2014 Case Digest: Spouses Marquez v. Spouses Alindog
SPOUSES NICASIO C. MARQUEZ AND ANITA J. MARQUEZ, Petitioners, vs. SPOUSES CARLITO ALINDOG AND CARMEN ALINDOG, Respondents. G.R. No. 184045 January 22, 2014 PONENTE: Perlas-Bernabe TOPIC: Right of possession, extrajudicial foreclosure, TRO, writ of preliminary injunction FACTS: In June 1998, Anita Marquez […]
2015 Case Digest: Kabataan Party List v. COMELEC
KABATAAN PARTY LIST, et. al., Petitioners, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, Respondent. G.R. No. 221318 December 16, 2015 PONENTE: Perlas-Bernabe TOPIC: Biometrics validation FACTS: RA 10367 mandates the COMELEC to implement a mandatory biometrics registration system for new voters in order to establish a clean, complete, permanent, and updated list of voters […]
2014 Case Digest: Bartolome v. SSS
BERNARDINA P. BARTOLOME, Petitioner, vs. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM and SCANMAR MARITIME SERVICES, INC., Respondents. G.R. No. 192531 November 12, 2014 PONENTE: Velasco, Jr. TOPIC: Civil status of adopted upon death of adopter, biological parent of adoptee as beneficiary FACTS: John Colcol was employed as electrician by Scanmar Maritime Services, Inc. He […]
2015 Case Digest: Diocese of Bacolod v. COMELEC
THE DIOCESE OF BACOLOD, REPRESENTED BY THE MOST REV. BISHOP VICENTE M. NAVARRA and THE BISHOP HIMSELF IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY, Petitioners, vs. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND THE ELECTION OFFICER OF BACOLOD CITY, ATTY. MAVIL V. MAJARUCON, Respondents. G.R. No. 205728 January 21, 2015 PONENTE: Leonen TOPIC: Right to expression, right to political […]
2014 Case Digest: People v. Jumawan
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Plaintiff-Appellee, vs. EDGAR JUMAWAN, Accused-Appellant. G.R. No. 187495 April 21, 2014 PONENTE: Reyes TOPIC: Marital rape FACTS: Accused-appellant and his wife, KKK, were married and have four children. On February 19, 1999, KKK executed a Complaint-Affidavit, alleging that her husband, the accused-appellant, raped her at 3 […]
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 […]
