G.R. No. 175457; July 6, 2011
RUPERTO
A. AMBIL, JR vs. SANDIGANBAYAN and PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES, Respondent.
G.R. No. 175482
ALEXANDRINO R. APELADO, SR vs. PEOPLE
OF THE PHILIPPINES
Facts:
Eastern Samar Governor Ruperto Ambil and Provincial warden
Alexandrino Apelado were found guilty before the Sandiganbayan for violating
Section 3(e) of Republic Act No. 3019 otherwise known as the Anti-Graft and
Corrupt Practices...
Monday, July 4, 2016
Case Digest: Catacutan vs. People
G.R. No. 175991; August 31, 2011
JOSE R. CATACUTAN vs. PEOPLE OF THE
PHILIPPINES
Facts:
Petitioner Jose Catacutan was held guilty before the Sandiganbayan
for the violation of Section 3(e) of RA 3019(Anti-Graft and Corrupt
Practices Act) for his refusal to implement the promotion and appointments
of Georgito Posesano and
Magdalena A. Divinagracia as Vocational Supervisors III despite the directive
of CHED and the Civil Service...
International Case Digest: US vs. Iran
CASE CONCERNING UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC AND
CONSULAR STAFF IN TEHRAN
Judgment of 24 May 1980
Facts:
In November 4, 1979, student militants of the group Muslim Student Followers of
the Imam's Line barged into the US Embassy in Tehran and held US diplomats and
consulars hostage for 444 days. The cause of the Iranian students’ action
against the US was believed to be the latter’s grant of medical asylum to Shah
Mohammad Reza Pahlavi and its...
Case digest: Go vs. Sandiganbayan, et al
G.R. No. 172602 April 13, 2007
HENRY T. GO vs.THE
FIFTH DIVISION, SANDIGANBAYAN and THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, OFFICE
OF THE OMBUDSMAN
Vicente C. Rivera, then DOTC Secretary, and
petitioner Henry Go, Chairman and President of PIATCO, were charged with
violation of Section 3(g) of RA 3019, also known as the Anti-Graft and
Corrupt Practices Act. Go, in relation to the voided 1997 Concession Agreement
and the Amended...
Case Digest: Comelec vs Español
Comelec
vs Español : 149164-73 : December 10, 2003 (417
SCRA 554)
Facts: Bautista filed before the LAw Department of the Comelec a
complaint against certain individuals for vote buying. By virtue of a
resolution, an information was filed against respondents with the RTC.
Meanwhile, criminal complaints were filed against Bautista's witnesses for vote
selling.
the Law Department of the COMELEC later on recommended that the
resolutionof...
Case Digest: Ang Ladlad LGBT Party vs. Comelec
G.R. No. 190582 April 8, 2010
ANG LADLAD LGBT PARTY vs. COMMISSION ON
ELECTIONS
Facts:
Comelec refused to recognize Ang Ladlad LGBT
Party, an organization composed
of men and women who identify themselves as lesbians, gays, bisexuals, or
trans-gendered individuals (LGBTs),as a party list based on moral grounds. In
the elevation of the case to the Supreme Court, Comelec alleged that...
Case Digest: Rulloda vs. Comelec
G.R. No. 154198 January 20, 2003
PETRONILA
S. RULLODA vs. COMELEC and
REMEGIO PLACIDO
Facts:
Comelec
denied petitioner’s request to substitute her deceased husband in the Barangay
Chairman Candidacy despite the fact that petitioner apparently garnered the
highest votes when constituents wrote her name in the ballots. Respondents
cited resolution 4801 and Section 7 of the Omnibus Election...
Case Digest: Brillantes vs. Comelec
G.R. No. 163193
June 15, 2004
SIXTO S.
BRILLANTES, JR., petitioner,
JOSE CONCEPCION, JR., JOSE DE VENECIA, EDGARDO J. ANGARA, DR. JAIME Z.
GALVEZ-TAN, FRANKLIN M. DRILON, FRISCO SAN JUAN, NORBERTO M. GONZALES, HONESTO
M. GUTIERREZ, ISLETA, AND JOSE A. BERNAS, Petitioners-in-Intervention,
vs.COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, respondent.
Facts:
Comelec issued resolutions adopting an Automated Elections...
Case Digest: Codilla vs. de Venecia
G.R. No. 150605 December 10, 2002
EUFROCINO M. CODILLA, SR. vsHON. JOSE DE VENECIA, ROBERTO P. NAZARENO, in their official capacities as Speaker and Secretary-General of the House of Representatives, respectively, and MA. VICTORIA L. LOCSIN
Facts:
Petitioner garnered the highest votes in the election for representative in the 4th district of Leyte as against respondent Locsin. Petitioner...
Friday, July 1, 2016
Case Digest: Nicolas-Lewis, et al vs. Comelec
Nicolas-Lewis, et al vs. Comelec
G.R. No. 162759 August 4, 2006
Facts:
Petitioners were dual citizens by virtue of RA 9225. Petitioners sought to avail their right of suffrage under RA 9189 or the Overseas Absentee Voting Act of 2003. Comelec, however, did not allow petitioners to vote in the 2004 election, reasoning the petitioners faield to comply with the requirement of 1-year residency prior the elections as provided for...
Case Digest: Montesclaros, et al vs. Comelec, et al
G.R. No. 152295 July 9, 2002
Montesclaros, et al vs. Comelec, et al
Facts:
Petitioners sought to prevent the postponement of the 2002 SK election to a later date since doing so may render them unqualified to vote or be voted for in view of the age limitation set by law for those who may participate. The SK elections was postponed since it was deemed "operationally very difficult" to hold both...
Case Digest: Teves vs. Comelec
G.R. No. 180363 April 28, 2009
EDGAR Y. TEVES, vs. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and HERMINIO G. TEVES
Facts:
In Oct 2007, petitioner was officially disqualified to run for a congressional seat in the May 2007 election because of a Sandiganbayan decision rendered against him in 2005 involving a crime, allegedly, of moral turpitude.
The Comelec likewise rendered the issue raised by...
Case Digest: Dibaratun vs. Comelec and Abubakar
G.R. No. 170365 February 2, 2010
ABDUL GAFFAR P.M. DIBARATUN vs.COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS and ABDUL CARIM MALA ABUBAKAR
Facts:
The Comelec en banc ruled a failure of elections in precinct No. 6a/7a, Lanao del Sur
on the second instance stated in Section 6 of the Omnibus Election Code, that is, the election in any polling place had been suspended before the hour fixed by law for the...