Political Law Case Digest: POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (PSALM), represented by MR. EMMANUEL R. LEDESMA, JR., in his capacity as President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), and the concerned and affected OFFICERS of PSALM v COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) [G.R. No. 213425 and G.R. No. 216606 April 27, 2021, M.V LOPEZ, J] …
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Taxation Law Case Digest: PILMICO-MAURI FOODS CORP., PETITIONER, vs. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 175651, September 14, 2016, REYES, J.] Principle: In supporting a claim for business deductions, the sales invoices and or official receipts must be presented in order to meet the requirements laid down in Section 238 of the 1977 Tax …
AMENDMENTS ON THE JURISDICTIONAL REQUIREMENTS IN PETITIONS FOR ABSOLUTE NULLITY OF MARRIAGE AND ANNULMENT OR LEGAL SEPARATION March 10, 2023 The Supreme Court has released an amendment regarding the jurisdictional requirements in Petitions for Declaration of Absolute Nullity of Marriage and Annulment of Viodable Marriage or Petitions for Legal Separation. Click this link …
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SC DECLARES VOID A CBA PROVISO IN LOWERING THE MANDATORY AGE OF CABIN ATTENDANT March 9, 2023 The Supreme Court has declared Void Collective Bargaining Agreement Proviso lowering the Mandatory Retirement Age for Female Cabin Attendants. Click this link for Supreme Court’s discussion: READ: SC Declares Void CBA Proviso Setting Lower Mandatory …
Civil Law Case Digest: Ty vs Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 127406] Facts: The private respondent, Edgardo Reyes, was married with Anna Villanueva in a civil ceremony in March 1977 and subsequently had a church wedding in August of the same year. Both weddings were declared null and void ab initio for lack of marriage …
Civil Law Case Digest: Potenciano vs Court of Appeals [G.R. No. 139789 & 139808] Facts: Erlinda Kalaw Ilusorio is the wife of lawyer Potenciano Ilusorio. Potenciano Ilusorio is about 86 years of age possessed of extensive property valued at millions of pesos. They contracted their matrimony on July 11, 1942 and lived together for a …
Commercial Law Case Digest: ALFREDO CHING, Petitioner, vs. THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, ASST. CITY PROSECUTOR ECILYN BURGOS-VILLAVERT, JUDGE EDGARDO SUDIAM of the Regional Trial Court, Manila, Branch 52; RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORP. and THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents. [G.R. No. 164317. February 6, 2006] Principle: PD 115 explicitly allows the prosecution of corporate officers …
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Commercial Law Case Digest: EDWARD C. ONG, Petitioner, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, Respondents. [G.R. No. 119858 . April 29, 2003] Principle: The Trust Receipts Law recognizes the impossibility of imposing the penalty of imprisonment on a corporation. Hence, if the entrustee is a corporation, the law makes the …
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Criminal Law Case Digest: ESTRADA vs SANDIGANBAYAN [G.R. No. 148560. November 19, 2001] Facts: Petitioner Joseph Estrada prosecuted the crime of Plunder, wishes to impress upon the Court that the argued law is so defective since it crosses that thin but distinct line which divides the valid from the constitutionally infirm. The herein contentions are …
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Criminal Law Case Digest: DISINI vs SECRETARY OF JUSTICE [G.R. No. 203335. February 18, 2014] Facts: The Cybercrime Prevention Act of 2012 (RA 10175), aims to regulate access to and use of the cyberspace. The petitioners herein challenged the constitutionality of the provisions of the cybercrime law regarding certain acts as crimes and impose penalties …
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