Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1995
- G.R. No. 90198 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANTONIO PLASENCIA Y DESAMPARADO ALIAS "TONYING," ROBERTO DESCARTIN Y PASICARAN ALIAS "RUBY" AND JOELITO (JULITO) DESCARTIN Y PASICARAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 115455 ARTURO M. TOLENTINO, PETITIONER, VS. THE SECRETARY OF FINANCE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 115525] JUAN T. DAVID, PETITIONER, VS. TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR., AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; ROBERTO DE OCAMPO, AS SECRETARY OF FINANCE; LIWAYWAY VINZONS-CHATO, AS COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE; AND THEIR AUTHORIZED AGENTS OR REPRESENTATIVES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 115543] RAUL S. ROCO AND THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONERS, VS. THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE; THE COMMISSIONERS OF THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE AND BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 115544] PHILIPPINE PRESS INSTITUTE, INC.; EGP PUBLISHING CO., INC.; KAMAHALAN PUBLISHING CORPORATION; PHILIPPINE JOURNALISTS, INC.; JOSE L. PAVIA; AND OFELIA L. DIMALANTA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. LIWAYWAY V. CHATO, IN HER CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE; HON. TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; AND HON. ROBERTO B. DE OCAMPO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF FINANCE, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 115754] CHAMBER OF REAL ESTATE AND BUILDERS ASSOCIATIONS, INC., (CREBA), PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 115781] KILOSBAYAN, INC., JOVITO R. SALONGA, CIRILO A. RIGOS, ERME CAMBA, EMILIO C. CAPULONG, JR., JOSE T. APOLO, EPHRAIM TENDERO, FERNANDO SANTIAGO, JOSE ABCEDE, CHRISTINE TAN, FELIPE L. GOZON, RAFAEL G. FERNANDO, RAOUL V. VICTORINO, JOSE CUNANAN, QUINTIN S. DOROMAL, MOVEMENT OF ATTORNEYS FOR BROTHERHOOD, INTEGRITY AND NATIONALISM, INC. (“MABINI”), FREEDOM FROM DEBT COALITION, INC., AND PHILIPPINE BIBLE SOCIETY, INC. AND WIGBERTO TAÑADA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, THE SECRETARY OF FINANCE, THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE AND THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 115852] PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE SECRETARY OF FINANCE AND COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 115873] COOPERATIVE UNION OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. LIWAYWAY V. CHATO, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, HON. TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, AND HON. ROBERTO B. DE OCAMPO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF FINANCE, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 115931] PHILIPPINE EDUCATIONAL PUBLISHERS ASSOCIATION, INC. AND ASSOCIATION OF PHILIPPINE BOOKSELLERS, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ROBERTO B. DE OCAMPO, AS THE SECRETARY OF FINANCE; HON. LIWAYWAY V. CHATO, AS THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE; AND HON. GUILLERMO PARAYNO, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 112448 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AGAPITO LOPEZ, ALFREDO DATU, JAZIEL DATU, NOEL DELA CRUZ AND PAUL RANGASA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. ALAN CLACIO AND VICENTE SADUESTE, ACCUSED (AT LARGE). D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117083 LAZARO V. KAVINTA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. PRUDENCIO ALTRE CASTILLO, JR., PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 220, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, QUEZON CITY, AND ANTONIO C. FRANCO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 108115 PHILIPPINE SOAP BOX DERBY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND JOSE ELSTON YABUT, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER, GEMINIANO E. YABUT, JR., AND ROADWAY EXPRESS, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 95573 GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM [GSIS], PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL FOOD AUTHORITY, HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND ALBERTO L. FAJARDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 102976 IRON AND STEEL AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND MARIA CRISTINA FERTILIZER CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 99058 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FELIXBERTO FRANCISCO, PASCUAL ORE, ALEJANDRO ORE, SONNY BOY FRANCISCO, NEONEL HONRUBIA ALIAS "BABY," AND FEDERICO ORE, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 112713 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSE TAMPARONG, JR., ALIAS "JIMMY," ACCUSED-APPELLANT, ESTRELLA TAMPARONG, ALIAS "NENE" (AT LARGE), ACCUSED. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 110815-16 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT-APPELLEE, VS. JOHNNY SINATAO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111688 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. AGAPITO @ "FELITOY" BRIOL, ET. AL., ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118584 AURELIA S. GOMEZ, PETITIONER, VS. HON. PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, BRANCH 15, OZAMIS CITY; COURT OF APPEALS, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 120823 HADJI HAMID PATORAY, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, (NEW) MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF TAMPARAN, LANAO DEL SUR AND TOPAAN D. DISOMIMBA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111837 NEW YORK MARINE MANAGERS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND VLASONS SHIPPING INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 112969-70 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GREGORIO PADRE-E, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 103915 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. TELEFUNKEN SEMICONDUCTOR PHILIPPINES, INC., COURT OF TAX APPEALS, AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 106477 GLOBE GENERAL SERVICES AND SECURITY AGENCY AND GAUDENCIO G. CANTOS, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (FIRST DIVISION) AND LEONARDO L. MARBEBE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 114841-42 ATLANTIC GULF AND PACIFIC COMPANY OF MANILA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, CARLITO D. CASTILLO, HEIRS OF CRISTETA CASTILLO AND CORNELIO CASTILLO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 105649 FLORO ENTERPRISES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PHILIPPINE RABBIT BUS LINES, INC., RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 116910 INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL SERVICES, INC., ET. AL., PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. ANGEL V. COLET, MANILA PILOTS ASSOCIATION, ET. AL., RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 111634 KOMATSU INDUSTRIES (PHIL.), INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PILIPINAS BANK, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116062 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BERTO BANTISIL AND JOHN DOE, ACCUSED. BERTO BANTISIL,* ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116462 RENO FOODS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND NOEL CANTONJOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 110544 REYNALDO V. TUANDA, MAYOR OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF JIMALALUD, NEGROS ORIENTAL, HERMINIGILDO FABURADA, (FORMER VICE-MAYOR), SANTOS A. VILLANUEVA, INCUMBENT MEMBER OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN, MANUEL LIM, NICANOR R. AGOSTO, ERENIETA K. MENDOZA, MAXIMINO A. VIERNES, HACUBINA V. SERILLO, ILUMINADO D. ESTRELLANES, AND FORMER MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN OF JIMALALUD, NEGROS ORIENTAL, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN, (THIRD DIVISION), BARTOLOME BINAOHAN AND DELIA ESTRELLANES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 110053 DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, CELEBRADA MANGUBAT AND ABNER MANGUBAT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 108515 LUIS BALANTAKBO, AMADEO BALANTAKBO AND HEIRS OF SANCHO BALANTAKBO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND LAGUNA AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COCONUT COOPERATIVE, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 107101 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARLO RODICO Y SERRANO, VICTORIO RODICO & JOHN DOE, ACCUSED. VICTORIO RODICO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 103911 EDGARDO E. LOPEZ, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION), OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR AND ARNULFO M. AGLERON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 110015 MANILA BAY CLUB CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, MODESTA SABENIANO AND MIRIAM SABENIANO, JUDITH SABENIANO, JOY DENNIS SABENIANO, ET. AL., RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- Adm. Case No. 4380 NICANOR GONZALES AND SALUD B. PANTANOSAS, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. MIGUEL SABACAJAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 109373 PACIFIC BANKING CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ORGANIZATION, PAULA S. PAUG, AND ITS OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND VITALIANO N. NAÑAGAS II, AS LIQUIDATOR OF PACIFIC BANKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 112991] THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS LIQUIDATOR OF THE PACIFIC BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. JUDGE REGINO T. VERIDIANO II, DEPUTY SHERIFF RAMON ENRIQUEZ AND ANG ENG JOO, ANG KEONG LAN AND E.J ANG INT'L. LTD., REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, GONZALO C. SY, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 99263 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PACIFICO LAZARO Y REPIZO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 119987-88 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. LORENZO B. VENERACION, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION, BRANCH 47, MANILA, HENRY LAGARTO Y PETILLA AND ERNESTO CORDERO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 93915 AUGUSTO EVANGELISTA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, AND ARTURO MENDOZA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. Nos. 118013-14 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. DEMOSTHENES L. MAGALLANES, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 54, BACOLOD CITY, AND P/COL. NICOLAS M. TORRES, P/INSP. ADONIS C. ABETO, PO MARIO LAMIS Y FERNANDEZ, PO JOSE PAHAYUPAN, PO VICENTE CANUDAY, JR., JEANETTE YANSON-DUMANCAS, CHARLES DUMANCAS, DOMINADOR GEROCHE Y MAHUSAY, JAIME GARGALLANO, ROLANDO R. FERNANDEZ, EDWIN DIVINAGRACIA, TEODY DELGADO, CESAR PECHA, AND EDGAR HILADO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 99049 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGELIO BARQUILLA Y ARCILLA,* ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117009 SECURITY BANK & TRUST COMPANY AND ROSITO C. MANHIT, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND YSMAEL C. FERRER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117732 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JESUS SALILING Y CHICA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 4405 BIENVENIDO SANCHEZ, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. GALILEO P. BRION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 76490 ISAGANI SABINIANO, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 76558] RODOLFO MARTINEZ, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118712 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, PEDRO L. YAP, HEIRS OF EMILIANO F. SANTIAGO, AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT CORP., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 118745] DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRARIAN REFORM, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, PEDRO L. YAP, HEIRS OF EMILIANO F. SANTIAGO, AGRICULTURAL MANAGEMENT & DEVELOPMENT CORP., ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120319 LUZON DEVELOPMENT BANK, PETITIONER, VS. ASSOCIATION OF LUZON DEVELOPMENT BANK EMPLOYEES AND ATTY. ESTER S. GARCIA IN HER CAPACITY AS VOLUNTARY ARBITRATOR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 104604 NARCISO O. JAO AND BERNARDO M. EMPEYNADO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS; COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS; COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, PORT OF MANILA; COL. SINDULFO R. SEBASTIAN, DIRECTOR, ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES, BUREAU OF CUSTOMS; AND MAJ. JAIME MAGLIPON, CHIEF, OPERATIONS AND INTELLIGENCE STAFF, ENFORCEMENT AND SECURITY SERVICES, BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 111223] NARCISO O. JAO AND BERNARDO M. EMPEYNADO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE OMBUDSMAN CONRADO M. VASQUEZ, AND SINDULFO SEBASTIAN, JAIME MAGLIPON; JOSE YUCHONGCO; RICARDO CORONADO; VICTOR BARROS; DENNIS BANTIGUE; ROY LARA; BENJAMIN SANTOS; RODOLFO GONDA; ADONIS REJOSO; DANIEL PENAS; NICANOR BONES; ABUNDIO JUMAMOY; ARTEMIO CASTILLO; ANDRESITO ABAYON; RUBEN TAGUBA; JAIME JAVIER; HERBERT DOLLANO, ALL WITH THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS; JOVY GUTIERREZ OF THE MAKATI POLICE, AND ‘JOHN DOES,’ RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Matter No. OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. MA. GORGONIA L. FLORES, COURT INTERPRETER AND FORMER OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, RTC, BRANCH 26, SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 111206-08 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CLAUDIO TEEHANKEE, JR., ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117092 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARIO LAO Y CLARIN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 110634 RUFINO O. ESLAO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116183 SEC. RICARDO T. GLORIA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE & SPORTS AND CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE PHILIPPINE STATE COLLEGE OF AERONAUTICS (PSCA); JULIAN J. LOLENG, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF PSCA; AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF PSCA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. SALVADOR P. DE GUZMAN, JR., PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 113, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PASAY, METRO MANILA; VIRGILIO R. RAMOS, LEONY P. SENDIN, ROSARIO V. CERILLO, ANDREA A. PESTANO, ARTHUR V. RODRIGUEZA, LENI V. DIMAYUGA, JAIME ABON, RIZALDO O. VALLE, JOIE ARCEO, SHIRLEY PESTANO, SERVANDO SACUEZA, JAIME C. PONEGAL, EDGARDO MERCADO, CRISTINA BULADO, BENIGNO T. AQUINO, RODEL PESTANO, JUN JAY PARMA, NILO B. ELLO, AND NELSON SACUEZA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118533 MAYOR PABLO R. OLIVAREZ, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION) AND THE HON. OMBUDSMAN, SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ANIANO DESIERTO AND DEPUTY SPECIAL PROSECUTOR JOSE DE G. FERRER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 102672 PANAY ELECTRIC COMPANY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, FOURTH DIVISION AND PANAY ELECTRIC COMPANY EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS ASSOCIATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N