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Clarisa San Juan Santos�(Santos)�originally owned three parcels of land located in Antipolo City, particularly described as follows: All the three tax declarations indicated Santos' address as "3rd St. Concepcion[,] Marikina City." Sometime in January 1997, Transmix Builders & Construction,…
Read decisionMarken, Incorporated (petitioner), now known as Aquasalina Incorporated, is the owner of two parcels of land located at�Barangays�San Agustin and Bubog Central, Municipality of San Jose, Province of Occidental Mindoro (subject properties).6�The subject properties are covered by Transfer Certificate…
Read decisionIn the 2022 elections, four candidates, namely, Roberto "Pinpin" T. Uy, Jr. (Roberto), Romeo "Kuya Jonjon" M. Jalosjos, Jr. (Romeo), Frederico "Kuya Jan" P. Jalosjos (Frederico), and Richard Amazon, vied for the position of Zamboanga del Norte's first district representative. On November 16, 2021,…
Read decisionPetitioner and Joseph Amata Blance (private respondent) were candidates for the position of�Punong Barangay�of Matacla, Goa, Camarines Sur, in the May 14, 2018�Barangay�and�Sangguniang Kabataan�Elections (BSKE). Private respondent garnered 786 votes, while petitioner got 789 votes, the latter…
Read decisionPetitioner is a foreign corporation organized and existing under the laws of Delaware, United States of America. It is licensed to do business in the Philippines and registered with the Bureau of Internal Revenue (BlR).5�It established its Philippine branch for the purpose of purchasing and leasing…
Read decisionThe instant case stemmed from two separate Informations in Criminal Case No. 20724-D-PSG which charged accused-appellants with Illegal Sale of Dangerous Drugs; and Criminal Case No. 20725-D-PSG which charged accused-appellant Noel with Illegal Possession of Dangerous Drugs. The accusatory portions…
Read decisionUnder two separate Informations, petitioner Axel Tria y Cipriano (Tria) was charged with robbery and online libel, respectively, viz.: Criminal Case No. 13300 That on or about the 24th day of August 2015, in the City of ██████, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the…
Read decisionPetitioners, all Muslim-Filipinos and claiming to be members of the National Cultural Communities of the Philippines, filed a complaint for recovery of ownership, possession and damages, with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order (TRO) and/or writ of preliminary injunction (WPI),…
Read decisionOn March 2, 2017 at around 6:00 a.m., police officers conducted a search in petitioner's house located inside the Iglesia Ni Cristo (INC) Compound9 by virtue of a Search Warrant10 issued by then Presiding Judge (now CA Associate Justice) Angelene Mary W. Quimpo-Sale wherein they found several…
Read decisionRespondents entered into a Construction Contract7 notarized on July 8, 2015 (with Contract No. FBI-ICC-03) for the construction of the Integrated Coconut Products Processing Plant located in Barangay Darong, Santa Cruz, Davao del Sur. The terms of the said Construction Contract specified that FBI…
Read decisionPetitioner is the registered owner and proprietor of the�███████�Bar Disco Pub�� �(███████�Bar) with two branches, one in Pioneer Street and the other in�███████� Road, both located in,�███████�Davao del Norte.12�She is also the owner of�███████�Lodge, where the employees of��███████�Bar reside.…
Read decisionJoy Batislaon (Joy) worked as a cashier at SM Hypermarket in Pasig City. On November 14, 2005 at around 1:40 p.m., Security Guard Ryan Pacheco (SG Pacheco) observed that Joy was not scanning some of the grocery items that Lourdes Gutierez (Lourdes) bought. After the transaction, SG Pacheco invited…
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