2014 Case Digest: GMA Network v. COMELEC
GMA NETWORK, INC., Petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent. G.R. No. 205357 September 2, 2014 PONENTE: Peralta TOPIC: Freedom of expression, of speech and of the press, airtime limits FACTS: The five (5) petitions before the Court put in issue the alleged unconstitutionality of Section 9 […]
2014 Case Digest: Shu v. Dee
RAY SHU, Petitioner, vs. JAIME DEE, ENRIQUETO MAGPANTAY, RAMON MIRANDA, LARRY MACILLAN, AND EDWIN SO, Respondents. G.R. No. 182573 April 23, 2014 PONENTE: Brion TOPIC: Right to due process, right to be heard FACTS: Petitioner filed a complaint before the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI) charging the respondents of falsification of […]
2014 Case Digest: Hermano Oil Manufacturing & Sugar Corp v. Toll Regulatory Board
HERMANO OIL MANUFACTURING & SUGAR CORPORATION, Petitioner, vs. TOLL REGULA TORY BOARD, ENGR. JAIME S. DUMLAO, JR., PHILIPPINE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION (PNCC) and DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH), Respondents. G.R. No. 167290 November 26, 2014 PONENTE: Bersamin TOPIC: Easement of right of way, due process, equal protection, eminent domain FACTS: […]
2014 Case Digest: CBK Power Company Limited v. CIR
CBK POWER COMPANY LIMITED, Petitioner, vs. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, Respondent. G.R. Nos. 193383-84 January 14, 2015 PONENTE: Perlas-Bernabe TOPIC: Tax treaty, ITAD ruling, tax refund FACTS: CBK Power is a limited partnership duly organized and existing under the laws of the Philippines, and primarily engaged in the development and operation of […]
2015 Case Digest: Ricalde v. People
RICHARD RICALDE, Petitioner, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondent. G.R. No. 211002 January 21, 2015 PONENTE: Leonen TOPIC: Rape through sexual assault, gender-free rape, homosexual rape, variance doctrine FACTS: On January 30, 2002, at around 2:00 a.m., XXX, then 10 years old, woke up as “he felt pain in his anus […]
