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On August 27, 2001, Chairman Eufemio Domingo of the Presidential Anti-Graft Commission (PAGC) appointed respondent Jose R. Ramirez, Jr. as Executive Assistant III3 and concurrently designated him as Assistant Accountant.4 On September 28, 2001, Chairman Domingo resigned,5 and petitioner Cesar D.…
Read decisionThe CA aptly summed up the facts of the case before the rendition of the SAC decision as follows: [The Mateos] were the registered owners of [coconut and rice lands] with [a total area] of 1,323,112 square meters situated at Fabrica, Bacon, Sorsogon and [were] covered by TCT No. T-22822. A portion…
Read decisionNational Power Corporation (NPC) set a public bidding for the security package in NPC MinGen. Among the participating bidders was San Miguel Protective Security Agency (SMPSA), represented by Labao. However, NPC's Bids and Awards Committee (BAC) disqualified SMPSA for its alleged failure to meet the…
Read decisionIn May 1977, MJCI, a domestic corporation with legislative franchise to operate horse race betting,6 hired Julieta B. Sta. Ana (Sta. Ana) as outlet teller of its off-track betting (OTB) station in Tayuman, Manila (OTB Tayuman). Because horse racing was not on a daily basis, Sta. Ana's work schedule…
Read decisionJuan Richard Tionloc y Marquez (appellant) appeals the September 26, 2013 Decision1 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR.-H.C. No. 05452 which affirmed with modification the February 15, 2012 Decision2 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 37, in Criminal Case No. 08-264453. The…
Read decisionOn December 14, 2007, respondent St. Luke�s Medical Center, Inc. (SLMC) received from the Large Taxpayers Service-Documents Processing and Quality Assurance Division of the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Audit Results/Assessment Notice Nos. QA-07-0000965 and QA-07-000097,6 assessing respondent…
Read decisionThe facts according to the CA are as follows: On March 23, 2007, respondent Monina C. Santos (Santos) filed a Complaint for Sum of Money and Damages against petitioner Carson Realty & Management Corp. (Carson) with the Quezon City Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 216. As per the Officer's Return…
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