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De Jesus v. SyquiaG.R. No. L-39110November 28, 1933 ANTONIA L. DE JESUS, ET AL., plaintiff-appellant,vs.CESAR SYQUIA, defendant-appellant. Facts:Antonia Loanco was hired as cashier in the barbershop of Vicente Mendoza, Cesar Syquia’s brother-in-law. Cesar then courted Antonia, and the latter became pregnant with a baby boy who was born on June 17, 1931. During Antonia’s pregnancy,Continue reading “De Jesus v. Syquia (Case Digest)”

Cebu Country Club Inc., v. Elizagaque G.R. No. 160273January 18, 2008 CEBU COUNTRY CLUB, INC., SABINO R. DAPAT, RUBEN D. ALMENDRAS, JULIUS Z. NERI, DOUGLAS L.LUYM, CESAR T. LIBI, RAMONTITO* E. GARCIA and JOSE B. SALA, petitioners,vs.RICARDO F. ELIZAGAQUE, respondent Facts:Cebu Country Club is a domestic corporation operating as a non-profit and non-stock private membership club.Continue reading “Cebu Country Club Inc., v. Elizagaque (Case Digest)”

Manzanal v. IlusorioG.R. No. 189311December 6, 2010 DENNIS R. MANZANAL and BAGUIO COUNTRY CLUB CORPORATION, Petitionersvs.RAMON K. ILUSORIO, Respondent Facts:On July 7, 1994, a penthouse at the Baguio Country Club (BCCC) building was assigned by Felix Adolfo Lopez, Jr., with the conformity of BCCC, to Ramon Ilusorio. Ilusorio had lived there for years, but conflictContinue reading “Manzanal v. Ilusorio (Case Digest)”

Manaloto v. Veloso IIIG.R. No. 171365October 6, 2010 Facts:This case stems from an unlawful detainer case filed by Ermelinda Manaloto et al., who are the lessors to of residential house, which was leased to respondent Ismael Veloso III at the rate of Php17,000 per month. The action for unlawful detainer was instituted because of Veloso’sContinue reading “Manaloto v. Veloso III (Case Digest)”

Roehr v. Rodriguez et al.G.R. No. 142820June 20, 2003 WOLFGANG O. ROEHR, petitioner,vs.MARIA CARMEN D. RODRIGUEZ, HON. JUDGE JOSEFINA GUEVARA-SALONGA, Presiding Judge of Makati RTC, Branch 149, respondents.Facts:Wolfgang Roehr, a German citizen and resident of Germany, married Carmen Rodriguez, a Filipina, on December 11, 1980, in Germany. They had two daughters. On August 28, 1996,Continue reading “Roehr v. Rodriguez et al. (Case Digest)”

Republic v. ManaloG.R. No. 221029April 24, 2018Facts:Marelyn Tanedo Manalo was married to a Japanese national, Yoshino Minoro. Manalo filed a case for divorce in Japan and after due proceedings, a divorce decree dated December 6, 2011, was granted. Manalo now wants to cancel the entry of marriage between her and Minoro from the Civil RegistryContinue reading “Republic v. Manalo (Case Digest)”

Republic v. Orbecido IIIG.R. No. 154380October 5, 2005 Facts:On May 24, 1981, Cipriano Orbecido III married Lady Myros M. Villanueva in Ozamis City. In 1986, Lady Myros left for the United States, bringing one of their children with her. A few years later, Cirpriano discovered that his wife had been naturalized as an American citizen,Continue reading “Republic v. Orbecido III (Case Digest)”

Republic v. Crasus L. IyoyG.R. No. 152577September 21, 2005 Facts:Crasus Iyoy married Fely on December 16, 1961. In 1984, Fely left the Philippines and went to the United States, leaving their five children. Sometime in 1984, Fely filed for a divorce in the United States and later married Stephen Micklus in 1988. Since 1988, sheContinue reading “Republic v. Crasus L. Iyoy (Case Digest)”

Garcia v. RecioG.R. No. 138322October 2, 2001 GRACE J. GARCIA, a.k.a. GRACE J. GARCIA-RECIO, petitioner, vs. REDERICK A. RECIO, respondent Facts:Rederick Recio, a Filipino, was married to Editha Samson, an Australian citizen, on March 1, 1987. On May 18, 1989, a decree of divorce, purportedly dissolving the marriage, was issued by an Australian family court.Continue reading “Garcia v. Recio (Case Digest)”

Llorente v. CAG.R. No. 124371November 23, 2000 PAULA T. LLORENTE, petitioner, vs. COURT OF APPEALS and ALICIA F. LLORENTE, respondents.Facts:Lorenzo and Paula Llorente, both Filipinos, were married in 1937. Before the outbreak of the Pacific War, Lorenzo departed for the United States, leaving his wife in the Philippines. On November 30, 1943, Lorenzo became aContinue reading “Llorente v. CA (Case Digest)”