Palma vs. Cristobal, 77 Phil. 712

Facts: ·         Pablo D. Palma filed an ejectment against Eduardo Reyes Cristobal of a parcel of land in Tondo, Manila. It was decided in favor of Cristobal. He filed a petition to be declared the owner of the land. Petition was dismissed by the TC and CA. ·         1909 – OCT 1627 issued in the names of Pablo Palma and Luisa Cristobal. ·         1923 – OCT 1627 cancelled and substituted by TCT 20968 ·         Substituted...

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Bonnevie s. Hernandez, 95 Phil. 175

FACTS: ·         Complaint to recover P115,312.50 with interests as their alleged share in the profits of partnership ·         Plaintiffs with other associates formed a secret partnership for the purpose of acquiring the plants and other properties of Meralco. ·         No formal articles were drawn for it was the purpose of the members to incorporate once the deal had been consummated. ·         Negotiations...

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Guingguing v. CA (2005)

Facts: ·         Cirser Torralba, a radio broadcaster of DYLA and DYFX based in Cebu City, filed a libel complaint against Guingguing and Lim. ·         Lim published a paid article at Sunday Post and published the records and pictures of estafa cases filed against Torralba. ·         Lim said that Torralba makes scurillous attacks against him and his family over his programs, he opted for paid advertisements to answer the...

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Cortes, Constitutional Foundations of Privacy, in Emerging Trends in Law

In the Philippine jurisdiction, we have laws covering the right of privacy in the private and public realm, whether constitutional or statutory. However, determination of the scope and content of this right is left to the courts. Introductory ·         Brandeis: privacy is “the most comprehensive of rights and the most valued of civilized men” ·         Westin in “Privacy and Freedom”: people have series of zones or regions of privacy leading to a “core self” ·         Margaret...

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