G.R. No. 270934 – Criminal Law – Book I – Conspiracy – May be proven by circumstantial evidence Minors AAA, BBB, and CCC filed a complaint against Joemarie Ubanon and Amirah Macadatar alleging that: In April 2014, they were watching a boxing match when Joemarie Ubanon approached them. Joemarie offered […]
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G.R. No. 99358 – 310 Phil. 848 – Political Law – General Principles – Elements of a State – Citizens – Citizenship – Aliens are not guaranteed entry to the Philippines Alien woman’s marriage to a Filipino does not automatically make her a Filipino Bernard Banez went to Indonesia to […]
G.R. No. L-21289 – 41 SCRA 292 – 148-B Phil. 773 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – Citizenship – Marriage of an Alien Woman to a Filipino – Commonwealth Act No. 473 In February 1961, Lau Yuen Yeung, a Chinese woman, entered the Philippines as a temporary visitor. A […]
G.R. No. 125865 – 380 Phil. 673 – 355 SCRA 125 – Political Law – Public International Law – Diplomatic Immunity; Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations Jeffrey Liang is an economist working at the Asian Development Bank. While within its premises, Liang allegedly uttered defamatory statements against a co-worker which […]
G.R No. L-35645 – 221 Phil. 179 – 136 SCRA 487 – Political Law – Public International Law – State Immunity From Suit – A Foreign Sovereign is Immune From Suit Eligio de Guzman & Co., Inc., after bidding, entered into a contract with the United States of America for […]
G.R. No. 154705 – 452 Phil. 1100 – 405 SCRA 126 – Political Law – Public International Law – State Immunity From Suit – Foreign Sovereign is Immune From Suit The Republic of Indonesia, through its Embassy in the Philippines, entered into a Maintenance Agreement with James Vinzon, proprietor of […]
A.C. No. 13132 – 934 Phil. 922 – Legal Ethics – Propriety – A lawyer must obey the laws – A lawyer committing VAWC may be disbarred Teodora Altobano-Ruiz filed a disbarment complaint against her husband, Atty. Wilfredo Ruiz, and two other lawyers, Attys. Cherry Anne Dela Cruz and Francisco […]
G.R. No. 231619 – 914 Phil. 664 – Criminal Law – Special Penal Laws – VAWC; Permanent Protection Order Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Permanent Protection Order; RA 9262 – Effect of Nullity of Marriage; Provision on Support may not be fully enforced if marriage is subsequently voided AAA […]
G.R. No. 170867 – 844 Phil. 453 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – National Territory – LGU’s Territory Generally Limited to Land Area – UNCLOS did not amend the Local Government Code provisions on territory Municipal Corporations – Local Government Code – Creation of a local government unit – […]
887 Phil. 255 – A.C. No. 10699 – Legal Ethics – CPRA – Fidelity; Propriety – A lawyer must honor contractual obligations Wilfredo Caballero, an employee of the National Food Authority, was awarded a low-cost housing unit by the Government Service Insurance System (GSIS) in January 1995, through a P216,000 […]
A.C. No. 13496 – Legal Ethics – CPRA – Propriety; Accountability – A lawyer must be of good moral character – A lawyer must obey the laws Atty. Merriam Fe Rojas filed a disbarment complaint against her husband, Atty. Lovejoy Bermudez Quiambao, citing grossly immoral conduct. They were married in […]
A.C. No. 13674 – 844 Phil. 453 – Legal Ethics – CPRA – Propriety; Accountability – Lawyers must be of good moral character; keeping a mistress Monette Manauis-Taggueg filed an administrative complaint against her husband, Atty. Vincenzo Nonato M. Taggueg, alleging gross immorality. They were married on 6 June 2002, […]
The South China Sea Arbitration Relevant UNCLOS background The Philippines and China are signatories of the United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS). The Philippines ratified UNCLOS in 1984 and China in 1996 but China partially opted out in 2006. The UNCLOS is an international treaty that […]
G.R. No. 152662 – 687 Phil. 95 – 672 SCRA 105 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Complaint and Information – Prescriptive Period – Filing of Complaint for Violations of Special Laws with the Prosecutor’s Office Tolls the Prescriptive Period In the latter part of 1995, Ma. Theresa Pangilinan […]
A.C. No. 7136 – 555 Phil. 713; 104 OG No. 31 – 529 SCRA 1 – Legal Ethics – Propriety – Fidelity – Obedience to Law Remedial Law – Rules of Evidence – Admissions and Denials – Negative Pregnant Jose Emmanuel “Noli” Eala, a lawyer, is married to Mary Anne […]
82 Phil. 595 – Legal Ethics – Canon II; Propriety – Contempt of Court – Press Freedom Senator Vicente Sotto, the principal author of the Press Freedom Law (Republic Act No. 53), publicly criticized the Supreme Court’s decision in In re Parazo, where a journalist was held in contempt for […]