G.R. No. 193791, 6 August 2014 FACTS: Primanila Plans, Inc. is a SEC registered pre-need company that invests funds received from its members for the latter’s retirement, monthly pension or for other foreseeable needs in the future. In 2008 however, after several investigations conducted by SEC, it was found that Primanila has been committing acts [...]

G.R. No. 160016, 27 February 2006 FACTS: In April 1997, respondent opened a cash or regular account with petitioner for buying and selling securities as evidenced by the Account Application Form. The parties’ business relationship was governed by the terms and conditions stated therein. Since April 10, 1997, respondent actively traded his account, and as [...]

G.R. No. 168380, 8 February 2007 FACTS: Manuel Baviera, petitioner in these cases, was the former head of the HR Service Delivery and Industrial Relations of Standard Chartered Bank-Philippines. SCB did not comply with the conditions set forth by the BSP. Although unregistered with the SEC, SCB was able to sell securities worth around P6 [...]

G.R. No. 171993, 12 December 2011 FACTS: Respondent Alfredo Joson was the General Manager, incorporator, director and stockholder of Marc II Marketing (Petitioner Corporation). Before Petitioner Corporation was officially incorporated, respondent has already been engaged by petitioner Lucila Joson, in her capacity as President of Marc Marketing Inc., to work as the General Manager of [...]

G.R. No. 186271, 23 February 2011 FACTS: Mrs. Moreno is the registered owner of a penthouse unit and two parking slots in Chateau de Baie Condominium (Chateau Condominium) in Roxas Boulevard, Manila. ). As a registered owner in Chateau Condominium, Mrs. Moreno is a member/stockholder of the condominium corporation. Mrs. Moreno obtained a loan of [...]

G.R. No. 143264, 23 April 2012 FACTS: Sometime in 1993, petitioner Lisam Enterprises, Inc. (LEI), in the course of its business operation, acquired by purchase a parcel of residential land with improvement situated at Legaspi City. On or about 28 March 1996, defendant Lilian S. Soriano and the late Leandro A. Soriano, Jr., (Spouses Soriano), [...]

G.R. No. 171995, 18 April 2012 FACTS: Petitioner Steelcase, Inc. is a foreign corporation existing under the laws of Michigan, United States of America (U.S.A.), and engaged in the manufacture of office furniture with dealers worldwide. Respondent Design International Selections, Inc. ("DISI") is a corporation existing under Philippine Laws and engaged in the furniture business, [...]

G.R. No. 173463, 13 October 2010 FACTS: Global Business Holdings merged with Asian Banking Corporation (ABC), with the former as the surviving corporation. Prior to the merger, ABC had an existing software license agreement with Surecomp Software, a foreign corporation in the Netherlands for the ABC’s bank operation system for a period of twenty years. [...]

G.R. No. 168266, 15 March 2010 FACTS: Cargill (foreign) is a corporation organized and existing under the laws of theState of Delaware. Cargill executed a contract with Northern Mindanao Corporation (NMC)(domestic), whereby NMC agreed to sell to petitioner 20,000 to 24,000 metrictons of molasses to be delivered from Jan 1 to 30 1990 for $44 [...]

G.R. No. 152392, 26 May 2005 FACTS: Korean Airlines (KAL) is a corporation established and registered in the Republic of South Korea and licensed to do business in the Philippines. Its general manager in the Philippines is Suk Kyoo Kim, while its appointed counsel was Atty. Mario Aguinaldo and his law firm. KAL, through Atty. [...]