FACTS: Kanemitsu Yamaoka, five Philippine tuna processors, and respondent Kingford entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA), which provided, among others, the establishment of Tuna Processors, Inc. (TPI). Due to a series of events, the licensees, including respondent Kingford, withdrew from petitioner TPI and correspondingly reneged on their obligations. Petitioner submitted the dispute for arbitration… Read More TUNA PROCESSING, INC. v. PHILIPPINE KINGFORD G.R. No. 185582 February 29, 2012 Enforcement of Foreign Arbitral Award

FACTS: Gloria Lucas charged respondent, Judge Amelia A. Fabros with Gross Ignorance of the Law and Grave Abuse of Discretion relative to Civil Case No. 151248. Complainant, who was the defendant in the aforecited case, alleged that Judge Amelia A. Fabros issued an Order dated February 26, 1997 granting the plaintiffs motion for reconsideration of the… Read More LUCAS vs. JUDGE AMELIA A. FABROS A.M. No. MTJ-99-1226. January 31, 2000 Summary Procedure

FACTS: Sgt. Victorino Noceja and Pat. Alex de Castro, while on a routine patrol in Barangay Sampalucan, Pagsanjan, spotted a passenger jeep unusually covered with “kakawati” leaves. Suspecting that the jeep was loaded with smuggled goods, the two police officers flagged down the vehicle. The jeep was driven by appellant. When asked what was loaded… Read More CABALLES vs. CA G.R. No. 136292. January 15, 2002 Warrantless Search

Although a waiver of the right to present evidence by the accused is not a trivial matter to be lightly regarded by the trial court, the filing of the demurrer to evidence without express leave of court operates as a waiver that binds the accused pursuant to the express provision of the Rules of Court.… Read More PEOPLE v. OLIVIA GARCIA CRISTOBAL G.R. NO. 159450 March 30, 2011 Demurrer to Evidence

FACTS: Respondent and his co-accused were charged with multiple murder for the shooting and killing of eleven persons who were claimed to be members of the Kuratong Baleleng Gang. The said cases docketed as Criminal Cases Nos. Q-99-81679 to Q-99-81689 were provisionally dismissed with the express consent of the respondent as he himself moved for… Read More People v. Lacson G.R. No. 149453. April 1, 2003 Criminal Procedure, Provisional Dismissal

RULE 102 Habeas Corpus Section 1. To what habeas corpus extends. — Except as otherwise expressly provided by law, the writ of habeas corpus shall extend to all cases of illegal confinement or detention by which any person is deprived of his liberty, or by which the rightful custody of any person is withheld from… Read More The Writ of Habeas Corpus, AQUINO v. ESPERON, FERIA v. CA