Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1997
- G.R. No. 126977 ELVIRA B. NAZARENO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND EDWINA P. MENDOZA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123056 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JUVY MARIBAO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121993 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NELSON AGUNIAS ALIAS “BROD NEIL” AND MANUEL ARANETA ALIAS ”WINGWING”, ACCUSED. NELSON AGUNIAS ALIAS “BROD NEIL”, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123915 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RENATO REBOLTIADO ALIAS “RENE” AND JOSE MARARAC ALIAS “JOE”, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116473 WILFREDO R. CAMUA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND HERBERT S. DEE JR./HOOVEN PHILS. INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122872 PENDATUN SALIH, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS OMARHASSIM ABDULMUNAP AND FAWSI ALONZO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120363 [ G.R. No. 120363. September 05, 1997 ]
- G.R. No. 120790 [ G.R. No. 120790. September 05, 1997 ]
- G.R. No. 126594 [ G.R. No. 126594. September 05, 1997 ]
- G.R. No. 113388 ANGELITA MANZANO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, AND MELECIA MADOLARIA, AS ASSIGNOR TO NEW UNITED FOUNDRY MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 110062 AQUINAS SCHOOL, PETITIONER, VS. HON. BIENVENIDO S. MAGNAYE, LABOR ARBITER,* DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (NCR) AND MARITES M. UMALI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 112630 CORAZON JAMER AND CRISTINA AMORTIZADO, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ISETANN DEPARTMENT STORE AND/OR JOHN GO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 115158 EMILIA M. URACA, CONCORDIA D. CHING AND ONG SENG, REPRESENTED BY ENEDINO H. FERRER, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, JACINTO VELEZ, JR., CARMEN VELEZ TING, AVENUE MERCHANDISING, INC., FELIX TING AND ALFREDO GO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111935 HILARIO T. DE LOS SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, EMILIO MILLER, SR., ROSEMARIE OLAZO, AND MANUEL SERRANA, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 104692 KATIPUNAN NG MGA MANGGAGAWA SA DAUNGAN (KAMADA), PETITIONER, VS. HON. PURA FERRER-CALLEJA AND ASSOCIATED SKILLED AND TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES UNION (ASTEUO), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 95252 LA VISTA ASSOCIATION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SOLID HOMES, INC., ATENEO DE MANILA UNIVERSITY, ROMULO VILLA, LORENZO TIMBOL, EMDEN ENCARNACION, VICENTE CASIÑO, JR., DOMINGO REYES, PEDRO C.MERCADO, MARIO AQUINO, RAFAEL GOSECO, PORFIRIO CABALU, JR. AND ANTONIO ADRIANO, IN THEIR BEHALF AND IN BEHALF OF THE RESIDENTS OF LOYOLA GRAND VILLAS, INC., PHASES I AND II, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118141 LEONILA GARCIA-RUEDA, PETITIONER, VS. WILFREDO L. PASCASIO, RAUL R. ARNAU, ABELARDO L. APORTADERA JR., HONORABLE CONDRADO M. VASQUEZ, ALL OF THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN; JESUS F. GUERRERO, PORFIRIO MACARAEG, AND GREGORIO A. ARIZALA, ALL OF THE OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR, MANILA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120138 MANUEL A. TORRES, JR., (DECEASED), GRACIANO J. TOBIAS, RODOLFO L. JOCSON, JR., MELVIN S. JURISPRUDENCIA, AUGUSTUS CESAR AZURA AND EDGARDO D. PABALAN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, TORMIL REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, ANTONIO P. TORRES, JR., MA. CRISTINA T. CARLOS, MA. LUISA T. MORALES, AND DANTE D. MORALES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119010 PAZ T. BERNARDO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. OSCAR L. LEVISTE AND FLORITA RONQUILLO-CONCEPCION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118075 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EMILIANO CATANTAN Y TAYONG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 97961 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JIMMY TALISIC Y VILLAMOR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 109250 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NORIEL LACERNA Y CORDERO & MARLON LACERNA Y ARANADOR, ACCUSED. MARLON LACERNA Y ARANADOR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111149 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RENATO BAUTISTA, ARMAN HERNANDEZ, ARNOLD MENDOZA & JESS SABARIN (AT LARGE), DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 106858 PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND GAW LE JA CHUA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117733 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JUDGE MARTIN S. VILLARAMA, JR., REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 165, PASIG CITY; ROBERTO SWIFT; RODRIGO DOMINGO; AND SPECIAL MASTERS OR OTHER PERSONS ACTING IN THEIR STEAD, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 113216 RHODORA M. LEDESMA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND HON. MAXIMIANO C. ASUNCION, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF RTC, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122656 SYLVIA S. TY, IN HER CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATIX OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF ALEXANDER T. TY, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ALEJANDRO B. TY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 106214 TERESITA VILLALUZ, CHIT ILAGAN, SPOUSES ADOR AND TESS TABERNA AND MARIO LLAMAS, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND SPOUSES REYNALDO AND ZENAIDA ANZURES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116781 TOMAS LAO CONSTRUCTION, LVM CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, THOMAS AND JAMES DEVELOPERS (PHIL.), INC., PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, MARIO O. LABENDIA, SR., ROBERTO LABENDIA, NARCISO ADAN, FLORENCIO GOMEZ, ERNESTO BAGATSOLON, SALVADOR BABON, PATERNO BISNAR, CIPRIANO BERNALES, ANGEL MABULAY, SR., LEO SURIGAO, AND ROQUE MORILLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 109583 TRANSACTION OVERSEAS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF LABOR, ROSELLE CASTIGADOR, JOSEFINA MAMON, JENELYN CASA, PEACHY LANIOG, VERDELINA BELGIRA, ELMA FLORES, RAMONA LITURCO, GRACE SABANDO, GLORIA PALMA, AVELYN ALVAREZ, CANDELARIA NONO,NITA BUSTAMANTE, CYNTHIA ARANDILLO, SANDIE AGUILAR, DIGNA PANAGUITON, VERONICA BAYOGOS, JULIANITA ARANADOR, LEONORA CABALLERO, NANCY BOLIVAR, NIMFA BUCOL, ZITA GALINDO, ESTELITA BIOCOS, MARJORIE MACATE, RUBY SEPULVIDA, ROSALIE SONDIA, NORA MAQUILING, PAULINA CORDERO, LENIROSE ABANGAN, SELFA PALMA, ANTONIA NAVARRO, ELSIE PENARUBIA, IRMA SOBREQUIL, SONY JAMUAT, CLETA MAYO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118002 ULDARICO ESCOTO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 109977 UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE MA. NIEVES R. CONFESOR, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, AND UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN FACULTY UNION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121778 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE VS. AARON BIONAT, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121098 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLE VS. ROGELIO ANTIDO Y ABALAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 118620-21 [ G.R. Nos. 118620-21. September 01, 1997 ]
- G.R. No. 112955 ABOITIZ SHIPPING EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, PETITIONER VS. HON. UNDERSECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, CRESENCIANO TRAJANO AND DIRECTOR BERNARDINO JULVE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 97642 AVON INSURANCE PLC, BRITISH RESERVE INSURANCE. CO. LTD., CORNHILL INSURANCE PLC, IMPERIO REINSURANCE CO. (UK) LTD., INSTITUTE DE RESEGURROS DO BRAZIL, INSURANCE CORPORATION OF IRELAND PLC, LEGAL AND GENERAL ASSURANCE SOCIETY LTD., PROVINCIAL INSURANCE PLC, QBL INSURANCE (UK) LTD., ROYAL INSURANCE CO. LTD., TRINITY INSURANCE CO. LTD., GENERAL ACCIDENT FIRE AND LIFE ASSURANCE CORP. LTD., COOPERATIVE INSURANCE SOCIETY AND PEARL ASSURANCE CO. LTD., PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, BRANCH 51, YUPANGCO COTTON MILLS, WORLDWIDE SURETY & INSURANCE CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 115581 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLE, VS. VACITA LATURA JONES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 116744-47 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BERNARDO "TOLDO" PANES (AT LARGE), MANUEL PANES, WILSON VELASCO AND NOEL DELA CRUZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119332 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JACK SORREL Y VILLAR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123581 RODRIGO B. BANGAYAN, BENJAMIN B. BANGAYAN, ET. AL., PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND ANGELITA OCAMPO LIM, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 109578 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RONALDO FABRO Y SERVAÑES, JOVEL CASTRO Y EUGENIO ALIAS JOEL CASTRO AND HERNANDO MORALES Y DE CASTRO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 93-9-1237- [ A.M. No. 93-9-1237-RTC. August 21, 1997 ]
- A.M. No. 96-11-402- [ A.M. No. 96-11-402-RTC. August 21, 1997 ]
- A.M. No. 97-2-12- [ A.M. No. 97-2-12-MTC. August 21, 1997 ]
- G.R. No. 127896 ADRIANO A. ARELLANO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ALL OCEANS MARITIME AGENCY, ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINE, LIMITED AND COMMONWEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 110249 ALFREDO TANO, BALDOMERO TANO, DANILO TANO, ROMUALDO TANO, TEOCENES MIDELLO, ANGEL DE MESA, EULOGIO TREMOCHA, FELIPE ONGONION, JR., ANDRES LINIJAN, ROBERT LIM, VIRGINIA LIM, FELIMON DE MESA, GENEROSO ARAGON, TEODORICO ANDRE, ROMULO DEL ROSARIO, CHOLITO ANDRE, ERICK MONTANO, ANDRES OLIVA, VITTORIO SALVADOR, LEOPOLDO ARAGON, RAFAEL RIBA, ALEJANDRO LEONILA, JOSE DAMACINTO, RAMIRO MANAEG, RUBEN MARGATE, ROBERTO REYES, DANILO PANGARUTAN, NOE GOLPAN, ESTANISLAO ROMERO, NICANOR DOMINGO, ROLDAN TABANG, PANGANIBAN, ADRIANO TABANG, FREDDIE SACAMAY, MIGUEL TRIMOCHA, PACENCIO LABABIT, PABLO H. OMPAD, CELESTINO A. ABANO, ALLAN ALMODAL, BILLY D. BARTOLAY, ALBINO D. LIQUE, MELCHOR J. LAYSON, MELANI AMANTE, CLARO E. YATOC, MERGELDO B. BALDEO, EDGAR M. ALMASET A., JOSELITO MANAEG, LIBERATO ANDRADA, JR., ROBERTO BERRY, RONALD VILLANUEVA, EDUARDO VALMORIA, WILDREDO MENDOZA, NAPOLEON BABANGA, ROBERTO TADEPA, RUBEN ASINGUA, SILVERIO GABO, JERRY ROMERO, DAVID PANGAGARUTAN, DANIEL PANGGARUTAN, ROMEO AGAWIN, FERNANDO EQUIZ, DITO LEQUIZ, RONILO ODERABLE, BENEDICTO TORRES, ROSITO A. VALDEZ, CRESENCIO A. SAYANG, NICOMEDES S. ACOSTA, ERENEO A. SEGARINO, JR., WILDREDO A. RAUTO, DIOSDADO A. ACOSTA, BONIFACIO G. SISMO, TACIO ALUBA, DANIEL B. BATERZAL, ELISEO YBAÑEZ, DIOSDADO E. HANCHIC, EDDIE ESCALICAS, ELEAZAR B. BATERZAL, DOMINADOR HALICHIC, ROOSEVELT RISMO-AN, ROBERT C. MERCADER, TIRSO ARESGADO, DANIEL CHAVEZ, DANILO CHAVEZ, VICTOR VILLAROEL, ERNESTO C. YABANEZ, ARMANDO T. SANTILLAN, RUDY S. SANTILLAN, JODJEN ILUSTRISIMO, NESTOR SALANGRON, ALBERTO SALANGRON, ROGER L. ROXAS, FRANCISCO T. ANTICANO, PASTOR SALANGRON, BIENVENIDO SANTILLAN, GILBUENA LADDY, FIDEL BENJAMIN JOVELITO BELGANO, HONEY PARIOL, ANTONIO SALANGRON, NICASIO SALANGRON, & AIRLINE SHIPPERS ASSOCIATION OF PALAWAN, PETITIONERS, VS. GOV. SALVADOR P. SOCRATES, MEMBERS OF SANGGUNIAN PANLALAWIGAN OF PALAWAN, NAMELY, VICE-GOVERNOR JOEL T. REYES, JOSE D. ZABALA, ROSALINO R. ACOSTA, JOSELITO A. CADLAON, ANDRES R. BAACO, NELSON P. PENEYRA, CIPRIANO C. BARROMA, CLARO E. ORDINARIO, ERNESTO A. LLACUN, RODOLFO C. FLORDELIZA, GILBERT S. BAACO, WINSTON G. ARZAGA, NAPOLEON F. ORDONEZ AND GIL P. ACOSTA, CITY MAYOR EDWARD HAGEDORN, MEMBERS OF SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD NG PUERTO PRINCESA, ALL MEMBERS OF BANTAY DAGAT, MEMBERS OF PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE OF PALAWAN, PROVINCIAL AND CITY PROSECUTORS OF PALAWAN AND PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, AND ALL JUDGES OF PALAWAN, REGIONAL, MUNICIPAL AND METROPOLITAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120691 BIONIC HEAVY EQUIPMENTS, INC., AND/OR MR. SPENCER FORKNER, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (FOURTH DIVISION, CEBU CITY) AND NAFLU/AMIE TOMENTOS, ET AL. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 116602-03 CARMELITA SARAO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND KIM DEL PILAR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123492 DANILO A. YAP, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND CHINA BANKING CORPORATION (CBC), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N