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Del Rosario v. Bengzon GR No. 88265 December 21, 1989 Facts: The Philippine Medical Association questioned the validity of some provisions of the Generics Act of 1988 (RA 6675) and of the implementing Administrative Order No. 62. The law provides that all government health agencies and their personnel as well as other government agencies shallContinue reading “Del Rosario v. Bengzon Case Digest”

Lozano v. Martinez GR No. L-63419 December 18, 1986 Facts: A report stated that per day, the approximate value of bouncing checks was close to Php200 million. Thus, the Bouncing Checks Law, BP 22, was enacted to put a stop or to curb the practice of issuing checks that are worthless. It addresses the problemContinue reading “Lozano v. Martinez Case Digest”

Balacuit v. CFI Agusan del Norte GR No. L-38429 June 30, 1988 Facts: On April 21, 1969, the Municipal Board of the City of Butuan passed Ordinance No. 640, which penalizes persons and entities engaged in the business of selling admission tickets for movies or other public events who require children between the ages ofContinue reading “Balacuit v. CFI Agusan del Norte Case Digest”

Magbanua v. Intermediate Appellate Court G.R. Nos. L-66870-72 June 29, 1985 AGAPITO MAGBANUA, INENIAS MARTIZANO, CARLITO HERRERA, SR., PAQUITO LOPEZ, AND FRANCISCO HERRERA, petitioners, vs. HON. INTERMEDIATE APPELLATE COURT (SECOND SPECIAL CASES DIVISION), EDUARDO, BUTCH, DIEGO AND NENA All Surnamed PEREZ, respondents Facts: The plaintiffs, who are the petitioners in the case at bar, areContinue reading “Magbanua v. Intermediate Appellate Court Case Digest”

University of the East v. Jader G.R. No. 132344 February 17, 2000 UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST, petitioner, vs. ROMEO A. JADER, respondent Facts: Romeo Jader was a law student at the University of the East from 1984 to 1988. In his first semester of his fourth year, he failed to take the regular examination inContinue reading “University of the East v. Jader Case Digest”

Allied Banking Corporation v. Lim Sio Wan G.R. No. 133179 March 27, 2008 ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION, Petitioner versus LIM SIO WAN, METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST CO., Respondents Facts: On November 14, 1983, Lim Sio Wan deposited a money market placement worth Php1,152,597.35 to Allied Bank for a term of 31 days to mature on DecemberContinue reading “Allied Banking Corporation v. Lim Sio Wan Case Digest”

Partosa-Jo v. CA G.R. No. 82606 December 18, 1992 Facts: Jose Jo is a Chinese national, and Prima Partosa is his legal wife. Jose Jo admitted that he had cohabited with three other women and fathered 15 children. The two agreed that Prima would temporarily leave their conjugal home in Dumaguete City to stay withContinue reading “Partosa-Jo v. CA Case Digest”

Bugayong v. Ginez G.R. No. L-10033 December 28, 1956 Facts: Benjamin Bugayong is married to Leonila Ginez. Since Benjamin is a serviceman at the US Navy, they agreed that Leonila would stay with her husband’s sisters. However, in 1951, Leonila informed her husband that she would be living with her mother in Asingan, Pangasinan. AsContinue reading “Bugayong v. Ginez Case Digest”

People v. Sensano and Ramos G.R. No. 37720 March 7, 1933 Facts: Ursula Sensano and Mariano Ventura were married in 1919. Shortly after the birth of their child, Mariano went to the Province of Cagayan and remained there for three years. During his three-year stay, he did not write to his wife nor did heContinue reading “People v. Sensano and Ramos Case Digest”

Arroyo, Jr. v. CA G.R. No. 96602 G.R. No. 96715 November 19, 1991 Facts: Dr. Jorge Neri filed a criminal complaint against his wife, Ruby Vera Neri, and Eduardo Arroyo for adultery. In November 1982, Ruby went to Baguio with Mrs. Sare and witness Jabunan. They stayed at the Neri spouses’ Mines View Park Condominium.Continue reading “Arroyo, Jr. v. CA Case Digest”