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On 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…
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…
Petitioner is the registered owner and proprietor of the�███████�Bar Disco Pub�� �(███████�Bar) with two branches, one in Pioneer Street and the other in�███████� Road, both located in,�███████�Davao del Norte.12�She is also the owner of�███████�Lodge, where the employees of��███████�Bar reside.…
The Information6�dated July 23, 2015, charged accused-appellant with Qualified Rape, committed as follows: Sometime on 24 February 2015 around midnight, at�██████████, Misamis Oriental, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of the Honorable Court, the above-named accused, knowing full[y] well the…
Following the death of the victim Jaime Boy Ca�ete�y�Paspe (Jaime Boy) on July 2, 2013, Maantos and Bini, were charged with murder along with their co-accused Ryan Aringgo�y�Legaria (Aringgo), Alma Ca�ete�y�Ponsica (Ca�ete), April John Taburada�y�Subaria (Taburada), and Cedric Miro�y�Sarabia (Miro).…
Between February 2009 and October 2012, petitioner Annielyn Dela Cruz Maliga (Annielyn) obtained a series of loans from respondent Dimasurang Unte, Jr. (Unte). The verbal contract of loan was initially for ₱110,000.00, with a monthly interest of 15%. The proceeds of the loan received by Annielyn was…
The factual background of this case was set forth in�Oil and Natural Gas Commission v. Court of Appeals,5�summarized as follows: Respondent Oil and Natural Gas Commission (respondent) is a foreign corporation owned and controlled by the Government of India, while petitioner Pacific Cement…
In 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…
On June 15, 2016, petitioner entered into a Contract of Employment7�with Wilhelmsen Manning on behalf of its principal, WSML, for petitioner to serve as an Ordinary Seaman on board the vessel M/V Toronto for a period of six months. Upon passing his medical examination and being declared as fit for…
