The following are cases which illustrate the Real Property Tax Exemption LUNG CENTER vs. QUEZON CITY G.R. No. 144104. June 29, 2004 Under P.D. No. 1823, the petitioner is a non-profit and non-stock corporation which, subject to the provisions of the decree, is to be administered by the Office of the President of the… Read More Real Property Tax Exemption
The following are jurisprudence on Warrantless Searches and Seizures PEOPLE vs. SARAP G.R. No. 132165 A search may be conducted by law enforcers only on the strength of a warrant validly issued by a judge as provided in Article III, Section 2 of the Constitution. Articles which are the product of unreasonable searches and seizures… Read More Warrantless Searches and Seizures
FACTS: Petitioner Bank of America NT & SA (BANTSA) is an international banking and financing institution duly licensed to do business in the Philippines, organized and existing under and by virtue of the laws of the State of California, USA, while private respondent American Realty Corporation (ARC) is a domestic corporation. Bank of America International… Read More BANK OF AMERICA vs. AMERICAN REALTY CORP. & CA G.R. No. 133876 December 29, 1999 Doctrine of Processual Presumption
An illustration of the Retroactive effect of penal laws Article 22, Revised Penal Code. Retroactive effect of penal laws.- Penal laws shall have a retroactive effect insofar as they favor the person guilty of a felony, who is not a habitual criminal, as this term is defined in Rule 5, Article 62 of this Code,… Read More Retroactive effect of penal laws
FACTS: Respondent contracted a first marriage with one Maria Dulce B. Javier. Without said marriage having been annulled, nullified or terminated, the same respondent contracted a second marriage with petitioner Imelda Marbella-Bobis, and allegedly a third marriage with a certain Julia Sally Hernandez. Based on petitioners complaint-affidavit, an information for bigamy was filed against respondent.… Read More Bopis vs. Bopis G.R. No. 138509. July 31, 2000 Prejudicial Question
FACTS: Plaintiff, a civil engineer, was a member of a group of 48 Filipino pilgrims that left Manila for Lourdes on March 30, 1958. The defendant, Air France, through its authorized agent, Philippine Air Lines, Inc., issued to plaintiff a ‘first class’ round trip airplane ticket from Manila to Rome. From Manila to Bangkok, plaintiff… Read More AIR FRANCE v. RAFAEL CARRASCOSO G.R. No. L-21438, September 28, 1966 Damages, Bad Faith
FACTS: Jennifer Cagandahan filed a Petition for Correction of Entries in Birth Certificate[In her petition, she alleged that she was born on January 13, 1981 and was registered as a female in the Certificate of Live Birth but while growing up, she developed secondary male characteristics and was diagnosed to have Congenital Adrenal Hyperplasia (CAH)… Read More Republic vs. Cagandahan G.R. No. 166676 September 12, 2008
FACTS: Petitioner was charged with the crime of bigamy before the RTC. Petitioner thereafter filed a Motion to Suspend Proceedings alleging that: (1) there is a pending civil case for declaration of nullity of the second marriage before the RTC of Antipolo City filed by Karla Y. Medina-Capili; (2) in the event that the marriage… Read More Capili vs. People G.R. No. 183805, July 03, 2013 Bigamy
FACTS: Roridel O. Molina filed a petition for declaration of nullity of her marriage to Reynaldo Molina. The petition alleged that after a year of marriage, Reynaldo showed signs of “immaturity and irresponsibility” as a husband and a father since he preferred to spend more time with his peers and friends on whom he squandered… Read More Republic vs. CA, Molina G.R. No. 108763 February 13, 1997 Psychological Incapacity
FACTS: This is a petition for certiorari and prohibition filed by Romulo B. Macalintal, a member of the Philippine Bar, seeking a declaration that certain provisions of Republic Act No. 9189 (The Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003) suffer from constitutional infirmity. Claiming that he has actual and material legal interest in the subject matter… Read More Macalintal vs. COMELEC G.R. No. 157013. July 10, 2003 Suffrage, Overseas Absentee Voting