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 […]
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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 […]
A.C. No. 13521 – 943 Phil. 27 – Legal Ethics – Canon II; Propriety – Responsible Use of Social Media – Disrespectful Language – A lawyer may be preventively suspended by the Supreme Court On December 13, 2021, a video surfaced online showing Atty. Lorenzo “Larry” Gadon directing profane, misogynistic, […]
G.R. No. 180771; G.R. No. 181527 – 758 Phil. 724 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – General Principles – State; Elements of a State – Citizens – Animals are not citizens The Tañon Strait, between Cebu and Negros, was declared a protected seascape under the National Integrated Protected Areas […]
G.R. No. 202242 – 691 Phil. 173 – 676 SCRA 579 – Political Law – Constitutional Law – General Principles – Interpretation / Construction of the Constitution – Verba Legis Judges and Justices are screened by the Judicial and Bar Council in accordance with the check and balance provisions of […]
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G.R. No. 219686 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Article 2180; Quasi-Delicts – Vicarious Liability of School Heads for the Tortious Acts of their Students Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Substitute Parental Authority – Liability of School Heads Remedial Law – Evidence – Documentary Evidence […]
G.R. No. 228980 – Criminal Law – Special Penal Laws – R.A. No. 7610; Anti-Child Abuse Law – Positive Testimony of Victim Sufficient to Convict In November 2010, AAA, a 15-year old girl, filed a criminal case against Marvin Villanueva. AAA alleged that when she and BBB were walking up […]
G.R. No. 189028 – 714 Phil. 127 – 701 SCRA 269 – Political Law – The Executive Department – Powers of the President – Duty to Faithfully Execute the Laws – Power to Award National Artists Under RA 7356 (1992) and Proclamation No. 1144 (1973) the National Center for Culture […]
G.R. No. L-44886 – 177 Phil. 134 – Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Judgment – Immutability of Judgment – Scope of a Writ of Execution; No interest maybe executed if not part of the judgment award Atty. Luciano Dominguez was appointed as the guardian of then child actress Nora […]
A.C. No. 11495 – Legal Ethics – CPRA; Canon II; Propriety – Improper Claim of Influence – Bribing Judges and Justices In 2015, Mark Sherwin Flores was convicted by the Manila RTC for violations of the Dangerous Drugs Act. Through his mother Norma Flores, he sought the services of Atty. […]