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In 2001, the EPIRA was enacted to ensure, among others, the quality, reliability, security, and affordability of the supply of electric power; and the transparent and reasonable prices of electricity in a regime of free and fair competition and full public accountability.6 One of the reforms…
On November 24, 2000, an Information5�was filed against petitioner for estafa under Article 315, paragraph 1(b) of the RPC, committed as follows: That on or about the period comprised from 1994 to 1998, in Quezon City, Philippines, said accused, being then an employee of NAPOLCOM with office address…
Accused-appellant was charged with two counts of Qualified Trafficking in Persons under Section 6(a), in relation to Section 4(e), 3 and 10(c), of Republic Act No. (RA) 9208,6 otherwise known as the "Anti-Trafficking in Persons Act of 2003," and one count of Rape under Article 266-A, paragraph 1(a)…
As narrated by the CA in the assailed Decision and based on the records of the case, the essential facts and antecedent proceedings of the case are as follows: The instant case stemmed from a complaint6�for specific performance with damages filed by herein respondents Heirs of Epifania M. Hernandez;…
Petitioners,4�for themselves and in representation of the residents of the Municipality of Sta. Cruz, Province of Zambales and the Municipality of Infanta, Province of Pangasinan, filed before the Court a special civil action for the issuance of a Writ of�Kalikasan, with a prayer for the grant of a…
G.R. No. 210965 On 23 April 2007, DBP received from COA, through its Supervising Auditor, Hilconeda P. Abril (Auditor Abril), four Audit Observation Memoranda (AOM)8�relative to the grant of additional allowances and fringe benefits to DBP officers acting as officers of DBP Subsidiaries in 2006. The…
Pinagtibukan It Pala'wan, Inc. (PINPAL) is a people's organization of Palawan Indigenous Cultural Community in Barangay Punta Baja, Rizal, Palawan. It is the holder of Resource Use Permit (RUP) No. 001-09,4 which authorizes it to occupy, cut, collect, and remove 155,503.125 kilos of almaciga resin…
Petitioner Reynaldo P. Cabatan (Cabatan) was employed as an oiler by Southeast Asia Shipping Corp. (SEASCORP) on behalf of its principal, Maritime Management Services (Maritime Management) from 2006 to 2010.6�Before deployment, he underwent his Pre-Employment Medical Examination (PEME) and was…
The Information6�charging Vinluan with Illegal Sale of Dangerous Drugs alleges: That on or about December 3, 2013 at around 3:00 o'clock in the afternoon, in Barangay Banggot, Municipality of Bambang, Province of Nueva Vizcaya, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the…
The instant case stemmed from a letter-complaint7�dated October 14, 2005 from Aurelio Cadavedo (Cadavedo) pertaining to the alleged anomalous purchase of guardrails and guardrail posts worth P5,500,000.00 sometime in 2004 made by the 1st�Engineering District of the Department of Public Works and…
On December 19, 2000, the municipality of Janiuay, Iloilo, through Mayor Franklin A. Locsin (Mayor Locsin), representing the League of Municipalities of the Philippines (LMP), Iloilo Chapter,8�entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA)9�with the Department of Health (DOH) Center for Health…
On September 22, 1994, the Sangguniang Bayan of the Municipality of Pantukan, Compostela Valley, passed Resolution No. 164, Series of 1994 authorizing Silvino B. Matobato, Sr. (Silvino), the Municipal Treasurer, to transfer an unspecified amount of municipal funds from the Land Bank of the…
In November 2010, the PCSO-LPDO granted certain monetary benefits to its personnel. Upon audit, however, the Audit Team Leader assigned to the PCSO-LPDO issued the following NDs:5 Petitioners failed to file the appeal on time causing the issuance of a Notice of Finality of Decision (NFD). Claiming…
The present controversy involves a parcel of agricultural land (irrigated riceland) situated in�Barangay�Dacutan, Municipality of Esperanza, Province of Agusan del Sur, with an area of 34,661 square meters. Said property is registered in the name of Isidoro Cabalhin (Isidoro) under Original…
On November 10, 2015, Paolo Anthony De Jesus (petitioner) filed a Complaint4�"For Damages under Articles 11705�and 11736�of the New Civil Code of the Philippines" against Dr. Romeo F. Uyloan (Dr. Uyloan), Dr. John Francois Ojeda (Dr. Ojeda) and the Asian Hospital and Medical Center (AHMC). On…
Petitioner was hired by Alfa as Second Officer on September 16, 2013, through its local manning agent, Jebsens. His employment was covered by a standard employment contract for a period of six months with the vessel MV Pacific Fantasy, which was later renamed as MV Voge Fantasy. Halfway through his…
On�June 22, 1993, respondents heirs of Juan Caletina (Juan), namely Hospicio Caletina, Jr. (Hospicio, Jr.), Aniceto Caletina, and Florida Caletina filed before the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, a complaint for ownership and recovery of possession against petitioners'…
The crux of the present controversy lies in the validity of�eight�Waivers of the Defense of Prescription under the Statute of Limitations of the National Internal Revenue Code5�(Waivers) executed successively by ATC, through Roderick M. Tan, ATC Vice President for Personnel and Legal Affairs.6…
