339 SCRA 52 FACTS: During the lifetime of Iluminada Abiertas, she designated one of her sons, Rufo Distajo, to be the administrator of her parcels of land situated in Barangay Hipona, Pontevedra, Capiz. Iluminada then sold portions of her lot to her children, a certain lot was sold to Rufo. Likewise, the heirs of Justo [...]

G.R. No. 137290, 31 July 2000, 336 SCRA 2000 FACTS: Petitioner San Miguel Properties Philippines, Inc. offered for sale a two parcels of land totalling 1, 738 square meters to respondent spouses Huang represented by their lawyer, Atty. Dauz. In a letter sent to the petitioner, Atty. Dauz signified her clients’ interest in purchasing the [...]

G.R. No. 126454, 26 November 2004 FACTS: Bible Baptist Church (petitioner Baptist Church) entered into a 15-year contract of lease with Mr. & Mrs. Elmer Tito Medina Villanueva (respondent spouses Villanueva) of a property located in Malate Manila. The contract includes a stipulation of an option to buy the leased premises within the lease period. [...]

G.R. No. 106063, 21 November 1996, 264 SCRA 483 FACTS: Carmelo and Bauermann, Inc. leased its parcel of land with two-storey building to Mayfair Theater, Inc. Carmelo informed Mayfair that they intend to sell the entire property. Mayfair replied that they were interested to buy the entire property if the price is reasonable. However, Carmelo [...]

G.R. No. 93687, 6 May 1991, 286 SCRA 76 FACTS: It appears that sometime in 1965, petitioner Marcelita Co contracted to buy two parcels of land owned by Andres Gabriel at Malabon, Rizal. The sale was on installment basis and she paid the entire consideration. Consequently, Marcelita Co had the final deeds of sale executed [...]

G.R. No. L-21489 and L-21628, 19 May 1966, 17 SCRA 114 FACTS: The spouses Miguel Mapalo and Candida Quiba, simple illiterate farmers, were registered owners, with Torrens title certificate O.C.T. No. 46503, of a 1,635-square-meter residential land. Spouses-owners, out of love and affection for Maximo Mapalo — a brother of Miguel who was about to [...]

23 SCRA 477 FACTS: Juliana Melliza owned 3 parcels of residential land in Iloilo City (OCT 3462). Said parcels of land were known as Lots Nos. 2, 5 and 1214. The total area of Lot 1214 was 29,073 sq. m. She donated to the then Municipality of Iloilo to serve as site for the municipal [...]

G.R. No. 176289, 8 April 2013 FACTS: Respondent Flora asked Moldex, to reserve the lot for her as shown by a Reservation Application. Flora opted to pay on installment and began making a periodical payments Moldex sent Flora notices reminding her to update her account. Upon inquiry, however, Flora was shocked to find out that [...]

G.R. No. 168646, 12 January 2011 FACTS: Petitioner DELTA (which is owned by Ricardo de Leon) is a domestic corporation engaged in the business of developing and selling real estate properties loaned from Luzon Development Bank for the express purpose of developing Delta Homes I. To secure the loan, the spouses De Leon executed in [...]

G.R. No. 180559, 20 January 2016 FACTS: Respondent Maria Crisologo V da. De Culig (respondent) is the widow of Alfredo Culig, Sr. (Alfredo). During his lifetime, Alfredo was granted a homestead patent under the Public Land Act (C.A. 141) over a 54,730-square meter parcel of land (the property) in Nuangan, Kidapawan, North Cotabato.1 Alfredo died [...]