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ERNESTO D. ARRIESGADO, PETITIONER, VS. MULTINATIONAL MARITIME, INC., MMS. CO. LTD. AND/OR CAPT. BANNY B. BRIONES, * RESPONDENTS
Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari 1 filed by Ernesto D. Arriesgado (Ernesto) against Multinational Maritime, Inc. (MMI), MMS. Co., Ltd. (MMS), and the President ofMMI, Captain Banny B. Briones 2 (Capt. Briones) (collectively, respondents) seeking to set asid
HERNANDO, JFirst Division
JUANITO B. SOTO, PETITIONER, VS. CASSANDRA REYES-SOTO AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS
This is a Petition for Review on Certiorari 1 (Petition) filed under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court by petitioner Juanito B. Soto (Soto). Soto seeks the reversal of the Court of Appeals (CA) Amended Decision 2 and Resolution. 3 The CA affirmed the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Decisi
ROSARIO, JFirst Division
BELINDA E. SORIANO, CHRISTINE EVANGELISTA, * MICHELLE NICOLE SORIANO, JOSE ENRIQUE ROXAS III, AND BERNARDINA FELICIANO, PETITIONERS, VS. ANTONIO V. ESTRELLA, RESPONDENT
Courts may validly pass upon the issue of the fact of death of the plaintiff in an ejectment suit where the same is necessary for the resolution of the issue of possession. Any such finding as to the fact of death of the plaintiff is merely provisional in nature and will not bar
GESMUNDO, C.JFirst Division
POH TOH BUDDHIST ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., REPRESENTED BY DORIAN L. CHUA, PETITIONER, VS. CRISTINA SY * A.K.A HENG TE OR HENG TI AND MARGIE LIM MACALALAD, RESPONDENTS
This resolves the Petition 1 under Rule 45 of the Rules of Court, filed by petitioner Poh Toh Buddhist Association of the Philippines, Inc. (PTBAP, Inc.), which seeks to reverse and set aside the Decision 2 and Resolution 3 issued by the Court of Appeals (CA). The CA reversed and
ZALAMEDA, JFirst Division
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANTONIO SARIO Y SERRANO AND MACARIO PEREZ, JR. Y MERCADO, ACCUSED; ANTONIO SARIO Y SERRANO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT
This is an ordinary appeal 1 assailing the Decision 2 of the Court of Appeals (CA), which affirmed the conviction of accused-appellant Antonio S. Sario (Sario) for: (1) illegal sale of 0.07 gram of methamphetamine hydrochloride or shabu ; and (2) illegal possession of 11.47 grams
ROSARIO, JFirst Division
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONER, VS. ERLINDA C. TORRES, CAROLYN C. TORRES, AND CHRISTIAN C. TORRES, RESPONDENTS
Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari 1 assailing the Decision 2 and the Resolution 3 of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CV No. 06455-MIN. The CA modified the Decision 4 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) and remanded the case to the trial court to reconvene
HERNANDO, JFirst Division
VICTOR R. DEL ROSARIO RICE MILL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. REY LEONARDO B. GUERRERO, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF [THE BUREAU OF] CUSTOMS, ATTY. ERASTUS SANDINO AUSTRIA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS MANILA INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER PORT AND THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENTS
Before the Court is a Petition for Review on Certiorari 1 filed by petitioner Victor R. Del Rosario Rice Mill Corporation (Del Rosario Rice Mill) challenging the Decision 2 dated July 18, 2024 of the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) En Banc in CTA EB No. 2731. The CTA En Banc denied De
HERNANDO, JFirst Division
BERTENI CATALUÑA CAUSING, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 93, OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR OF QUEZON CITY, AND REPRESENTATIVE FERDINAND LEDESMA HERNANDEZ OF THE SECOND DISTRICT OF SOUTH COTABATO, RESPONDENTS
For resolution are motions for the partial reconsideration of the Court's Decision 1 dated October 11, 2023, to wit: (1) the Partial Motion for Reconsideration 2 filed by petitioner Berteni Cataluña Causing (Causing); and (2) the Motion for Partial Reconsideration 3 filed by resp
INTING, JEn Banc
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. XXX, ACCUSED-APPELLANT
This is an Appeal 1 from the Decision 2 of the Court of Appeals (CA), which affirmed the Judgment 3 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), convicting accused-appellant XXX of lascivious conduct under Section 5(b) of Republic Act No. 7610, otherwise known as the Special Protection of
GESMUNDO, C.JFirst Division
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