By Atty. Rolex T. Suplico In the case of ATTY. BENIGNO T. BARTOLOME, Complainant, v. ATTY. CHRISTOPHER A. BASILIO, Respondent (A.C. No. 10783, October 14, 2015), the First Division of the Supreme Court was presented with an administrative case involving a notary public, who notarized an affidavit where one of the affiants had died 3 years before. In
January 5, 2021
By Atty. Rolex T. Suplico In the case of RICKY Q. QUILALA, petitioner, vs. GLICERIA ALCANTARA, LEONORA ALCANTARA, INES REYES and JOSE REYES, Respondent (G.R. No. 132681, December 3, 2001), the Supreme Court’s First Division, through Justice Consuelo Ynares-Santiago, answered the question of where the signature of the required acceptance of the donee in the deed of donation should
December 31, 2020
By Atty. Rolex T. Suplico Are Local Government Units (LGUs) liable for the defective conditions of roads, streets, public buildings and other public works under their control or supervision? The answer, my dear Reader, is a resounding yes. This is based on Art. 2189 of Republic Act No. 386, otherwise known as the Civil Code
December 24, 2020
By Atty. Rolex T. Suplico I know of several Filipinas who found happiness in their marriages with foreigners, despite the huge differences in an alien culture. But some experienced hell in these sought-after affairs. One such story, my dear Reader, even reached the Supreme Court. In May 2005, Abigael met Marco in an internet
December 10, 2020
By Atty. Rolex T. Suplico Before the year 2020 is over, the Philippines already got its overdose of successive typhoons, and several typhoons are still expected. Typhoon Ulysses, the latest typhoon to hit the country, caused untold havoc and indescribable misery, resulting in the name being decommissioned so that it may not be used
December 2, 2020
By Atty. Rolex T. Suplico In the case of GENARO GERONA, ET AL., petitioners-appellants, vs. THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, ET AL., respondents-appellees, docketed as G.R. No. L-13954 and promulgated on August 12, 1959, the Supreme Court was asked to decide on a petition filed by the Jehovah’s Witnesses, which the Court said is,
November 25, 2020
By Atty. Rolex T. Suplico This interesting case – THE UNITED STATES, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. JUAN CASIPONG and GREGORIA HONGOY, Defendants-Appellants, G. R. No. 6608 – was decided by the Supreme Court en banc on September 5, 1911, involving a woman accused of being a concubine. The case started when Juan married Teodora on Mar.
November 17, 2020
By Atty. Rolex T. Suplico It is rare, my dear Reader, when the Supreme Court decides a case based on the exception rather than the rule. It is even rarer when the Court conducts an analysis of the documents submitted in a preliminary investigation in order to determine the presence or absence of probable
November 5, 2020
By Atty. Rolex T. Suplico This interesting case, MVRS PUBLICATIONS, INC., MARS C. LACONSAY, MYLA C. AGUJA and AGUSTINO G. BINEGAS, JR., petitioners, vs. ISLAMIC DA’WAH COUNCIL OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., ABDULRAHMAN R.T. LINZAG, IBRAHIM F.P. ARCILLA, ABDUL RASHID DE GUZMAN, AL-FARED DA SILVA and IBRAHIM B.A. JUNIO, respondents, G.R. No. 135306, promulgated on January
October 27, 2020
By Atty. Rolex T. Suplico The replacement of Taguig City Rep. Alan Peter Cayetano by Marinduque Rep. Lord Allan Velasco as Speaker of the House of Representatives signals the arrival of the political circus in town. If I may say, dear Reader, that this unofficially starts the opening of the election season in the
October 24, 2020
By Atty. Rolex T. Suplico As a University Student Councilor of the UP Student Council (1985-1986) and a member of the Sigma Rho Fraternity of UP Diliman, I actively participated in the 1986 EDSA Revoluton. I manned the barricades at Camp Aguinaldo and later at Broadcast City. I recall that my fraternity brothers and I
October 14, 2020
By Atty. Rolex T. Suplico In my previous article, I wrote about the story of Atty. Noli and Irene in the case of Guevarra vs. Eala (A. C. No. 7136, August 1, 2007), decided by the Supreme Court en banc in a per curiam decision. Today, my dear Reader, I will write about Atty.
October 5, 2020