G.R. No. L-63915, 29 December 1986 FACTS: Pursuant to the Tañada v Tuvera 1985 decision prescribing respondents to publish in the Official Gazette all unpublished presidential issuances which are of general application, and unless so published, they shall have no binding force and effect, the petitioners moved for reconsideration/clarification, specifically asking the following questions: [...]

G.R. No. L-16749, 31 January 1963 FACTS: Edward E. Christensen, though born in New York, migrated to California, where he resided and consequently was considered a California citizen. In 1913, he came to the Philippines where he became a domiciliary until his death. However, during the entire period of his residence in this country he [...]

G.R No. 80116, 30 June 1989 FACTS: Imelda M. Pilapil, a Filipino citizen, was married with private respondent, Erich Ekkehard Geiling, a German national before the Registrar of Births, Marriages and Deaths at Friedensweiler, Federal Republic of Germany. They have a child who was born on April 20, 1980 and named Isabella Pilapil Geiling. Conjugal [...]

G.R. No. L-22595, 1 November 1927 FACTS: Joseph Brimo, an alien testator (Turk) who made his will in the Philippines stated in the will thathis property should be distributed in accordance with Philippine law, and not that of his nation. The judicial administrator of the estate of the deceased filed a scheme of partition. However, [...]

G.R. No. 138322, 2 October 2001 FACTS: Rederick A. Recio, a Filipino, was married to Editha Samson, an Australian Citizen, in Malabon, Rizal. They lived as husband and wife in Australia. However, an Australian family court issued purportedly a decree of divorce, dissolving the marriage of Rederick and Editha. Recio married Grace J. Garcia at [...]

G.R. No. L-68470, 8 October 1985 FACTS: Alice Reyes Van Dorn (petitioner) is a citizen of the Philippines while Richard Upton (private respondent) is a citizen of the United States. They were married in Hongkong in 1972 and after the marriage; they established their residence in the Philippines. They begot two children born on April [...]

G.R.No.L-30061, 27 February 1974, G.R. No. L-68470, 8 October 1985  FACTS: The instant case was an appeal from the judgment of the Municipal Court of Batangas finding the accused guilty of the crime of illegal possession of firearm and ammunition. The validity of the conviction was based upon a retroactive application of the Supreme Court’s [...]

G.R. No. L-15127, 30 May 1961 FACTS: Emetrio Cui took his preparatory law course at Arellano University. He then enrolled in its College of Law from first year (SY1948-1949) until first semester of his 4th year. During these years, he was awarded scholarship grants of the said university amounting to a total of P1,033.87. He [...]

G.R. No. 137872, 20 April 2001 FACTS: On November 2, 1990, around 1:30PM Jose Juergo, a construction worker of D.M. Consunji Inc. fell 14 floors from the Renaissance Tower, Pasig City. He was immediately rushed to Rizal Medical Center in Pasig City. The attending physician, Dr. Errol de Yzo, pronounce Jose dead on arrival (DOA) [...]

G.R. No. 46623, 7 December 1939 FACTS: This is an appeal taken by the defendant-petitioner (Kasilag) from the decision of the Court of Appeals which modified that rendered by the court of First Instance of Bataan. The said court held: that the contract is entirely null and void and without effect; that the plaintiffs-respondents (Rodriguez, [...]