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REAL ESTATE

The firm also has a specialization in real estate. Fully executed Interconnection Agreement with NGCP;
II. Services for Titling;
IV. DENR-EMB;
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Aguilera, Barola Mendoza Law Offices is one of the leading law firms in the CALABARZON Region recognized for its competent and high quality legal service and representation to clients. Our firm is a multi-specialty law office and one of the largest in Batangas province, providing expert legal services to clients both within Southern Luzon and outside the region. We specialize in various areas of l

aw, including litigation, corporate law, election law, civil law, criminal law, administrative law, labor law, and real estate transactions, such as land transfers, among others. ELECTION LAWS

More specifically, the firm has built a strong reputation in the legal services sector within Region IV-A and the island of Palawan, particularly in the area of Election Law. Our expertise extends to various political-related activities, including but not limited to research and data collection, pre-election surveys, submission of certificates of candidacy, conducting seminars and lectures for poll watchers, providing legal representation on election day through to the canvassing and proclamation of votes, and submitting post-election requirements such as statements of contributions and expenditures. Throughout the years, we have assisted clients with various issues, including judicial and extrajudicial settlement of estates, deeds of donation or sale, due diligence, tax payments to government agencies, title transfers, and other related matters. Additionally, we provide special civil actions, such as filing petitions for the issuance of Second Owner’s Duplicate Copies of lost titles, correcting entries, and canceling encumbrances on properties. ENERGY PROJECTS

Currently, the firm oversees a range of critical functions for various energy projects, including the conduct of due diligence, facilitating property ownership transfers, managing real estate tax payments, and ensuring compliance with all necessary government licenses and permits from both local and national authorities. Notable energy projects under our management include Batangas Clean Energy, Petrowind Energy, Inc., Petrogreen Energy Corporation (operating as Dagohoy Green Energy Corp.), Maibarara Geothermal, Inc., and the Bugallon Solar Power Plant. These projects highlight the firm's significant role in advancing sustainable energy initiatives. Aside from this, the firm also renders services involving applications for Department of Agrarian Reform land conversion, reclassification, and DAR clearance, among others. In dealing with green energy projects, the firm furnishes clients with preliminary studies of power plants such as:

I. Acquisition of Property Documents for Buyer;
III. Local Development Permits – Building, Construction and Excavation;
V. Flood Risk Assessment;
VI. Geotechnical Study;
VII. Environmental Compliance Certificate;
VIII. Tree Cutting Permits;
IX. Special Land Use Permit;
X. Municipal Reclassification;
XII. DAR Land Conversion;
XIII. Land Conversion Plan;
XIV. NCIP Free Prior and Informed Consent Clearance;
XV. NCIP Regional Office Compliance;
XVI. NGCP System Impact Study;
XVII. NGCP Facility Asset Study;
XVIII. Distribution Impact Study;

TRANSMISSION LINES

In addition, the firm is engaged with negotiated sales, and subsequent filing of expropriation of properties affected by transmission lines of energy projects in Batangas City, Nasugbu, Balayan, Calaca City, Naic, Tagaytay, City, and Dasmariñas, Cavite.

27/08/2026

𝐀𝐛𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐋𝐢𝐜𝐞𝐧𝐬𝐞 𝐑𝐞𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐀𝐛 𝐈𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨, 𝐄𝐱𝐞𝐦𝐩𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐏𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐞𝐫 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐁𝐢𝐠𝐚𝐦𝐲

The Court held that the absence of a marriage license renders a marital union void.

Respondent accused petitioner of bigamy after uncovering a marriage certificate that bound her to another individual while married to him. Petitioner argued that there is no license validating the marriage, making it void ab initio.

The Court agreed with the petitioner’s testimony. A marriage license is a precondition for the validity of a marital union. Since the absence of a marriage license rendered the marriage inadmissible, the petitioner was acquitted of bigamy.

Source: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/233512-ma-fe-imelda-lapira-y-tungcol-vs-jimmy-fariscal-and-people-of-the-philippines/

27/08/2026

𝐀 𝐂𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐓𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐥 𝐏𝐫𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐨𝐧 𝐚𝐧 𝐈𝐧𝐚𝐝𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐜𝐡 𝐖𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐝 𝐕𝐨𝐢𝐝 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐋𝐞𝐠𝐚𝐥 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧

A search warrant issued outside of its jurisdiction is void if grounded on bare allegations.

Plaintiff-appellees requested a search warrant in Burgos for an investigation in Dagupan to avoid information leakage. However, in cognizance of the Bill of Rights, the Court argued that substantiated facts and evidence are necessary for a court to issue such a warrant.

Hence, the Supreme Court ruled that the issuance of a search warrant to investigate criminal operations outside its jurisdiction should depend on verified facts and evidence, not baseless accusations. The search warrant is void.

Source: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/273582-people-of-the-philippines-vs-ernesto-lavarias-y-bolinas/

09/07/2026

𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗯𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗼𝗿 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗸 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘂𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗯𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁

The Supreme Court defined abandonment as a form of neglect of duty through deliberate and unjustified refusal of an employee to resume his employment. Two factors must concur to prove that the employee indeed abandoned his work:

1. Failure to report for work or absence without valid or justifiable reason; and
2. A clear intention to sever the employer-employee relationship.

In this case, petitioner’s attempt to report for work following his absences for consecutive days and filing a case for illegal dismissal after his removal from work indicate that he does not intend to sever the employer-employee relationship with respondents.
The intent of the employee to discontinue his employment must be shown by clear proof that the employee did so deliberately and without justification. Mere absence from or failure to work is not tantamount to abandonment.

Source:https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/267217.pdf

09/07/2026

𝐏𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐫𝐢𝐦𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐜𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐝𝐢𝐬𝐦𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐒𝐭𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐥

The Supreme Court held that the private complainant had no legal standing to seek the reinstatement of the dismissed criminal case. It emphasized that criminal actions are instituted in the name of the State to protect public order, making the State the real party in interest in criminal prosecutions.

In this case, the private complainant appealed to the Regional Trial Court without obtaining the conformity of the handling public prosecutor or the OSG following the dismissal of the case against the accused in the first level court.

The Court stated that a private complainant is limited only to a role of witness for the prosecution, while the State, through public prosecutors or the OSG, controls the criminal aspect of the case. The interest of the private offended party is restricted only to the civil liability of the accused.

Source:https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GR-NOS-238729-30.pdf

09/07/2026

𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐃𝐀𝐌𝐀𝐆𝐄𝐒 𝐎𝐅 𝐃𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝐀𝐑𝐄𝐀𝐒: 𝟓𝟎% 𝐎𝐅 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐁𝐈𝐑 𝐙𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐕𝐀𝐋𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐓𝐈𝐄𝐒 𝐀𝐅𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐄𝐃 𝐁𝐘 𝐓𝐑𝐀𝐍𝐒𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐋𝐈𝐍𝐄 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓

In a case where the construction of transmission lines has left dangling areas for compensation, the Supreme Court ruled that consequential damages for such should be computed at 50% of the BIR zonal valuation for properties affected. Excess of such amount require reliable and actual evidence.

“Dangling Areas” are those portions of a property that had become practically unusable and significantly diminished in value due to their separation from the main lots following the construction of the transmission lines.

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08/07/2026

𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐚𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐬 𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐬-𝐢𝐧-𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐫𝐠𝐞 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐥𝐲 𝐥𝐢𝐚𝐛𝐥𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐠𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐫 𝐢𝐧𝐣𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐜𝐚𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐛𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬

The Court held that school heads and teachers are vicariously liable for the tortious acts of their pupils because they stand in loco parentis (in the place of a parent). This custody and responsibility apply as long as the student is under the control of the school, whether or not the semester has begun or ended.

To be freed of liability, the school authority must prove they observed all the diligence of a good father of a family to prevent the damage.

In this case, the petitioner, who is a school head acting as a teacher-in-charge, ordered a student to cut down a banana tree during a school activity. The falling tree hit a passing motorist, resulting to the motorist’s death. The victim’s heirs then filed a claim for damages against the school head.

The Court found that the petitioner falls squarely within the definition of a teacher-in-charge exercising supervision over the student. The Court held him liable because he failed to show he observed the diligence of a good father of a family, as he did not ensure necessary safety precautions were taken before allowing the student to perform the hazardous task.

Source: https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/gil-apolinario-v-heirs-of-francisco-delos-santos-represented-by-edwin-delos-santos//

07/07/2026

𝐇𝐔𝐒𝐁𝐀𝐍𝐃’𝐒 𝐋𝐀𝐂𝐊 𝐎𝐅 𝐎𝐁𝐉𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐈𝐍 𝐍𝐔𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐎𝐅 𝐌𝐀𝐑𝐑𝐈𝐀𝐆𝐄 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐍𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐓𝐔𝐓𝐄 𝐂𝐎𝐋𝐋𝐈𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍

In a case where the husband failed to object the petition of his wife to nullify their marriage, the Supreme Court held that it does not establish collision. Well-entrenched rule is that for collision to take place, there must be a showing of a clear and convincing evidence that the parties collided to mutually end their marriage.
The Supreme Court reiterated that although the State is dutybound to protect the sanctity of marriage, it cannot chain two people who have long ended a relationship, that is not only fundamentally flawed, but also damaging.

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30/06/2026

𝐉𝐄𝐑𝐑𝐘 𝐄. 𝐀𝐋𝐌𝐎𝐆𝐄𝐑𝐀, 𝐉𝐑. 𝐯. 𝐀 & 𝐋 𝐅𝐈𝐒𝐇𝐏𝐎𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐇𝐀𝐓𝐂𝐇𝐄𝐑𝐘, 𝐈𝐍𝐂. 𝐀𝐍𝐃 𝐀𝐔𝐆𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐎 𝐓𝐘𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐆𝐂𝐎

The Supreme Court held that termination proceedings of employees must consists of the twin requirements of notice. In this case, respondent required petitioner to submit an explanation on why he should not be dismissed for his 11 days of AWOL.

However, petitioner did not submit any explanation. A hearing was then scheduled to give him another opportunity to explain but he opted to ignore the said hearing. Thus, petitioner was informed of his termination.

The requirement of a hearing is complied with as long as there was an opportunity to be heard, and not necessarily that an actual hearing was conducted.

(𝐆.𝐑. 𝐍𝐨. 𝟐𝟒𝟕𝟒𝟐𝟖, 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝟕, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟏)
Source: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/67264

15/06/2026

𝐖𝐞𝐛 𝐨𝐟 𝐀𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐨𝐮𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐬 𝐂𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐭 𝐁𝐞 𝐔𝐬𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐄𝐯𝐚𝐝𝐞 𝐄𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐲𝐞𝐞 𝐂𝐥𝐚𝐢𝐦𝐬

The Court held that ambiguities in employment documents prepared by the employer must be construed strictly against the employer and liberally in favor of the employee. Furthermore, a parent company’s corporate veil may be pierced when its distinct personality is used to mislead a worker regarding their true compensation package.

In this case, the petitioner signed multiple overlapping contracts and job offers with different corporate entities within the same group, under the impression he would receive separate salaries, only to have his payroll transferred from one corporate entity to another without a secondary salary activation.

The Court found that the confusing payroll transfers and overlapping engagement letters were used as an instrument to mislead the petitioner regarding his true employment status and compensation package, making the respondents liable for unpaid wages arising from these ambiguous agreements.

Source: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocsfriendly/1/67906

15/06/2026

𝐒𝐂: 𝐌𝐄𝐑𝐄 𝐅𝐀𝐈𝐋𝐔𝐑𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐕𝐈𝐃𝐄 𝐅𝐈𝐍𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐈𝐀𝐋 𝐒𝐔𝐏𝐏𝐎𝐑𝐓 𝐃𝐎𝐄𝐒 𝐍𝐎𝐓 𝐄𝐐𝐔𝐀𝐓𝐄 𝐓𝐎 𝐏𝐒𝐘𝐂𝐇𝐎𝐋𝐎𝐆𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐋 𝐕𝐈𝐎𝐋𝐄𝐍𝐂𝐄

The SC held that mere inability to provide financial support is not enough to constitute psychological violence under VAWC. To establish criminal liability, there must be an existence of deliberate and intentional withholding of support by the perpetrator.

Time and again, the court emphasized that the obligation to give support is measured “in keeping with the financial capacity of the family” implying the proportion between amount of support, the resources of the giver and the necessities of the recipient.

(𝐺.𝑅. 𝑁𝑜. 224946 - 𝐶𝐻𝑅𝐼𝑆𝑇𝐼𝐴𝑁 𝑃𝐴𝑁𝑇𝑂𝑁𝐼𝐴𝐿 𝐴𝐶𝐻𝐴𝑅𝑂𝑁, 𝑃𝐸𝑇𝐼𝑇𝐼𝑂𝑁𝐸𝑅, 𝑉𝑆. 𝑃𝐸𝑂𝑃𝐿𝐸 𝑂𝐹 𝑇𝐻𝐸 𝑃𝐻𝐼𝐿𝐼𝑃𝑃𝐼𝑁𝐸𝑆, 𝑅𝐸𝑆𝑃𝑂𝑁𝐷𝐸𝑁𝑇)

Source: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/1/68085

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