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Vicente Catungal (Vicente) owned two (2) parcels of unregistered land located in Macabito, Calasiao, Pangasinan.7�He died on December 1, 1944 and was survived by five children, two of whom are Fausta and Genaro Catungal (Genaro).8 On July 23, 1994, Fausta and Genaro executed the Deed in…
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Meralco is a public utility corporation duly organized and existing under Philippine laws. Pursuant to RA 9209,5�the statute granting its franchise, Meralco is enfranchised to construct, operate and maintain a distribution system for the conveyance of electricity in the cities and municipalities in…
Read decisionIn the May 2010 elections, Degamo won a seat as Provincial Board Member of Negros Oriental (the Province). However, due to the sudden deaths of Governor-elect Emillio C. Macias II on June 13, 2010 and Vice Governor-elect Agustin Perdices on January 5, 2011, Degamo, as the Provincial Board Member who…
Read decisionVicente Catungal (Vicente) owned two (2) parcels of unregistered land located in Macabito, Calasiao, Pangasinan.7�He died on December 1, 1944 and was survived by five children, two of whom are Fausta and Genaro Catungal (Genaro).8 On July 23, 1994, Fausta and Genaro executed the Deed in…
Read decisionMeralco is a public utility corporation duly organized and existing under Philippine laws. Pursuant to RA 9209,5�the statute granting its franchise, Meralco is enfranchised to construct, operate and maintain a distribution system for the conveyance of electricity in the cities and municipalities in…
Read decisionIn the May 2010 elections, Degamo won a seat as Provincial Board Member of Negros Oriental (the Province). However, due to the sudden deaths of Governor-elect Emillio C. Macias II on June 13, 2010 and Vice Governor-elect Agustin Perdices on January 5, 2011, Degamo, as the Provincial Board Member who…
Read decisionThe Complaint By Complaint dated April 7, 2016, petitioners Raymond D. Jacob (Jacob), Joery L. Sitjar (Sitjar), Ayan C. Gabriel, Gregorio B. Balaton, Lawrence Albert N. Insigne, and Dennis L. Talamante (Talamante) sued respondents Villaseran Maintenance Service Corp. (Villaseran) and Maria Antonia…
Read decisionAccused-appellant's conviction arose from the following sets of Information,�viz.: Criminal Case No. 11[-]288374 That on or about June 15, 2009, in the City of Manila, Philippines, the said [accused-appellant], being then the stepfather of [AAA],3�a�minor, 9 years old, and/or common[-]law husband of…
Read decisionPetitioner Ninia P. Lumauan (Lumauan) was the Acting General Manager of Metropolitan Tuguegarao Water District (MTWD),4�a government-owned and controlled corporation (GOCC) created pursuant to Presidential Decree (PD) No. 198 or the Provincial Water Utilities Act of 1973, as amended by Republic Act…
Read decisionAgabin was hired by Angono Medics Hospital Inc. (AMHI) on September 1, 2002 as a staff midwife with a monthly salary of P3,500.00. While working, she was allowed by Andres Villamayor (Villamayor), the former President of AMHI, and Antoinette E. Antiojo (Antiojo), the Chief Nurse, to study nursing…
Read decisionThe Home Development Mutual Fund (HDMF), more popularly known as the Pag-IBIG Fund, was established as "an answer to the need for a national savings program and an affordable shelter financing for the Filipino worker."4�Its rule-making power is vested in its own Board of Trustees.5 To fast track the…
Read decisionOn July 5, 2011, the Court rendered a Decision (Main Decision) upholding PARC Resolution Nos. 2005-32-01 and 2006-34-01 which revoked HLI's stock distribution plan (SDP). Later on, in a Resolution6 dated November 22, 2011 (2011 Resolution), the Court held as follows: First, the shares of the FWBs in…
Read decisionIn 1997, Republic Act (RA) No. 84362�authorized the COMELEC to adopt an automated election system (AES) using appropriate technology for voting and electronic devices to count votes and canvass or consolidate results. In 2007, RA No. 93693�amended the provisions of RA No. 8436 allowing the COMELEC…
Read decisionOn 13 March 2002, pursuant to Republic Act No. (RA) 9136, the Office of the President, through the Department of Budget and Management (DBM), approved a Uniform Compensation Plan (UCP) for three (3) corporations, namely: the National Power Corporation; the National Transmission Commission; and…
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