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The case stemmed from two separate Information, one charging Manuel Catulang�y�Villegas (Manuel), Joel, Poly and Crispolo of murder, the accusatory portion thereof reads: That on or about the 7th�day of September, 2008 in Caloocan City, Metro Manila and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable…
Read decisionDuring the 2013 elections, Lucilo won as the Mayor of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan. He assumed office on 30 June 2013. On 1 July 2013, the City Government of Puerto Princesa, represented by Lucilo as city mayor, entered into a Contract of Services4�with Lucilo's son, Karl Bayron (Karl), engaging…
Read decisionOn March 23, 2010, petitioner filed the petition4�below citing Article 36 of the Family Code. The case was docketed Civil Case No. 13-0-2010 FC and raffled to the Regional Trial Court-Branch 73, Olongapo City.5�Petitioner essentially stated: She first met respondent in 1999 when the latter was only…
Read decisionAtty. Dy Buco, together with Deputy Commissioner Gregorio B. Chavez (Deputy Commissioner Chavez), Edgar Qui�ones (Qui�ones), Francisco Fernandez, Jr. (Fernandez), Alfredo Adao (Adao), Jose Elm.er Velarde (Velarde), Thomas Patrie Relucio (Relucio), and Jim Erick Acosta (Acosta), are members of the…
Read decisionHCCDI, a domestic corporation with principal office at Barangay Masarawag, Guinobatan, Albay, applied for land registration of Lot No. 3246 with the MTC of Guinobatan, Albay docketed as LRA Case No. 01-03.4�HCCDI claimed ownership and actual possession of Lot No. 3246, with an area of 71,667 square…
Read decisionRespondent Del Moral, Inc. (Del Moral) is a domestic family corporation and the registered owner of several parcels of land situated in different municipalities in Pangasinan with a total area of 125.2717 hectares. These parcels of land were originally tobacco farmlands. 102.9766 hectares of Del…
Read decisionIn their Complaint dated May 5, 20116, Gesolgon and Santos alleged that they were hired on March 3, 2008 and April 5, 2008, respectively, by Mikrut as part-time home-based remote Customer Service Representatives of CyberOne Pty. Ltd. (CyberOne AU), an Australian company.7�Thereafter, they became…
Read decisionOn December 24, 2008, Social Housing Finance Corporation (SFHC), a government-owned and controlled corporation, and Social Housing Employees Association, Inc. (SOHEAI), the legitimate labor organization of its rank-and-file employees, entered into a collective bargaining agreement (CBA).3�On…
Read decisionCDC is a subsidiary corporation of the Bases Conversion and Development Authority (BCDA). It was established through Executive Order No. (EO) 804�in 1993 for the purpose of becoming BCDA's "operating and implementing arm, x x x to manage the Clark Special Economic Zone (CSEZ)."5�The CDC is empowered…
Read decisionUnder Resolution (BR) No. 046-2009 dated November 20, 2009, the Baguio Water District (BWD) authorized the grant of Centennial Bonus to its officers and employees in the amount equivalent to fifty percent (50%) of the employee's salary. The bonus was distributed to the recipients on the occasion of…
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