Supreme Court Validates Loan Agreements with China: Implications for Infrastructure Development
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Case Digest: Neri J. Colmenares, et al. vs. Rodrigo R. Duterte, et al.
G.R. Nos. 245981 and 246594
August 9, 2022
Ponente: Lopez, J.
CONCURRING OPINION
GAERLAN, J.:
The Supreme Court's decision in Neri J. Colmenares, et al. vs. Rodrigo R. Duterte, et al. is a landmark ruling that upheld the validity and constitutionality of two loan agreements entered into by the Government of the Republic of the Philippines (GRP) with the Export-Import Bank of China (EXIM Bank). The loan agreements in question pertain to the Chico River Pump Irrigation Project (CRPIP) and the New Centennial Water Source-Kaliwa Dam Project (NCWS).
Criminal Law: Importance of Evidence and Proof Beyond Reasonable Doubt
Case Digest: Benjie Lagao y Garcia v. People of the Philippines
G.R. No. 217721
September 15, 2021
Ponente: Gaerlan, J.
The case of Benjie Lagao y Garcia v. People of the Philippines is a petition for review on certiorari seeking to annul and set aside the Decision dated May 29, 2014, of the Court of Appeals (CA) in CA-G.R. CR No. 34991, and its Resolution dated March 20, 2015, denying the motion for reconsideration thereof. The CA affirmed the Decision dated April 24, 2012, of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Bauang, La Union, Branch 33, in Criminal Case No. 3651-BG, which found the petitioner guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of homicide.
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Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program: Determining Just Compensation for Lands
Case Digest: Land Bank of the Philippines v. Esperanza M. Esteban
G.R. No.: 197674
Date: September 23, 2020
Ponente: Gaerlan, J.
Date: September 23, 2020
Ponente: Gaerlan, J.
Background Story:
The case involves a dispute over the valuation of a parcel of land covered by the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP). The respondent, Esperanza M. Esteban, offered to sell her land to the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) for P60,000.00 per hectare. However, the Land Bank of the Philippines (LBP) valued the land at P12,295.42 per hectare.
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Disability Benefits for Seafarers: Supreme Court Clarifies Entitlement and Concealment
G.R. No.: 259609
Date: August 7, 2024
Ponente: Gaerlan, J.
Date: August 7, 2024
Ponente: Gaerlan, J.
Background Story:
The case involves a dispute over disability benefits between petitioner Paolo B. Davantes, a seafarer, and respondents C.F. Sharp Crew Management Inc. and Claus-Peter Offen Tankschiffreederei (GMBH & Co.) KG. Davantes suffered a heart condition while on board a vessel and was declared unfit to work. The dispute centers on the entitlement to total and permanent disability benefits under the Philippine Overseas Employment Administration-Standard Employment Contract (POEA-SEC) and the Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).
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Jurisdiction and Double Jeopardy: Supreme Court Ruling on Appeal of Acquittal
Case Digest: Estate of Murray Philip Williams v. William Victor Percy
G.R. No.: 249681
Date: August 31, 2022
Ponente: Gaerlan, J.
Date: August 31, 2022
Ponente: Gaerlan, J.
Background Story:
The Estate of Murray Philip Williams, represented by Denis Michael Stanley, filed a complaint-affidavit for carnapping and estafa against William Victor Percy. Percy was accused of failing to return two vehicles entrusted to him by Williams. The Office of the City Prosecutor found probable cause, and Percy was indicted for two counts of carnapping. The Regional Trial Court (RTC) granted Percy's demurrer to evidence, and the Estate of Williams filed a petition for certiorari with the Court of Appeals (CA).
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