On June 15, 2010 at around 2:00 p.m., Peter Rebuelta (Peter), together with some members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP), barged inside Room 5 of Seawall Inn5 located in Brgy. Tambak, New Washington, Aklan.6 The group saw Peter's wife,…
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On March 6, 2001, respondent Ria de Guzman Rivera (Rivera), a former assistant branch manager of a bank but then doing business under the name of Daddy's Lechon Manok, presented for payment with PBCOM General Santos City Branch, PBCOM Check No. 056196 (PBCOM Check No. 056196) dated January 4, 2001…
PASDA, Inc. (PASDA) charged its former president Emmanuel D. Pascual (Emmanuel) with three counts of qualified theft before the Regional Trial Court of Tarlac City, Branch 65 (RTC) docketed as Criminal Case Nos. 7064-2017, 7065-2017, and 7066-2017, to wit: Criminal Case No. 7064-2017 That sometime…
Angelito was charged with violation of Republic Act No. 10591,4�otherwise known as the�Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act. The Information reads: On the 2nd�day of August 2013, in the City of Makati, the [sic] Philippines, accused, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and…
On June 15, 2010 at around 2:00 p.m., Peter Rebuelta (Peter), together with some members of the Criminal Investigation and Detection Group (CIDG) of the Philippine National Police (PNP), barged inside Room 5 of Seawall Inn5 located in Brgy. Tambak, New Washington, Aklan.6 The group saw Peter's wife,…
On March 6, 2001, respondent Ria de Guzman Rivera (Rivera), a former assistant branch manager of a bank but then doing business under the name of Daddy's Lechon Manok, presented for payment with PBCOM General Santos City Branch, PBCOM Check No. 056196 (PBCOM Check No. 056196) dated January 4, 2001…
PASDA, Inc. (PASDA) charged its former president Emmanuel D. Pascual (Emmanuel) with three counts of qualified theft before the Regional Trial Court of Tarlac City, Branch 65 (RTC) docketed as Criminal Case Nos. 7064-2017, 7065-2017, and 7066-2017, to wit: Criminal Case No. 7064-2017 That sometime…
Angelito was charged with violation of Republic Act No. 10591,4�otherwise known as the�Comprehensive Firearms and Ammunition Regulation Act. The Information reads: On the 2nd�day of August 2013, in the City of Makati, the [sic] Philippines, accused, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and…
Nelfa, the second and the surviving spouse of Wenceslao B. Trinidad (Wenceslao) filed a petition, dated May 5, 2016, for probate of the notarial will of her late husband (petition for probate). Nelfa averred that on August 24, 2014, Wenceslao, while in a state of sound and disposing mind,…
This case emanated from a Petition for Declaratory Relief with Petition for�Habeas Corpus�filed by Prescott before Regional Trial Court, Branch 10, Manila City. The facts are undisputed. Prescott was born on April 10, 1950 in the Philippines to an American father, Walter Dewey Prescott, and a…
In 2018, Rosalie P. Pineda (Rosalie) was charged with 14 counts of qualified theft before the Regional Trial Court (RTC), docketed as Criminal Case Nos. 325-V-18, 540-V-18, 541-V-18, 543-V-18, 544-V-18, 547-V-18, 550-V-18, 553-V-18, 555-V-18, 556-V-18, 558-V-18, 560-V-18, 565-V-18 and 566-V-18. The…
By Information4�dated May 27, 2019, petitioner was charged with violation of Article II, Section 5 of Republic Act No. 91655�which reads: That, on March 20, 2019, along Ziga Avenue Basud, Tabaco City, Province of Albay, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the…
In January 1996, Apolonio Galang (Apolonio) offered to sell to Salvador Buce (Salvador) an 80-square meter parcel of land for a total purchase price of PHP 64,000.00. The parties then executed a document denominated as Conditional Sale with the following provisions:3 WHEREAS, the VENDOR offers to…
Respondent Rosalinda and petitioners are the children of Eniego P. Dela Cruz and Silvestra Dela Cruz (Sps. Dela Cruz) who passed away on July 31, 2009 and October 30, 2007, respectively.5�During the lifetime of Sps. Dela Cruz, they owned 35,153 square meters of agricultural land in Sitio Cogon,…
By Information dated February 28, 2017, accused-appellant was charged with rape, as follows: That on or about the 10 December 2016 in the City of ███████ Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, said accused by means of force, threat and/or intimidation, did then and there…
This case stemmed from an Information charging XXX alias�██████�with qualified trafficking. The accusatory portion of the Information reads: That on or about the 5th�day of December 2012, at about 8:30 o'clock in the evening, in the City of Cebu, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this…
On December 2, 2016, petitioner Playinn, Inc. (Playinn) and Furacon Builders, Inc. (Furacon), both corporations duly organized and existing under the laws of the Philippines, entered into an Owner-Contractor Agreement7 (Construction Agreement) wherein Playinn engaged the services of Furacon as its…
On November 14, 2017, petitioner hired Mesina as Vice President, Head of Legal, and Head of Liaison Officers, for Philippine Overseas Employment Administration (POEA) Matters, with a monthly salary of P130,000.00 and parking allowance of P3,000.00.8 In April 2018, Glendalyn Demaria (Demaria),…
