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 […]
2015 Case Digest: Lexber v. Spouses Dalman
LEXBER, INC, petitioner, vs. CAESAR M. and CONCHITA B. DALMAN, respondents. G.R. No. 183587, April 20, 2015 PONENTE: Brion TOPIC: Approval of rehabilitation plan FACTS: Lexber is a domestic corporation engaged in the business of housing, construction, and real estate development. Among those who availed of Lexber’s housing projects are respondent Spouses […]
2015 Case Digest: 1-UTAK v. COMELEC
1-UNITED TRANSPORT KOALISYON (1-UTAK), Petitioner, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent. G.R. No. 206020, April 14, 2015 PONENTE: Reyes TOPIC: Election law, prior restraint of free speech, posting of campaign materials on PUV and public terminals, captive-audience doctrine DOCTRINE: The right to participate in electoral processes is a basic and fundamental right in […]
2014 Case Digest: Philippine National Bank v. Dee
PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, Petitioner, vs. TERESITA TAN DEE, ANTIPOLO PROPERTIES, INC., (NOW PRIME EAST PROPERTIES, INC.) AND AFP–RSBS, INC., Respondents. G.R. No. 182128 February 19, 2014 PONENTE: Reyes, J. TOPIC: PD 957, Mortgage over subdivision land or condominium lot subject to contract to sell FACTS: Some time in July 1994, respondent Dee Dee […]
2014 Case Digest: Spouses Roque v. Aguado
SPOUSES ROQUE, Petitioner, vs. AGUADO, et.al, Respondent. G.R. No. 193787 April 7, 2014 PONENTE: Perlas-Bernabe, J. TOPIC: Contract of conditional sale, contract to sell, double sale FACTS: On July 21, 1977, petitioners-spouses Roque and the original owners of the then unregistered Lot 18089 – namely, Rivero, et al. executed the 1977 Deed of […]
