Villagonzalo & Villagonzalo Law Office

02/09/2026

A busy day at the office for the filing of a Petition for Certiorari with prayer for the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order 📑🖇️

25/08/2026

𝗔𝗖𝗤𝗨𝗜𝗧𝗧𝗘𝗗 𝗔𝗡𝗗 𝗖𝗟𝗘𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗗 𝗢𝗙 𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗔𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗖𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗚𝗘 𝗔𝗚𝗔𝗜𝗡𝗦𝗧 𝗛𝗜𝗠 ⚖️

In 2018, our client, Mr. J, was charged with 𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗿 and 𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 in separate cases filed in different territorial jurisdictions, in connection with the death of a military serviceman.

A few years ago, the murder charge against Mr. J was dismissed after the 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 that we filed was 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱.

This time, the arson charge against him has likewise been dismissed after the new 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 that we filed was also 𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗱.

The Honorable Court ruled that the prosecution’s evidence 𝗳𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗯𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗯𝘁 any participation on the part of Mr. J in the crime of arson.

In its ruling, the Honorable Court cited 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘷. 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳, wherein the Supreme Court held that 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗱’𝘀 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗯𝗲𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝘀 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹 𝗮𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗿 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗻𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲, 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘄𝗮𝘀 𝗻𝗼 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲𝘆 𝘀𝗲𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗰𝗶𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝘀 𝗱𝗶𝗱 𝗻𝗼𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗺 𝗮𝗻 𝘂𝗻𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗴𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁. 𝗠𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝗽𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗱, 𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁.

In short, 𝗠𝗿. 𝗝 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗯𝗼𝘁𝗵 𝗰𝗵𝗮𝗿𝗴𝗲𝘀.

𝗗𝗘𝗢 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗦.

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[BISAYA TRANSALATION]

𝗡𝗔-𝗔𝗕𝗦𝗪𝗘𝗟𝗧𝗢 𝗦𝗔 𝗞𝗔𝗦𝗢 𝗦𝗔 𝗔𝗥𝗦𝗢𝗡 𝗡𝗚𝗔 𝗚𝗜𝗣𝗔𝗦𝗔𝗞𝗔 𝗕𝗔𝗧𝗢𝗞 𝗞𝗔𝗡𝗜𝗬𝗔 ⚖️

Niadtong 2018, ang among kliyente nga si Mr. J gikasuhan og 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗮𝘆 (murder) ug 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗴 (arson) sa managlahing mga kaso nga gisang-at sa lain-laing territorial jurisdictions, kalabot sa pagkamatay sa usa ka miyembro sa militar.

Pipila ka tuig ang milabay, ang kaso sa murder batok kang Mr. J gi-dismiss human gi-uyonan sa korte ang 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 nga among gipasa/gisumite.

Karong higayona, ang kaso sa arson batok kaniya gi-dismiss usab human gi-uyonan sa RTC ang bag-ong 𝗱𝗲𝗺𝘂𝗿𝗿𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗼 𝗲𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 nga among gipasa/gisumite.

Gihukman sa RTC nga ang ebidensya sa prosecution 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗼𝗱 𝗹𝗮𝗯𝗮𝘄 𝘀𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗼𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗱𝘂𝗵𝗮𝗱𝘂𝗵𝗮 (beyond reasonable doubt) nga adunay partisipasyon si Mr. J sa krimen nga arson.

Sa iyang desisyon, gikutlo sa RTC ang kaso nga 𝘗𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦 𝘷. 𝘎𝘢𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘳, diin niingon ang Supreme Court nga 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗮 𝘀𝗮 𝗮𝗸𝘂𝘀𝗮𝗱𝗼 𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝗶𝘆𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝗸𝗮𝘂𝗯𝗮𝗻 𝘀𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗽𝗮 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗲, 𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗶𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗮 𝗱𝘂𝗼𝗹 𝘀𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗴 𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗸𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗮, 𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗶 𝗶𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗱-𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗿𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗱𝗶𝗿𝗲𝗸𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗮 𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗹𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗼𝘆 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝘀𝘂𝗴𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗮 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗴 𝘂𝗴 𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗴𝗮 𝘀𝗶𝗿𝗸𝘂𝗺𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗮 𝘄𝗮𝗹𝗮 𝗺𝗮𝗸𝗮𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗺𝗮 𝗼𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗱-𝘀𝘂𝗻𝗼𝗱 𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗲𝗯𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗻𝘀𝘆𝗮 𝗻𝗴𝗮 𝗻𝗮𝗴𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗼𝗱 𝘀𝗮 𝘀𝗮𝗹𝗮. 𝗔𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗱𝘂𝗱𝗮 𝗹𝗮𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗱𝗶𝗹𝗶 𝗶𝗴𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗼𝗻 𝗺𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗺𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗱-𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗮𝗴𝗸𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗱-𝗮𝗻.

Sa laktod nga pagka-istorya, 𝙨𝙞 𝙈𝙧. 𝙅 𝙣𝙖-𝙖𝙗𝙨𝙬𝙚𝙡𝙩𝙤 𝙣𝙖 𝙠𝙖𝙧𝙤𝙣 𝙨𝙖 𝙙𝙪𝙝𝙖 𝙠𝙖 𝙠𝙖𝙨𝙤.

𝗗𝗘𝗢 𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗔𝗦.

04/08/2026

29/07/2026

𝑨 𝑲𝒊𝒏𝒅 𝑺𝒕𝒂𝒓𝒕 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒂𝒚 ☀️

This morning, another client, Mrs. M, dropped by for her appointment and brought us empanadas for snacks.

Thank you, Mrs. M, for your kind gesture. We truly appreciate your kindness. 💖

29/07/2026

𝓑𝓮𝔂𝓸𝓷𝓭 𝓽𝓱𝓮 𝓒𝓸𝓾𝓻𝓽𝓻𝓸𝓸𝓶 ⚖️🌱

One of our clients, Mr. G, was an accused in a murder case. He was detained for six months before being allowed to post bail. Eventually, the court dismissed the case against him.

Today, he visited our office and surprised us with okra, talong, cucumber, langka, and a sack of saging saba. We are truly grateful for his kindness and generosity. Moments like these remind us that the relationships we build with our clients extend beyond the courtroom.

Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness, Mr. G. We sincerely appreciate your generosity and wish you nothing but the best. 🙏🏻💜

18/07/2026

18/07/2026

On USA's "diplomatic exertion" to dismantle the ICC, I pose these fair questions:

1. Who will give justice to those victims who were burned alive?
2. Who will give justice to those who were r***d, their breasts sliced-off and shot?
3. Who will give justice to those gunned down on the very graves that they dug?

I hope you will not just use the "that's their problem" line. Remember this, even the devil masquerades himself as an angel.

15/06/2026

𝗝𝗨𝗦𝗧𝗜𝗖𝗘 𝗣𝗥𝗘𝗩𝗔𝗜𝗟𝗘𝗗 ⚖️

The Court granted the Demurrer to Evidence filed by Villagonzalo & Villagonzalo Law Office and dismissed the case, acquitting our client of the charges for Illegal Sale and Illegal Possession of Dangerous Drugs, and ordered for his immediate release from custody.

𝘼 𝙧𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙞𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙢𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙨𝙪𝙛𝙛𝙞𝙘𝙞𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚—𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙢𝙚𝙧𝙚 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙚𝙜𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨.

22/05/2026

In this interview with BOMBO RADYO PHILIPPINES, Atty. Rameses Villagonzalo explains the legalities surrounding the possible arrest of Sen. Ronald “Bato” Dela Rosa.

03/05/2026

𝐂𝐄𝐋𝐄𝐁𝐑𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐍𝐆 𝟐𝟐 𝐘𝐄𝐀𝐑𝐒 𝐈𝐍 𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐋𝐄𝐆𝐀𝐋 𝐏𝐑𝐎𝐅𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍 ⚖️

Today, we honor the 22nd anniversary of Atty. Ram’s admission to the Bar — a milestone marked by dedication, integrity, and unwavering commitment to the practice of law and service to clients.

Congratulations on 22 remarkable years of legal excellence! May you continue to inspire and serve with wisdom and distinction.

𝑯𝒂𝒑𝒑𝒚 𝑩𝒂𝒓 𝑨𝒏𝒏𝒊𝒗𝒆𝒓𝒔𝒂𝒓𝒚, 𝑨𝒕𝒕𝒚. 𝑹𝒂𝒎!