G.R. No. 246579 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Rule 113; Arrest – Valid Warrantless Arrest; Hot Pursuit – Personal Knowledge May Be Obtained by Viewing a Security Footage Ramon Solomon robbed a grocery store and the incident was caught by a closed circuit TV camera (CCTV). The grocery […]
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A.M. No. RTJ-21-018 – 911 Phil. 217 – Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – New Code of Judicial Conduct – Integrity – Propriety – Improper Facebook Posts by a Judge Judge Romeo Atillo, Jr. maintains a Facebook profile page. He posted pictures of him where he was half-naked revealing tattoos […]
G.R. No. 173473 – 594 Phil. 680 – 574 SCRA 258 – Criminal Law – Book 1 – Graduation of Penalties – Penalty for Estafa – Application of the Indeterminate Sentence Law Beth Temporada was sued by Rogelio Legaspi (defrauded of Php57,600.00), Dennis Dimaano (defrauded of Php66,520.00), Soledad Atte (defrauded […]
A.C. No. 5355 – 678 Phil. 305 – 662 SCRA 103 – Legal Ethics – Judicial Ethics – Code of Professional Responsibility – Disbarment Proceedings as Sui Generis Daniel Liangco was a judge in San Fernando, Pampanga. He was dismissed from the bench in 2000 for various infractions. The Supreme […]
G.R. No. 166676 – 586 Phil. 637 – 565 SCRA 72 – Remedial Law – Special Proceedings – Change of Name – Correction of Entries – Instance where a biological female is allowed to be registered as male Civil Law – Civil Status – Registration of Births Jennifer Cagandahan was […]
G.R. No. 208293 – G.R. No. 208295 – 749 Phil. 948 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Negligence – Diligence Required of a Bank; Extraordinary Diligence In 1991, Angel C. Santos died. In 1996, his heirs (Carmelita Santos, Reyme Santos, Angel L. Santos, and Noneng Dianco) went to […]
G.R. No. 207707 – 879 Phil. 313 – Remedial Law – Civil Procedure – Motion to Dismiss – Lack of Cause of Action – Failure to Comply with a Condition Precedent – Failure to Undergo Barangay Conciliation Antonio Ngo filed a civil case against Visitacion Gabelo et al. Gabelo, in […]
G.R. No. 194239 – 760 Phil. 304 – Remedial Law – Rules of Procedure in Environmental Cases – Writ of Kalikasan; Environmental Protection Order – Parties in Interest – Claim for Damages not allowed in Environmental Cases The First Philippine Industrial Corporation (FPIC) maintains a 117 kilometer oil pipeline running […]
G.R. No. 209271; G.R. No. 209276; G.R. No. 209301; G.R. No. 209430 – 774 Phil. 508 – 791 Phil. 243 – Remedial Law – Rules of Procedure on Environmental Cases – Writ of Kalikasan – Precautionary Principle Moot and Academic Principle – Exceptions; Capable of Repetition Yet Evading Review Doctrine […]
G.R. No. 147270 – 15 Phil. 506 – 363 SCRA 275 – Criminal Law – Book 1 – Article 70 of the Revised Penal Code – Service of Sentence – Successive Service Pete Lagran was convicted of three counts of violation of the Anti-Bouncing Checks Law. He was sentenced to […]
G.R. No. 209906 – 821 Phil. 468 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Article 2187 – Strict Liability Torts – Product Liability Tort – Exhaustion of Administrative Remedy Not Required Moral Damages – Exemplary Damages – When granted in strict liability tort cases In 1995, Ernani Meñez ordered […]
G.R. No. 160110 – 736 Phil. 460 – 726 SCRA 505 – Civil Law – Torts and Damages – Article 2180 – Liability of Employers – Liability of Vehicle Owners – Motor Vehicle Registration Act Mariano Mendoza was driving a Mayamy Transportation bus when he hit an elf truck. Apparently, […]
G.R. No. 222166 – 873 Phil. 791 – Civil Law – Law on Property – Modes of Acquiring Ownership – Causes of Action – Reconveyance – Quieting of Title – Double Sale – Prescription In 1991, Mercedes Gatmaytan purchased a parcel of land located in Misibis, Albay from Oscar Garcia. […]
G.R. No. 252117 – 878 Phil. 628 – Remedial Law – Criminal Procedure – Rule 114; Bail – Release of Prisoners on Humanitarian Consideration; Covid-19 Pandemic – Nelson Mandela Rules Dionisio Almonte and his co-petitioners were alleged members of the New People’s Army (NPA) who were arrested for committing multiple […]
G.R. No. 204106 – Political Law – Law on Public Officers – Retirement – Voluntary Separation from Service; Optional Retirement Olivia Leones sued the Municipality of Bacnotan, La Union, for unpaid RATA (Representation and Time Allowance). In fact, her case reached the Supreme Court and she won the case. Unfortunately, […]
G.R. No. 234487 – Civil Law – Persons and Family Relations – Family Code – Article 26 – Recognition of Foreign Divorce In 2005, Virginia Parreño, a Filipino, married Koji Mimori, a Japanese, here in the Philippines. In 2013, they divorced by agreement in Japan which was allowed under Japanese […]