Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1997
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- G.R. No. 121112 FELICIDAD MIRANO, ANABELLE CIPRES, LINA ARMEDILLO, LEONCIA CALANOG, NELIA CIPRES, ESTELITA MALAPITAN, SHIRLEY MENDOZA, EDITHA PEREZ, PRISCA PAGLINAWAN, ERLINDA SAJER, CESAR MALAPITAN, ZORAIDA MIRANO, NENITA BONSOL, VERONICA FARAON, RONA DE GUZMAN, LUCITA ROSAS, NICETA MALAPITAN, AND PACITA VALENCIA, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, GRANDOE PHILIPPINES INDUSTRIES, INC. AND ROBERTO MAGNAYE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111157 ITOGON-SUYOC MINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, DIRECTOR OF MINES AND GEOSCIENCES BUREAU, JAMES BRETT, EDGAR KAPAWEN, LILY CAMARA AND JAIME PAUL B. PANGANIBAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 127325 MIRIAM DEFENSOR SANTIAGO, ALEXANDER PADILLA AND MARIA ISABEL ONGPIN, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, JESUS DELFIN, ALBERTO PEDROSA & CARMEN PEDROSA, IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS FOUNDING MEMBERS OF THE PEOPLE’S INITIATIVE FOR REFORMS, MODERNIZATION AND ACTION (PIRMA), RESPONDENTS, SENATOR RAUL S. ROCO, DEMOKRASYA-IPAGTANGGOL ANG KONSTITUSYON (DIK), MOVEMENT OF ATTORNEYS FOR BROTHERHOOD INTEGRITY AND NATIONALISM, INC. (MABINI), INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES (IBP) AND LABAN NG DEMOKRATIKONG PILIPINO (LABAN), PETITIONERS-INTERVENORS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117029 PELTAN DEVELOPMENT, INC., PATROCINIO E. MARGOLLES, EDGARDO C. ESPINOSA, VIRGINIA E. VILLONGCO, LUCIA E. LAPERAL, NORMA C.[1] ESPINOSA, TERESITA E. CASAL AND ALICE E.SOTTO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ALEJANDRO Q. REY AND JUAN B.ARAUJO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 100382-85 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARIO TABACO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119321 CATALINO F. BAÑEZ AND ROMEO P. BUSUEGO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND REPUBLIC PLANTERS BANK, REPUBLIC PLANTERS BANK, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 114924-27 DANTE NACURAY, ANGELITO ACOSTA AND LARRY CLEMENTE, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND BMC-BENGUET MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 112229 RAYMOND PE LIM, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS,JOANNA ROSE C. PE LIM, MINOR REPRESENTED BY HER NATURAL MOTHER AND GUARDIAN, MARIBEL CRUZ Y TAYAG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122646 ADELIA C. MENDOZA, FOR HERSELF AND ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE NORBERTO B. MENDOZA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ANGELITO C. TEH, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 87, RTC, ROSARIO, BATANGAS, SPS. HERMINIO & CLARITA TAYAG @ SPS. GEORGE T. TIGLAO & CLARIZZA T. TIGLAO AND/OR @ TEOFILO M. ESGUERA, LEONOR M. ESGUERA. LETICIA M. ESGUERA, JOEL M. ESGUERA, RICARDO M. ESGUERA, VOLTAIRE E. TAYAG, BENITO I. TAYAG, MERLIE MALIG, ALBERTO T. TAYAG, ROSEMARIE T. TAYAG. LETICIA E. LULU AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS FOR THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 114387 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALEJANDRO DEVILLERES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121765 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RANDOLF MONTEALTO Y BOLDA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 97626 PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMERCE, NOW ABSORBED BY PHILIPPINE COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL BANK, ROGELIO LACSON, DIGNA DE LEON, MARIA ANGELITA PASCUAL, ET AL., PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, ROMMEL'S MARKETING CORP., REPRESENTED BY ROMEO LIPANA, ITS PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 91694 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SABAS CALVO, JR., AND RODOLFO LONGCOP, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120592 TRADERS ROYAL BANK EMPLOYEES UNION-INDEPENDENT, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND EMMANUEL NOEL A. CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 109779 [ G.R. No. 109779. March 13, 1997 ]
- G.R. No. 122427 BENJAMIN S. LAZA, DIONISIO S. LAZA, FILOMENA S. LAZA, MILAGROS S. LAZA AND JOSE S. LAZA, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ELENA G. GOMEZ, ANA G GOMEZ, CARMEN G. GOMEZ, AGUSTIN GOMEZ, JR.,PORFIRIO V. SISON, IMELDA G GOMEZ, NORA G. GOMEZ, (THE LAST TWO REPRESENTED BY ELENA G. GOMEZ), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111478 GEORGE F. SALONGA AND SOLID INTERTAIN CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. JULIO R. LOGARTA, AND PAUL GENEVE ENTERTAINMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 117955-58 HERMINIGILDO TOMARONG, VENANCIO SUMAGANG, FRANCISCO MAGSAYO AND FEDERICO CUEVAS, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ANTONIO C. LUBGUBAN IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, 2ND MCTC OF LAZI, SIQUIJOR, AND ANTONIO BANGQUIAO, DEMETRIO LUMACAD, RICO TUMAPON AND FELIX TAMIAT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 100333 HILARIO MAGCALAS, PROSPERO MARINDA, CELSO GAMALO, EPIFANIO OMEGA, VIRGILIO CAMPOS, ANTONIO LLAGAS, BERNARD BENDANILLO, SHALDY AUTENCIO, CIRIACO REYES, JUANITO DE LEON, EDMUNDO GUZMAN, ALFREDO SANTOS, BENEDICTO DAGCUTAN, NORBIE LOPENA, ISMAEL ALONZO, ELMER BALETA, GENITO DALMERO, AND CESAR LEDESMA, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND KOPPEL, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117266 IN THE MATTER OF CONTEMPT PROCEEDINGS AGAINST VENTURA O. DUCAT, ET AL. PAPA SECURITIES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116352 J. D.O. AGUILAR CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND ROMEO ACEDILLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 110067 MA. LINDA T. ALMENDRAS, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, URCICIO TAN PANG ENG AND FABIANA YAP, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 107131 NFD INTERNATIONAL MANNING AGENTS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (SECOND DIVISION) AND ROMEL BEARNEZA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120853 PAT. RUDY ALMEDA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 103611 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CESAR HERBIETO, MAXIMO PACQUIAO, MASSER MARAÑO, JOHN DOE, PETER DOE, WILLIAM DOE, ACCUSED, CESAR HERBIETO, MAXIMO PACQUIAO AND MASSER MARAÑO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116228 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EPIFANIO GAYON, ARTURO GAYON AND MAXIMO GIVERA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119058 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ERLINDA VILLARAN Y FERNANDEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 116596-98 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LORENZO TOPAGUEN ALIAS “APIAT”, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 108454 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. TEDDY QUINAO, ROLANDO SIDRO AND BALTAZAR ORTIZ, RESPONDENT-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111567 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. TEODORO AVILLANO, ABRAHAM S. MANIOSO AND RICARDO S. MOLOBOCO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116123 SERGIO F. NAGUIAT, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE SERGIO F. NAGUIAT ENT., INC., & CLARK FIELD TAXI, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (THIRD DIVISION), NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WORKINGMEN AND ITS MEMBERS, LEONARDO T. GALANG, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 99301 VICTOR KIERULF, LUCILA H. KIERULF AND PORFIRIO LEGASPI,PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND PANTRANCO NORTH EXPRESS,INCORPORATED, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 99343. MARCH 13, 1997] PANTRANCO NORTH EXPRESS, INCORPORATED, PETITIONER, VS. VICTOR KIERULF, LUCILA H. KIERULF AND PORFIRIO LEGASPI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123881 VIVA PRODUCTIONS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND HUBERT J.P. WEBB, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117169 PHILTREAD WORKERS UNION (PTWU), MAURICIO BARTOLO, CESAR DAVID, EMMANUEL AGUSTIN, PECSON BARANDA, NELSON BAGUIO, ROLANDO MATALOG, PEPITO DAMICOG, EDUARDO SANTOS, ISABELO GALOPE, REYNALDO MALEON, AL PEDRIQUE, BAYANI HERNANDEZ, ROBERT LORESCA, LEONARDO LACSINA, PETITIONERS, VS. SECRETARY NIEVES R. CONFESOR, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, GEN. RECAREDO SARMIENTO, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, PHILTREAD TIRE & RUBBER CORPORATION, GERARD BRIMO, HARRY MCMILLAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121917 ROBIN CARIÑO PADILLA @ ROBINHOOD PADILLA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 127066 REYNALDO O. MALONZO, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND THE LIGA NG MGA BARANGAY (CALOOCAN CHAPTER) AND ALEX L. DAVID, CONRADO G. CRUZ, TRINIDAD REPUNO, GLORIA M. CRUZ, MIRALI M. DURR, FERMIN JIMENEZ, AURELIO BILUAN, ROGELIO SARAZA, HELENE VALBUENA, AND HIGINO RULLEPA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 108395 [ G.R. No. 108395. March 07, 1997 ]
- G.R. No. 116512 [ G.R. No. 116512. March 07, 1997 ]
- G.R. No. 83598 [ G.R. No. 83598. March 07, 1997 ]
- G.R. No. 113905 LEOPOLDO ALICBUSAN, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, CESAR S. CORDERO AND BABY'S CANTEEN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116211 MEYNARDO POLICARPIO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ROSITO PUECHI S. UY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 108604-10 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FEDERICO A. BURCE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 94994-95 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LILIBETH CACO Y PALMARIO AND TEODORO CACO Y LAPADA, ACCUSED, LILIBETH CACO Y PALMARIO, ACCUSED- APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 106212 PROGRESS HOMES AND ERMELO ALMEDA, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, GREGORIO A. MEDRANO, DANTE BAGUIO, JAIME GUAN, JOSE SAPALARAN, RONNIE DELPINO, DIONISIO FRANCISCO AND ELMER BAGUIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 113420 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD DIVISION), PROVIDENT INTERNATIONAL RESOURCES CORP., AND PHILIPPINE CASINO OPERATORS CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126576 MAYOR RICARDO M. ANGOBUNG, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSSION ON ELECTIONS EN BANC, AND ATTY. AURORA S. DE ALBAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118607 [ G.R. No. 118607. March 04, 1997 ]
- G.R. No. 102876 BATAAN SHIPYARD AND ENGINEERING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, NAFLU AND PASTOR ABAQUITA, EDUARDO ABDON, WILFREDO ABDON, BENIGNO ABOG, DELFIN ABUJEN, DOMINGO ACOL, MARIANO ADATO, PEDRO ADENO, RODRIGO AGBANLOG, IRENEO ALACIDA, RICARDO ALINSOD, NORBERTO ALMADIN, DIOSDADO ALVAREZ, MARIANO ALVAREZ, FEDELINO APOLINAR, ALFREDO AQUINO, MARTIN AQUINO, EDUARDO ASUNCION, EMILIO ATIENZA, ARTURO AVILA, JESUS AYDALLA, ROMEO AYTIN, OPENIANO BADILLES, FELIPE BAJAYA, NARCISO BALANZA, JAIME BALLESTEROS, DOMINGO BARNACHEA, EFIGENIO BARNACHEA TEODOLFO BARRO, JUAN BASUEL, TEOFILO BATERINA, EFREN BATHAN, PEDRO BATHAN, CLEMENTE RAUL, MARIO RAUL, ALEX BAUTISTA, FELIMON BAUTISTA, WILSON BAUTISTA, ARSENIO BERNALES, LETICIA BLANCO, DIOSDADO BONDOC, PEDRO BRIELA, JESUS BUELOS, JOSE BUENAVENTE, RENATO BUGAY, MIGUEL BUMAGAT, RAMON BUMAGAT, ANDRES CALMA, ISMAEL CALUMNO, LIBNOS CANAVERAL, FEDERICO CAPILI RESTITUTO CAPILI, GODOFREDO CAPIT, BIENVENIDO CARREON, INOCENCIO CASTILLO, JESUS CASTRO, CRISANTO CASUAYAN, ADEL CELESTINO, FULGENCIO CENTENO, SINFOROSO COFNEROS, FRANCISCO COLABRES, BENJAMIN CONDAYA, BENNY CONSTANTINO, PRUDENCIO CORDOVA, BONIFACIO CORONADO, ESMSOâONOFRE CORTEZ, EDGARDO CIRSOSTOMO, AVELINO DELA CRUZ, BENJAMIN DELA CRUZ, CARLITO DELA CRUZ, EDUARDO CRUZ, RENATO CRUZ, RODOLFO CUADRANTE, TEOFILO CUEVAS, JAIME DACLITAN, PASCUAL DACU, RODRIGO DALINDIN, SOTERO DARILAG, ARTURO DAVID, FELIPE DAVID, REYNALDO DECENA, TEODOLFO DELIQUENA, NOLI DEOCAREZA, SIMPLICIO DETABLAN, EDGARDO DIANO, ALEXANDER DIMAFILES, FRANCISCO DOMINGO, FLAVIANO EBREO, RODRIGO EBREO, AVELINO ELQUERO, RAMON ELQUERO, DOMINADOR ENCARIAL, JUANITO ESPANOLA, CONRADO ESPIRITU, GREGORIO ESQUERDO, ESTEBAN ESQUERRA, RODOLFO FABILA, SALVADOR FABILA, RODOLFO FIGUEROA, DANILO FRANCISCO, ALBERTO GABRIEL, BASILIO GALAS, ALBERTO GARCIA, EDUARDO GARCIA, NICOLAS GARCIA, JOSE GERALDE, JR., CELESTINO GLEAN, CANDELARIA GOMEZ, ROY GRAJEDA, REYNALDO DE GUZMAN, ISAGANI HIPOLITO, NILO HURTADA, GILBERT IGLESIAS, CECILIO IGNACIO, JR., ERNESTO IGNACIO, LEONARDO ISIDRO, WILFREDO ISIP, BENJAMIN JACOBO, FELIPE JACOBO, ALFREDO SAN JOSE, VICENTE JOSE, LEOPOLDO DE JOYA, IGNACIO SAN JUAN, REYNALDO KABILING, ROBERTO LABIAN, PANRIQUITO LACUMBIS, DIOSCORO LACUNA, ALEJANDRO LAGAPA, EDUARDO LANTIN, ARTEMIO LAPIZ, ROMEO LARAL, ANTERITO LARGO, ERNESTO LAVERINTO, MARCIAL LEJARES, AMADO DE LEON, JR., EULOGIO LESACA, ROMEO DE LIMA, RODOLFO LORILLA, PEDRO LOVINIA, ULPIANO LOZANO, GASPAR MACALALAD, JAIME MADARANG, ANTONIO MADRID, ANDRES MAGNO, ARTURO MAGPOC, DANILO MALO, RODOLFO MANALAC, DANILO MANDAMI, FRANCISCO MANDANI, EDUARDO MANGILIMAN, JOVITO MANLAPID, JAIME MARCELINO, BENIGNO MARCHA, MANUEL MARCHA, JOSE MARIQUE, ELEUTERIO MARTINEZ, TEDORO MATOL, DIOSCORO MAYHAY, FRANCISCO MEDINA, ARMANDO MEJIA, FELICITO MENDEZ, AVELINO MENDOZA FELINO MENDOZA, JULIAN MENDOZA, ROMEO MENZON, FERNANDO MONTABLO, FELIX MORILLO, DOMINGO NACOR, ELIZABETH NAGUIT, ROMEO NATIVIDAD, CATALINO NAVAROZA, FRANCISCO NAVAROZA, ALBERTO NEPOMUCENO, EDUARDO NICDAO, SANTOS NIERVES, FABIAN NOCEDA, ANTONIO OCAMPO, FERNANDO OLARTE, DANILO OLIVERIA, VIVENCIO OLIVERIA, RODOLFO PABLO, EUFEMIO PACUMIO, LUCIO PACUMIO MAXIMO PADERNA, JOSE PADRE, CATALINO PANDALIS, SEVERINO PARAGAS, ERNESTO PASAG, HIPOLITO PEAPE, NENITO SAN PEDRO, SALVADOR PENALOZA, ARTHURO PICASO, ARMANDO PORTUGUEZ, CRISPIN POSADAS, ANASTACIO PURUGANAN, ARMANDO QUIJANO, CRISPIN QUINTO, VICTOR RAMIREZ, VICTORIANO RAMOS, CRISPO RAYA, MIGUEL REAL, PEDRO REAL, DAMASO REALUBIT, EMILIO REGLOS, DAVID RELAYO, ELINO REMY, JOSE REONAL, ROLANDO REYES, SILVINO DELOS REYES, DEMOCRITO RICARDO, IRENEO RICO, BAYANI ROCO, PACIFICO ROCO, ARMANDO DANTE ROMERO, RUBEN ROMERO, ANTONIO ROQUE, CARMELINO ROQUE, BONIFACIO DEL ROSARIO, DOMINGO DEL ROSARIO, ALMARIO ROSETE, CLEMENTE RUBIA, EDUARDO SABLAY, ANDRES SALAZAR, VICENTE SALEM, ROSAURO SALONGA, BIENVENIDO SALUD, MARVIN SALUD, ARTURO SALVADOR, BAYANI SANTOS, CARMELITO SANTOS, JOSE SANTOS, DANILO SANTOS, MELENCIO SAPNU, ROGELIO SARMIENTO, LEONARDO SILAYA, AMELITA DE SILVA, FENANDO SOBERANO, TEODORO SOLANO, RODOLFO SOLINAP, LORETO SOMERA, CRESENCIO SORIA, MARIANO SORIA, SALVADOR TAGLE, VERONICA TAMAYO, ROMEO TAMBALO, ELEUTERIO TANEZA, EDGARDO TAPANG, MARIANO TEMPRA, ALFREDO TERNIDA, ALMARIO TOLENTINO, REYNALDO TOLENTINO, CANDIDO TORRES, EDGARDO TUANO, RICARDO TUAZON, ANTONIO URBANO, NIMROD VALDERAMA, DANNY VALDEZ, ALBERTO DE VEGA, ARMANDO VELEZ, SEVERINO DE VERA, LAMBERTO VERDERA, ANTERO VERTUDAZO, MAXIMO VILLANUEVA, NICOLAS VILLARAMA, INOCENCIO VILLENA, CATALINO VIRAY, JOSE VISDA, GREGORIO VITOBINA, BERNARDO YUMOL, ARNEL ZULUETA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 84449 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BENEDICTO (BENITO) JAVIER, ANGELITO (MANOLITO) JAVIER, REDENCIO (ESTEBAN) JAVIER, DOMINGO JAVIER AND EDWIN DE PERALTA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N