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Maria Antoniette Cudal Lee (Maria Antoniette) tiled against Fil-Expat Placement Agency, Inc. (Fil-Expat) and Thanaya Al-Yaqoot Medical Specialist (Thanaya Al-Yaqoot) a complaint for constructive dismissal contract substitution and breach of contract and damages before the labor arbiter (LA).…
Read decisionOn June 30, 2003, the�Sangguniang Bayan�(SB) of the Municipality of Bulan, Sorsogon enacted Ordinance No. 004, Series of 2003,4�entitled "Ordinance Authorizing the Bond Flotation of the Municipality of Bulan, Province of Sorsogon in the Amount of Not Exceeding Fifty Million Pesos (P50,000,000.00) to…
Read decisionCivil Service Commission (CSC) Memorandum Circular No. 33, series of 1997 entitled Policy on Working Conditions at the Workplace, states: x x x x x x x x x Pursuant to Resolution No. 97-4684 dated December 18, 1997, the CSC promulgates and adopts the following policies: 1.�All government offices…
Read decisionArmando was charged in two separate Informations for the crime of murder and frustrated murder, committed as follows: Criminal Case No. 13933 That on or about 10:00 in the morning of July 31, 2009 at Brgy. San Pascual. Municipality of Basud, Province of Camarines Norte, Philippines, and within the…
Read decisionOn August 26, 2008, Alcid was re-hired by respondent Worldwide Crew, Inc. (Worldwide), through its local manning agent co-respondent Pacific Ocean Manning5�as an able seaman on board the vessel M/V Coral Nettuno, a chemical/ gas tanker. This was Alcid's fifth contract with respondents. Under the…
Read decisionIn its Complaint5�for Collection of Sum of Money with Damages with an Application for the Issuance of a Writ of Preliminary Attachment, Watercraft Ventures Corporation (petitioner), as represented by its Vice President, Rosario E. Ra�oa, stated that it is a corporation engaged in the business of…
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 decisionThis case stemmed from a letter dated June 7, 2012 of the CSC Field Office � Davao Oriental requesting verification of Teresita B. Ramos' certificates of eligibility. On November 25, 2013, the CSC Regional Office No. XI issued Spot Verification Report stating that Ramos declared in her Personal Data…
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 decisionPetitioner 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 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…
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