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Case Digest: So v. Republic (G.R. No. 170603)

So v. Republic | G.R. No. 170603 | 29 Jan 2007 | Callejo, Sr. J. | Art IV (Section 1, Par 4) | Petitioners: Edison So Respondents: Republic of the Philippines Recit Ready Summary Herein Petitioner So filed for a Petition for Naturalization under CA No. 473 aka the Revised Naturalization Law.He presented 2 witnesses à fam business lawyer Atty. Adasa & UST classmate Mark Salcedo. RTC granted So’s petition. Respondent Republic of the Phil through OSG said not so fast! Coz SolGen claims na the 2 witnesses So presented did not know him (So) well enough and that they only gave general statements upon being asked about the character and moral conduct of So. CA set aside RTC’s decision. Hence, this present petition. The issue is W/N So qualifies for Philippines Citizenship and the Court said NO. It was wrong for So to claim that that RA 9139 should apply to his case instead of CA No. 473. This is because the latter applied to ALL ALIENS regardless of class while the former applies to nati...
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Case Digest: Del Rosario v. Del Rosario (G.R. No 222541)

Del Rosario v. Del Rosario | G.R. No. 222541 | Feb 15, 2017| Topic: Psychological incapacity FACTS: Rachel and Jose are married couples and they have a son named Wesley.  Rachel is an OFW working in Hong Kong as a domestic helper. In September, 2011, Rachel filed a petition for declaration of nullity of marriage before the RTC.  Rachel claims that Jose is psychologically incapacitated to fulfill his essential marital obligations.  In support of her petition, Rachel claimed that Jose was violent, that at the day of their wedding he punched him in the shoulder and that Jose hit his own father when the latter did not pay for the wedding.  Rachel also claims that Jose was having extra marital affairs and that at one point her sister and Wesley caught Jose with a woman. Rachel also presented the testimonies of Wesley, her sister, and the testimony of Dr. Tayag.  Dr. Tayag stated that Jose suffered from Antisocial Personality Disorder (APD) based from the intervie...
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Case Digest: Medina v. Koike (G.R. No. 215723)

Doreen Grave Parilla Medina v. Michiyuki Koike | G.R. No. 215723 | July 27, 2016 | Topic: Judicial recognition of foreign divorce FACTS : Petitioner Doreen Parilla, a Filipino citizen and respondent Michiyuki Koike, a Japanese national, were married on June 14, 2005 in QC with two children. On June 14, 2012, Doreen and Michiyuki filed for divorce before the Mayor of Ichinomiya City in Japan. They were issued a Divorce Certificate and was duly recorded in the Official Register of Michiyuki. Doreen, on the other hand, sought to have the said Divorce Certificate annotated on her Certificate of Marriage with Local Civil Registrar of QC. She filed a petition for judicial recognition of foreign divorce and declaration of capacity to remarry pursuant to Art 26 of the Family Code.  No one appeared to oppose the petition during the hearing. Doreen, on the other hand, presented several foreign documents: Certificate of Receiving/ Certificate of Acceptance of Divorce, and Family Register of M...
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Case Digest: Castillo v. Republic & Impas (G.R. No 214064) including Dissenting Opinion

Castillo v. Republic & Impas | G.R. No. 214064 | Feb. 6, 2017 | Topic: Psychological Incapacity FACTS : As their parents were good friends and business partners, Mirasol and Felipe started as friends then, eventually, became sweethearts. During their courtship, Mirasol discovered that Felipe sustained his affair with his former girlfriend. The couple's relationship turned tumultuous after the revelation. With the intervention of their parents, they reconciled. They got married in Bani, Pangasinan on April 22, 1984 and were blessed with two (2) children born in 1992 and in 2001.   On 2011, Mirasol filed a complaint for Declaration of Nullity of Marriage before the RTC.     Mirasol alleged that at the beginning, their union was harmonious prompting her to believe that the same was made in heaven. However, after thirteen (13) years of marriage, Felipe resumed philandering. Tired of her husband's infidelity, she left the conjugal dwelling and stopped any communic...
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Case Digest: Matudan v. Republic (G.R. No 203284)

Matudan v. Republic of the Philippines | GR No. 203284 | November 14, 2016 | Psychological incapacity | FACTS :  Petitioner Nicolas Matudan and Respondent Marilyn Matudan were married in Laoang, Northern Samar on October 26, 1976. They had four children.   In 1985, Marilyn left to work abroad. Since then, Nicolas and the children lost all contact with her.   She was never heard nor seen again.   23 years later, Nicolas filed a Petition for Declaration of Nullity of Marriage alleging that before, during, and after his marriage to Marilyn, the latter was psychologically incapable of fulfilling her obligations as a wife and mother --- failing to provide Petitioner and her children with necessary emotional and financial care, support, and sustenance. Petitioner also stated that based on the expert evaluation conducted by Clinical Psychologist Dr. Tayag, Respondent’s psychological incapacity is grave, permanent, and incurable. Petitioner also alleges that his consent...
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Case Digest: Onstott v. UTNAI (G.R. No 221047)

Onstott v. UTNAI | G.R. No. 221047 | September 14, 2016 | Topic: Presumption of conjugal partnership FACTS Albert Cas, an American citizen, was the registered owner of a parcel of land. Due to non-payment of realty taxes, the Provicional Government of Rizal sold the subject property at public auction to one Amelita De Sena, highest bidder at public auction.   UTNAI, an association epresentingt he actual occupants of the subject property, subsequently redeemed the same from De Sena. UTNAI thereafter filed a complaint for cancellation of the Original Certificate of Title of Albert Cas. It alleged that it became the owner of the property upon redemption from De Sena. They also contend that Albert was an American citizen who, under Philippine law is not allowed to own a parcel of land in the Philippines. The RTC granted the petition and issued a new title in the name of UTNAI.   Michael Onstott, claiming to be the legitimate son of Albert with a certain Josephine Onstott, fi...
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Case Digest: Secretary of National Defense v. Manalo (G.R. No. 180906)

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