FACTS: Loreta Gozo bought a house and lot located inside the United States Naval Reservation within the territorial jurisdiction of Olongapo City. She demolished the house and built another one in its place, without a building permit, because she was told by an assistant in the City Mayor’s office, and by her neighbors in the… Read More People v. Gozo G.R. No. L-36409 October 26, 1973 Sovereignty, National Territory

FACTS: Plaintiffs are the parents, brothers and sisters of Lolita Pe. At the time of her disappearance on April 14, 1957, Lolita was 24 years old and unmarried.  Defendant was an adopted son of a Chinaman who is a collateral relative of Lolita’s father. Because of such fact and the similarity in their family name,… Read More Pe v. Pe G.R. No. L-17396, May 30, 1962 Damages, Civil Code

FACTS: Appellant Wilson G. Marcos joined the Armed Forces of the Philippines in 1973. Later on, he was transferred to the Presidential Security Command in Malacañang during the Marcos Regime. Appellee Brenda B. Marcos, on the other hand, joined the Women’s Auxilliary Corps under the Philippine Air Force in 1978. After the EDSA Revolution, both… Read More Marcos v. Marcos G.R. No. 136490 Psychological Incapacity, Declaration of Nullity of Marriage October 19, 2000