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MARY JOSEPHINE GOMEZ and EUGENIA SOCORRO C. GOMEZ-SALCEDO vs. ROEL, NOEL and JANNETTE BEVERLY STA. INES and HINAHON STA. INES G.R. No. 132537 October 14, 2005 Facts:           Purificacion dela Cruz Gomez (deceased), mother of Mary Josephine C. Gomez and Eugenia Socorro C. Gomez-Salcedo, entrusted rice land in Nueva Vizcaya to Marietta dela Cruz Sta. Ines. Josephine and Socorro demanded for an accounting of the produce of said rice lands while under the management of Marietta and for the return of the Transfer Certificate Title (TCT) of the property.           Trial court rendered judgment against Marietta and ordered her to deliver the owner’s copy of the TCT and pay damages. In order to satisfy damages, a writ of execution was issued, by virtue of which, a parcel of land in Nueva Vizcaya registered in Marietta’s name was sold at a public auction wherein Josephine was the highest ...

G.R. No. 162052            January 13, 2005 ALVIN JOSE vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES Facts:           On November 14, 1995, P/Supt Joseph Castro received an information from an unnamed informant that a big time group of drug pushers from Greenhills will deliver 100 grams of shabu at Chowking. Acting on such report, SPO1 Bonifacio Gueverra was assigned to act as a poseur buyer.           They positioned their cars at the parking area where they had a commanding view of people going in and out. In the afternoon a Toyota Corolla arrived, Sonny Zarraga was the driver with Alvin Jose. The unnamed informant approached and talked to Sonny Zarraga. Then, the informant called SPO1 Bonifacio Guevarra and informed the latter that Sonny Zarraga had with him 100 grams of shabu . SPO1 Guevarra offered to buy the shabu. Sonny Zarraga asked SPO1 Bonifacio Guevarra if he had the money....

NICANOR T. SANTOS vs. COURT OF APPEALS, CONSUELAO T. SANTOS-GUERRERO and ANDRES GUERRERO G.R. No. 134787 November 15, 2005 Facts:                     Petitioner Nicanor T. Santos and private respondent Consuelo T. Santos-Guerrero are brother and sister, born to spouses Urbano Santos and Candelaria Santos, now both deceased. Sometime in 1956, Nicanor, Consuelo and eight of their siblings, executed a "Basic Agreement of Partition" covering properties they inherited from their parents.           Two years later, Consuelo, joined by her husband, herein respondent Andres Guerrero (collectively, the "Guerreros"), filed suit with the then Court of First Instance (CFI) of Rizal against petitioner Nicanor and two (2) other brothers, for recovery of inheritance. Issue:           Article 222 of the New Civil ...

Evangeline Ladonga vs. People of the Philippines GR no. 141066, February 17, 2005 Facts:           In 1989, spouses Adronico and Evangeline Ladonga, petitioner, became the regular customer of Alfredo Oculam in his pawnshop. Sometime in May 1990, the Ladonga spouses obtained a loan from him, guaranteed by check of United Coconut Planters Bank, issued by Adronico. On last week of April 1990 and during the first week of May 1990 the spouses obtained additional loan guaranteed by UCPD. And between May and June 1990, the spouses obtained the third loan guaranteed by UCPD. The three checks bounced upon presentment for the reason that the account was closed. When the spouses failed to redeem the check, despite repeated demands, Oculam filed a criminal complaint against them.           While admitting that the checks issued by Adronico bounced because there was no sufficient deposit or the account was clos...