Category: Constitutional Law

— Constitutional Law, Political Law —

OMBUDSMAN vs. CA G.R. No. 167844 November 22, 2006 Office of the Ombudsman, Administrative Case, Powers, Functions and Duties of the Office of the Ombudsman, Dishonesty

October 21, 2017

FACTS: Respondent belonged to the clerical staff of the Director of LTFRB Cebu. Respondent was designated as concurrent acting “Special Collection/Disbursing Officer.” The Commission on Audit (COA) audited respondent’s cash and accounts. After inspecting respondent’s records, the COA’s examining auditors noted a shortage in respondent’s accounts. Respondent remitted the missing amount. The COA required respondent… Read More OMBUDSMAN vs. CA G.R. No. 167844 November 22, 2006 Office of the Ombudsman, Administrative Case, Powers, Functions and Duties of the Office of the Ombudsman, Dishonesty

— Constitutional Law, Political Law, Remedial Law —

RICARDO VALMONTE, et al. vs. FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR.. G.R. No. 74930 February 13, 1989 Right to Information; Mandamus; GSIS Law; “public concern” and “public interest”

October 18, 2017

  FACTS:  Petitioners in this special civil action for mandamus with preliminary injunction invoke their right to information and pray that respondent be directed: (a) to furnish petitioners the list of the names of the Batasang Pambansa members belonging to the UNIDO and PDP-Laban who were able to secure clean loans immediately before the February… Read More RICARDO VALMONTE, et al. vs. FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR.. G.R. No. 74930 February 13, 1989 Right to Information; Mandamus; GSIS Law; “public concern” and “public interest”

— Constitutional Law, Remedial Law —

Alva vs. CA G.R. No. 157331 April 12, 2006 Bail

October 16, 2017

   FACTS: Arnold Alva was accused of defrauding YUMI VERANGA HERVERA by means of false manifestation and fraudulent representation to the effect that he could process the latter’s application for U.S. Visa provided she would give the amount of P120,000.00, and by means of other similar deceit, induced and succeeded in inducing said YUMI VERANGA… Read More Alva vs. CA G.R. No. 157331 April 12, 2006 Bail

— Constitutional Law, Remedial Law —

Canada vs. Judge Suerte A.M. No. RTJ-04-1875 Nov. 9, 2005

October 16, 2017

  FACTS: In a verified letter-complaint dated November 8, 2003, Silas Y. Cañada administratively charged respondent Judge Ildefonso B. Suerte of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 60, Barili, Cebu, of arbitrary detention punished under Article 124 of the Revised Penal Code and the provisions of Republic Act No. 3019 entitled “Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices… Read More Canada vs. Judge Suerte A.M. No. RTJ-04-1875 Nov. 9, 2005

— Constitutional Law —

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JAIME OCHOA et. al. G.R. No. 157399 Custodial Investigation

October 16, 2017

FACTS: Petitioners were charged before the Sandiganbayan for allegedly diverting and collecting funds of the National Power Corporation (NPC) intended for the purchase of US Dollars from the United Coconut Planters Bank (UCPB), and were indicted for the complex crime of Malversation through Falsification of Commercial Documents defined and penalized under Articles 217 and 171… Read More PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JAIME OCHOA et. al. G.R. No. 157399 Custodial Investigation

— Constitutional Law, Criminal Law —

PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JUAN NABALUNA et. al. G.R. No. L-60087 July 7, 1986 Voluntariness test in the Galit doctrine, Extra-judicial Confessions

October 16, 2017

FACTS: The accused-appellants Juan Nabaluna and Edgardo Empuerto, were found guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Robbery with Homicide and were sentenced to suffer the penalty of death. The uniform and main thrust of appellants’ principal argument is that, their extra-judicial statements were improperly admitted as evidence against them as these were obtained… Read More PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JUAN NABALUNA et. al. G.R. No. L-60087 July 7, 1986 Voluntariness test in the Galit doctrine, Extra-judicial Confessions

— Constitutional Law, Remedial Law —

Go vs. Ramos G.R. No. 167569 Sept. 4, 2009 Bail, Writ of Habeas Corpus, Deportation

October 16, 2017

  FACTS: These petitions stemmed from the complaint-affidavit for deportation initiated by Luis T. Ramos before the Bureau of Immigration and Deportation (now Bureau of Immigration) against Jimmy T. Go alleging that the latter is an illegal and undesirable alien. Luis alleged that while Jimmy represents himself as a Filipino citizen, Jimmy’s personal circumstances and… Read More Go vs. Ramos G.R. No. 167569 Sept. 4, 2009 Bail, Writ of Habeas Corpus, Deportation

— Constitutional Law, Political Law, Remedial Law —

PEOPLE VS. DOMINGO REYES G.R. No. 178300 March 17, 2009 581 SCRA 691 Rights of an Accused, Evidence, Extra-judicial Confessions

October 16, 2017

FACTS: On July 16, 1999, at Sitio Lambakin, San Jose del Monte, Bulacan, accused-appellant, conspiring, confederating and mutually helping one another and grouping themselves together with Juanito Pataray Cayaban, Federico Pataray Cabayan and Rommel Libarnes Acejo, who are still at large, did then and there willfully, unlawfully and feloniously, by means of force and intimidation… Read More PEOPLE VS. DOMINGO REYES G.R. No. 178300 March 17, 2009 581 SCRA 691 Rights of an Accused, Evidence, Extra-judicial Confessions