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On November 10, 2015, Paolo Anthony De Jesus (petitioner) filed a Complaint4�"For Damages under Articles 11705�and 11736�of the New Civil Code of the Philippines" against Dr. Romeo F. Uyloan (Dr. Uyloan), Dr. John Francois Ojeda (Dr. Ojeda) and the Asian Hospital and Medical Center (AHMC). On…
On�June 22, 1993, respondents heirs of Juan Caletina (Juan), namely Hospicio Caletina, Jr. (Hospicio, Jr.), Aniceto Caletina, and Florida Caletina filed before the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, a complaint for ownership and recovery of possession against petitioners'…
The crux of the present controversy lies in the validity of�eight�Waivers of the Defense of Prescription under the Statute of Limitations of the National Internal Revenue Code5�(Waivers) executed successively by ATC, through Roderick M. Tan, ATC Vice President for Personnel and Legal Affairs.6…
Josephine Ponce-Pilapil (Josephine) sought to declare her husband, Agapito S. Pilapil, Jr. (Agapito), presumptively dead in a petition filed before the Regional Trial Court, Branch 55 of Mandaue City (RTC).4 The RTC set the case for initial hearing and ordered the publication of the petition in a…
In 1964, the government reserved lots for the building site of the Reparations Commission (the Commission) in the South Harbor, Port Area, Manila.3�In 1968, the Commission constructed on the lots a 5-storey building with a floor area of 3,618 square meters. In 1980, the Commission was abolished and…
The three (3) separate Information against accused-appellant Pangcatan respectively state: Criminal Case No. 20344 Illegal Possession of Explosives in Violation of Section 1, R.A. No. 9516 That on or about January 11, 2015, in the City of Tagum, Province of Davao del Norte, Philippines, and within…
On May 6, 2016, Crossworld Marine Services, Inc., in behalf of its foreign principal, Kapal (Cyprus) Limited (collectively, respondents), hired petitioner as an ordinary seaman on board the vessel MIV Eurocargo Venezia with a contract duration of eight months.7�Petitioner's employment was covered by…
Sometime in 1970, spouses Jose and Leonor Lontoc (spouses Lontoc) established a business of selling Filipino food and roasted pigs, which they marketed under the name "ELARS Lechon."4 Desiring to leave a legacy, in 1989, the spouses Lontoc incorporated their food business. Thus, on May 19, 1989,…
On November 30, 2010, ANZ Global Services and Operations Manila, Inc. (respondent) hired John Roger Ni�o S. Vergara (petitioner) as Risk Manager. On August 5, 2016, petitioner handed his resignation letter4�dated August 5, 2016 to Line Manager,5�Kristine Gorospe (Gorospe). Per the Resignation…
Petitioner Sao Paulo Alpargatas S.A. (SPASA) is the owner and manufacturer of the footwear brand "Havaianas" and distributed by Terry S.A. Inc. in the Philippines. SPASA is also the registered owner of different marks, devises and logos of the brand "Havaianas" in the country.6�Meanwhile,…
Sometime in November 2001, petitioner Philippine National Bank (petitioner) filed against respondent Atty. Henry S. Oaminal (respondent) a complaint-affidavit for six (6) counts of Estafa and violation of Batas Pambansa Bilang 22 (BP 22) before the Office of the City Prosecutor of Ozamiz City,…
On March 4, 2011, at around 10:30 a.m., Police Officer (PO) 2 Jerome Garcia (PO2 Garcia) received a phone call from a confidential asset, who was following one�alias�"Kacho." The asset told PO2 Garcia that Kacho was on his way to Sta. Cruz, Laguna to obtain�shabu�(methamphetamine…
On June 26, 2014, Michael Gonzales and Mario Solomon Gonzales (respondents) filed a Complaint for Recovery of Possession and Damages under Civil Case No. 4955�(unlawful detainer) against the spouses Rolando6and Fe Tobias (petitioners) before the RTC alleging that they are the owners of a…
Jose had been working as Chief Cook for Doehle-Philman Manning Agency, Inc. (Doehle-Philman), and its principal Doehle (IOM) Ltd. (Doehle) since 2002. On June 8, 2006, he signed a nine-month contract to serve as Chief Cook onboard M/V Independent Endeavor,5�and boarded the vessel on July 17, 2006.6…
BCDA was created pursuant to Republic Act No. 72278�to act as the lead instrumentality tasked to facilitate the conversion of the Clark and Subic military reservations and extensions into alternative productive uses.9�Herein petitioners10�are employees of BMHI, a subsidiary of BCDA.11 On September…
This case arose from a�Complaint for Annulment of Sale, Reconveyance, Sum of Money and Damages5�filed by respondents Rolando S. Cabreza (Cabreza), and spouses Rosalinda Aguilar (Rosalinda) and Fernando Aguilar (collectively, spouses Aguilar) against pet1t10ner Integrated Credit and Corporate…
This case stemmed from the Complaint for Damages6�filed by Sen. Angara against Palafox, Jr., wherein Sen. Angara alleged that Palafox, Jr. authored an unsigned letter containing defamatory statements against him.7�In the Complaint, Sen. Angara indicated that he was holding office in Pasay City.8 In…
