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File photo MANILA - The Supreme Court has granted a petition filed by Zamboanga-based food manufacturer Mega Fishing Corporation (MFC) seeking to pursue its claim to a 1,667-square-meter property in Navotas purchased by the company 23 years ago. In a resolution written by Associate Justice Ramon Paul Hernando uploaded online April 18, the SC's Second Division in ruling in favor of MFC's petition, remanded the case to the Court of Appeals (CA) and directed the CA "to proceed with the...

MANILA-The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the Court of Appeals (CA) in ruling as void ad initio (from the start) the marriage between two persons due to the lack of a marriage license when they were wed. In a resolution uploaded last April 4, the SC Second Division turned down the petition filed by state lawyers contesting the 2018 decision of the CA which in turn affirmed the 2013 decision of the Caloocan regional trial court (RTC Branch 130) on the case for nullity of marriage filed by Reynol...

THE Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the validity of the compromise agreement between the Metropolitan Manila Development Authority (MMDA) and a private firm involving the improvement and maintenance of all existing MMDA-owned passenger stations in all major streets in the metropolis, among others. In an 11-page decision penned by Associate…

MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted a man convictedon drug charges in 2017 as it again reminded apprehending officers to ensure that evidence obtained in operations must be marked onsite. In an 11-page resolution uploaded December 27, the SC Second Division acquitted Kenneth Chan and reversed the Court of Appeals ruling. Chan was arrested on Dec. 6, 2016 in Barangay Poblacion, Bugallon, Pangasinan for selling .030 grams of shabu for PHP300 to undercover policemen. He was convicted on J...

MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has acquitted a man convictedon drug charges in 2017 as it again reminded apprehending officers to ensure that evidence obtained in operations must be marked on-site. In an 11-page resolution uploaded December 27, the SC Second Division acquitted Kenneth Chan and reversed the Court of Appeals ruling. Chan was arrested on Dec. 6, 2016 in Barangay Poblacion, Bugallon, Pangasinan for selling .030 grams of shabu for PHP300 to undercover policemen. He was convicted on ...

Supreme Court (File photo) MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the Pasig Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 70 to proceed with the enforcement of a judgment in connection with a 2005 damage suit between developers in Ortigas. The SC Second Division, in a 13-page decision uploaded on December 14, reversed the Court of Appeals (CA) and directed the Pasig RTC to examine officers of Meridien Far East Properties, Inc. (MFEPI) that will satisfy the judgment rendered in favor of Linden Suits In...

MANILA - A lawyer who voiced harsh words against his adversary in public has been reprimanded by the Supreme Court and sternly warned against repeating the same. In a resolution uploaded on the SC website on December 3, the SC's Second Division sanctioned lawyer Simeon C. Sato for angrily shouting "I will send you to jail!" during a heated exchange with the complainant, Ik Kwan Lee in 2015 in Rosario, Cavite. "Emotions ran high, considering that there are civil cases between A...

MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has affirmed the conviction of a man found guilty by a Dumaguete City, Negros Oriental court of selling shabu in a buy-bust operation in 2011. In a 12-page resolution uploaded on December 12, the SC's Second Division affirmed the Court of Appeals, dismissed the appeal filed by Lourjen Tolentino, and sentenced him to life imprisonment and a fine of up to PHP900,000. "The Court finds that the prosecution was able to prove Lourjen's guilt beyond reasonab...

MANILA - A man convicted in 2017 by a Cotabato court of illegal drugs and illegal explosives possession has been acquitted by the Supreme Court (SC) for lapses in handling evidence. The SC Second Division ordered the release of Parok Guman, who was found guilty by the Kabacan, Cotabato Regional Trial Court Branch 22 of selling illegal drugs and possession of explosives during a buy-bust in 2010. In 2019, the Court of Appeals (CA) overturned Guman's conviction in view of law enforcers' no...

Supreme Court (File photo) MANILA - The Supreme Court (SC) has ordered the Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) to proceed with the collection case filed by a foundation against a learning institution in Mabalacat, Pampanga. In a recent 14-page resolution written by Associate Justice Ramon Hernando, the SC Second Division remandedback to the Makati court the case filed by the Santos Ventura Hocorma Foundation Inc. (SVHFI) against the Mabalacat Institute Inc. (MII), now known as the Don Teodoro V. S...