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On January 27, 2005, the petitioners commenced Civil Case No. 05- 28420 in the RTC against respondents Spouses Bernan and Eleanor Certeza (Spouses Certeza), Eleanor Tabuada, Julieta Trabuco and Laureta Redondo. The complainant included a prayer for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and for the…
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Petitioner Noemi Cruz and her husband, Hermenegildo T. Cruz, were the registered owners of a 124.38-square meter condominium unit, Unit 407, Cityland Condominium 10, Tower II, 146 H.V. Dela Costa Street, Makati City (subject property) which was levied upon by the respondent City of Makati for…
Read decisionOn January 27, 2005, the petitioners commenced Civil Case No. 05- 28420 in the RTC against respondents Spouses Bernan and Eleanor Certeza (Spouses Certeza), Eleanor Tabuada, Julieta Trabuco and Laureta Redondo. The complainant included a prayer for a temporary restraining order (TRO) and for the…
Read decisionPetitioner Noemi Cruz and her husband, Hermenegildo T. Cruz, were the registered owners of a 124.38-square meter condominium unit, Unit 407, Cityland Condominium 10, Tower II, 146 H.V. Dela Costa Street, Makati City (subject property) which was levied upon by the respondent City of Makati for…
Read decisionThe petitioners are the registered owners of the parcel of land located in Rodriguez, Montalban, Rizal, with an area of 1,248 square meters, and covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 150668 of the Registry of Deeds of Marikina City.3 On January 7, 1994, the petitioners obtained a loan…
Read decisionAs summarized by the CA, the factual and procedural antecedents are as follows: Accused-appellant Jessie Haloc y Codon, then fifty-one (51) years old, was apprehended by barangay officials after he hacked Allan de la Cruz, nine (9) years and his brother Amel, four ( 4) years old, inside the de la…
Read decisionIn an Information3�filed before the RTC, appellant was charged with violation of Sec. 5, Art. II of R.A. No. 9165 as follows: That on or about the 14th�day of December, 2006, in Quezon City, Philippines, the said accused, not being authorized by law to sell, dispense, deliver[,] transport or…
Read decisionJonald O. Torreda�(petitioner)�was hired by Investment and Capital Corporation of the Philippines�(respondent)�on May 17, 2010 as an IT Senior Manager and had a monthly salary of P93,200.00. He was tasked to supervise his team in the Information Technology�(IT)�Department and manage the IT-related…
Read decisionIn two (2) informations, both dated February 8, 2005, YYY was charged with two (2) counts of rape. The accusatory portion of the informations read: Criminal Case No. 10648 That on or about March, 1993 and subsequent thereto, in the Municipality of [XXX],4� Province of Cagayan and within the…
Read decisionThe Office of the City Prosecutor of Quezon City filed in the RTC the following information charging Pacifico with rape, alleging thusly: That on or about the 30th�day of January 2009 in Quezon City, Philippines, the said accused, by means of force and intimidation, did then and there willfully,…
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