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Petitioner Gubat Water District (GWD) is a government entity organized and existing under Presidential Decree No. 198 (PD 198), other known as the Provincial Water Utilities Act of 1973. On August 31, 1979, then President Ferdinand E. Marcos issued Letter of Implementation No. 97 (LOI 97) which,…
Read decisionThe antecedent facts are as follows: Spouses Mary Jane B. Kimura, a Filipino national, and Yuichiro Kimura, a Japanese national, got married on June 12, 2004. Prior thereto, petitioner Mary Jane gave birth to her son Jan Aurel on November 24, 1997. However, she was not married to her son's…
Read decisionIn 2004, petitioner Celestino A. Martinez III, then the Mayor of the Municipality of Bogo in the Province of Cebu, entered into a Memorandum of Agreement (MOA) with Sikap Yaman Foundation, Inc. (Sikap Yaman), a non-stock, non-profit non-governmental organization (NGO) created for the specific…
Read decisionThe information in Criminal Case No. Q-03-116540 charging both petitioners and their co-accused with the crime of illegal sale of dangerous drugs reads as follows: That on or about the 6th�day of April, 2003 in Quezon City, Philippines, the said accused, conspiring together, confederating with and…
Read decisionProceedings Before the Trial Court On July 12, 2007, private respondents Emma Y. Baysic and Narcisa G. Santiago, for themselves and in representation of four hundred eighty-eight (488) retirees of petitioner National Power Corporation (NPC) filed with the Regional Trial Court, Quezon City � Branch…
Read decisionPilipinas Shell Petroleum Corporation (Shell) and Leyte Development Company, Inc. (LDCI) entered into a Distributorship Agreement sometime in 2005. Under said Agreement, the former appointed the latter to be its distributor. The coverage of such appointment includes storing, selling, and…
Read decisionThe facts are undisputed. In May 1997, respondent University of Cebu hired petitioner Carissa E. Santo as a full-time instructor. During her employment, as such, she studied law and passed the 2009 Bar Examinations. She continued working for respondent until she got qualified for optional retirement…
Read decisionSpouses Ipo Bawing and Tanod Subano (spouses Bawing) were the owners of a parcel of land, with an area of 16.2962 hectares, located in Nipaan, Sindangan, Zamboanga del Norte and covered by Original Certificate of Title (OCT) No. RP-837(3107). Ipo Bawing died intestate in February 1943 while his wife…
Read decisionIn January 2000, spouses Nelson and Clarita Padilla (petitioners) filed an application for registration for a parcel of land situated in Lot 12, Block 14, Upper Bicutan, Taguig. The application for registration was pursuant to Proclamation No. 172 and Memorandum Order (M.O.) No. 119. The Land…
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