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Case Digest: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES v. COURT OF APPEALS,et.al.

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES v. COURT OF APPEALS,et.al. 458 SCRA 200 (2005), THIRD DIVISION Apolinaria Malinao filed a petition before the Ormoc Regional Trial Court for the Declaration of Presumptive Death of her Absentee Spouse Clemente P. Jomoc. The petition was thereafter granted by the trial court. The Republic, through the Office of the Solicitor […]

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Case Digest: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES v. LORENZO AND FELICIANA MATEO

REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES v. LORENZO AND FELICIANA MATEO 436 SCRA 502 (2004), THIRD DIVISION Spouses Lorenzo and Feliciana Mateo filed a Petition for the Reconstitution of the Original Copy as well as the Owner‘s Duplicate Copy of Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. T-38769 issued by the Registry of Deeds of Bataan in the […]

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Case Digest: LOURDESITA M. BIBAS v. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN (VISAYA) and COMMISSION ON AUDIT, REGIONAL OFFICE NO. VI

LOURDESITA M. BIBAS v. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN (VISAYA) and COMMISSION ON AUDIT, REGIONAL OFFICE NO. VI 559 SCRA 591 (2008), EN BANC Petitioner Lourdesita M. Bibas was Disbursing Officer II in the City Treasurer‘s Office, Silay City. She releases the salaries of government employees of Silay. Before each payday, she and her fellow disbursing […]

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Case Digest: SONIA MACEDA and GEMMA MACEDA-MACATANGAY v. ENCARNACION DE GUZMAN VDA. DE MACATANGAY

SONIA MACEDA and GEMMA MACEDA-MACATANGAY v. ENCARNACION DE GUZMAN VDA. DE MACATANGAY 481 SCRA 415 (2006), THIRD DIVISION Spouses Sonia Maceda and Bonifacio Macatangay, executed a Kasunduan whereby they agreed to live separately. Bonifacio soon lived with his common law wife Carmen Jaraza. When Bonifacio died, Sonia claimed for his Social Security System (SSS) benefit, […]

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Case Digest: THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF ILOCOS NORTE et al. v. BRUNO LORENZO and LORENZA DELA CRUZ LORENZO

THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF ILOCOS NORTE et al. v. BRUNO LORENZO and LORENZA DELA CRUZ LORENZO 482 SCRA 660 (2005), THIRD DIVISION The Workmen‘s Compensation Commission (WCC) affirmed the decision of the Hearing Officer of its Regional Office ordering Bruno Lorenzo and Lorenza Dela Cruz Lorenzo to pay the amount of P 4,230.00 to Natividad […]

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Case Digest: DATU OMAR S. SINSUAT and MARIANO H. PAPS v. JUDGE VICENTE A. HIDALGO

DATU OMAR S. SINSUAT and MARIANO H. PAPS v. JUDGE VICENTE A. HIDALGO 561 SCRA 38 (2008), EN BANC Petitioners Attys. Datu Omar Sinsuat and Mariano Paps filed an administrative case against respondent Judge Vicente A. Hidalgo. Attys. Sinsuat and Paps were counsel for the defendant in a civil case pending before the sala of […]

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Case Digest: SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT, INC. v. BRIGHT FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT, INC. v. BRIGHT FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC. 516 SCRA 62 (2007), SECOND DIVISION Petitioner Sony Computer Entertainment, Inc. (SCEI) filed a complaint against respondent Bright Future Technologies Inc. (BFTI) for copyright and trademark infringement. The Regional Trial Court (RTC) issued search warrants and thereafter conducted a raid on the premises of BFTI and […]

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Case Digest: SU ZHI SHAN @ ALVIN CHING SO v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES/SOLICITOR GENERAL

SU ZHI SHAN @ ALVIN CHING SO v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES/SOLICITOR GENERAL 518 SCRA 48 (2007), SECOND DIVISION A confidential informant reported to the Philippine National Police (PNP) that Su Zhi Shan, alias Alvin Ching So (Su Zhi Shan), was selling prohibited drugs in Manila. The PNP Narcotics Group thereafter conducted a 10-day surveillance […]

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Case Digest: SUPERLINES TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC. v. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND PEDRO BALUBAL

SUPERLINES TRANSPORTATION COMPANY, INC. v. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY AND PEDRO BALUBAL 519 SCRA 432 (2007), SECOND DIVISION Superlines Transportation Company, Inc. (Superlines) is engaged in the business of providing public transportation. One of its buses, while traveling north and approaching the Alabang northbound exit lane, crashed into the radio room of respondent Philippine National […]

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Case Digest: ROLANDO TING v. HEIRS OF DIEGO LIRIO

ROLANDO TING v. HEIRS OF DIEGO LIRIO 518 SCRA 334 (2007), SECOND DIVISION The Court of First Instance of Cebu granted an application filed by the Spouses Diego Lirio and Flora Atienza for registration of a certain parcel of land. A certificate of title was thereafter issued to Spouses Lirio. On February 12, 1997, Rolando […]

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