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On January 28, 2009, the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 41 of Dagupan City rendered its Decision in Civil Case No. 98-02678-D, which was an action for sum of money with damages instituted by the petitioner against the respondents. Petitioner demanded from the respondents the payment of…
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Petitioner Abigael An Espina-Dan and respondent Marco Dan - an Italian national - met "in a chatroom [o]n the internet"6 sometime in May, 2005. They soon became "chatmates" and "began exchanging letters which further drew them emotionally closer to each other"7 even though petitioner was in the…
Read decisionThis case arose from two complaints for Nullification of Stockholder's Meeting, Election of the Members of the Board of Directors, Officers, General Information Sheet and Minutes of Meeting, and Damages with Application for the Issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order, or Status Quo Ante Order and…
Read decisionOn January 28, 2009, the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 41 of Dagupan City rendered its Decision in Civil Case No. 98-02678-D, which was an action for sum of money with damages instituted by the petitioner against the respondents. Petitioner demanded from the respondents the payment of…
Read decisionPetitioner Abigael An Espina-Dan and respondent Marco Dan - an Italian national - met "in a chatroom [o]n the internet"6 sometime in May, 2005. They soon became "chatmates" and "began exchanging letters which further drew them emotionally closer to each other"7 even though petitioner was in the…
Read decisionThis case arose from two complaints for Nullification of Stockholder's Meeting, Election of the Members of the Board of Directors, Officers, General Information Sheet and Minutes of Meeting, and Damages with Application for the Issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order, or Status Quo Ante Order and…
Read decisionSometime in November 2002, respondent auditioned for a singing contest at ABC-Channel 5 in Novaliches, Quezon City when a talent manager approached her to discuss her show business potential. Enticed by thoughts of a future in the entertainment industry, respondent went to the office of petitioner…
Read decisionThe CA summarized the antecedents as follows: Plaintiffs-appellees spouses Efren and Lolita Soriano are engaged in the business of selling defendant-appellant Coca-Cola products in Tuguegarao City, Cagayan. Sometime in 1999, defendant-appellant thru Cipriano informed plaintiffs-appellees that the…
Read decisionSometime in 1996, Standard Chartered Bank (Standard) extended various loans to petitioners Godfrey and Ma. Teresa Teves. As security, petitioners mortgaged their property covered by Transfer Certificate of Title No. 1075205 (the subject property). Petitioners defaulted in their loan payments.…
Read decisionOn December 3, 2007, respondent Go Pei Hung - a British subject and Hong Kong resident - filed a Petition for Naturalization5 seeking Philippine citizenship. The case was lodged before the RTC of Manila, Branch 16 and docketed as Naturalization Case No. 07-118391. After trial, the RTC issued its…
Read decisionOn July 24, 1987, the Republic, through the PCGG and assisted by the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), filed a complaint4 for reconveyance, reversion, accounting, restitution and damages against respondents Rodolfo M. Cuenca, Ferdinand E. Marcos,5 Imelda R. Marcos, Roberto S. Cuenca, Manuel I.…
Read decisionOn April 24, 2003, the accused was charged in the RTC with violation of Section 5 of R.A. No. 9165 under the following information docketed as Criminal Case No. 03-24786, to wit: That on or about the 22nd of April, 2003, in the City of Bacolod, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction of this…
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