After their break-up, they met for purposes of Maria returning to Roselyn the things the […]
G.R. No. 250627 – Criminal Law – Special Penal Laws – RA 9262 – VAWC applies to women in lesbian relationships Sandra Jane Jacinto and Maria Eloisa Fouts were lesbian live-in partners for sixteen years or until their break-up in 2017. After their break-up, Jacinto physically assaulted Fouts which […]