[Downloadable PDFs] A.M. No. 19-10-20-SC 2019 Proposed Amendments to the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure A.M. No. 19-08-15-SC 2019 Proposed Amendments to the Revised Rules on Evidence
SECTION. 1. Title of the Code. – This Code shall be known as the “Revised Corporation Code of the Philippines”. SEC. 2. Corporation Defined. – A corporation is an artificial being created by operation of law, having the right of succession and the powers, attributes, and properties expressly authorized by law or incidental to its… Read More 40 FREQUENTLY ASKED PROVISIONS OF THE REVISED CORPORATION CODE [Updated]
FACTS: First Sarmiento obtained from PBCOM a P40,000,000.00 loan, which was secured by a real estate mortgage over 1,076 parcels of land. The loan agreement was subsequently amended with the increase of the loan amount up to P100,000,000.00. Later, PBCOM filed a Petition for Extrajudicial Foreclosure of Real Estate Mortgage, claiming that it sent First… Read More FIRST SARMIENTO PROPERTY HOLDINGS, INC. v. PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS (PBCOM) G.R. No. 202836, June 19, 2018 Jurisdiction, Real Actions, Actions Incapable of Pecuniary Estimation [J. Leonen]
FACTS: Respondents discovered that their deceased father Angel C. Santos, maintained a premium savings account amounting to 1,759,082.63, and a time deposit account of 1,000,000.00 with PNB Sta. Elena-Marikina City Branch. Lina B. Aguilar, the Branch Manager thereof, required them to submit the: (1) original or certified true copy of the Death Certificate of Angel… Read More PNB v. Santos G.R. No. 208293 December 10, 2014 Standard of Diligence Required of Banks, Fiduciary Nature of Banking [J. Leonen]
FACTS: According to the prosecution, Norberto married Alice on December 4, 1994. After some time, Alice discovered that Norberto was previously married to a certain Gina M. Gaerlan on July 17, 1987, as evidenced by a marriage contract registered with the National Statistics Office. Alice filed a criminal Complaint for bigamy against Norberto. On the… Read More Vitangcol v. People of the Philippines G.R. No. 207406 January 13, 2016 Elements of the Crime of Bigamy, the Civil Code of the Philippines [J. Leonen]
FACTS: According to the prosecution, at around 1:50 p.m. on April 17, 2006, operatives of the Bacolod City Anti-Illegal Drug Special Operation Task Group conducted a stake-out operation in Purok Sigay, Barangay 2, Bacolod City. During the operation, PO2 Villeran heard noises from one of the houses. He “peeped through its window” and saw Lapi,… Read More Simeon Lapi v. People of the Philippines G.R. No. 210731, February 13, 2019 Warrantless Arrest, R.A. No. 9165 [J. LEONEN]
FACTS: Petitioner Senator Blas Ople prays that Administrative Order No. 308 entitled “Adoption of a National Computerized Identification Reference System” be declared unconstitutional on two grounds, viz: It is a usurpation of the power of Congress to legislate, and It impermissibly intrudes on our citizenry’s protected zone of privacy. A.O. No. 308 was published in… Read More Ople v. Torres G.R. No. 127685 July 23, 1998 Executive Power and Legislative Power, Administrative Power of the Chief Executive
FACTS: Magallano and Tapar were charged with murder punished under Article 248 of the RPC. Prosecution witness Pineda testified that at around 1:00 a.m. of October 1, 2005, he was at home sleeping beside his wife when loud voices outside roused him from sleep. He then heard a woman shout, “Romy, bakit mo s[i]ya sinasaktan,… Read More People of the Philippines v. Magallano and Tapar G.R. No. 220721, December 10, 2018 Murder, Treachery [J. Leonen]
