Case Digest: ALDO B. CORDIA v. JOEL G. MONFORTE AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS 380 SCRA 588 (2009)
ALDO B. CORDIA v. JOEL G. MONFORTE AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS 380 SCRA 588 (2009) When the intention of the voter cannot be determined with reasonable certainty, the appreciation of contested ballots and election documents, which involves a question of fact, is best left to the determination of the COMELEC. Petitioner Aldo B. Cordia (Cordia) […]
Case Digest: IMELDA O. COJUANGCO et al. v. SANDIGANBAYAN et al. 586 SCRA 790 (2009)
IMELDA O. COJUANGCO et al. v. SANDIGANBAYAN et al. 586 SCRA 790 (2009) While the general rule is that the portion of a decision that becomes the subject of execution is that ordained or decreed in the dis-positive part thereof, there are recognized exceptions to this rule, one of which is where extensive and explicit […]
Case Digest: CIVIL SERVICE COMISSION v. NELI O. TAHANLANGIT 594 SCRA 124 (2009)
CIVIL SERVICE COMISSION v. NELI O. TAHANLANGIT 594 SCRA 124 (2009) Courts have generally refrained from even expressing an opinion on cases where the issues have become moot and academic, there being no more justiciable controversy to speak of, so that a determination thereof would be of no practical use or value. As a consequence of […]
Case Digest: BIENVENIDO A. CERBO, JR., et al. v. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, et al. 516 SCRA 51 (2007)
BIENVENIDO A. CERBO, JR., et al. v. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, et al. 516 SCRA 51 (2007) COMELEC exercises jurisdiction over petitions for correction of manifest errors only if the same pertains to errors that could not have been discovered during the canvassing, despite the exercise of due diligence. Bienvenido A. Cerbo, Jr., Angelo O. Montilla, […]
Case Digest: CAPITOL STEEL CORPORATION v. PHIVIDEC INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY 510 SCRA 590 (2006)
CAPITOL STEEL CORPORATION v. PHIVIDEC INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY 510 SCRA 590 (2006) Upon compliance with the requirements for a valid expropriation, it becomes the ministerial duty of the trial court to issue a writ of possession. Capitol Steel Corporation (Capitol Steel) is a domestic corporation which owns 65 parcels of land located at the province of […]
Case Digest: HERMINIO BUENAVENTURA y RECTO v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES 529 SCRA 500 (2007)
HERMINIO BUENAVENTURA y RECTO v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES 529 SCRA 500 (2007) Accused-Appellant Herminio Buenaventura was arrested and subsequently charged before the Regional Trial Court of Mandaluyong for violation of Republic Act No. 6425 (R.A. 6425), otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act for sale and possession of marijuana. He was arrested during a […]
Case Digest: SAMSON B. BEDRUZ and EMMA C. LUNA v . OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, YOLANDA P. LIONGSON 484 SCRA 452 (2006)
SAMSON B. BEDRUZ and EMMA C. LUNA v . OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, YOLANDA P. LIONGSON 484 SCRA 452 (2006) The omission of the trial court to state the factual and legal bases of its decision is not violative of the constitutional requirement if the same can be inferred from the discussion of the decision. […]
Case Digest: FELIX BAROT v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS CITY BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF TANJAN CITY, et al. 404 SCRA 352 (2003)
FELIX BAROT v. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS CITY BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF TANJAN CITY, et al. 404 SCRA 352 (2003) Petitioner Felix Barot and private respondent Rolando Tabaloc were candidates for councilor of Tanjay City, Negros Oriental in the May 14, 2001 elections. The Board of Canvassers (BOC) proclaimed the winning candidates for mayor, vice-mayor, and […]
Case Digest: BAGONG WEST KABULUSAN 1 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC v. JUDGE ALBERTO L. LERMA 452 SCRA 26 (2005)
BAGONG WEST KABULUSAN 1 NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, INC v. JUDGE ALBERTO L. LERMA 452 SCRA 26 (2005) CST Enterprises, Inc. (CST) filed before the Muntinlupa Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC) thirty eight (38) complaints for ejectment against thirty nine (39) individual-defendants who were occupying lots located at West Kabulusan, Barangay Cupang Muntinlupa City. The MeTC rendered judgment […]
Case Digest: ROSARIO V. ASTUDILLO and FILIPINA M. ORELLANA v . PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES 509 SCRA 302 (2006)
ROSARIO V. ASTUDILLO and FILIPINA M. ORELLANA v . PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES 509 SCRA 302 (2006) Written incriminatory statements made not in the course of custodial investigation are admissible in a criminal case filed against the confessant. Rosario Astudillo and Filipina Orellana were hired by Western Marketing Corporation (Western), as salespersons, while Roberto Benitez […]
