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RULE 72. SUBJECT MATTER AND APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL RULES

NATCHER VS COURT OF APPEALS.. 1
PORTUGAL VS PORTUGAL-BELTRAN.... 3
TABUADA VS RUIZ........ 5
HILADO VS COURT OF APPEALS.. 7
SETTLEMENT OF ESTATE OF DECEASED PERSONS
MONTAER VS SHARI'A DISTRICT COURT. 9
RULE 73 VENUE AND PROCESS
CAMAYA VS PATULANDONG.... 11
PACIOLES, JR VS CHUATOCO-CHING.... 13
THE HEIRS OF MARCELINO DORONIO VS HEIRS OF FORTUNATO
15
DORONIO.
REYES VS SOTERO. 17
MUNSAYAC-DE VILLA VS COURT OF APPEALS....... 18
SAN LUIS VS SAN LUIS..... 20
RULE 74 SUMMARY SETTLEMENT OF ESTATES
PEDROSA VS COURT OF APPEALS.. 21
PADA-KILARIO VS COURT OF APPEALS... 22
RULE 75 PRODUCTION OF WILL. ALLOWANCE OF WILL NECESSARY
SPOUSES RICARDO PASCUAL VS COURT OF APPEALS.. 24
ALABAN VS COURT OF APPEALS... 26
OBANDO VS PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES 28
RULE 76 ALLOWANCE OR DISALLOWANCE OF WILL
AZUELA VS COURT OF APPEALS... 29
RULE 77 ALLOWANCE OF WILL PROVED OUTSIDE OF PHILIPPINES AND
ADMINISTRATION OF ESTATE
ANCHETA VS GUERSEY-DALAYGON 31
RULE 78 LETTERS TESTAMENTARY AND OF ADMINISTRATION, WHEN AND
TO WHOM ISSUED
SILVERIO, SR. VS COURT OF APPEALS 33
IN THE MATTER OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF CRISTINA
AGUINALDO SUNTAY VS ISABEL COJUANGCO-SUNTAY.. 35
RULE 79 OPPOSING ISSUANCE OF LETTERS TESTAMENTARY PETITION
AND CONTEST FOR LETTERS OF ADMINISTRATION
AVELINO VS COURT OF APPEALS
37
RULE 80 SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR
VALARAO VS PASCUAL. 39
TAN VS HON. GEDORIO, JR. 41
DE GUZMAN VS GUADIZ, JR., ET AL 43
JAMERO VS MELICOR. 45
HEIRS OF CASTILLO VS LACUATA-GABRIEL.. 46
CO VS ROSARIO, ET AL.. 48
RULE 82 REVOCATION OF ADMINISTRATION, DEATH, RESIGNATION, AND
REMOVAL OF EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
OCAMPO VS OCAMPO......... 50
RULE 83 INVENTORY AND APPRAISAL. PROVISION FOR SUPPORT OF
FAMILY
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HEIRS OF MIGUEL FRANCO VS COURT OF APPEALS. 52

CHUA VS ABSOLUTE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION 54
RULE 84 GENERAL POWERS AND DUTIES OF EXECUTORS AND
ADMINISTRATORS
MANANQUIL VS VILLEGAS.. 56
RULE 85 ACCOUNTABILITY AND COMPENSATION OF EXECUTORS AND
ADMINISTRATORS
TUMANG VS LAGUIO. 57
QUASHA ANCHETA PEA VS LCN CONSTRUCTION CORP... 58
RULE 86 CLAIMS AGAINST ESTATE
HEIRS OF LORILLA, ET AL. VS COURT OF APPEALS.... 60
UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES VS SANTIBAEZ... 61
SALONGA HERNANDEZ VS PASCUAL.. 62
STRONGHOLD INSURANCE COMPANY, INC.
VS REPUBLIC-ASAHI GLASS CORPORATION..... 64
RULE 87 ACTIONS BY AND AGAINST EXECUTORS AND ADMINISTRATORS
VALERA VS HON. JUDGE SANCHO Y. INSERTO.. 66
ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION VS OMBUDSMAN.. 67
RULE 89 SALES, MORTGAGES, AND OTHER ENCUMBRANCES OF
PROPERTY OF DECEDENT
PAHAMOTANG VS THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK (PNB)... 69
OROLA VS THE RURAL BANK OF PONTEVEDRA (CAPIZ), INC 70
LEE AND AGGABAO VS REGIONAL TRIAL COURT.. 72
RULE 90 DISTRIBUTION AND PARTITION OF ESTATE
QUASHA ANCHETA PEA VS LCN CONSTRUCTION CORP...... 74
GUY VS COURT OF APPEALS. 76
REYES VS BARRETTO-DATU.... 77
GOMEZ VS LIPANA... 78
RULE 91 ESCHEATS
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES VS COURT OF APPEALS AND
SOLANO. 79
MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF SAN PEDRO, LAGUNA, ET AL. VS
COLEGIO DE SAN JOSE.. 81
REGISTER OF DEEDS OF ROXAS CITY VS REPUBLIC OF THE
PHILIPPINES.. 83
GUARDIANS AND GUARDIANSHIP
ALMAYRI VS PABALE. 84
PEOPLE VS WATIWAT.... 85
GUARDIANSHIP OVER INCOMPETENTS
UY VS COURT OF APPEALS.. 87
RULE 92 VENUE
PARCO VS COURT OF APPEALS... 89
VANCIL VS BALMES.... 91
RULE 93 APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIANS
FRANCISCO VS COURT OF APPEALS.. 93
RULE 94 BONDS OF GUARDIANS S
JOCSON VS EMPIRE INSURANCE CO. 95
PINEDA VS COURT OF APPEALS... 97
RULE 95SELLING AND ENCUMBERING PROPERTY OF WARD
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DE PUA VS SAN AGUSTIN. 99

LEDESMA HERMANOS VS CASTRO. 101
RULE 96 GENERAL POWER AND DUTIES OF GUARDIANS
VISAYA ET. AL. V. SUIGUITAN, ET. AL 103
RULE 97 TERMINATION OF GUARDIANSHIP
GONZALES VS AGUINALDO 104
GUARDIANSHIP OF MINORS
CABANAS VS PILAPIL... 106
RULE 98 TRUSTEES
RICHARD B. LOPEZ, AS TRUSTEE OF THE TRUST ESTATE OF
THE LATE JULIANA LOPEZ-MANZANO VS COURT OF APPEALS. 107
HEIRS OF LORENZO YAP VS COURT OF APPEALS..... 109
SALTIGA DE ROMERO VS COURT OF APPEALS.. 111
OTHER SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
AM NO. 02-6-02-SC RULES ON ADOPTION
IN THE MATTER OF THE ADOPTION OF STEPHANIE NATHY ASTORGA
GARCIA, HONORATO B. CATINDIG, PETITIONER.

112
LAHOM VS SIBULO 114
LANDINGIN VS REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES 116
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES VS MILLER.. 118
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES VS HON. JOSE R. HERNANDEZ.. 119
IN RE: PETITION FOR ADOPTION OF MICHAEL JUDE P.
LIM, MONINA P. LIM.. 121
AM NO. 03-04-04-SC RULES ON CUSTODY OF MINORS AND WRIT OF
HABEAS CORPUS IN RELATION TO CUSTODY OF MINORS
MANALO VS COURT OF APPEALS..123
SANTOS VS COURT OF APPEALS. 125
ESPIRITU VS COURT OF APPEALS 127
DAISIE T. DAVID VS COURT OF APPEALS.. 129
MEDINA VS MAKABALI 131
CERVANTES VS FAJARDO... 133
CHUA VS CABANGBANG ET AL. 135
SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS INVOLVING FAMILY CODE PROVISIONS AM 02-1110-SC RULES ON DECLARATION OF ABSOLUTE NULLITY OF VOID
MARRIAGES AND ANNULMENT OF VOIDABLE MARRIAGES
LAZARO B. RAYRAY VS CHAE KYUNG LEE...... 137
CHI MING TSOI VS COURT OF APPEALS... 138
HEIRS OF ROMANA INGJUG-TIRO VS CASALS.... 140
REPUBLIC VS DE GRACIA... 141
MENDOZA VS REPUBLIC, ET. AL 143
MATIAS VS DAGDAG. 145
MARCOS V. MARCOS 147
SIN VS SIN.. 149
TOLENTINO VS VILLANUEVA 150
MENDOZA VS COURT OF APPEALS.. 153
AM 02-11-11-SC RULE ON LEGAL SEPARATION
LAPUS VS EUFEMIO155
DE LA CRUZ VS DE LA CRUZ.. 157
PACETE VS CARRIAGA JR 158
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CANG VS COURT OF APPEALS 159

CHIN AH FOO VS CONCEPCION. 160
PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES VS DUNGO.. 161
RULE 102 HABEAS CORPUS AM NO. 03-04-04 SC RULES ON CUSTODY OF
MINORS AND WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS IN RELATION TO CUSTODY OF
MINORS SC RULES ON WRITS OF AMPARO AND HABEAS DATA/WRIT OF
KALIKASAN
SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE VS MANALO. 163
IN RE: THE WRIT OF HABEAS CORPUS FOR REYNALDO DE VILLA. 165
CABALLES VS COURT OF APPEALS166
ILUSORIO VS BILDNER. 167
ANDAL VS PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES.168
FERIA VS COURT OF APPEALS169
CANLAS VS NAPICO HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.170
TAPUZ VS DEL ROSARIO.. 171
CASTILLO VS CRUZ172
RAZON JR. VS TAGITIS.. 173
YANO VS SANCHEZ..174
RULE 103 CHANGE OF NAME
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES VS LIM.... 175
IN RE: PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR
CORRECTION/CANCELLATION OF ENTRY IN CIVIL REGISTRY
OF JULIAN LIN CARULASAN WANG..... 177
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES VS CAPOTE 179
SILVERIO VS REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES..... 181
REMO VS SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.. 182
RULE 108 CANCELLATION OR CORRECTION OF ENTRIES IN THE CIVIL
REGISTRY
TAN CO VS THE CIVIL REGISTER OF MANILA183
LEE VS COURT OF APPEALS.184
BARCO VS COURT OF APPEALS 185
CORPUZ VS STO. TOMAS. 186
REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES VS CAGANDAHAN.187
RULE 109 APPEALS IN SPECIAL PROCEEDINGS
TESTATE ESTATE OF BIASCAN VS BIASCAN. 189
BRIONES VS HENSON-CRUZ.191
HEIRS OF SIAPIAN VS INTESTATE ESTATE OF MACKAY..... 193
IN THE MATTERS OF THE HEIRSHIP OF THE LATE HERMOGENES
RODRIGUEZ.. 195

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