PART I A.1. In January 2018, Mrs. A, a married woman on her sixth (6th) month of pregnancy, was crossing a street when she was suddenly hit by a car being recklessly driven by Mr. X. As a result, Mrs. A sustained serious injuries and further, suffered an unintentional abortion. Mrs. A was hospitalized for… Read More SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO THE 2019 BAR EXAMINATIONS in CIVIL LAW UP Law Center
B.11. Atty. Gran for Governor of the Province of Pampanga, while his close friend, Atty. M, ran for Mayor of the Municipality of Guagua, Pampanga. They both won convincingly. Eventually, the losing candidates timely filed election protests. The losing gubernatorial candidate, Mr. A, filed his protest before the Regional Trial Court of Pampanga (RTC), whereas… Read More PART II SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO THE 2019 BAR EXAMINATIONS Political and International Law UP Law Complex
PART 1 Define the following terms: (a) Jus cogens (2%) SUGGESTED ANSWER: A.1. Jus cogens is “a peremptory norm of general international law accepted and recognized by the international community of States as a whole as a norm from which no derogation is permitted and which can be modified only by a subsequent norm of… Read More SUGGESTED ANSWERS TO THE 2019 BAR EXAMINATIONS Political and International Law (Part 1) UP Law Complex
FACTS: Accused-appellant Eddie Manansala On November 2, 2013, at around 8 o’clock in the evening, brothers Edward and Elmer Reyes were in front of their rented apartment owned by the victim Armando Ramos who also resides there, when suddenly they heard a gunshot inside the house. Edward then saw Manansala facing towards the direction of… Read More People vs. Eddie Manansala, G.R. No.233104, September 2, 2020 CCTV, Rules on Electronic Evidence, Murder, Treachery, Circumstantial Evidence
FACTS: On July 26, 2007, petitioner, Jesse U. Lucas, filed a Petition to Establish Illegitimate Filiation (with Motion for the Submission of Parties to DNA Testing) before the RTC. Petitioner narrated that sometime in 1967, his mother, Elsie, met respondent, Jesus S. Lucas, and they became lovers. Elsie got pregnant, and on March 11, 1969,… Read More Jesse Lucas v. Jesus Lucas G.R. No. 190710, June 6, 2011 Paternity and Filiation, DNA Evidence
FACTS: Dominga Agnas Vda. De Globo, a seventy-three year old woman, was allegedly chased by accused-appellant Roland Miraña, with a bolo. After the incident, Dominga’s brother advised her not to go back to her house and to report the incident to the barangay. Unfortunately, the victim did not heed the advice and returned to her… Read More People v. Miraña G.R. No. 219113, April 25, 2018 Insanity as Defense
FACTS: Since May 1998, petitioner Jose Z. Moreno and his family, as lessees, have been occupying two (2) parcels of land covered by TCT Nos. 181516 and 181517 (subject lands) co-owned by his full-blooded sister, respondent Consuelo Moreno KahnHaire and her children, Rene, Luis, Philippe, and Claudine. In 2003, respondents offered to sell to Jose… Read More Moreno v. Kahn G.R. No. 217744, July 30, 2018 Family Code, Earnest Effort Requirement, Motu Proprio Dismissal of Complaint, Condition Precedent
The Supreme Court En Banc has approved The Rules on Unified Legal Aid Service (ULAS Rules) which mandates covered lawyers to render at least 60 hours of pro bono legal aid every three years in favor of indigent Filipinos, as defined in the ULAS Rules. The ULAS Rules is a product of extensive deliberations and studies made over the course of more than a year… Read More SC Approves The Rules on Unified Legal Aid Service (ULAS Rules)
FACTS: Angelique Pearl Claur testified that she and Mark Claur were schoolmates in high school when they became girlfriend and boyfriend. During their relationship, they would alternately break up and reconcile. When they went to different universities for college, their fights became worse. They would curse each other and sometimes their quarrels would turn physically… Read More Republic v. Claur G.R. No. 246868. February 15, 2022 Psychological Incapacity, Declaration of Nullity of Marriage
FACTS: Two separate Petitions were filed before this Court 1) by the surviving partners of Atty. Alexander Sycip, who died on May 5, 1975, and 2) by the surviving partners of Atty. Herminio Ozaeta, who died on February 14, 1976, praying that they be allowed to continue using, in the names of their firms, the… Read More IN RE: SYCIP G.R. No. X92-1, July 30, 1979