Republic of the Philippines Congress of the Philippines Metro Manila 12th Congress Second Regular Session Begun held in Metro Manila on Monday, the Twenty-Second day of July, Two Thousand Two Republic Act No. 9208 May 26, 2003 AN ACT TO INSTITUTE POLICIES TO […]
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G.R. No. 158026 – 575 Phil. 498 – 552 SCRA 545 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Mortgage – Interest – Penalty Apart from Interest Spouses Armando and Dorie Nicolas bought a parcel of land in Bulacan from Del Nacia via an Agreement. It was agreed that the downpayment […]
G.R. No. 178449 – 590 Phil. 827 – 569 SCRA 814 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Mortgage – Period of Redemption In 1974, the company co-owned by Tan, acquired a P250k loan from Metrobank. In 1976, the same company acquired another P150k loan from Metrobank. In 1979, it […]
G.R. No. 113926 – 331 Phil. 787 – 263 SCRA 483 – Civil Law – Credit Transactions – Central Bank Circular No. 905 – Interest Rate – 12% Annum Interest Rate – Legal Rate – When my courts reduce interest rate In 1983, Magtanggol Eusebio acquired 3 separate loans from […]
G.R. No. 151867 – 466 Phil. 226 – 421 SCRA 461 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Article 46 vs Article 36 – Sexual infidelity is not psychological incapacity In 1966, David Dedel and Sharon Corpuz married each other. They had four children […]
G.R. No. L-12790 – 109 Phil. 273 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Grounds for Annulment of Marriage – Impotency Joel Jimenez and Remedios Cañizares are husband and wife. Joel later filed for annulment on grounds that Remedios is impotent because her genitals were too small […]
G.R. No. 155800 – 519 Phil. 337 – 484 SCRA 353 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Annulment of Marriage – Article 45 (3) distinguished from Psychological Incapacity (Article 36) In 1990, Leonilo Antonio married Marie Ivonne Reyes, who was ten years older […]
G.R. No. 132955 – 536 Phil. 404 – 505 SCRA 564 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Grounds for Annulment of Marriage – Article 45; Fraud, Intimidation, Concealment of Pregnancy In April 1988, Orlando Villanueva married Lilia Canalita before a trial court judge […]
G.R. No. 179620 – 563 SCRA 447 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Grounds for Annulment of Marriage – Article 46; Concealment of Homosexuality Manuel Almelor married Leonida Trinidad in 1989. They are both medical practitioners. They begot 3 children. 11 years later, Leonida […]
G.R. No. L-18176 – 124 Phil. 1043 – 18 SCRA 450 – Civil Law – Preliminary Title – Lex Loci Celebracionis – Nationality Principle Lazaro Rayray married Chae Kyung Lee in 1952 in Pusan, Korea. Before the marriage, Lee was able to secure a marriage license which is a […]
G.R. No. 108461 – 331 Phil. 723 – 263 SCRA 421 – Civil Law – General Principles – Publication of Laws; Administrative Orders Philippine International Trading Corporation issued Administrative Order No. SOCPEC 89-08-01 under which applications to the PITC for importation from China must be accompanied by a viable […]
G.R. No. 165545 – 520 Phil. 249 – 485 SCRA 376 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Article 41-42; Reappearance of Absent Spouse In 1955 Clemente Bailon and Alice Diaz married in Barcelona, Sorsogon. Some 15 years later, Clemente filed an action to […]
G.R. No. 127406 – 399 Phil. 647 – 346 SCRA 86 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Article 40 – Exception to the Rule In 1977, Reyes married Anna Maria Villanueva in a civil ceremony. They had a church wedding in the same […]
G.R. No. 132529 – 403 Phil. 861 – 351 SCRA 127 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Article 40; Validity of Marriage as a Prejudicial Question In 1969 SPO4 Santiago Cariño married Susan Nicdao Cariño. He had 2 children with her. In 1992, […]
G.R. Nos. 106385-88 – 314 Phil. 367 – 244 SCRA 457 – Remedial Law – Evidence – Witness Credibility Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Article 37- Incest Marian Mandap was raped four times by her father, Alejandro Mandap, who was a military man. The first three […]
Set of Strict Standards in the Interpretation of Art 36 of the Famiy Code Established in the Molina Case (RP vs CA and Molina) (1) The burden of proof to show the nullity of the marriage belongs to the plaintiff. Any doubt should be resolved in favor of the existence […]