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G.R. No. 144463             January 14, 2004 SENATOR ROBERT S. JAWORSKI vs. PHILIPPINE AMUSEMENT AND GAMING CORPORATION and SPORTS AND GAMES ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION Facts:           Philippine Amusement and Gaming Corporation (PAGCOR) is a government owned and controlled corporation existing under Presidential Decree No. 1869 issued on July 11, 1983 by then President Ferdinand Marcos. Pertinent provisions of said enabling law read: To establish and operate clubs and casinos, for amusement and recreation, including sports, gaming pools (basketball, football, lotteries, etc.) and such other forms of amusement and recreation including games of chance, which may be allowed by law within the territorial jurisdiction of the Philippines.           On March 31, 1998, PAGCOR’s board of directors approved an instrument denominated as "Grant of Authority and Agreement for the O...

Adonis Aradillos and Albino Galabo vs. Court of Appeals G.R. No.135619 January 15,2004 Facts:           On February 3, 1992, Gloria Adviola, when she saw the petitioners Aradillos and Galabo, in the act of cutting the bamboo bridge located on the property of her husband, rebuked them. There upon, petitioners chased her and they caught up with her near the house. Galabo then hit her several times with a peace of wood and his carpentry ax, hitting her on the right side of the head and in the forehead.           The petitioners on the other hand contend that the injuries of Gloria were sustained by mere accidents of the course of struggle between the victim and Aradillos for the possession of the ax of the latter. As told by the petitioner Aradillos, it was Gloria who first went near to Aradillos who was then cutting the roots of the tree. And grabbed the ax, obviously with the intention of stopping A...