Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1997
- G.R. No. 120435 ESTATE OF THE LATE MERCEDES JACOB REPRESENTED BY MERCEDITA JACOB, DONATO JACOB JR., ERENEO JACOB AND LILIAN JACOB QUINTO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES RAMON R. TUGBANG AND VIRGINIA S. TUGBANG, REGISTER OF DEEDS OF QUEZON CITY AND CITY TREASURER OF QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 120974. DECEMBER 22, 1997] CITY TREASURER OF QUEZON CITY, PETITIONER VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND BERNARDITA C. TOLENTINO., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 125752 IRENEO A. MANAHAN PETITIONER VS. HON JUDGE ARTURO M. BERNARDO, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, BRANCH 36, GAPAN, NUEVA ECIJA, AND ABUNDIA L. GARCIA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- A.C. No. 4349 LOURDES R. BUSIÑOS, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. FRANCISCO RICAFORT, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 129783 MARCELINO C. LIBANAN, PETITIONER, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL AND JOSE T. RAMIREZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 110097 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARNULFO ASTORGA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117873 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MERCY SANTOS Y ENTIENZA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118917 PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ROSA AQUERO, GERARD YU, ERIC YU, MINA YU, ELIZABETH NGKAION, MERLY CUESCANO, LETICIA TAN, FELY RUMBANA, LORNA ACUB, REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, JOHN FRANCIS COTAACO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 124724 RENE UY GOLANGCO, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, HON. CANDIDO VILLANUEVA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 144, MAKATI CITY AND LUCIA GOLANGCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 128369 RODOLFO CAOILI, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND HONORABLE RUSTICO V. PANGANIBAN, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, BRANCH 51, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 121736 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SAPAL MIDTOMOD, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123648 ABDULLAH A. JAMIL, PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, (NEW) MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF SULTAN GUMANDER AND ALINADER BALINDONG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111244 ARTURO ALANO, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, HON. ENRICO A. LANZANAS, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION, MANILA, BRANCH 37, AND ROBERTO CARLOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 109714 BETTER BUILDINGS, INC., WILLIAM WARNE AND LEDA BEAVERFORD, PETITIONERS, VS. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, HALIN YSMAEL AND ELISEO FELICIANO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 110163 EDUARDO A. ZANORIA, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 130148 JOSE BORDADOR AND LYDIA BORDADOR, PETITIONERS, VS. BRIGIDA D. LUZ, ERNESTO M. LUZ AND NARCISO DEGANOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 113466 NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LABOR (NFL), AMADO MAGBANUA AND 141 OTHERS NAMELY: RODELIO PURISMA, AURORA TAN, EFREN GARCIA, RONILO PARCON, HERMICILLA MANLUCOT, JOSEPHINE ADORABLE, EVELYN BERNARDO, ELONA WATIN, GERALDINE ACUNA, LOLITA UGUIS, VILMA BAYONA, JOCELYN TORRES, MYRNA TORRALBA, GUADALUPE SUMICAD, TERESITA NAMOCA, JERRY EBIAS, GERONIMO ALICANDO, MERLENE BANAWAG, JAIME NOBLEZA, ALEXANDER BALANCAR, CESAR ABDULA, JOSEPHINE FRANCISCO, ROEL LA TORRE, NICASIO BOLINGKIT, JIMMY BORADA, JOSELITO GERMO, JOHENES FABRICA, ZALDY TUPAZ, RAMON CAWILI, DELFIN OBA-OB, REYNALDO LONGNO, ARTEMIO GUNHURAN, DANILO JISON, CAPISTRANO MANLUCOT, ALEX ROGADOR, DANILO LONGNO, ALIPIO PETIL, JOEL ORONG, MELCHOR REFUGIO, JOSE ETOQUILA, EDWIN GATPOLINTAN, MAXIMO ANADIO, ALICIA CATAYTAY, LYDIA ESPERAT, JOSEPHINE TALBA, LUCILLE ALICUNDO, GEMMA ALAWI, AIDA SANTILLAN, EVANGELINE SOMOSA, ROSARIO AQUINO, EVELYN DULAP, ROSALINA GERMO, JOCELYN BASING, JESSICA NAPOLERYES, SUSAN DAYOT, JOVITA ALBON, SATURNINA GUEVARRA, JUVY BRITO, RUTH BUNTIS, ELENITA PACHES, BAING GARCIA, JOSEFA ROGADOR, JUDITH GABUYAN, AGNES PAJA, MARIEL DANAG, DELY BUCOY, EVANGELINE MONTUNO, DOLORES BOVLEZA, NORMA DE LEON, GLORIA ATILANO, PRECIOSA BAYTONG, EVELYN TANJUSAY, ARLENE HANDI, JENNIFER VILLANUEVA, LIGAYA DUARONG, FLORA SEBAYLOS, SALVACION CARPIO, EMILIANA SANTIAGO, DOLORES OBLINA, MADELYN JALAO, SOCORRO EDUARTE, CRESENCIA ALFORQUE, SUSANA TARROZA, EDWINA CABAS, NENITA TIMPANGCO, VICTORIA GAPASIN, CARINA ENRIQUEZ, EVELYN FERNANDEZ, MERCY CATAYLO, GREGORIA OSIN, FLORITA PADUA, TITA FRANCISCO, VICTORIA POGOSA, RITA SANCHEZ, LEILANIE DUMAGCO, TERESITA NOBLEZA, MA. DOLORES RAVAL, ABDULA BEDIO, ANNABELLE PAULINO, ANNALIZA LIM, JUANITA ALICANDO, RAYAMAY PANAS, RACHEL GABUYAN, ELIZABETH REGIDOR, ARLENE SUAN, LETICIA ENRIQUEZ, ELENA ETOQUILLA, GERTUDES TUG, EDDIE TANJUSAY, MELQUIADES PINDULAS, REYNERIO ROJAS, SUSAN SALGAN, MA. ISABEL ALMONTE, LUZ DUNGOG, FLORINDA VALENTE, VIVENCIO ATUY, MAXIMA ALFANTTA, WILLY RECTO, REYNALDO BANTILLAN, ERNESTO SEDENO, EDWINA CAWILI, ARACELI RAVAL, MARCELINA BULAC, MA. ELENA GERMAN, PILAR GENA, NESTOR ALAWI, HERCULANOLAS PINAS, GIDEON BRITO, JIMMY NOBLEZA, LORETO GERMAN, AMINA DASAN, ROSEBETH LIBRERO, ADELINA CABILIN, ELIZABETH MATAS, MYRNA PELISAN, MILAGROS DEL MUNDO, ANTONIETA BELARMINO, CLARIBEL CUSTODIO, VILMA JUMAWAN, JORELYN CAMUMOT, AND MA. CLARA SALVADOR, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION – FIFTH DIVISION (NLRC), PERMEX PRODUCER AND EXPORTER CORPORATION, TAN TAY CUAN, JENNIFER PUNZALAN, EDGAR LIM, DOMINIC TAN AND GEORGE SYCHUAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116487 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GUILLERMO ARINGUE Y AMOGUIS ALIAS “ALONG,” MICHAEL CABAL Y DUMADAG, ALIAS “GONGGONG”, AND PERCIVERANDO PITAO Y GUMAPAC, ALIAS “BEBOT,” ACCUSED. MICHAEL CABAL Y DUMADAG AND PERCIVERANDO PITAO Y GUMAPAC, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118463 PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND PHILIPPINE AIRLINES EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (PALEA), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122655 REYNALDO B. ALFANTE, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION-FIFTH DIVISION, AND PEPSI-COLA PRODUCTS PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118086 SUSAN G. CARUNGCONG, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, SUN LIFE ASSURANCE CO. OF CANADA, LANCE KEMP AND MERTON DEVEZA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 129938 ALFREDO B. ENOJAS, JR., PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND JOSE R. RODRIGUEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 110715 ELBERT TAN, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126623 ERNESTO MORALES Y DELA CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. ALFREDO J. GUSTILO, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF RTC, PASAY CITY, BRANCH 116 AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111953 HON. RENATO C. CORONA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR LEGAL AFFAIRS, HON. JESUS B. GARCIA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ACTING SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND ROGELIO A. DAYAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS GENERAL MANAGER OF PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, PETITIONERS, VS. UNITED HARBOR PILOTS ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND MANILA PILOTS ASSOCIATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 112287 NATIONAL STEEL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND VLASONS SHIPPING, INC., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 112350. DECEMBER 12, 1997] VLASONS SHIPPING, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND NATIONAL STEEL CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 114905 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DONNIE PERALTA Y PICANA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 117483-84 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NORLITO CARA, EMILIANO LORENZANA, ROBERT NATIVIDAD AND DIONISIO PAULO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 109169 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PO2 ROLANDO ABRERA, SPO3 ALMIRANTE GUILLERMO, PO3 ARNOLD ARAZA, SPO3 GEORGE CRUZ AND PO3 ROGER REYES,ACCUSED, PO2 ROLANDO ABRERA AND SPO3 ALMIRANTE GUILLERMO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122487 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SUPT. REYNALDO BERROYA, SPO4 JOSE VIENES AND FRANCISCO MATEO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122653 PURE FOODS CORPORATON, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, RODOLFO CORDOVA, VIOLETA CRUSIS, ET AL.,* RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123595 SAMMY MALACAT Y MANDAR, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 122743 & 127215 TELEFUNKEN SEMICONDUCTORS EMPLOYEES UNION - FFW, PETITIONER, VS. SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT AND TEMIC TELEFUNKEN MICRO-ELECTRONICS (PHILS.), INC., RESPONDENT. TEMIC TELEFUNKEN MICRO-ELECTRONICS (PHILS.) INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. LEONARDO A. QUISUMBING IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, AND TELEFUNKEN SEMICONDUCTORS EMPLOYEES UNION - FFW, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 108731 DEL MAR DOMESTIC ENTERPRISES AND MARIO CHAN, SR., PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, NESTOR HISPANO, LEXIETH LEGASPI, AMADO AGUSTIN, CANDIDO AGUILLEN, EDEN MORALDEC, JOSEPHINE TUMANLAO AND VILMA AGUSTIN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121241 FURUSAWA RUBBER PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT AND FURUSAWA EMPLOYEES UNION-INDEPENDENT (FEU-IND), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PEPITO GUILLEN, COMPLAINANT, VS. LUIS CONSTANTINO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 124554 ETERNAL GARDENS MEMORIAL PARK CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND NORTH PHILIPPINE UNION MISSION OF THE SEVENTH DAY ADVENTISTS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 108722 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ERLINDA CARREON Y PRECIA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 97-1-08- [ A.M. No. 97-1-08-MTC. December 05, 1997 ]
- G.R. No. 117196 LADISLAO P. VERGARA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND ARIS PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 119078-79 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. DELVIN ARELLANO, DIOSDADO DEGUILMO AND ROGER DANTES, ACCUSED-APPELANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 108505 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARIEL OLIVA Y CORTERO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121878 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. HECTOR ESTARES ACCUSED- APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 124456 PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, AND JOSEPH MENESES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120318 RICARDO "BOY" CANICOSA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF CALAMBA LAGUNA AND SEVERINO LAJARA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 95-9-98- [ A.M. No. 95-9-98-MCTC. December 04, 1997 ]
- G.R. No. 126560 ATTY. ALFONSO PAA, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND DIRECTOR BARTOLOME C. AMOGUIS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 116354 HEIRS OF THE LATE R/O REYNALDO ANIBAN REPRESENTED BY BRIGIDA P. ANIBAN, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, PHILIPPINE TRANSMARINE CARRIERS, INC., NORWEGIAN SHIP MANAGEMENT, INC. A/S, AND PIONEER INSURANCE AND SURETY CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117624 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EFREN L. HERNANDEZ, DIONISIO S. JACOB @ JOE, CELSO MANSUER @ BOY DAMO, JIMMY BOLANTE @ BAKULAW, (AT LARGE), ACCUSED, ALFREDO T. TUMANENG @ FRED, JOSE L. LORENZO @ JOMAR, MARLON FAMODULAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121508 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOEL CABEL Y IWAG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121628 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. REX TURINGAN Y BABARAN AND EFREN TURINGAN Y MARAGGUN, ACCUSED. REX TURINGAN Y BABARAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N