DATE

Velre V. Soci al Jostice So cietu

Fats
Ca Petitiou Por Deelaratory Peli Pled
before e nTc oulea
Cqci ust Velarde aud tesooudeuts.
dovaui tlhe iuterpre tetiou of he se goretion ot chrc
aud stote,aud e
declaratoy ucaeneut
coustitutiouali tu 4he acts reli
ajous leaders
eudersina a candidate Ror elective otiee.
The trral cout Peiled to iudude
cis positive portio
{u its cs5ailed deeisiOn. Respoudent asSer ts
that iu order
to waiutain a
netitio Por decl aratora reicl aCause
o acton ueet net be aleaed Or roveM.

I S5ve:

whether the oetition Por Deearatory telret aise

wstiable coutro ve re

teld.
Retitiu Por De clarotory Reiel el short.t tatled to
leaed u eistua coutroversu or dispote between he
qetitioner aud the res oude nts. he petitow did uot
Se5ieiety state wbot sectie leaal iaht o
+e petituer was violated ba the resooudeuts
thereiu

VALLANT
 DATE

Mouicipality o Sau Nareiso Qvezo V. Men de

Facts:

Tue ynicioal distrit Sau Audres was created pursu aut to

ekecutive order. Ater 30 earS, the wmuniciqality ot So
Horc so is oter province, Sovaut the de clara tiou ot that
executive order couteudiua hat sice it rs a presideutial
act,it waS a u5ur potre o e (uhereut powes o 4ue

hotiou to dis iss cleaiua hat he case has el ready

becoue wnoot and ocadewie with the euactneut o Hae
Loeal Coyeuuneut Code.

TSsue :

wbe er the alleaed unoustituto lhall ta o 4e creatiom

o the woui eigalita o Sau Amdres has beencured by t e
en lactet 4ue local hoveryeut Co de.

1teld!
The local (noveru hent Code ro wces 4hat monicip altes
erstiua as of 4he date the effetii tu ol tis
Code sal couti wve to etist cud operate s Suc. Coratve
\awswhrc iu esse wce Care retrospective and ained
validi ty to acts doue atwold have beeu
iuvali vuder atrstin lows asi etistua law s have
been complied wit validity accapted u his
\orísdictro Isobyect to ysu al goalifieatiou aainst
|upairweut o vested riauts

VALIANT
 DATE

To pacro V. Owa

Facts:

petton for certorari end oroibiton seeks

to re veut Jstice Oua roM orter erer ersina 4he
owers, dties ad tesqonGi bilities oa Seudiaabeyau
Asseeiae Sost ice. He alleaed 4hat owa hes ailed to neet
4he eitizeueip repireueut fron the 4ime f his
pettoner that it cannt
Pavorably act on is repoest for the lina warrauto
peutitiou vutl the case slhall have Rinalty

Is Sue:
wheter e os c o itted buse t discrets
arave

Aeld:
Petifioher is uot
qarty vo warraut

to 7e soccesstol, the pvate persen iss0ina must sho

clear iaut to be coutested oice.

VAILANT
 DATE

Facts:
was eMacted arantiaq Felix Alberto h Co, a
frauchise to estublis radio sttious Por doestic
Cud trausoceanic telecowmunicatious. (he cor porate
u a e uSas
chauae to Eroress TelecommyuicatiouS Co.
ECI Pled au p?lieatiey witt HIc Por Ahe is5uance
Certificate ot psblie Couvenience oud ecessity
to coustet oerate oud uciutajn a lelular obie
Telephoe Sastem aud on Aloa merie Paaina
Suste iu tletro Hauila olnd So thern Lw2o4. PLDT
©090sed with a Motou to Dis uiss due to tlhe foct that
its leaislative freucise does ot eouer Syotenwide
telephone network to teleguone sesvice.

whether the etitien for cerhorati (Sqro per.

Aeld'
The petiten Por certiorari s wat the
The deterninatou o 4he rraut to te erereise o
Frouchise whethet lhe iato priveleae
has beeu Poreited bu mon-user (s tie subect o 4e
prerogative writ o warruto

VAILLANT"
 DATE

tHadiaal v. Lecaroz

Facts:

Madriaal iled aeetitiou betore the cFi

Marindvgue aaeiwst respoude uts hov. Le caro z
àud 4e Province ot tarindVave for Mendams aud
danaaes
T he cFI drsuissed he petitou
the aroumd that
Aadrigal cause o action was barred bu lanehes.

whether the petitiom rs barred aches.

Held:
e. 1t was onlu y yearS do day s frou the
aud
aboliton o is oo5itiou t a t he filed the
petition for wandamus and damaaes

VAILANT"
 DATE

Palw a - feruandez V. Dela Raz

Facts:
Aosita order Ho. d woas is5ved bu resodent letiter iled
wit rebpoudeut secretary of teelth,uishia copies to
tespodeut. sto4ue Cownissiouer of Civil Service
and he c cirma. Faii na to secur
anu action on uer
pro test within a uouths tine, titiuer iled 4e
petiton for Jo warrauto with reliiwary iuUuctio
aainst resondets.

Iswe!
wheuer 4e leerhaustion o aduiuistrative
remedies ere cludes f e ilina 4he iustaut etitiou.

Held:
The to trie exhaushion o odinistrative
renedies does not ce clude qetitouer trom seetiua
udicial reiet, Tuis role is uot a had aud Pas t oue bt
aduits ot exeeptious cnoua wic are Ahat
qestio in dispote is
porela aleaal
coutroverted act is gatently illeaal.

VALLANT"
 DATE

wack- Wack hol eud Couutru clob y Weu eudTa

Fats:
Wou claius owner shig ot its meu bershipfee certficate
o\ bu virtue of areudered case decisiou. Tan olso
clais to be4he ot.its efore seid
meuber sui ee o)

Is5ue
wheer 4he re nedy o iuterleader by apgelant
pro per aud tiunela

Held:
Ho. The aeueal rsle tat before apersou will
be dee med to be iu a gositin t ask order
P iuter oleader, he wuste preeated to sho
ther PrereAoi sites that he haswot
becone iudepeudentl lialeto ch lai ts.

VALLANT
 DATE

lim v. Coutiweuta

Facts:
Coutineutal Pile.d co nplaint for iuterqleader oaaimst
Beuito Tan and Zoila o in, aleaima at iu its boo
here aprearS
a 4het Tau was oue ot 4e stockhalders.
Houever, Lim has laid lain over 4e sares ot stoek
beima demnded bytay all eai a uat said stock,
recly b loged to her dececsed wother, Tau iled a
notio to disuiss he co laint.hetrial ydae
clisnissed he conolain+ Por laclk o actio u.

yhether the trial ae aravelu aboed wen the moti

to dismiss was qrauted.

Held:
yes. Au intereleader denauds hat 4here be
more dainants to 4ueud or thinai dispote
tarooa seqarate aud ditereut iuterests. the eloalus
must be aderse beore reliet cau e araute ad
4e partles soUa t t be interpleacled ust be in
c ositon tomake efective claims.

VAILI ANT
 DATE

Ocapo V, Tirou A

Facts :

Dcaunpo bosaut aparcel o (end.Upou aeguisitio o

owuership he wotiied Tiroua 4hovah a forumal itteu
noti ce, wheuoremises were declared uuder crea tor
priority alevelopweut, iuvoked her iaut to irst
Tirowa

tetoal. Ocamo hen Fi\ed tor yulas detaiwer

auswer, Tiroua a5Strted hat ewpo was wot the
t r a t l Owwer o he a d fusted it was aneea.

whe er actioy Por iutereleder s per

Held:
liroua s hold have ysed re.asouable diliaence iu
hailiua e coutend o 4ue claimants to 4ue
court, Au actou for iuterpleader when he lesee
does ot Kuw the fysreutal
due.

VALLANT"
 DATE

Almeda v. Bathala
Fuets:
Duriua he effectivitu f 4he couteact,oetano died. etitio yeS
adise respoude ut tuat shellassess aud colleet VAT ouits
wouthly entels.Respoudeut couteuded 4hat VAT umau wot be
nposed as the teutals Pied iu the coutract f lease.
Respodent aaaiu eceive ther letter aud stil reused to
4he VT ad adusted reutals. Respondeut inst toted
actiu Por declaratoru ceke

wbether tlhe acten Por deeleratoru reliet is proper

Held:
AFter peti tioers deuanded pauneut ad \ws ted rentas
aud iu tue mo uths tat Rollowed, respoudeuts
coyplied with the ters aud coudition set fothiu
4heir cautactoease he rewtals
stiplated herein. there is uo showina tuat
Fespoudeut Coitted au act Coystituti
breach subyeot contract leaS

VAILANT
 DATE

DBM V, Manila's Finest 2etirees As5oc.

Facts:
(he case invol ved he eutiHement Intearoted Hatioual
Police retirees to 4he sa me retiremeut beneits
rettrees. INP claimed 4hat ey were efoay situated
as 4he P P retirees but were uo
receivina
same retiremeut be netits. they Pild oetition for
a

declara tery relie uthe Rie auila, seetiug

de darafiou hat they a r e eutitled.

whether hetrral court err Por orderiua the

immedtate at ustuents ,t 4e respoudeuts retiremet
beueits.

Held:
[he trral covt dd not err, cousideriua that the
tespoudeuts oleaded For the iwnedi ate advstnet
e their getirewment beeitswhrch 5qmeticontly
the petitsuers drd not obiect to.

VALLANT
 DATE

HMDA v, Virou Trauspo Co,Iue

Focts:

Vireu alle aed 4at the MM DA was poised te (ssue a cireular,

weoraudu er order closina or tautonount to dasta all
proviuetal bus teruinals aloua tOSA Aeaia that the
MMDA's avthoitu does wotuclde e Ao direet
?rovincial bses oger ators to abandou aeir eristrna bos
terminals to ths degrive 4heu to se thetrroerta

sue
wheter he tegoisites o deearatory elie? are ot
12 esent

Aeldi
Kue f o i a are the es5eutial reaisisitesfor a
delaratora rerel geti
A. fhere wm st e c \uStietable Coutroversy
b. t e coutroversu u t e between persos whose
iuterest are adverse
Hue party seekima dedaratony reliet st have
legal nterest in te coutroversu
d. the s5ue iuvofe wust be ripe Por ieial deteruinatio .

VALLANT
 DATE

CSA Develepnet V. BIR

Facts:
Rroelewati Ho. 4o was ssoed ba they presideut Fidel V.
Pamos to create Speciel Geonsie lone iu a portiau o
qestoh 4e retroctive aolicatsy
bu the g0c f ue decisn of Ahis court uSolu au v. Lim
It elained at e assess neu was ul d void
becaue it vio lated the uoh-retoactive prioeiple uuder

Isve.

(wheter 4he reueda P de caratory eliet is profcr

1 u is case.

proper soect watter ot a decaratory relie

is a deed, wiIl, coutract 4her writteu iustruLnent,
r +he cconstioM validity of a statote
ordiuonce. cSA iuaes ts etity ou the de auc
letter or asesS newt seut to it bu the Goc. wever,
it cs re ala uotthhe deaud letter whih is the sobye ct
watter the petite. A petitioy Por cle clara toru
reliet aun propey heve court decsin as its
Sotect watter,

VALIANT
 DATE

Jomanil v. cafe
tacts:
The petitiouer Piled betore Ahe erc petiti Por
de eora tory relief vit prayer Por ininar
inuutio and rit o res traiuina order aa a'n st
pulic resqoude wts. Tne pTe defered 4he resolstiou
ot he peudina petitou, The capgelate court eventualy
Feudeed its decis iu hat case imcina bat te
petitiouers were not eutited to the de elaratory relet

whether he pettitoer leaal stemdiuy to

has a
F\e the qetitiu fer declaratory reliet.
teld.
o, oetitiuer ailed to prove 4he sobect ordi nance s
aaree neuts to be diseriina tory.its

uusbstantrated alleaatkiom at tue oublic was

not otiföd did uot sice. Forhermore, there
was 4he time hooed presop tia ot reqlaritu
of fieial duty, absewt ;howinq
coutrary

VALLANT
 DATE

Paciicader . co welee

Facts
Arturo Paeiticador ord víto plaares Jr. Piled a
qehitiou
or certiotari, qroibiton andinction oaaiust eonelec.
The petitiouers aMd Selvacion Perez were caudidates
for the petitren posi tiom o aoverhor cleqina thert
respouceuts wolated cer taiu
ow uibo> electien code. Tbey elaimed thaat oriyate

ridae coustctiou proeet as a political ally and

distibuted checks to bar avaau chaitna y dra
Pro e e ccount o e provineal Choverumeut.

Held:
wether tMe 5 pro caatiou eri vate
respoudeut oS Cnoueruor were v a l .

Aeld.
Jes. e Co lmelee had the auto itu to create
new pboc nd relieve e preous oueiu acco rdanrp
withits gower diret cotrol aud 50pernsio4 over
CaurasseS.

VALIANT
 DATE

Vera v. Aveliuo

Fats:
Aau 5, \a 4u, a ouda tu reso lution
was o eroved teerina to the repot Brdert a thet
Sose o. Vera, Ranou Dioko and Jose Ro nero,who had
been iueluded emoua 4he lh comdidetes for Senator
tecievia the hi ahiestwuber f votes ad as proelaimed
loy t e Conelec, shol hot e sworn, uor seated, s
a meuber of the clhauer, endna tthe terninatiou
o te Qrotest Ple d aaalust Alher electioM. Petituers
Iunme drately institted 4his ection a ai ast the i r
colleoe S respousible Por the resoltiou.Ths pray for
6u order aunoli a it,aud compelliwg resoceuts
to peruit them to ocew 4heir seats, aud to
eyercise their Seha tomal peeroaatie
IS5ue

wheter a writ o rohiitiou cau be is5ued

Aeld:.
prohibition reters ouy to proceediugs oP
corporatiem, oard or persou, e xerciSI na
PuuetouS or ministerial, As the respoudee uts
do wot t r e r crse kinds umtions. Their
fonctimg beina leaisl«tive, to diste alls

VALLANT
 DATE

Aatioualta Party v. Bautsta

Facts:
Petit iouet
*epeetfolly
aneuding the resonent to desrst brerer
ro aeting as actinamemeber of he Coumisjo
ou blechoy. I4 rs couteueled tlhat soeh
desiauation
iuralid,lleaalaud uucousitutio ual beLause here
was
Electi,Por
approral, grontiug the agelieatam or
tetire eut rled b a e Comiss (ouer Frau ets co
tuaae
Issue:

wheter ro aibitiou will lie to deteruiue trtle to fice.

Held

alost uuauiwo 4uat orohibi hou will wot ie to

deteruine t e title t a de Pato odi crel icer
siuce its oulu fwaiou is to grevent ausur atiou o
yuris dieton bu sobordiuate cost

VALIANT
 DATE

outeS V. C. A

Facts:
Moutes araves at t e lunoleueutetion oP te sspesiou
order is preneatore clering the pendency of his
retitro before te appelleute court and forter states
that 4here is uo law or orovis1on tn 2.A.u70, 4 e
Oubds wau law in Administrative case where the
pemalty iwposed is suspeu Por l year. Meutes reuterate his
previous ubuisS iou hat t e oubudsan shoold not
uare proceeded to ear fhe diuistrotive complaiut
cousi deriwa that an Juforation had already bee n
Ailed aaaiust hjw betore the RTc Pasig
Issue.
whether thoutes is etiled te s5uauce arit o
prouibition euyoiuiua the osT Setretay fro
eutorciua the sus pensisy order.

Held:
Mo. outes Pailed to odeqoctely ohow tct there is wo appeal
ong plain, sqeedy ond adeate re inedy tuthe

VALLANT"
 DATE

HantradelMMc Pivision Employeas oud wor kers Uiou V. Bacuhaiy

Fats.

Petitiomer Piled the gresemt

petitiou for certiorari aud taudawus
aa anst aritratoe Bacouaau aud MOe q0e3touima t e
validity f the pertinet secto of the nylesaud realatons
i mpleeutiug the Labor Code,

IsJoe

whete wandaus is au approprate tqoitable reedy

Iu tue ease cat ba

Held':
es, resoudeut 9oratisn couteuds 4hat waudmus
does hot lie to compel 4e perfor mance f a u actwieh
a

the law does wot elearly eyoiu as a dutyhe (our t

learly detiuina the leqaldoty to qrant holrdau t
wouthly salaried eup louees.

VALLANT
 DATE

Facts:

uR led agetitio wih 4he prco Baaio for inyuctiom

wit prelimi nary eeveutive cud wandatoru iuyuctio
praner for t e iss0e uce ot a tamqorayrestraini
e, na
order, t a t Me de cisisM the 0-? Boarcd f Reaeuts to
ehase out ueCBAS is withot leaal asis ud
Uucous +i tutroual. etitioyer couteudi cnoa other
4imas, 4het the deciS jen of U. Board Reqeuts t
phase owt the upcBHS is au exerci Se ot aca deic
Feeedoy Juteuteed b the Coustitotous

Ìssve.
whe ther valid lu plase out uPcBtS

Aeldi
valrdly phase ost aud/or cbolsh the
UpC BHS tbpecially 5o whe he teqoiremeuts or (ts
coutivance have uot beeu weet.

VALLLANT"
 DATE

V. Cariauo

Facts

iutormutiou i the then Court f first

instauce ot Rasia for estaa hu falsrie atiou o
RGicial udor astlie docuweuts. Adniauo, one
deteuuts ustituted petitio for neuas,
for au order direeti quino to inelode as deeudauts
iu the said ciuinal case, all gersous hon he found
prima facie case as stated bu hi ín Auex B o
his petito, patielary, Comnisiouer A utouo
Hobleas he Lawd Reaistratio Co wurssr'ou

Issve!

whete Petitiou for andanus isteroer renedy.

Aeld:
No,private resgoudeut did uot kequest Fiscal Agoi no to iuclode
tu the iutorunatom owmmi ssio ner Hoblejas he
aceused.te bad doue so oud the sane was met with e
deuil Adríano cosld have arpealed to 4ue Secretary
o ostice o mey t verse p etitiower aud desiauated
uoher to act or the
porpose

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 DATE

People v. Sandiqcubauau
Facts.

People Piled 4is petitiou or Certiorari to aunl aud set

asrde 4e Saudiqaubayans arautiua Guiati salw daqa,
Arthus Adiateo ud pomeo delua s \oiut derer to
eurcleuee. Quutiu was aosb\fe ofer beina ten
Muuieipal Mauer aud A,ths Adriaico was 4en Ahe
Reveve Collector clerk. Romeo eu tered vute pafyaw coutroet
for the coustrueta. Conuiyí na wih A t s ad foneo,
hoyor Goiytiu alleaedly rsued aud sra ued the mauors
qerit, alloina Romes to busrness as a pafya
coutrotor peiod, mot coverina the geniod uwhieh oustevcton

Issve

whether Saudiaanbaya arovely bued its diseetieM.

teld:
Ho oetitiou Por certiorai S iuteu ded to correet
lorts dictou oulu arave abse diseretou auouutina to
lac or excess oris dietion. A de urrer to evideuce is au
obyectiou bu one ot he gat ties lueu aetoM to the efect
hat e evideuce weh his àdversary oro duced iS
in paiutot la to mae o t case

VALLANT
 DATE

New routiet Sua ar corp, V, R c

Fact:
Petitiouer Piled petite for Declaration of state SosgeusioM
proposed rehabi\itatio plan.
OmuibuS Order disuissi ua the case, Petitruer
Fled Ounibus nottou bot was deued. Retitioues eiled a
Speetal Civil Acto Por Ceterari betore the cA bot was
disuisse d be cause what he oettouer iled betore t e CA
was a Special Cil Atiy Por certisrari ywer Rule u5
iustead cdiuay apgeal
Issue;

proper re ue du.

Aeld:
Ues, Certiorari iS a reedu Por 4he cort etion

errors o yorisdietioy uot errors odoaemant. 14 is

oriaibel and indegendent action tuat was wot
eart o the trial tat hadreslted in redeution ef 4e
yodaeet order co mplained ot

VALLANT
 DATE

Camoeho , CoresiS

Facts
Seyeral doctorl steuts usp caulai ed oetiiouer Or. tanacuo,
4het w ua t e lstse,the re were a host studeuts iu the elass
respondeut Dr. Daleou. Petitiouer infer med . Daleou
tue coplaiut aud re qvested Ltn to Roruis him wt
plbtocopies of eraas, tern pagers, and re cord o atteudouce
4ue st clent involed. r. Daleon ianored te reques
Board ot Reaents passed its esolotio holdinca the arade
qiven ba Dr. Dale ou. Petitio Mer Gubuait a wanPestathoy
rayer, witha sople weutal to Couoliut-:davit
For Violati o R.A, 30|4 andlorsuch oter geual laws
aaiust Dr. Dale om, the studeuts amd the uSP board t Reaemts.

wheter Role u5 wl prosper

4eld:
No, due Court fouwud wo'valid arosud to aeld Ahat the
resgondeut ofice of he Onbudsan- iudanao
aravely abused its discretioy in issoinoq the
èjs ailed decis'ou. he concluioui iu said resolotio
based sobstantial evi deuce e asily veriable
from the recos

VALLANT
 DATE

Po ha v. Silauoaan 1uvestors ond Mauaqers Iue.

Focts:
PCGa. fled a netitin for certiorai and rohibitio yuder
Pole h5, eholleuaiua e Pe soloton ol Saudiaaubaua
Sean eiaanbauau eouni tted
e rave abuse o discretou whent ordered the release
o cash divide uds, Wwith iuterest, to ileuacau an d
Iolyan becayse 4he cash dividends a r e Uuder
custo dia leaS

ISSUe

whether Saudiaan bay eu coumi tted qtave abuse

Aeld:
Ho, peti or Certiorcri p ttower uust show
that t e res oouclent actedwith ave
discretion, PcaG ailed toshow that the Sandiaaubaya
ected with 4rave aebse of ciscretioM.

VALLANT
 DATE

Manaalia v. Heu. Catobia-l astorl

tacts:

Apetitiou for certiorari, wit a prayer to set aside the

erder o RTc was filed b pettouers Aora Mauaala
we re +esgondents (ua cuse
were fhetek ibey drtve srdeswiqed atricyle
tteupfed to overtafe t. Pettioner late took on
uew couuse l, ud ilede woton to d i s u i s s e
arowd ot lack o ois dret. Rteyudqe tdelina
tatubra- Yosto tal deuied

Isse
couuitted
whether ltou. catubia- pastral qrare
abuse f lrseretio.

teld:
Ao Te wel eutreue priu eiple rs the tis dietn
t e coort o ver Sobyect watter o the aeton.
(heeatoui iu the plaiut plainlu show
het rivate resoudeut ýeeks to re co yer wotouly
his ue dical eteuje,lst iucome, utlso
damaaes Por physical soterira
auauish due to peruaneut Focral cle oruí tu

VALIANT
 DATE

y au v. Mauila Baukiua Corp

Facts!
aile d a civ case betore e rc, moti'o Por
erder directma auila hol to rssue a certiicate iu
is nane ie ordered aila hol ei dlor rts travel
Oaency to cancel the certiate propriety meutensip
share n e uame n iu beu here to
}SSve uew oue iu au's prelininer
attachuents in Pavor of Aala Bauk, Manila Bank
tiledaeti tion Por certoHari betre the eA., assailiga
rsSuan ce

Isue,

whether the oetitom for Certiorari iled bu Mauila Bank

(s valid desgite uo ior wotiou Por cousrderatou,
peior

Held
ye5, 4he oetition for certorari tled by tanla Bank is vakd
despite uo prior dothlo n for cous icerato M. ts
the c. A iu the teer'se o t s dicral urisdictioy, wil uot
petiton tor certe tari uuder
Pule 5, Uu eSs the ower cout uas been qiven the
touity to corret he
i mputed to it

VALLANT
 DATE

Hetr transit . c.A

Facts,

tyauaes ta tled a coje for lleaal elrsmtssal aa aiustMTS,ic

r eiolted iua Pave rable decrs io u reuthe La bor Arbiter
orderiua his reinstatemeut wrth ae waa es. pater tha
Frlina c wotou for recousi deratieM, MTo directly oetiteed
+he C.A ia certie reri,MTo araved 4hat
Lers srderatou etore he LRc was ynecessa ru ehd
challenaed the sFi cency ot evrdece aaainst
tvauaelista.

Isseo !

whethe motion for receusi deratie is hecerSaru hetore

Flg a yetrtin for certrarl
Held'
The Sogree Court held 4hat a wotn For recousrderatoy
‘S hecessaru betore resota to crtorati,as t rs
aenera lu au indispen sible co ndr tiou.

VALLANT"
 DATE

vDA. De Po driaJe V. CA.

Fats!
Volero erecsted his last will end testaueut wlerein he
enomercted te couyogal properties of hi sel aud isfe
iuclodina he two sou Loreuzo Villaae lots. Valero spouses, by
weans ot a deed iele, couveued t e sau Lorenzo V: laae
lots oud inorove neut tuereou to Caren. Jose die.
wis wl wa doly grobted. Car wen,Flo ra ad Rosie Pile
motio for the ex cosiou of he two Sau Lorenzo Villaqe
lots ro m he testtor's iuveutories sale. The erecvtor
opposed tue motion he araud tat te two lots were
douated to C a r n e .

Issve:

whether he gro ate court deied he motn the

Held':
Tue cout Rouu e qro ceedings have wot uet reach
at
stoae wen he questia colatu or advance ent to
au heir wa be raSed a d deided

VALIANT
 DATE

Hittseer V. Hittscher
Facts!
Dr, wener Aisher iled wieHe erc o yetition Por the
probote ot ais ele grapluie ill, AR ter lhearina oud with doe
uotice to ue
co wpolseary heirs, probate court i55ved order
alowina e said holoarapuie will.Dr, Nittscher died, heuce,
Atty. Aoaales Filed e etitou for letters testaneutry Por the
odmiistratin he estate. Cuuhia itscher woved or
4he diswissal o the etitiou. Court dism is5 Cuutias wot iou.

Issue.
wheter Cuta was deprived process.

Aeld:

previoys watriaae ehildren Lave beeu notified. Petitisuer eve

appeare iu cosrt to opoe respondeuts petitiom for e

i5Suouce oP be letters testaentary aud sle aleo P:led a
ton to disis t e said getiton

VALLANT
 DATE

Ataroe v. Aatar a
Focts:
couteuds at the cA aravey erred when it
affimtd at e bulk 4he realties sobect o his
case belong to ne irsh warie ae f oagsi to Lueia,
notitastoudina tht He eentipieates of fitle were
teastered iu the wolne Joaguin Aceardinq to hin, the
as aW iutestte court with liaited
was wot vested wih he power cud autoi ty to deteruiue

qostoions o ouersip, wlhi e properly belouas to

qeheral

Lssve:
wheter the pIc has uris dicton! ver t e owhersig i n
4yestiou

Held
The aeueral role is tot the rísdictien o te trial court,
eite r es a protate b r a u (utestate cout, relatesouly to
uatters haviua to do with the probote o e will audlor
settleeut F t4he este of deceased pesonS, btdoeS
uot ettent to 4e determiuati R vesteo oumenhip
4hat aise doriuq tne proceeding

VALLANT
 DATE

Facts:
Retiteuer5 le a conelaiut for Aunomet Sale
ce ot Tetle aa atust
Roero,. Respodeuts 4hat t e oettto Mer, or
4le oeqoired too loua after
were
4he deat f 4beir Father, heuce, the poperty
auuot be caiidered cougal.

Issve:
wheter he oris diete o e Ec sittina as aqroate
relates uly to uatters to doi set+leeut

Ho, 4he bate coUrt

iutestte r testate roceedina he

piece ot qro qerts without qredrce to its Pinal

deter ninot on in a Sepaate cetioy:

VALLANT
 DATE

Hoauid
Facts:
Rosario Hvgord died leanua wo deceudauts bot
leayina
leaitiate pareuts as forced heirs. The wil was fled
ue. ed as
Por ro bate by Ree dios Nqid ,w ho Was

Juivers al heir iu 4he wil Felis e d a Nugurd

Opposed the erobate &4he wilt, uat hey were
arapioa
leaa ly preterited and tat the institotiou ep
petitiuet as yuiversal heir s yeid.

Lssue

whether Ahe :|l is holl aud void due fo ore teíion.

Held:
yes, 4he courts area

U5 vally limited to Hue etriuealiity the will sueh

as its dve exectou aud co me liace with leaa
refoireent.

VAIANT
 DATE

Reyes-Megas V. peyes
focts:

Lourdes died utestete leaviwa Ataree garcels \aud. Alaemdeo

Pleda petit Por se ttHeneut Hheestete. Pedro od
Arturo ofpoed petitio. The garties euteed iuto
colmprouise aareeeut partitiodg the estte oP Lordes.
aeeroved tue Satd artitiou, Auita led aotio
to cancel lispeden5. Ale,audoo opposed.

Held'
wheter he pic actiny as qrebate cout,as
urisdietio to role ou (he wotiy t canel ls
2eudeus.
Held'
7he RTc toot coauizonce or he easc as ap robate
cout. settled is he rle hat bate
atibual limited ris dieti. It acts
watters pertaiuina to he estate bot never om
the ohts to
to groerty omisiwa fro n e
Coutrort.

VALLANT
 DATE

Montaner V. shariah Court Herawi

Fecds:

lriyate respoudet and her davather bothmtli frled eu

Couplaiut for tie odicial ortite o properties betore the
slhoia drstrizt Court. frivate respou deut aleae thet
musl etitiouer laimed taat he are
the first fai: Alwmaleeu outauer das a iter te
decedeut, and prau ed partitioM ot the estate
Petitioer filed motiu to dhsiss tuat the
)uris dieti over he tate
because he uas a bo wen tatic

Isjve
whether e atou
qroper

Puiligpi ues qrov'des that 4lue 3uania Cost aue

¬x losi ve oriainalis dicteu the settleueut
t t e estate t deceased tdoslius.

VALLANT
 DATE

Puno V. Pumo uterpri ses

Faets
Peiner Joelito Puuo ii4rated conplaiut for
`peciPie pecor wace qaiust respondeut. He claimed
eutitleet to tne tiauts d qriulleaes of Lis lote
ther as stoctlder eP the respoudet. Pespomdent
Piled motio to diswiss
did uot ave leaul eoai tu to Sue be case his birtu
certiieute

wheher au heir f cle ceaed stkdder chall

utonotieally be a stockhdder

Held.

boocs aud record rs based his buersio share s

iu the corlratioM d the uecessitu ot set
proteetrou.

VALIANT
 DATE

Saoute v. C.A
Fots:
Semaute daius et he boo ut portons of the Lot lu
a sod aith as he was uade to believe hat ll he
f i s vendors were ll in order, Oue
of he docweuts presented by hiu is a Deed of cbsolute
3ale. Ae has beeu iu opeu, couti uous ad verse oud

ecelusive go55es5iou o 4e gortious ot Lot llu he bosat for

years aud have deelard tue land Por
taxatou oud Ware eatd e real etate tares tlhereou.

Lssve.
wheer Seanonte rs o aer in aood Faitu.

Held:
The court halds in the ea ative.TA was establrshed
C quo uat e knewua
res youdeutf were the oul somvivi ny heirs. epite tais
twowledae petitiner ,till boat
sobiect lot from he Sabol spoves

VALIANT
 DATE

Petition Por pto bate oP he wil Paloaanas

Facts.
Ernesto Rolaaanasi eo her brother oqerta,Piled a
eetttiw Por 4he ro bate of Ruertas wil oud tor his
eeoiut weut es soecial admluistrator, Havever,
Manuel Palaaauas ond reaorio,wepiews

showld e batediu thhe US, where it is eseeted.

Tssue:
whether wil created bu a to refauer
probated in the puiligpies.
(Held:
The s opreme Coort sled fat
bate et oreiau wls. Te law n
Civil pro cedore uu oire 4at he oetiti for the
reqoire
yill show the 9risdietioual ats, the
hanes and residences o heirs, leaatees, oud devi sees,
4he orobelble value aud haracter the estate,
ud he name e erso M er whon lettes
nre prayed.

VALLANT
 DATE

Hernandee vs.
Fact!
Lulu sov a ut he assist ance of uer cousi, Jovita Sau Jau- SautoS,
tter learnina het et to ers Lmad been dissipatiua Ler astate.
Theretter, e SenSau amily denaded auiuveu to y
oud accoutiua o wl's estate ron etitneS, howerer
edenand was iauored.
Jovita p:led titon for ardiau ai. she alleaed th at
Lolu was iueep able ot tana eare ot herselt aud uanaaina
her ate because she was at went miud. ssbsequeuty.
netiro ners mov ed to iutervene iu the oroceediuas to
eeosed.

I ssue:
whe tae r the a peiutuent o wdieial quardiau Ove

Lolo's per sou aud roerty proper.

Heldi
yes, The pre aad he cA both Fo md tuat ulwa
iueaable ot takiua cate o herselt.ud her pertie
tw itaot ootstde ard de to her ailemt od weakuind .

VALLANT"
 DATE

A\aau v. Rabale
Facts!
The trial court deued Have' notou to disuiss
her o ile a Manetestutin aud otis
3tatina that he was dotia he aleaahong iu
her o tiou to Disiss iu anjwer to Fernandos aeudec
cowplait. Nave Rled a otiou to Admit her Awended
Auswer wih Couuterelalmeud cross -eleain prayjng 4hat
er husbaud, Atu. Ches mundo be iu eaded as uer
co-Aeteu dant, aud iuelod'ua as her detene uudve
teajou Ahe aet at she was
wode to aQear as wrdow when uPoet sheww very
Lveh matied at He ti ne hetrousaction in isUe,

I53ve.

whether Rat ale sibliuas slhoule be bond by the Pidinas

Held:
Ho. Al amayri's alleaatisu 4hat 4e Rabale sibl'uqs participted
iu Hhe quardiansip ro cee dias rest ou to Orders issue d

mentioiua Ahe
fabole, who was sopposedy the tather 4he Pabale
sibluqsi during the Leariqs held ouye sanC d ates

VALLANT
 DATE

Cataleu V Bas a

fats:
Peoples Bant and Trost Colngau fled sqeeiel Rroceeding S

beore He Cosrt Pirst lustance 4o deeloare Felietat o

inco peeut. e trtal court iywed its order
adicatow o Iucompeteuay or togoiutiug

teletaMo. The Pobuiq day tbe trial Court Ageoiuted

Reoples bauk ond Thust Comauy as Feli ciahis
quardian.

Isie
whetet he dout ious Feherano ete cuted iu
tavor his successor S auno t prove his
ove

Aeld:
A doatioy s au act\iberality wherebu er pero4
dis goses aratoitously a h
ouo ther,whoaccepts i+. Life bther coutract
&areeent o e purties is esseutial, Conieut i
contrats ptesvpet the folo wiug rquisites
I, t sau ld be (wteliaeut
o4ueuatter 4e hicl itrefers,
.it shou d e ree
3.it should e sontaueovs

YALLANT
 DATE

Pepublie V. C.A amd Maxiwo ona

Faets:
Vpou reacina te aqe tweuty-two, herei orive te
reapoudeut, by then married aud Ewaueeriug
Studeut, Riled qetito to e a e uis nane to
Haxino Alcela. Tt was averred et is yse e
Woug e marrasSed audisolated hin rgn
lais relatives aud rieudsi s he sone suaaest
Caiuee awcesty wheu iu trotu aud iu Paethe is
uus lin Filioiuo resi dina iu mslim coaauity:

wheter hhe give u qrivote resqoudent i

his geitiou Por caanae valid

Aeld!
yes. aion a the arouds or ohanae ot wane re.

. whe uae is Hdieslovs, ishouorable ettrewel

. whenhe chanae resolts as a
leaal couse qrevee) as in
leaitinutiou
3. Haviua coutiuously Ubed aud eeu kmown siee
ild hoed by a iino nate, uaware her
alien parentage!
Asucere desire to adept o Fligino uame to erase

Porner alenae, al in aood farth,

5.whem he sur hame Cases eubarasSeut aud lere
showino tat tMe desired ahage f uae
was or fravduleut

VAl.IANT
 DATE

L a h n v. Sibulo

Facts:
petitiouer oud her late husbond leaally adopted the
tespondeut. The civl Reastry of Haaa cita ehenged
Sibolos nawe ta Sose Flelin Leho. Duetorestrined
relatiusiip, Lahow Filed a petitiou to reciud 4he
adoptio n decee, Lahow claied 4uat sibulos motive
or adap treu wa his exqeu taney ot ahts yer
L e s properties. Laho u elleaed hat sibul
refuse to eauae uis Suruame aud showed
iudiereuce towards her

Issue

Can he adotio n deeree he revoke d rescinded ter

4he eetivita 4he Domestie adotou tet.

Aeld:

The Sogrene Caurt oipued he drSwniisal Labons

petiti to resciud the doton deeree.
Riaut are cousrdered vested weu he vaut to
relent iuterest, bsolste, wcoudtoua),
tor Pined end irrettable.

YALJANT
 DATE

Lendi V.
Republie
facts'.
fetitoner filed ttt beore the pie Por 4he adoptio
her bro heri miuor atrlcile. she elleaed
4uat wheu her broher died, 4he childreu were let
to fhelr gcreutal wotuer 4he winors are beia
3opported u t e pettiouer ad her childreu.
recommeuded 4he minors eliaibiwty or
odop tiou for he reasout a t he otet has
Voluutaily touseuted to heir adoti eud uiors
have alse eroressed heir wilina uess to be acopted.

wheter petitouor odagtou be qrauted.

teldi
No. the a eheal e
uotiee to lhe uatol
protect he uatural qare tol relatieushi fom
uwarranted iutertereuee bu iuterogers a ud to
iusue e opgortuiyto safe ayerd te bestiterests
he ild iu the mauner e rogod adop tien,

VALLANT
 DATE

cuavee v. C.A
Facts.

chavee testimewy Por t e roseeutiou establishes his

ailt be youd teasouable doubt The trial cost
brauded uim a self- toufessed esl orit. te ask 4he
court be made to bear dow ypou hiS couvietoy,
Cousi deriua the coustittou alinetiou that
perse su all be compelled to bee a u it uess

whether the yeti tio is proqet

teld:
yes, abeas Corus is a hiau
reroae
tra ditiouallu co usidered as au etcetioual reuedy to
release
a qersoM whose liherty rs lleaall restainee
Soeh es when the ace us edes toustittieual auts
re dis re aard

VAIANT
 DATE

1u he matter of he oetitom Por

Habeas Corpus v.
Euar. Ash rat kontia
Feacts
Fuutina filed thrs petitiou for e issuanee writ
thoeas eorus stotia 4hat he bas eeu restraived
is ibertu. te cleaed 4hat he
was heyet iutorned
his araes filed aaaiust him util e eqvested
is faailu Ae stated that
siuce actiau was
takeu bu he trial coort or 4he Dol, he Piled this
petitio to qt au endto hisll eaal deteutiu
lassified iu the records asoe ate keepiua

whethe the peti

held'
NO. 1he re ueduoha beas corpus as oe obyective
audif ouud leaal, he court order te release o the
detaiee.

VALANT
 DATE

Martinee v. endza
Faets!
The Preseted certel tedel Jr. who
co utessed 4o his gotieiatiou (u the fillig o
Hrda blauca wdiulieated iehael tartinez os
who iu trodoed intothe alleaed
master wiud edel cl almed 4o have seeu MMrehael.
Petitouers wade regoests to the c1D6 for the release
icael ut heîr reavest were enied.

Issve:

whether the outi tion is roeT.

teld:

CA, that the getiti por habe es o rpss roceediug

fue dis apgearance t the
jnis illegal detentou

VALLANT
 DATE

Ilvsoio V. Bilder
Facts:
brli nda Piled wcth he aie o qetitou Por euordiuhie
over theperson oud property . Iloso rio due to
Crcil healh, poor eyesigt aud inp aied udaement.
APter otteudiua a corporate weetiug.Iloserro did uot
retory to Autiqols. iwotead lived at akati. Erliuda
Eiled with he C.A petitien for he ber corpus

Issue:.
whether a wie cau secure wit aeas corps to
Cowoel her hosbaud to ive with ber.

Aeld.
Ho, owwrit hebeas Corps exteuds to all ca)es
illeqal coufinemewt deteuto4 It s vailable
ersou coutiuts to be uulaw follu deuiedo oue
P hs coustitutioual rahts,

VALANT
 DATE

Heuia . Pardíco
Foets.
1he arrival oP he vehicle awakeued lolita's sou Eui
and Be hr, wheu lolita wet oot to iyestla ate,she saw
tuo uiformed quards disemarkina Prom 4he vehide.
Ihe
qord Jaw
Gurine
to the seconity ice. eter tye eyeut, llrta aud
Wee able to a t ho ue bot Beuhrweut
uissia

wheer Pardieo (s eutied to writ pato.

Ald.
Ao, iu au empato petitoM, root } d'sappearance

establish thet gueh dis ag ?eaauce weas Carried

out witu ue direet iudirect hoHeati,
oUeruLneut.
3oport Tocguiesteu ceo e

VALLANT"
 DATE

Castillo v. Cruz
Focts:
Spouses Chuz leo5ed garcel o land sitoeted at
Barrio Caoiuheuwe Halolos, eed te vacate t e
proqetadespite de wends ba Hhe esor fravia ctal
horeryweut Bolacay. he oro Viwce ths iled
co uplaint for uulawtul detaiuer.
Bespon deuts ese to toru e prope-y tlhey
over

shoved etiters, forcina he latter to etrest hely

caue teir iuditnent for diret assault
teepassa aud oler foras \rabt threats.
Issue.

wheer e RTe alted iu aivi wa dve cou 3e and

Hed':
(eeti tou for writ of emp aro is a remed avilabe
to u whose rahtto \Pe, liberty and seconity
is i\ated hreatemed witu ioatieu au
Uulal act poblie Pictal
private iu cidval
loee or etitu

YAILANT
 DATE

Canl as V. Hapico
Focts:
letitmers are setlers iu a certai oer cel leu d in

Rasia ch. Their dwelinas |houses has bee demalished.

wile they attenpted to PocoS
elaied to be Pr au dolent aud ious and title
Tue rdeutiuitiatives o the erein getitoueS, bu
lway o e said prayer tor the issueuce ue writ
aparo, tuet tuese priueipled Laud offierals
Suwluomed to cuwer teir qartei patio inhe
¡950 auces ot 4ese fraN dleut aud s qoriovs itle.

wheer the rauts the pettuer in the case (3 a vaid

qrouds Por he is5uen ce wrt ot ampao

Aeld:

Ho. uerr clain to their dellimai asoming the still

have auy deseite the Final owo etecutory ysdaemeut
dvere to the, does ot cousttute i aht to \fe,

VAILANT"
 DATE

Reyes .
Facts:
Petitoer was arrested.iu the Haui la Peuiusola to tel
sieae. brouaut to eanp ctae for ingoest
qroceediq s omd was later fo uud to uave orobable
Cause or t e enine rebelrou. Tue Do5iysoed
tole Segoar ture order to in clude the petitiouer s
wae i te Hold Departore List Borea
I mmiaato aud Degorttie iu tue iuterest o
natioal security and poblie saPetu

Issve:

whether the petithoners aht to (iberty has been

violeted ureatehed with violateu ba 4he

Aeld:
Tue rraut to travel is uot eoi tlu covered bywrit
of apoo. the coort esolaiu ed that te writ
ayaro ts iuteuded to eddress etra wcieial killiuas
and euoreed diSappearauees, ad its eover oae
cou Piued to hese (uauces or tharents thereo.
he raut to troyel fals uder 4he riqut to l'berty
uhich is or teeted by
by the
the writ o mp aro

VALLANT
 DATE

Razon . Teaits
Facts :
Euar. Horeed Tagitis is a cousul teut or le World
Bauk ad e Seuiog Houorany Couuselor for the
Islamic Deyelopueut Bouk, Hewas last seen i dol
Solo. kywouq ebd Mhamed Abduluazeir
grofessor Husliun studies aud Taaitis Pelou
studeut couuselor at the I0Breqoted Taaitis
dis ppearauee to te Jolo olice statio. tAara Jea
Taaiti,Eua. Taa his wife, rled e
aro with he Cout cA

whetuer 4he petrtiou for writ onp aro Piled is sofeiclewt

iu Rorm aud substeuce

Aeld
Sc ueld t Aap aro petit,4is tequireent
wust e reod iu lrauto the uature and qurpose 4he
ro
cee dine, whrc addess es a sitoatie ucertaituy
lhenee 4e oue pilig e petion wmay uot e able to
descrite bith cer taiuty how thevietim e acty
drsea Ppeared who aetoaly aeted to Erd uap abduet
&trest im where Ahe viettnisdeta'ned,

.Coveret the dispgeorance

VALLANT
 DATE

Hatial DePeuse r aualo

Facts
Tuis perturns to the ab dlvchon Raumou d aualo
ud Reuualdo tlaualo wlho were for eibla toafeu ro
4heir respeetive houe iu Bulaca,buvideutiied
arwed weu o ud here at ter were
AF Fer 9ai d inci deut, relatives o the victi ns
led
case Por Adduetou he ciul court eaaist
he herein supects.

ISSU.

prper
Aeld
esi he qetitiou or a writ t aagaro s a rewedy
available o ag person wose t aut to \ite, ibertu,
oud se curi tu s vrolated hreateued wiu
UulawPl act
publre oPRicral emplyee grtate
iu divicdoal eutrty

VALLANT"
 DATE

Repsblie V. Covrt
Facts,
loirate respoudeut esierts at ier Case alls
Uuder ustifiable arouds. she saus 4het
outSiou as riseu as to her
pareutaqe
because eyer stwce ,Eesto yo has octed
as her Pather a 5syaua do ties ot rearnai tariug
Sopportiva her. `inee s he rs kuswuin seciety
s 4he dauatur ot Ernesto .she elaims 4uat
she has been subeted to iugui ries reaardinq
her je of c ditereut surhane, cavsiva her

wheter ue apoeH ate court errediu firiua

thhe trral cots de eisIoy allowiua the eha a e ot uane

Aeld.
Yehe appellate cour erred (u effimina tlhe
trral o t s decisio allowia he hanae t
ptivate poudeuts 5urnoa e at er

step -Futerý Surnawe.

VALIANT
 DATE

ho V.
Hepoble
tacts.
wheu il ho wos bagtized, he was le qedla qiven tue
ualne Cail yao Gua Hoa. hil Co testied 4hat siuce
childood, he has bee kuown os teuryao aoua
his relatives, friends aud bsi uess asso eiates, bot
iu uis usiues oud qoverywmeut troujactou5, ue ued
4ue ane Cail Co. Ho 4 i persoy colla borated is
testimohy te dd wot preseut ewy docunentary
eui deuce torove t n t he is khowu iu he
tomuduity os Aenru uo.

whe er e araut chauae o wae by the trial

No, it was wt iudieated iu he title r captin ail

na' etikon that he desired to con aqe uis uate
to teury Jao. The poblrsied order settiua ais
petitie Por heariua reqro doced 4lhet dete etive
title. Hor was t indieated iu his getitioy that his
Fe aistered w a e 0S ai\ Co, wawe wich he

e qedla vsed iu his icial trauyactisus,

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Haldo 2a v. Peqoblre
Facts:
he class uates DioueSio Jr. aud Bombi poperto
aleaedly teased 4hgn aboot their Puter beiua a
5uindler. Desious of obliteratiua oua couueetou
betwee her tws min ehildre oud teir
SCape arace Fater, Zosiea tiled (u tue ceT
petitou wherelu slae. ed thet the
Surue f her two ehldren be chanaed Pron
Diiuaar acta to Heldoza, er surame AQter dve
poblieateu nd hearina Ahe trtal eosrt dis wis3ed
4he pet tey.

Issve.
wheter ue twominorS hould e cllowed to
elks cou tinue VsinaAhelr Pethets surhame.

Aed:
o u e chanae f wewe (s allo wed ulywhen 4here
teper nd reaoayle eauses Suc ehanae. where
as iu s ca$e , the petito uets oae minorS, he
Corts old take iuto clownt whethe r t e
wahe woold teoncl heir weltare
woud prejdice fhe.

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Pepoble
Fats.
Pettiouer Sil rerio led
tirst waue cud se iu his birh tertiticate iu aTe
Maula. He fur er lleqed tat he is u
wale
troussexu al,4et rs, anatouiealy male bot Peels,
4uiuke, ats as a feele aud hat he hod always
ideutiied imselt wih qirls Siee eild od.
teeliwa trap iu a uons body,e cons uted severel
docto ts fu 4he U.5, te yuderweut sychological
e*amiwatiou, horue treatmeut hreast
mentaton, tis a theuts to Arousforn hinselt
woAa coluiuated Jauuara ,ool whe u

1Lailaud

whether wetithuer is etitled to 4he reliasked Per.

(*eld.
Ho.Tue state has ou iuterest iutne uales borue
ba iudividoals ad eutities for pur ofes rden titieatiem.
priyilege, uot araut. Peti tou
or c e a e uene cre controlled stattes

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lepoblre v. Coa audahou

Eacts'.
Respoudent Jenti Per Caqendeu iled a letitiou
for Correehou Eutries fu Birth Certieate beloe
he Rre Loqoua. Slhe aleaed that she was born
ndwas reqis tred as a Peuale in the Certieate
Live birth buthile 4*inguf she deve loped
secoudera male eharacteristies eud was diaused
o ove Couaeutal Adreuel Hyer glasia wieb is
couditiou wuere persouS tuus alicted posess
botu wale end Peuale caroteristics.

ISSue

whether the coretiu euties iuhe birt

cerFie ate ef respoudeut to uer set or qeudar
4raynd medcal couci tiou, and er uame
Uuder he ro les is valrd.

4eld
yes, Ul4imatelyiwe are o he yiew t where he
perso is biolo ai callu watrally iutersef 4he
de teriuia Pactor iu his qeuder elassiicotau
woue be uhat 4he in diidoal, lik resyoudent, aviig
FeoC aayority it qood
4uints is her set.

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Pepublie . Valeueia
Fats:
(he case iuvolves pelitiou Piled by Valeu cra
beal er wMot uildreu Beruard tho onel
\essiea Co. ue oetiion Se eks to eaucel nd or

Peastey tHhe
City o Cebu. (e ehanaes souaht iuclude ehauaia
eitizeusio {he e l reu
Prou chineye to end their ciil status
Filipino
Prow laaikiuate to ileaiimate. the petito
also seeks to eanae the civl status 4he nother
Pro warried to stngle.

I3sve:
whether he chauees Seu aut (u the uties birt
cau be allwed
iuvalvia citizen ship ud ciil stetu,
ero ceed'va appropriate
der soy ro ceediua

teld:
The court enagizes thae impart
the truth oud
ce ver Sary 5s teu iu ascertaiuiua
fair and The co urt Piuds
4het the retitou iled \ 4he teipoudeut
wit he otice a d pobliaton e auire neut, and
preseutecl
Ae sobsegent Arralwhere both paurtics
heir evideuce a d ar wts
weu cau e couidered

apqre pota te odver Jeatyproceeeiucq s

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5to. Tomas
Focts:
Coroz was a tor wer Filipiuo citien w aetuired
laua diau eiti zeushio 4rosa uaturalizatiou. Hemarried
Fliqiua, He later led petitionr elivorce Por
his irstwite. Tuis was arauted. Bot hewas iutorned
hot despite the teaistrotu of he diverce deeree
4he warriaae betweeu he aud his pirstwie til
subsrst yuder the phili Reine \aw, ptituer fhe
fled or odieial re coquition ot Poreiau divoree d
declarathon o warriae d(s5olve, the RIc deuied
4he petitou Por lacked locs stuei.

whether the civil Rea'stra acted oot f li ue iu

easterua he foretau decree P dive ree

teld
udre'a order as yet exsts recoaizia
4he foreian divoree decree. euee, the Ciul aeqtsty
acted out o lie The reqrstratou of fhe Porera
diverce de cree wi thout reqosite ysdieral
he
tecoa uiti (s pateuty vord and cauust produce

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Fuyiki v. eriway
Focts:
Fo \iki aud Maribay wet ;u Joçou cud they were able
toreestablisheir relatiou smi FuikiPiled
getitiou he TC
erayed Japanese
ouaily court udaewent be reoqi2ed, ihat tbe
ae betweeu td ai hea a ud Maekata
be ce lared eid tiitieand Por t e +c to direct

Sap ouese Fouilyc t uagenent

Issve
whether t e gettiu is valid.

yes: A Rarein dgemeut nelatina to the stotus

e merriaae atetS 4he cil tats, coditi
Capaeity of its qarties. To eteucd
4ue etet
Poreig danent iu thePizines,
Ahe puiigo'ue eoJrts st deteruine i the
Fereiau dae meut is co usrsteut
poblie oll ey cud other mondater
laws.

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