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Accused-appellant Eulalio is appealing his conviction for the crimes of rape and acts of lasciviousness, arguing that his guilt has not been proven beyond reasonable doubt. The pertinent facts are as follows: Sometime in August 2004, 11-year-old AAA3�was playing in the street when Eulalio summoned…
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The present case involves the conflicting claims of two sets of buyers over a parcel of land. One group avers of having bought the property from one of its co-owners and building their house thereon in good faith. Meanwhile, the other group claims of having bought the same land from all the…
Read decisionThe COA summarized the factual and procedural antecedents as follows: As narrated in the assailed decision, the MIAA and the Aeroports de Paris-Japan Airport Consultants, Inc. Consortium (Consultant for brevity) entered into an Agreement for Consulting Services (Agreement for, brevity) for the NAIA…
Read decisionAccused-appellant Eulalio is appealing his conviction for the crimes of rape and acts of lasciviousness, arguing that his guilt has not been proven beyond reasonable doubt. The pertinent facts are as follows: Sometime in August 2004, 11-year-old AAA3�was playing in the street when Eulalio summoned…
Read decisionThe present case involves the conflicting claims of two sets of buyers over a parcel of land. One group avers of having bought the property from one of its co-owners and building their house thereon in good faith. Meanwhile, the other group claims of having bought the same land from all the…
Read decisionThe COA summarized the factual and procedural antecedents as follows: As narrated in the assailed decision, the MIAA and the Aeroports de Paris-Japan Airport Consultants, Inc. Consortium (Consultant for brevity) entered into an Agreement for Consulting Services (Agreement for, brevity) for the NAIA…
Read decisionOn May 9, 2016, Davao City Mayor Rodrigo Roa Duterte was elected as the 16th�President of the Philippines. A key agenda of the Duterte Administration was the relentless national crackdown on illegal drugs. This prompted several human rights advocates to heavily criticize the strategies and devices…
Read decisionThe Charge Petitioners Roy Hunnob and Salvador Galeon, barangay captain and barangay treasurer, respectively, of Barangay Dulao, Lagawe, Ifugao were indicted for violation of Section 3 (e) of Republic Act No. 3019 (RA 3019),�viz: That on or about the 30th�day of July 2007 at Dulao, Lagawe, Ifugao…
Read decisionIn an Information5�filed before the RTC, petitioner was charged with Illegal Possession of Dangerous Drugs, in violation of Section 11(3), Article II of R.A. No. 9165. The accusatory portion of the Information states: CRIMINAL CASE NO. 13-298456 That on or about July 20, 2013, in the City of Manila,…
Read decisionOn September 30, 2014, petitioner Guido B. Pulong filed a complaint for illegal dismissal, non-payment of wages, 13th�month pay, damages, and attorney's fees against herein respondents. He essentially alleged that, in December 1978, respondent Super Manufacturing Inc., (SMI) hired him as a spot…
Read decisionOn August 10, 2008, Hadja Nihma Alabain (Hadja Alabain), her grandson Qamar Mujanil6�(Mujanil), nephew Munajin Alabain (Alabain), and farm workers Julito Maghilum (Maghilum), Ronald Francisco (Francisco), his nephew Robert Alviar (Alviar), and Francisco's son Jaivin Palces (Palces) were on their way…
Read decisionOn March 8, 2001, the CSC Regional Office No. 6 of Iloilo City charged petitioner San Felix with dishonesty for allegedly conspiring with and allowing another person to take, in his behalf, the Police Officer I Examination held on March 29, 1998.6�The CSC noted that the picture and the signature of…
Read decisionIn his column "On Target" for the December 2, 2011 issue of the Philippine Daily Inquirer, Ramon Tulfo (Tulfo) wrote about the alleged kidnapping and extortion of Noriyo Ohara (Ohara), a Japanese national. It was purportedly committed by several agents of the National Bureau of Investigation (NBI).…
Read decisionRepublic of the Philippines (petitioner) averred that it is the owner of a parcel of land situated in Alibagu, Ilagan, Isabela covering an area of 21,646 square meters, denominated as Lot 1, TS 1028. Since the 1960s, the Alibagu Elementary School (AES) has been occupying and using the said property…
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