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Accused- appellant was charged with the illegal sale of dangerous drugs in an Information4 dated January 21, 2009, reading as follows: That on or about the l0th day of January 2009, in the City of Roxas, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, said accused, with deliberate…
Read decisionIn separate informations, petitioner was charged with violating Section 11, Article II of Republic Act (R.A.) No. 9165 while his co-accused Rodrigo Bautista y Sison (Bautista) was charged with violating Secs. 5 and 11 thereof, which state: Criminal Case No. C-819 5 8 (for Accused Bautista) Violation…
Read decisionIn Criminal Case No. CR-06-8538, only Diaz was charged with the violation of Section 11 of R.A. No. 9165. In Criminal Case No. CR-06-8539, Velasco and Diaz were jointly charged with the violation of Section 5 of R.A. No. 9165. The relevant information alleged: That on or about [the] 7th day of…
Read decisionIn an Information dated January 24, 2007, appellant was charged with rape, defined under Article 266-A of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended by Republic Act No. 8353.3 The accusatory portion of the Information read: That on or about the 20th day of January 2007, in Quezon City, Philippines,…
Read decisionAppellant was charged under the following Information: That at more or less 1:20 xx x in the afternoon of December 25, 2010 at Butuan City, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named [appellant], by means of force, threat or intimidation did then and there…
Read decisionPetitioner National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is a government instrumentality created under Republic Act No. 9136 (RA 9136), otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA Law). It operates and manages the power transmission system that links power plants to…
Read decisionThe CA rendered the following factual and procedural antecedents: An Amended Complaint dated 20 November 1998 was filed by plaintiffs Sps. Lilia I. Cueto ("Lilia", for brevity) and Vedasto Cueto ("Vedasto", for brevity) against defendants Sps. Cipriano Pamplona and Bibiana Intac ("Bibiana", for…
Read decisionAppellant, along with accused Augusto Gonzales (Augusto) and Esmenio Pader, Jr. (Esmenio), was charged with rape in an Information which reads: That on or about the 13th day of December 1999, at about 8:00 o'clock in the evening, x x x Province of Zambales, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction…
Read decisionThe instant petition stemmed from Civil Case No. 90-1507, which McDonald's Corporation (respondent) filed against L.C. Big Mak Burger, Inc. (petitioner) for trademark infringement and unfair competition raffled to the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Makati City, Branch 137 (Infringement Court).4 In…
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