Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1997
- G.R. No. 83402 ALGON ENGINEERING CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION AND/OR ALEX GONZALES, PETITIONERS, VS. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND JOSE ESPINOSA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123445 BENJAMIN TOLENTINO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, TRUSTCOM FUTURES, INC., STEVEN TANG (ALIAS TANG CHAI TAK), ELENA LAO, AND JOEL RODRIGUEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 103585 NATIONAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ERNESTO L. SULA, DEPUTY SHERIFF OF RTC, BRANCH 98, CONSTRUCTION SERVICES OF AUSTRALIA-PHILIPPINES, INC., AND ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION OF ASIA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118935 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FERNANDO LO-AR Y BERING, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 102366 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. HECTOR VASQUEZ AND RENATO VASQUEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120961 DISTILLERIA WASHINGTON, INC. OR WASHINGTON DISTILLERY, INC., PETITIONER VS LA TONDEÑA DISTILLERS, INC. AND THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 102900 MARCELINO ARCELONA, TOMASA ARCELONA-CHIANG AND RUTH ARCELONA, REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, ERLINDA PILE, PETITIONER VS. COURT OF APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF DAGUPAN CITY, BRANCH XL, AND MOISES FARNACIO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116184 NATION BROADCASTING CORPORATION AND ABELARDO YABUT, SR., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND DOUGLAS DE LA PAZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123172 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLE, VS. FELIX DE GUIA Y QUIRINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116720 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROEL ENCINADA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117240 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND PNCC TOLL OPERATIONS EMPLOYEES AND WORKERS UNION (PNCC-TOEWU), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121449 SANYO TRAVEL CORPORATION AND/OR ARTHUR TAN AND KELLY TAN, PETITIONER VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND FLORENTINO HADUCA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 108897 SARKIES TOURS PHILIPPINES, INC. PETITIONER VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS (TENTH DIVISION), DR. ELINO G. FORTADES, MARISOL A. FORTADES AND FATIMA A. FORTADES., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 125183 MUNICIPALITY OF SAN JUAN, METRO MANILA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, CORAZON DE JESUS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., ADRIANO A. DELAMIDA, SR. CELSO T. TORRES, TARCILA V. ZATA, QUIRICO T. TORRES, CATALINA BONGAT, MILAGROS A. HERBOLARIO, ROSALINDA A. PIMENTAL, PURIFICACION MORELLA, FRANCISCO RENION, SR., MARCELINA CORPUZ, BENEDICTO FALCON, MAXIMO FALCON, MARIO BOLANOS, VICENTE T. SURIAO, ROSARIO GREGORIA G. DORADO, JEREMIAS Z. PATRON, ALEX RODRIGUEZ, MARIA LUISA ALPAPARA, HERMINIA C. RODRIGUEZ, VICTORIANO ESPANOL, MARIO L. AGUILAR, FREDDIE AMADOR, SILVERIO PURISIMA, JR., PROCOPIO B. PENARANDA, ELADIO MAGLUYAN, HELENITA GUEI, CELESTINO MONTANO, ROMEO GOMEZ, OFELIA LOGO, JIMMY MACION, DAISY A. MANGA, MAURO MANGA, ARTHUR HERBOLARIO, MANOLITO HERBOLARIO, ROSARIO ANCHETA, TERESITA A. VICTORIA, ROSALINA SAMPAGA, MARIQUITA RUADO, FELIPE ANCHETA, MAGDALENA CABREZA, MARIA BIANDILLA, NILDA ARENSOL, LORENZO S. TOLEDO, AND NAPOLEON D. VILORIA, SR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117451 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANTON BURGOS, JOHN EVANGELISTA, ROOSEVELT ROSETE AND FRANCISCO CABAÑGAN, ACCUSED. ANTON BURGOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 108947 ROLANDO SANCHEZ, FLORIDA MIERLY SANCHEZ, ALFREDO T. SANCHEZ AND MYRNA T. SANCHEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, ROSALIA S. LUGOD, ARTURO S. LUGOD, EVELYN LUGOD-RANISES AND ROBERTO S. LUGOD, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 83588 SPOUSES ADORACION C. PANGILINAN AND GEORGE B. PANGILINAN REPRESENTED IN THIS SUIT BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, ARCADIO S. MALLARI, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, JOSE R. CANLAS AND LUIS R. CANLAS AND RURAL BANK OF STA. RITA, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 107487 THE MANILA BANKING CORPORATION (“MANILABANK”) AND ARNULFO B. AURELLANO IN HIS CAPACITY AS STATUTORY RECEIVER OF MANILABANK, PETITIONERS, VS. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, VICTOR L. MENDOZA, RODOLFO VE. TIMBOL, RUBEN G. ASEDILLO, FLORINDA S. DAYRIT, AND 19 OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS SIMILARLY SITUATED; HORACE REYES AND 14 OTHER SENIOR MANAGERS SIMILARLY SITUATED; AURORA VILLACERAN AND 34 OTHER ASSISTANT MANAGERS SIMILARLY SITUATED; CONSUELO RIZARRI, EMERENCIANA SAMSON, BRENDA C. BERMUDEZ, FLORYPEE ABRIGO, EMMA BALDERAMA, AND 211 OTHER JUNIOR OFFICERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 107902. SEPTEMBER 29, 1997] THE MANILA BANKING CORPORATION (“MANILABANK”) AND ARNULFO B. AURELLANO IN HIS CAPACITY AS STATUTORY RECEIVER OF MANILABANK, PETITIONERS, VS. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION-NCR, LABOR ARBITER FELIPE PATI AND VICTOR L. MENDOZA, RODOLFO VE. TIMBOL, RUBEN G. ASEDILLO, FLORINDA S. DAYRIT, AND 19 OTHER SENIOR OFFICERS SIMILARLY SITUATED; HORACE REYES, JOSE BELMONTE AND 14 OTHER SENIOR MANAGERS AND 53 MANAGERS SIMILARLY SITUATED; AURORA VILLACERAN AND 34 OTHER ASSISTANT MANAGERS SIMILARLY SITUATED; CONSUELO RIZARRI, EMERENCIANA SAMSON, BRENDA C. BERMUDEZ, FLORYPEE ABRIGO, EMMA BALDERAMA, AND 211 OTHER JUNIOR OFFICERS SIMILARLY SITUATED, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 112074 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARIO GOMEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 129913 DINDO C. RIOS, PETITIONER, VS. THE SECOND DIVISION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR OF ROMBLON, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 112702 NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND CAGAYAN ELECTRIC POWER AND LIGHT CO., INC. (CEPALCO), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 113613. SEPTEMBER 26, 1997] PHIVIDEC INDUSTRIAL AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND CAGAYAN ELECTRIC POWER AND LIGHTCO., INC. (CEPALCO), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120550 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANTOLIN HAYAHAY, ORLANDO LICANDA, EDITO COMEDIA Y CONAKE, ALIAS "PALANG," SERAFIN MORELES Y PALOMPON, ZALDY BILLENTES Y OAB, MILIANO OLASIMAN Y VILLAROSA, DIONISIO OLASIMAN Y VILLAROSA AND ANTONIO OLASIMAN Y VILLAROSA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119165 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SERGIO BETONIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120507 PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (4TH DIVISION), AND VICENTE O. SATOR, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 105997 SPOUSES MARIO AND CARMELITA BELLA, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, INDUSTRIAL FINANCE CORPORATION AND BEN MEDINA ALIAS “BEN UNTOG,” RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 124033 ANTONIO T. KHO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND EMILIO A. ESPINOSA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 124933 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JURRY ANDAL Y MERCADO RICARDO ANDAL Y MERCADO, AND EDWIN MENDOZA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117038 PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, AVELINO MICABALO AND PROSPERO ENRIQUEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 3773 ANGELITA C. ORCINO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JOSUE GASPAR, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- A.C. No. 4634 JESUS CABARRUS, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. JOSE ANTONIO BERNAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118130 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JURY MAGDAMIT, OSCAR HAZALDO ALIAS “JOE BLACK,” ROMY DE VERA, YUL SUMALINOG, RICARDO GOJO, JR. ALIAS “BEGET,” NELSON GONA ALIAS “AGAO,” AND WILFREDO GERERO ALIAS “BOY,” ACCUSED. JURY MAGDAMIT AND WILFREDO GERERO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 101747 PERFECTA QUINTANILLA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS** AND RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116593 PULP AND PAPER, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND EPIFANIA ANTONIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120391 SIMPLICIO AMPER, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126625 KANLAON CONSTRUCTION ENTERPRISES CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, 5TH DIVISION, AND BENJAMIN RELUYA, JR., EDGARDO GENAYAS, ERNESTO CANETE, PROTACIO ROSALES, NESTOR BENOYA, RODOLFO GONGOB, DARIO BINOYA, BENJAMIN BASMAYOR, ABELARDO SACURA, FLORENCIO SACURA, ISABELO MIRA, NEMESIO LACAR, JOSEPH CABIGKIS, RODRIGO CILLON, VIRGILIO QUIZON, GUARINO EVANGELISTA, ALEJANDRO GATA, BENEDICTO CALAGO, NILO GATA, DIONISIO PERMACIO, JUANITO SALUD, ADOR RIMPO, FELIPE ORAEZ, JULIETO TEJADA, TEOTIMO LACIO, ONOFRE QUIZON, RUDY ALVAREZ, CRESENCIO FLORES, ALFREDO PERMACIO, CRESENCIO ALVIAR, HERNANI SURILA, DIOSDADO SOLON, CENON ALBURO, ZACARIAS ORTIZ, EUSEBIO BUSTILLO, GREGORIO BAGO, JERRY VARGAS, EDUARDO BUENO, PASCUAL HUDAYA, ROGELIO NIETES, AND REYNALDO NIETES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116595 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JESUS PALOMA Y GUBATON, WILLIAM DOE AND CRISTINA AMORSOLO PALOMA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126158 PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, HON. PEDRO T. SANTIAGO, AS JUDGE, RTC OF QUEZON CITY BRANCH 101, FALCON GARMENTS CORPORATION, QUALITY LABELS, INC., ROBERT SY DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE JOBERT PRINTING SERVICES; EUGENIO POA, MAGIN TABUSO, MAKILITO MAHINAY, EFREN CACHERO, CESAR M. TORIO AND EFREN C. GUMBAC, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126230 CARMEN ARRIETA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, CENTRAL NEGROS ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (CENECO) AND CHRISTOPHER RIOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117576 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ERNESTO SANTIAGO JAMIRO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117890 PISON-ARCEO AGRICULTURAL AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND NATIONAL FEDERATION OF SUGAR WORKERS-FOOD AND GENERAL TRADE (NFSW-FGT)/ JESUS PASCO, MARTIN BONARES, EVANGELINE PASCO, TERESITA NAVA, FELIXBERTO NAVA, JOHNNY GARRIDO, EDUARDO NUÑEZ AND DELMA NUÑEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 3961 SALUD IMSON-SOUWEHA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. TEOPISTO A. RONDEZ, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. Nos. 118866-68 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RODOLFO DE LA CRUZ, ALIAS RODOLFO DOMINGO OR “OMPONG,” ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123782 CALTEX REFINERY EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (CREA), PETITIONER, VS. HON. JOSE S. BRILLANTES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ACTING SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, AND CALTEX (PHILIPPINES), INC., RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 116798 DENIA C. BUTA, PETITIONER, VS. MANUEL M. RELAMPAGOS, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN FOR MINDANAO; REGIONAL DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS, REGION X (CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 113025 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EFREN SALVADOR, FREDO LIM, EDUARDO REMOTO AND DANILO LLEDO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 115338-39 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LANIE ORTIZ-MIYAKE ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 108294 ANDRES RAMOS, SPOUSES FELIPE BELMONTE, AND AMALIA BELMONTE, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), EDUARDO YUSECO, AND DIONISIO PALLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 120158-59 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ELESEO CHENG, ALEJANDRO MALUBAY, AND SALVADOR SIOCO, ACCUSED. ELESEO CHENG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 98137 PHILIPPINE RABBIT BUS LINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, HON. LABOR ARBITER ROLANDO D. GAMBITO, AND REYNATO B. AGUINALDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 124135 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANNY QUELIZA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N