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CASE DIGEST: De los Reyes v. People of the Philippines

DESIDERIO DE LOS REYES and MYRNA VILLANUEVA, Petitioners, v. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and HON. ANTONIO M. EUGENIO, JR., Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court, Calamba, Laguna, Branch 34, Respondents. G.R. No. 138297             January 27, 2006 Facts: A complaint was filed with the MTC of Calauan, Laguna by the Philippine Coconut Authority against petitioners and several others for violation…

CASE DIGEST: Panuncillo v. Cap Philippines, Inc.

MILAGROS PANUNCILLO, Petitioner, vs. CAP PHILIPPINES, INC., Respondent. G.R. No. 161305             February 9, 2007 Facts: Petitioner was dismissed from her position as Office Senior Clerk under respondent for violating Section 8.4 of respondent’s Code of Discipline, reading: Committing or dealing any act or conniving with co-employees or anybody to defraud the company or customer/sales…

CASE DIGEST: Rivera-Pascual v. Spouses Lim

MARIA CONSOLACION RIVERA-PASCUAL, Petitioner, v. SPOUSES MARILYN LIM and GEORGE LIM and the REGISTRY OF DEEDS OF VALENZUELA CITY, Respondents. G.R. NO. 191837 – September 19, 2012 Facts: On September 8, 2004, Consolacion filed before the Office of the RARAD for Region IV-A a petition to be recognized as a tenant of a property located at Bignay, Valenzuela City against Deato. At that time, the…

CASE DIGEST: Jose v. Javellana

PRISCILLA ALMA JOSE, v. RAMON C. JAVELLANA, ET AL., Respondents. G.R. No. 158239               January 25, 2012 Facts: On September 8, 1979, Margarita sold to respondent Ramon Javellana, by deed of conditional sale, two parcels of land located in Barangay Mallis, Guiguinto, Bulacan. They agreed that should Margarita become incapacitated, her son and attorney-in-fact, Juvenal, and her daughter,…

CASE DIGEST: Cudiamat v. Batangas Savings and Loan Bank, Inc.

ATTY. RESTITUTO G. CUDIAMAT, ERLINDA P. CUDIAMAT1 and CORAZON D. CUDIAMAT, Petitioners, vs. BATANGAS SAVINGS AND LOAN BANK, INC., and THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, NASUGBU, BATANGAS, Respondents. G.R. No. 182403               March 9, 2010 Facts: Restituto and his brother Perfecto were the registered co-owners of a parcel of land in Balayan, Batangas. The former entrusted the custody of the title to…

CASE DIGEST: Yap v. First e-Bank Corporation (PDCP)

SPOUSES SIMON YAP AND MILAGROS GUEVARRA, Petitioners, vs. FIRST e-BANK CORPORATION (previously known as PDCP DEVELOPMENT BANK, INC.), Respondent. G.R. No. 169889               September 29, 2009 Facts: Sammy Yap obtained a ₱2 million loan from PDCP. As security, Sammy’s parents, petitioners, executed a third-party mortgage on their land and warehouse standing on it. The mortgage agreement…

CASE DIGEST: Yu v. Pacleb

SPS. ERNESTO V. YU and ELSIE ONG YU, Petitioners, vs. BALTAZAR N. PACLEB, (Substituted by ANTONIETA S PACLEB, LORNA PACLEB-GUERRERO, FLORENCIO C. PACLEB, and MYRLA C. PACLEB), Respondents. G.R. No. 172172               February 24, 2009 Facts: Respondent Baltazar and his late first wife, Angelita, are the registered owners of the Langcaan Property. It became the subject of three (3) documents…

CASE DIGEST: Biaco v. Philippine Countryside Rural Bank

MA. TERESA CHAVES BIACO, Petitioner, vs. PHILIPPINE COUNTRYSIDE RURAL BANK, Respondent. G.R. No. 161417             February 8, 2007 Facts: Ernesto Biaco is the husband of petitioner Teresa. While employed in the PCRB as branch manager, Ernesto obtained several loans from the respondent bank. As security for the payment of the said loans, Ernesto executed a real estate mortgage in favor of the…

Virra Mall Tenants Association, Inc. v. Virra Mall Greenhills Association, Inc. Case Digest

VIRRA MALL TENANTS ASSOCIATION, INC., Petitioner, vs. VIRRA MALL GREENHILLS ASSOCIATION, INC., LOLITA C. REGALADO, ANNIE L. TRIAS, WILSON GO, PABLO OCHOA, JR., BILL OBAG and GEORGE V. WINTERNITZ, Respondents. G.R. No. 182902               October 5, 2011 Facts: Ortigas and Virra Realty entered into a Contract of Lease over a portion of the GSC. Pursuant thereto, Virra Realty constructed the…

GOODLAND COMPANY, INC., Petitioner, vs. ASIA UNITED BANK, ABRAHAM CO, ATTY. JOEL T. PELICANO AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF MAKATI CITY, Respondents. G.R. No. 195561 March 14, 2012 Facts: Petitioner filed a complaint for annulment of mortgage before the RTC of Biñan, Laguna on the ground that the REM was falsified and in contravention of the parties’ agreement that the blank mortgage form would…