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 […]

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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: […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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Top Performing Law Schools in 2014 Bar Exams

Here are the top performing law schools based on the statistical data of the 2014 bar examinations. With 30 or more examinees P C % 1 University of the Philippines 117 172 68.02 2 De La Salle University – Manila 26 46 56.52 3 San Beda College – Manila 114 204 55.88 4 Ateneo De […]

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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 […]

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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 […]

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2015 Movie Review: Fast and the Furious 7 a.k.a Furious 7

2015 Movie Review: Fast and the Furious 7 a.k.a Furious 7

            One can’t mess with family. Behind the street mayhem and unbelievable, almost implausible, car stunts, director James Wan (Saw, Insidious, The Conjuring) takes this one to the ground and portrays the fight for family in the midst of chaos. It is one that stretches beyond the screen and one that touched the life of […]

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