FACTS: Petitioner SPO1 Rimando A. Gannapao appeals the Decision of the CA which affirmed CSC Resolution which upheld the decision of the PNP Chief finding petitioner guilty of Serious Irregularities in the Performance of Duties, as affirmed by the Secretary of DILG, but modified the penalty of three months suspension to dismissal from the service.… Read More Gannapao vs. CSC G.R. No. 180141, May 31, 2011 Civil Service
FACTS: Petitioner Lockheed Detective and Watchman Agency, Inc. (Lockheed) entered into a contract for security services with respondent UP. In 1998, several security guards assigned to UP filed separate complaints against Lockheed and UP for payment of underpaid wages, 25% overtime pay, premium pay for rest days and special holidays, holiday pay, service incentive leave pay,… Read More Lockheed vs. UP G.R. No. 18591 AprIL 18, 2012 Immunity from Suit
FACTS: Aquino was invited by DPWH to a bidding for the construction of a dike by bulldozing a part of the Porac River at Barangay Ascomo-Pulungmasle, Guagua, Pampanga. Aquino was subsequently awarded the “Contract of Agreement” by the said government agency. By 9 July 1992, the project was duly completed by respondent, who was then… Read More Vigilar vs. Aquino, G.R. No. 180388, Jan. 18, 2011 Immunity from Suit
FACTS: In this petition for certiorari and mandamus, petitioners, referring to themselves as “duals” or dual citizens, pray that they and others who retained or reacquired Philippine citizenship under RA 9225, the Citizenship Retention and Re‑Acquisition Act of 2003, be allowed to avail themselves of the mechanism provided under the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of… Read More Nicolas-Lewis vs. COMELEC G.R. No. 162759 August 4, 2006 Dual Citizenship, Citizenship Retention and Re‑Acquisition Act of 2003, RA 9189
FACTS: On appeal before Us is the Decision of the CA which affirmed in toto the decision of the RTC, convicting accused-appellants Alfredo Concepcion Clemente and Henry Concepcion Clemente of Violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165, otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002. They were charged… Read More People vs. Concepcion G.R. No. 178876 June 27, 2008 Constitutional Rights of the Accused, Custodial Investigation
FACTS: For Antonio Serrano, a Filipino seafarer, the last clause in the 5th paragraph of Section 10, Republic Act (R.A.) No. 8042, does not magnify the contributions of OFWs to national development, but exacerbates the hardships borne by them by unduly limiting their entitlement in case of illegal dismissal to their lump-sum salary either for… Read More Serrano vs. Gallant Maritime Services G.R. No. 167614 March 24, 2009 Non-impairment of Contract Clause, OFW Employment Contract
FACTS: Before us is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court assailing COMELEC en banc Resolution No. 98-1419 dated April 21, 1998. In the said Resolution, the poll body “RESOLVED to approve the issuance of a restraining order to stop ABS-CBN or any other groups, its agents or representatives from… Read More ABS-CBN vs. COMELEC GR No. 133486, January 28, 2000 Moot and Academic Principle
FACTS: SJS, a registered political party, sought the interpretation of several constitutional provisions, specifically on the separation of church and state; and a declaratory judgment on the constitutionality of the acts of religious leaders endorsing a candidate for an elective office, or urging or requiring the members of their flock to vote for a specified… Read More Velarde vs. SJS G.R. No. 159357 April 28, 2004 Form of Decision
FACTS: The Bank of the Philippine Islands (BPI), through its predecessor-in- interest, Far East Bank and Trust Company (FEBTC), extended credit accommodations to the ASB Group with an outstanding aggregate principal amount of P86,800,000.00, secured by a real estate mortgage over two (2) properties located in Greenhills, San Juan. On 2 May 2000, the ASB… Read More BPI vs. SEC G.R. No. 164641 December 20, 2007 Dacion en Pago, Non Impairment of Contracts
FACTS: Petitioner is the registered owner of a parcel of land. She acquired this property from the San Antonio Development Corporation (SADC). Prior to the transfer of the property to petitioner by SADC, PEA wrote SADC requesting permission to enter the latter’s property, for the purpose of constructing thereon the southern abutment of the Zapote… Read More Tan vs. Republic G.R. No. 170740, 25 May 2007,523 SCRA 203 Eminent Domain