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In Criminal Case No. CR-06-8538, only Diaz was charged with the violation of Section 11 of R.A. No. 9165. In Criminal Case No. CR-06-8539, Velasco and Diaz were jointly charged with the violation of Section 5 of R.A. No. 9165. The relevant information alleged: That on or about [the] 7th day of…
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Appellant was charged under the following Information: That at more or less 1:20 xx x in the afternoon of December 25, 2010 at Butuan City, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named [appellant], by means of force, threat or intimidation did then and there…
Read decisionPetitioner National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is a government instrumentality created under Republic Act No. 9136 (RA 9136), otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA Law). It operates and manages the power transmission system that links power plants to…
Read decisionIn Criminal Case No. CR-06-8538, only Diaz was charged with the violation of Section 11 of R.A. No. 9165. In Criminal Case No. CR-06-8539, Velasco and Diaz were jointly charged with the violation of Section 5 of R.A. No. 9165. The relevant information alleged: That on or about [the] 7th day of…
Read decisionAppellant was charged under the following Information: That at more or less 1:20 xx x in the afternoon of December 25, 2010 at Butuan City, Philippines and within the jurisdiction of this Honorable Court, the above-named [appellant], by means of force, threat or intimidation did then and there…
Read decisionPetitioner National Transmission Corporation (TransCo) is a government instrumentality created under Republic Act No. 9136 (RA 9136), otherwise known as the Electric Power Industry Reform Act of 2001 (EPIRA Law). It operates and manages the power transmission system that links power plants to…
Read decisionAppellant, along with accused Augusto Gonzales (Augusto) and Esmenio Pader, Jr. (Esmenio), was charged with rape in an Information which reads: That on or about the 13th day of December 1999, at about 8:00 o'clock in the evening, x x x Province of Zambales, Philippines, and within the jurisdiction…
Read decisionThe CA rendered the following factual and procedural antecedents: An Amended Complaint dated 20 November 1998 was filed by plaintiffs Sps. Lilia I. Cueto ("Lilia", for brevity) and Vedasto Cueto ("Vedasto", for brevity) against defendants Sps. Cipriano Pamplona and Bibiana Intac ("Bibiana", for…
Read decisionIn a petition dated February 13, 2009, Virgel sought the correction of several entries in his birth certificate. Attached to the petition are two (2) copies of his birth certificate, respectively issued by the Municipal Civil Registrar of Govemor Generoso, Davao Oriental and the National Statistics…
Read decisionVenezuela was the Municipal Mayor of Pozorrubio, Pangasinan from 1986 to June 30, 1998.4 On June 10, 1998, a team of auditors composed of State Auditors II Ramon Ruiz (Ruiz), Rosario Llarenas, and Pedro Austria conducted an investigation on the cash and accounts of Pacita Costes (Costes), then…
Read decisionThe instant petition stemmed from Civil Case No. 90-1507, which McDonald's Corporation (respondent) filed against L.C. Big Mak Burger, Inc. (petitioner) for trademark infringement and unfair competition raffled to the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Makati City, Branch 137 (Infringement Court).4 In…
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