FACTS: Efren D. Almuete, Ila and Lloren were charged with violation of Section 68 of P.D. No. 705 “Revised Forestry Code of the Philippines,” as amended by E.O. No. 277.On the scheduled date of promulgation of judgment, petitioner and Lloren were ill while Ila was not notified of the scheduled promulgation. The RTC, however, found… Read More ALMUETE v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES G.R. No. 179611 Appellate Remedies, Suspension of the Rules

FACTS: Respondent Magtanggol B. Gatdula filed a Petition for the Issuance of a Writ of Amparo directed against petitioners Justice Secretary Leila M. De Lima, et al. Gatdula wanted De Lima, et al. “to cease and desist from framing up Petitioner [Gatdula] for the fake ambush incident by filing bogus charges of Frustrated Murder against… Read More DE LIMA v. GATDULA, G.R. No. 204528 February 19, 2013 Writ of Amparo, Appellate Remedies, Liberal Construction of the Rules of Court

FACTS: Petitioners arrived at the NAIA Terminal 3 from a vacation. They waited for the arrival of their baggage but were eventually informed that it was offloaded and transferred to a different flight. As they were complaining at the Cebu Pacific complaint desk, they noticed a man taking photos of Claudine with his cellular phone.… Read More SPS. SANTIAGO v. TULFO J. PERLAS-BERNABE; G.R. No. 205039 October 21, 2015 Writ of Amparo, Extrajudicial Killings, Enforced Disappearances

FACTS: Respondent, Ortigas and Co. Ltd. Partnership, is the owner of a parcel of land, which was for road widening for the C-5 flyover project of the DPWH. The title was then inscribed with an encumbrance that it was for road widening and subject to Sec. 50 of P.D. No. 1529 or the Property Registration… Read More REPUBLIC v. ORTIGAS & COMPANY LIMITED PARTNERSHIP G.R. No.171496 March 3, 2014 Appellate Remedies, Question of Law v. Question of Fact

FULL TEXT An action was brought in the Court of First Instance of Manila by the plaintiff to recover from the defendant the sum of P14,200 claimed to have been paid by him under no obligation to pay to the defendant; P2,000 for attorney’s fees and P10,000 for moral and exemplary damages and costs. A… Read More MELECIO ARRANZ, v MANILA SURETY & FIDELITY CO., INC., G.R. No. L-12844 June 30, 1960

FACTS: In his Petition for Issuance of the Writ of Habeas Data, Ilagan alleged that he and petitioner Dr. Joy Margate Lee were former common law partners. Sometime in July 2011, he visited Lee at the latter’s condominium, Ilagan noticed that his digital camera was missing. Lee confronted Ilagan at the latter’s office regarding a… Read More LEE v. P/SUPT. NERI A. ILAGAN G.R. No. 203254, October 08, 2014 J. PERLAS-BERNABE Writ of Habeas Data Rule

FACTS: Leticia Salamat filed an Application to Purchase Friar Lands with the CENRO of the DENR. Her application was subsequently indorsed to the Land Management Bureau (LMB) for final action. Thereafter, Salamat was informed that subject lot was already covered by a TCT in the name of Transunion. This prompted Salamat to file a Protest… Read More REPUBLIC v. TRANSUNION CORPORATION G.R. No. 191590 April 21, 2014 J. Perlas-Bernabe, Judicial Recourse, Exhaustion of Administrative Remedies

FACTS: Petitioner Lourdes and her sister Cecilia averred that they are the registered owners of the subject property on which both Lourdes and respondents previously lived under one roof. While Norma, Cecilia’s daughter-in-law, and her family were, in the meantime, allowed to use a portion thereof. Respondents erected  a house thereon over plaintiffs’ objections and,… Read More FERNANDEZ v. VILLEGAS G.R. No. 200191, August 20, 2014 J. Perlas-Bernabe Defective Verification & Certification Against Forum-Shopping

FACTS: On December 10, 1976, petitioner filed an application for registration and confirmation of title over a parcel of land covered by Plan PSU-129514, which was granted on February 23, 1989 by the RTC of Makati City, acting as a land registration court. Consequently, on July 10, 1997, the LRA issued Decree No. N-217036 in… Read More LOZADA v. BRACEWELL G.R. No. 179155 April 2, 2014 J. Perlas-Bernabe VENUE