Case Digest: ALFERO C. BAGANO v. JUDGE AGAPITO L. HONTANOSAS and REGIONAL TRIAL COURT
ALFERO C. BAGANO v. JUDGE AGAPITO L. HONTANOSAS and REGIONAL TRIAL COURT 458 SCRA 59 (2005) To hold a judge administratively liable for gross ignorance of the law, the assailed act must not only be contrary to existing law or jurisprudence, but must also be motivated by bad faith, fraud, dishonesty or corruption on his […]
Case Digest: ALICIA E. ASTURIAS v. ATTYS. MANUEL SERRANO AND EMILIANO SAMSON
ALICIA E. ASTURIAS v. ATTYS. MANUEL SERRANO AND EMILIANO SAMSON 476 SCRA 97 (2005) In order for perjury to lie, it must be shown and proved that the defendant willfully and deliberately made the false statement. Dr. Alicia E. Asturias filed a complaint for specific performance and damages against Fedman Development Corporation (FDC) and Fedman […]
Case Digest: OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 451 SCRA 570 (2005)
OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN v. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION 451 SCRA 570 (2005) Melchor Carandang, Paul Elmer Clemente and Jose Tereso De Jesus, Jr., were appointed Graft Investigation Officers III of the Office of the Ombudsman. The Civil Service Commission (CSC) approved the appointments on the condition that for the appointees to acquire security of tenure, […]
Case Digest: MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY v. BENJAMIN TUDTUD, et al. 571 SCRA 165 (2008)
MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY v. BENJAMIN TUDTUD, et al. 571 SCRA 165 (2008) The National Airports Corporation (NAC) filed a complaint for expropriation in order to expand the Cebu Lahug Airport. It sought to acquire, by negotiated sale or expropriation, several lots adjoining the then existing airport which included the parcels of land owned by […]
Case Digest: SALLY A. LEE v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and LEOVIC R. DIONEDA 405 SCRA 363 (2003)
SALLY A. LEE v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and LEOVIC R. DIONEDA 405 SCRA 363 (2003) Petitioner Sally A. Lee (Lee) and respondent Leovic R. Dioneda (Dioneda) were candidates for Mayor of Sorsogon City. During the canvassing of the election returns, counsel for Dioneda moved for the exclusion of Election Return No. 41150266 for Precinct No. […]
Case Digest: AGFHA INCORPORATED v. COURT OF TAX APPEALS AND COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS
AGFHA INCORPORATED v. COURT OF TAX APPEALS AND COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS Agfha owned a shipment of bales of “text grey cloth” which arrived at the Manila International Container Port and was later placed under a Hold Order, following a forfeiture proceedings for alleged violation of the Tariff and […]
Case Digest: CONCEPCION ILAO-ORETA v. SPOUSES EVA MARIE and BENEDICTO NOEL RONQUILLO, et al.
CONCEPCION ILAO-ORETA v. SPOUSES EVA MARIE and BENEDICTO NOEL RONQUILLO, et al. Respondent spouses Eva Marie Ronquillo and Noel Benedicto Ronquillo had not been blessed with a child despite several years of marriage. They thus consulted petitioner Dr. Concepcion Ilao-Oreta, an obstetrician-gynecologist-consultant and chief of the […]
Case Digest: ERIC JONATHAN YU v. CAROLINE YU
ERIC JONATHAN YU v. CAROLINE YU Eric Jonathan Yu filed a petition for declaration of nullity of marriage and dissolution of the absolute community of property before the Pasig Regional Trial Court. The petition contains a prayer for the award of sole custody of his daughter Bianca, subject to the […]
Case Digest: SPOUSES NARCISO RAYOAN and PARALUMAN TOLENTINO v. ALLAN FRONDA and SPOUSES CHARLITO VALDEZ and AVELINA VALDEZ
SPOUSES NARCISO RAYOAN and PARALUMAN TOLENTINO v. ALLAN FRONDA and SPOUSES CHARLITO VALDEZ and AVELINA VALDEZ Paraluman Tolentino (Paraluman), assisted by her husband Narciso Rayoan (Rayoan), filed a Complaint before the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Nueva Vizcaya against Allan Fronda (Fronda) and Spouses Charlito Valdez and Avelina Valdez (Spouses Valdez), for […]
Case Digest: RURAL BANK OF CORON PALAWAN, INC. et al. v. ANNALISA CORTES
RURAL BANK OF CORON PALAWAN, INC. et al. v. ANNALISA CORTES Annalisa Cortes (Cortes) was the Corporate Secretary of the Rural Bank of Coron and at the same time, Financial Assistant and the Personnel Officer of the two other corporations. Sandra Garcia Escat, daughter of the founder of […]
