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Norma M. Baleares and Heirs of Santos Baleares, vs. Felipe B. Espanto, Heirs of Arnold V. Maranan, Register of Deeds Makati, and City Assessor Ofma...
- G.R. number
- G.R. No. 247844
- Decision date
- July 25, 2023
- Ponente
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Petitioners�the widow and the heirs of Santos�are the occupants and possessors of a parcel of land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. RT-57 (9482)7�(subject property) registered in the name of Santos, his siblings8�and his nephew9�as co-owners. Sometime in 1988, the Baleares siblings…
Joy Batislaon (Joy) worked as a cashier at SM Hypermarket in Pasig City. On November 14, 2005 at around 1:40 p.m., Security Guard Ryan Pacheco (SG Pacheco) observed that Joy was not scanning some of the grocery items that Lourdes Gutierez (Lourdes) bought. After the transaction, SG Pacheco invited…
Read decisionCamilo, Sr. and Librada Machica Enriquez (Librada) got married on May 20, 1939 at Sto. Rosario Parish in Cebu City.5 Their union bore five children, namely: Ernesto M. Enriquez (Ernesto), Camilo M. Enriquez, Jr. (Camilo, Jr.), Bella E. Brendel (Bella), Paz, and Diosdado M. Enriquez (Diosdado).6…
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Read decisionPetitioners�the widow and the heirs of Santos�are the occupants and possessors of a parcel of land covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. RT-57 (9482)7�(subject property) registered in the name of Santos, his siblings8�and his nephew9�as co-owners. Sometime in 1988, the Baleares siblings…
Read decisionJoy Batislaon (Joy) worked as a cashier at SM Hypermarket in Pasig City. On November 14, 2005 at around 1:40 p.m., Security Guard Ryan Pacheco (SG Pacheco) observed that Joy was not scanning some of the grocery items that Lourdes Gutierez (Lourdes) bought. After the transaction, SG Pacheco invited…
Read decisionCamilo, Sr. and Librada Machica Enriquez (Librada) got married on May 20, 1939 at Sto. Rosario Parish in Cebu City.5 Their union bore five children, namely: Ernesto M. Enriquez (Ernesto), Camilo M. Enriquez, Jr. (Camilo, Jr.), Bella E. Brendel (Bella), Paz, and Diosdado M. Enriquez (Diosdado).6…
Read decisionOn March 27, 2018, petitioner Leonardo L. Justo (Leonardo) was hired by respondent Technomar Crew Management Corp. in behalf of its principal, Technomar Shipping, Inc., as cook for M/V New Yorker for a period of nine months with a basic monthly wage of USD 715.00.5 Leonardo was covered by a…
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Read decisionIn an Information dated August 25, 2017, petitioners were charged with Theft under Article 308, in relation to Article 309 of the Revised Penal Code (RPC), as amended, to wit: That on or about the 18[th] day of August 2017, in Pasay City Metro Manila, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this…
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