A.M. No. MTJ-02- 1309, 11 April 2002 FACTS: Petitioner Mercedita Mata Aranes charged respondent Judge Occiano with gross ignorance of the law. Occiano is the presiding judge in Court of Balatan, Camarines Sur. However, he solemnized the marriage of Aranes and DominadorOrobia on February 17, 2000 at the couple’s residence in Nabua, Camarines Sur which [...]
A.M. No. MTJ-96- 1088, 19 July 1996 FACTS: Municipal Mayor of Dapa, Surigao del Norte, Rodolfo G. Navarro filed a complaint on two specific acts committed by respondent Municipal Circuit Trial Court Judge Hernando Domagtoy on the grounds of gross misconduct, ineffiency in office and ignorance of the law. It was alleged that Domagtoy solemnized [...]
G.R. No. 167746, 28 August 2007 FACTS: Restituto M. Alcantara filed a petition for annulment of marriage against respondent Rosita A. Alcantara alleging that on 8 December 1982 he and respondent, without securing the required marriage license, went to the Manila City Hall for the purpose of looking for a person who could arrange a [...]
A.M. No. MTJ-92- 721, 30 September 1994 FACTS: The following are the complainants: Juvy N. Cosca (Stenographer 1), Edmundo B. Peralta (Interpreter 1), Ramon C. Sambo (Clerk II) and Apollo Villamora (Process Server). Respondents are Judge Lucio Palaypayon Jr., the presiding judge, and Nelia B. Esmeralda-Baroy, clerk of court II. All work in MTC-Tinambac, Camarines [...]
G.R. No. 83598, 7 March 1997 FACTS: Ramonito and Generoso Balogbog filed an action for partition and accounting against their Aunt Leoncia and Uncle Gaudioso for partition and accounting of their grandparents’ estate at the Court of First Instance of Cebu City which was granted by the latter. Leoncia and Gaudioso appealed to the Court [...]
G.R. No. 11263, 2 November 1916 FACTS: Eloisa Goitia and Jose Campos Rueda were legally married in Manila and thereafter lived together for about a month before petitioner returned to her parent’s home because of the following reasons: (1) Defendant demanded her to perform unchaste and lascivious acts on her genitals; (2) Defendant made other [...]
A.M. P-02- 1651, 4 August 2003 FACTS: Soledad Escritor is a court interpreter since 1999 in the RTC of Las Pinas City. Alejandro Estrada, the complainant, wrote to Judge Jose F. Caoibes, presiding judge of Branch 253, RTC of Las Pinas City, requesting for an investigation of rumors that Escritor has been living with Luciano [...]
G.R. No. 118978, 23 May 1997 FACTS: PT&T (Philippine Telegraph & Telephone Company) initially hired Grace de Guzman specifically as reliever for C.F. Tenorio who went on maternity leave. She was again invited for employment as replacement of Erlina F. Dizon who went on leave on 2 periods. De Guzman was again asked to join [...]
G.R. No. 119976, September 18, 1995 FACTS: On March 23,1995, Cirilo Roy Montejo, filed a petition for cancellation and disqualification with the COMELEC alleging that Imelda-Romualdez Marcos did not meet the constitutional requirement for residency. On March 29, 1995, Marcos filed a corrected certificate of candidacy changing the entry “seven” months to “since childhood”. The [...]
G.R. No. 120295, 28 June 1996 FACTS: Petitioner Juan G. Frivaldo was proclaimed governor-elect and assume office in due time. The League of Municipalities filed with the COMELEC a petition for annulment of Frivaldo’s election and proclamation on the ground that he was not a Filipino citizen, having been naturalized in the United States. Frivaldo [...]
