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The petitioner, a duly registered domestic corporation engaged in the production of electricity as an independent power producer (IPP) and in the sale of electricity solely to the National Power Corporation (NPC), claimed the refund or issuance of the tax credit certificate for 74,658,461.68 for the…
Read decisionFor the killing of Wilfredo Sasot, Jimmy, along with Ernesto Eclavia (Ernesto), was indicted for murder under the information that alleged: That on or about the 6th�day of June 2006, at Barangay Mambaling, Municipality of Calauag, Province of Quezon, Philippines; and within the jurisdiction of this…
Read decisionPetitioner and Lauzon were charged in an Information3 which reads: That on or about the twenty-ninth (29th) day of July, 2010, in the City of Olongapo, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named accused, conspiring, confederating together and mutually helping…
Read decisionALI and ASBRC are domestic corporations engaged in real estate development. On the other hand, EMRASON is a domestic corporation principally organized to manage a 372- hectare property located in Dasmari�as, Cavite (Dasmari�as Property ).7 The parties' respective versions of the factual antecedents…
Read decisionThe accused-appellant was charged with murder through the information dated February 19, 1998, which avers: That on or about the 30th day of November, 1997 in the City of Iloilo, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, herein accused, armed with a knife, with treachery and…
Read decisionOn July 7, 2008, the accused-appellant was charged with the violation of Section 5 of R.A. No. 9165 through the information that reads: That on or about July 1, 2008 in the City of Manila, Philippines, the said accused, not having been authorized by law to sell, trade, deliver or give away to…
Read decisionAccused-appellant was charged in two separate Informations for murder and frustrated murder the accusatory portions of which read: Criminal Case No. 04-36 That on or about [the] 22nd�day of May, 2003 at around 1:30 o'clock in the afternoon at Bonifacio St., Poblacion 1, Municipality of Camiling,…
Read decisionThe Office of the City Prosecutor of Manila filed against the accused-appellant the following informations dated February 28, 2008, to wit: Criminal Case No. 08-259713 That on or about February 21, 2008, in the City of Manila, Philippines, the said accused, not being authorized by law to sell,…
Read decisionThe Republic commenced Civil Case No. C-192 against Angelo B. Malabanan, Pablo B. Malabanan (petitioner herein), and Greenthumb Realty and Development Corporation (Greenthumb), the registered owners of various parcels of land covered by certificates of title derived from Transfer Certificate of…
Read decisionOn January 15, 1996, petitioner and the DENR, through its Regional Executive Director executed a leasehold agreement, i.e., IFPMA No. 21, with a term of 25 years over a parcel of land with an area of 899 hectares, more or less, located in Sitio Mabilis, Barangay San Jose, General Santos City, South…
Read decisionThe present controversy stemmed from a complaint filed by Annaliza F. Daguio (Annaliza) before the Office of the Chief, PNP, against the respondent for grave misconduct, docketed as NHQ-AC-363-011413 (DIDM-ADM-13-04). The complaint alleged that on January 25, 2012, at about 9:00 a.m., respondent PO2…
Read decisionPetitioner Noemi Cruz and her husband, Hermenegildo T. Cruz, were the registered owners of a 124.38-square meter condominium unit, Unit 407, Cityland Condominium 10, Tower II, 146 H.V. Dela Costa Street, Makati City (subject property) which was levied upon by the respondent City of Makati for…
Read decisionOn January 27, 2005, the petitioners commenced Civil Case No. 05- 28420 in the RTC against respondents Spouses Bernan and Eleanor Certeza (Spouses Certeza), Eleanor Tabuada, Julieta Trabuco and Laureta Redondo. The complainant included a prayer for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and for the…
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