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The Information in Criminal Case No. 2078 contained the following accusatory allegations against appellant: That on or about the 24th day of March, 2004, at about 5:30 o'clock in the morning at Jetty, Brgy. Hollywood, Guian, Eastern Samar, Philippines, within the jurisdiction of this Honorable…
Read decisionOn May 27, 2003, accused-appellant was charged in two (2) separate Informations before the RTC. In Criminal Case No. 03-25726, accused-appellant was charged with possession of shabu in violation of Section 11, Article II of R.A. No. 9165. The Informations read: That on or about the 25th day of May…
Read decisionOn February 10, 2010,3 the accused-appellant was charged with the crime of Rape, as defined and penalized under Article 266-A and 266-B of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), in an Information, the accusatory portion of which reads as follows: That sometime in between 2008 and 2009, in Brgy. Luna,…
Read decisionVillamor was charged with violation of Section 3(c) of RA 9287 for collecting and soliciting bets for an illegal numbers game locally known as "lotteng' and possessing a list of various numbers, a calculator, a cellphone, and cash. The charge stemmed from the following lnformation:4 That on or ahout…
Read decisionThe petitioner occupied the position of Disbursing Officer II at the Department of Interior and Local Government-Cordillera Administrative Region (DILG-CAR) Provincial Office in Lagawe, Ifugao at the time material to this case.3 On the night of March 16, 2005, unidentified suspects gained access…
Read decisionIn September 1989, the petitioner was hired by DHL Philippines Corporation (DHL) as Courier/Driver at the Mactan Business Center in Cebu. In 1991, he was promoted to the position of Customs Representative and occupied the said position until 1995 when he was assigned at the Ramos Business Center…
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