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Petitioner was charged with Violation of Sections 5 and 11, Article II of R.A. No. 9165 before the RTC. The petitioner was subsequently acquitted of the charge of violation of Section 11 of R.A. No. 9165 in Criminal Case No. 2586-M-2010.2�The Information charging petitioner of Violation of Section 5…
Read decisionThe Information4�against Bangayan alleges: That sometime in the month of January, [sic] 2012 at Brgy. San Ramos, Municipality of Nagtipunan, Province of Quirino, Philippines,. and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named Accused, with intent to abuse, harass and degrade AAA5,…
Read decisionPetitioner Rodel F. Bantogon charged respondent PVC Master Mfg. Corp. with illegal dismissal. In his Position Paper dated June 24, 2014, petitioner essentially alleged: On May 20, 2012, he was employed by Boatwin International Corporation as a helper. In less than a year, he got promoted to machine…
Read decisionPSC is a directly-connected customer of the National Power Corporation (NAPOCOR) for the supply of electricity to its sinter plant. Under their Contract for the Supply of Electricity (CSE), NAPOCOR obliged itself to supply power to PSC through the 138kV Aplaya-PSC line. With the enactment of R.A.…
Read decisionPrior to their termination, petitioners held the positions of distribution system analyst and system planning and design engineer, respectively, at First Laguna Electric Cooperative (FLECO), a cooperative franchised to retail electricity to certain towns in Laguna.8�While they were still under its…
Read decisionThe facts of the case, gathered from the Decision of the Court in G.R. No. 2012896�and from the assailed CA Decision dated July 20, 2016 in CA-G.R. SP No. 07162, are as follows: In 1976, Benito Bertuldo (Benito) sold Lot No. 1024 to Asuncion Segovia (Asuncion), acting for her daughter petitioner…
Read decisionOn March 7, 1997, Solidbank issued a FLC6�worth US$168,000.00 in favor of PLC to finance the latter's importation of lumber which was allegedly secured by a Domestic Letter of Credit (DLC)7�dated February 14, 1997 valued at P4,240,000.00 issued by Philippine Commercial and Industrial Bank (PCIB).…
Read decisionOn July 5, 2007, Filminera Resources and Philippine Gold Processing and Refining Corporation (PGPRC), a domestic corporation registered with the BOI, entered into an Ore Sales and Purchase Agreement.5�For the third and fourth quarters of the fiscal year (FY) ending June 30, 2010, Filminera…
Read decisionLydia Bernadette M. Stager (Lydia) owns a 6,100-square meter (sq m) real property identified as Lot No. 199 and situated in�Barangay�Manoc-Manoc, Boracay Island. The land adjoins the sea on its eastern part and is generally flat at the center but has an elevated rocky northern part. In 1991, Lydia…
Read decisionThrough a letter dated May 6, 1991, the CIR sent Assessment Notices6�to Citytrust Banking Corporation (Citytrust) in connection with its deficiency internal revenue taxes for the year 1986 in the aggregate amount of P20,865,320.297�computed as follows: The assessments came after Citytrust's…
Read decisionThe controversy stemmed from a Complaint6�for illegal dismissal, non-payment of wages for two round trips and 13th�month, refund of cash bond, damages and attorney's fees filed by Mariano and Francisco C. Arellano against G.V. Florida Transport and its owner, Virgilio Florida, Jr. Only Mariano filed…
Read decisionPetitioners Federation of Coron, Busuanga, Palawan Farmer's Association, Inc.,�(FCBPFAI)�and Sandigan ng Mambubukid ng Bintuan Coron, Inc.,�(SAMBICO)�are federations consisting of fanners in Palawan. Sometime in 2002, the farm lands occupied by the members of SAMBICO in Sitio Dipangan and Langka,…
Read decisionPetitioner Napoleon C. Tolosa, Jr. (petitioner) filed his Affidavit-Complaint6�dated March 22, 2010 before the Ombudsman, charging the respondent for violation of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 6713, otherwise known as the Code of Conduct and Ethical Standards for Public Officials and Employees, docketed…
Read decisionRNB is a corporation engaged in manufacturing and exporting quality garments, while RMPC is a cooperative duly registered with the Cooperative Development Authority.7�In pursuit of its business, RNB engaged the services of RMPC, which undertook to manufacture garments in accordance with RNB's…
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