Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1996
- G.R. No. 119527 EVELYN J. GARCIA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, THIRD DIVISION, HOLY TRINITY ACADEMY, AND MSGR. MANUEL GABRIEL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121910 NATIONAL WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE AUTHORITY (NOW THE METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM), PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, KAISAHAN AT KAPATIRAN NG MGA MANGGAGAWA AT KAWANI SA NWSA (PAFLU), ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 115858 EMPLOYEES' COMPENSATION COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND AIDA ALVARAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 107211 FRANCISCO GUERRERO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, (FORMER SPECIAL SEVENTH DIVISION), REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MALABON, BRANCH 72, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120295 JUAN G. FRIVALDO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, AND RAUL R. LEE, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 123755. JUNE 28, 1996] RAUL R. LEE, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND JUAN G. FRIVALDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 106601 LIBERTY CONSTRUCTION & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, BUILDERS WOOD PRODUCTS, INC. AND SPS. HELDELITA ABRANTES & HORACIO ABRANTES, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. REBECCA G. SALVADOR, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT - BR. I, MANILA, AND MERCANTILE FINANCING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 87758 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANTONIO ALIMON, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 96520 RESTITUTO C. PALOMADO, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, MARLING RICE MILL AND/OR MARIO TAN TENG KUAN AND ROLANDO TAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 96405 BALDOMERO INCIONG, JR., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 98045 DESAMPARADO VDA. DE NAZARENO AND LETICIA NAZARENO TAPIA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, MR. & MRS. JOSE SALASALAN, MR. & MRS. LEO RABAYA, AVELINO LABIS, HON. ROBERTO G. HILARIO, ROLLEO I. IGNACIO, ALBERTO M. GILLERA AND HON. ABELARDO G. PALAD, JR., IN THEIR OFFICIAL AND/OR PRIVATE CAPACITIES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117106 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JIMMY ALBERCA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116513 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROMEO VARGAS, ALIAS "ROMY," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117728 SERVICEWIDE SPECIALISTS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES EDUARDO AND FELISA TOLOSA, BIÑAN MOTOR SALES CORPORATION, AND EDUARDO GARCIA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117472 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LEO ECHEGARAY Y PILO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 115759 (Formerly UDK-11624) PURIFICACION F. RAM, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND JRS BUSINESS CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 115088 INTESTATE ESTATE OF AMADO B. DALISAY, REPRESENTED BY SPECIAL ADMINISTRATRIX PRECIOSA D. TIROL, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ROMEO D. MARASIGAN AND LOURDES OPPUS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 119850 MANDARIN VILLA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND CLODUALDO DE JESUS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 107606 MERCEDES N. ABELLA, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, AND CONRADO COLARINA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 111124 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JUAN SALVATIERRA, ENRIQUE CONSTANTINO, AGUSTIN TRINIDAD, WILLIE TRINIDAD, AND ALVIN SANTOS, ACCUSED, ENRIQUE CONSTANTINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116071 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RENATO VALLADOR, ALIAS "MORITO" AND CARLOS VALLADOR, ACCUSED, RENATO VALLADOR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 106999 PHILIPPINE HOME ASSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND EASTERN SHIPPING LINES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118315 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALLAN RUBIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 104988 MUSTANG LUMBER, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. FULGENCIO S. FACTORAN, JR., SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR), AND ATTY. VINCENT A. ROBLES, CHIEF, SPECIAL ACTIONS AND INVESTIGATION DIVISION, DENR, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 106424. JUNE 18, 1996] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. TERESITA DIZON-CAPULONG, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION, BRANCH 172, VALENZUELA, METRO MANILA, AND RI CHUY PO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 123784. JUNE 18, 1996] MUSTANG LUMBER, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, ATTY. VINCENT A. ROBLES, CHIEF, SPECIAL ACTIONS AND INVESTIGATION DIVISION, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR), ATTY. NESTOR V. GAPUSAN, TIRSO P. PARIAN, JR., AND FELIPE H. CALLORINA, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 117018-19 BENJAMIN D. YNSON, PETITIONER-APPELLANT, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, FELIPE YULIENCO AND EMERITO M. SALVA, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. [G.R. NO. 117327. JUNE 17, 1996] FELIPE YULIENCO AND EMERITO M. SALVA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND BENJAMIN D. YNSON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 103103 ENRIQUE P. SUPLICO, LOLITA T. SUPLICO, ENRIQUE T. SUPLICO, JR., AND DAVID T. SUPLICO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND FEDERICO ARMADA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 95939 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FLORENTINO BRACAMONTE Y ABELLAR, MANUEL REGINALDO Y SAPON, AND ERNIE LAPAN Y CABRAL ALIAS ERNING BULAG, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 103370 UNITED PLACEMENT INTERNATIONAL, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LEONARDO ARAZAS, LIVY DACELLO AND CESAR HERNANDEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111807 AHS/PHILIPPINES, INC., GERVACIO R. AMISTOSO AND CONSTANCIO V. HALILI, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ALFONSO R. BAYANI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 98456 COMSAVINGS BANK, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, THIRD DIVISION, HONORABLE LABOR ARBITER JOAQUIN S. TANODRA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS NLRC LABOR ARBITER, RICARDO S. PORTUGUEZ AND OSMUNDO L. CAPARAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 113347 FILIPINAS SYNTHETIC FIBER CORPORATION (FILSYN), PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER VOLTAIRE A. BALITAAN, FELIPE LOTERTE AND DE LIMA TRADING & GENERAL SERVICES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120804 FLORENTINO PEDROSA, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES EVELYN AND REX HILL, AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PROS. LEO C. TABAO, COMPLAINANT VS. JUDGE PEDRO S. ESPINA, RESPONDENT [RTJ-96-1348. JUNE 14, 1996] REGIONAL STATE PROS. FRANCISCO Q. AURILLO, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE PEDRO S. ESPINA, RESPONDENT D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 100460-61 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MOISES PANO Y BAYLOSIS, MARIANO FUENTES Y BAYLOSIS, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119322 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, SENIOR STATE PROSECUTOR AURORA S. LAGMAN, SENIOR STATE PROSECUTOR BERNELITO R. FERNANDEZ, SENIOR STATE PROSECUTOR HENRICK P. GINGOYON, ROGELIO F. VISTA, STATE PROSECUTOR ALFREDO AGCAOILI, PROSECUTING ATTORNEY EMMANUEL VELASCO, CITY PROSECUTOR CANDIDO V. RIVERA, AND ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR LEOPOLDO E. BARAQUIA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, THE HONORABLE TIRSO D’C VELASCO, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 88, FORTUNE TOBACCO CORPORATION, LUCIO TAN, HARRY C. TAN, CARMEN KAO TAN, FLORENCIO SANTOS, SALVADOR MISON, CHUNG POE KEE, ROJAS CHUA, MARIANO TANENGLIAN, JUANITA LEE AND ANTONIO P. ABAYA, RESPONDENTS. DAGUPAN COMBINED COMMODITIES, INC., TOWNSMAN COMMERCIALS, INC., LANDMARK SALES AND MARKETING, INC., CRIMSON CROCKER DISTRIBUTORS, INC., MOUNT MATUTUM MARKETING CORP., FIRST UNION TRADING CORP., CARLSBURG AND SONS, INC., OMAR ALI DISTRIBUTORS, INC., ORIEL AND COMPANY, NEMESIO TAN, QUINTIN CALLEJA, YOLANDA MANALILI, CARLOS CHAN, ROMEO TAN, VICENTE CO, WILLIAM YU, LETICIA LIM, GLORIA LOPEZ, ROBERT TANTAMCO, FELIPE LOY, ROLANDO CHUA, HONORINA TAN, WILLIE TANTAMCO, HENRY WEECHEE, JESUS LIM, TEODORO TAN, ANTONIO APOSTOL, DOMINGO TENG, CANDELARIO LI, ERLINDA CRUZ, CARLOS TUMPALAN, LARRY JOHN SY, ERNESTO ONG, WILFREDO MACROHON, ANTONIO TIU, ROSARIO LESTER, WILFREDO ONG, BONIFACIA CHUA, GO CHING CHUAN, HENRY CHUA, LOPE LIM GUAN, EMILIO TAN, FELIPE TAN SHE CHUAN, ANDRES CO, FELIPE KEE, HENRY GO CO, NARCISO GO, ADOLFO LIM, CO SHU, DANIEL YAO CABIGUN, GABRIEL QUINTELA, NELSON TE, EMILIO GO, EDWIN LEE, CESAR LEDESMA, JR., JAO CHEP SENG, ARNULFO TAN, BENJAMIN T. HONG, PHILIP JAO, JOSE P. YU, AND DAVID R. CORTES, RESPONDENTS-INTERVENORS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111014 LIANA’S SUPERMARKET,PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND NATIONAL LABOR UNION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. L-24864 FORTUNATO HALILI, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE HALILI TRANSIT [SUBSTITUTED BY EMILIA DE VERA VDA. DE HALILI], PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, AND HALILI BUS DRIVERS AND CONDUCTORS UNION (PTGWO), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-27773. MAY 30, 1996] EMILIA DE VERA VDA. DE HALILI, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, AND HALILI BUS DRIVERS AND CONDUCTORS UNION (PTGWO), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-30110. MAY 30, 1996] EMILIA DE VERA VDA. DE HALILI, PETITIONER, VS. HALILI BUS DRIVERS AND CONDUCTORS UNION-PTGWO, AND COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. L-38655. MAY 30, 1996] FELICIDAD M. TOLENTINO, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF FORTUNATO F. HALILI,PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS AND HALILI BUS DRIVERS & CONDUCTORS UNION (PTGWO), RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 112331 ANASTACIA QUIMEN, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND YOLANDA Q. OLIVEROS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 108734 CONCEPT BUILDERS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, (FIRST DIVISION); AND NORBERTO MARABE, RODOLFO RAQUEL, CRISTOBAL RIEGO, MANUEL GILLEGO, PALCRONIO GIDUCOS, PEDRO ABOIGAR, NORBERTO COMENDADOR, ROGELLO SALUT, EMILIO GARCIA, JR., MARIANO RIO, PAULINA BASEA, AIFREDO ALBERA, PAQUITO SALUT, DOMINGO GUARINO, ROMEO GALVE, DOMINADOR SABINA, FELIPE RADIANA, GAVINO SUALIBIO, MORENO ESCARES, FERDINAND TORRES, FELIPE BASILAN, AND RUBEN ROBALOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119655 SPS. ANTONIO A. TIBAY AND VIOLETA R. TIBAY AND OFELIA M. RORALDO, VICTORINA M. RORALDO, VIRGILIO M. RORALDO, MYRNA M. RORALDO ANDROSABELLA M. RORALDO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURTOF APPEALS AND FORTUNE LIFE AND GENERAL INSURANCE CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N[*]
- G.R. No. 96923 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RENANTE PARAGUA AND EDGARDO PARAGUA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 117589-92 ROMEO R. SALALIMA, DANILO S. AZAÑA, JUAN VICTORIA, LORENZO REYEG, ARTURO OSIA, CLENIO CABREDO, VICENTE GO, SR., RAMON FERNANDEZ, JR., MASIKAP FONTANILLA, WILBOR RONTAS AND NEMESIO BACLAO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, VICTOR R. SUMULONG, RENATO C. CORONA AND ANGEL V. SALDIVAR, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS MEMBERS OF THE AD HOC COMMITTEE, MAYOR NAOMI C. CORRAL, KGD. FRANCISCO ALARTE, MAYOR ANTONIO DEMETRIOU; AND DOMINADOR LIM, JESUS JAMES CALISIN, EVELYN SILVERIO, SILVERIO COPE, TOBIAS BETITO, MANUEL LANUZA, JAMES ENRICO SALAZAR, RODOLFO ANTE, JUAN RIVERA, MARCIAL TUANQUI, DR. SALVADOR SAMBITAN, ATTY. EUTIQUIO NEPOMUCENO, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS ACTING GOVERNOR, ACTING VICE-GOVERNOR, AND ACTING MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF ALBAY, RESPECTIVELY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119641 PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, DR. JOSEFINO MIRANDA AND LUISA MIRANDA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 107814-15 GOV. TUPAY T. LOONG, BARIK SAMPANG, KARTINI MALDISA, YASSER HASSAN, AND HADJA SAPINA RADJAIE, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS; PROVINCIAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF SULU; MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF TALIPAO & ABDUSAKUR TAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 120826. MAY 16, 1996] GOV. TUPAY T. LOONG AND KIMAR TULAWIE, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS; PROVINCIAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF SULU; ABDUSAKUR TAN AND MUNIB ESTINO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 122137. MAY 16, 1996] GOV. TUPAY T. LOONG AND KIMAR TULAWIE, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS; ABDUSAKUR TAN, AND MUNIB ESTINO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 122396. MAY 16, 1996] GOV. TUPAY T. LOONG AND KIMAR TULAWIE, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COMMISSIONER MANOLO B. GOROSPE OF THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 91-10-160 [ A.M. No. 91-10-160. May 15, 1996 ]
- — [ A.M. No.P-95-1155. May 15, 1996 ]
- G.R. No. 116110 BALIWAG TRANSIT, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES ANTONIO GARCIA & LETICIA GARCIA, A & J TRADING, AND JULIO RECONTIQUE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 109362 CELIA A. FLORES, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND PHILIPPINE PUBLIC SCHOOL TEACHERS ASSOCIATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 107041-42 FELICIANO MALIWAT, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, FORMER SPECIAL FIRST DIVISION, AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 94980 LITTON MILLS; INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND GELHAAR UNIFORM COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116237 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FE ARCILLA Y CORNEJO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N