Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1998
- G.R. Nos. 125180-81 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DENNIS DE GUZMAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 124829 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS GREGORIO TULOP @ “BOY TULOP,” SALVADOR BALDEVIANO, RENY MONDEJAR, JESSIE PINATUBO, @ “BISAYA,” EDUARDO SENIA @ “ERNING PULA,” AND ERNESTO TEJADA, ACCUSED, GREGORIO TULOP @ “BOY TULOP,” APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118904 ARTURIO TRINIDAD, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, FELIX TRINIDAD (DECEASED) AND LOURDES TRINIDAD, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123292 FLETCHER CHALLENGE PETROLEUM PHILIPPINES, LIMITED, KIRKLAND RESOURCES (HOLDINGS) PLC, BALABAC OIL EXPLORATION AND DRILLING CO., INC., ORIENTAL PETROLEUM AND MINERALS CORPORATION, AND BASIC PETROLEUM AND MINERALS, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS (FIRST DIVISION), THE REGIONAL TRIALCOURT OF PASIG, BRANCH 157, PHILODRILL CORPORATION, ANGLO PHILIPPINE OIL AND MINING CORPORATION, AND SAN JOSE OIL CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122633 NAGA COLLEGE FOUNDATION EDUCATION WORKERS ORGANIZATION (NCFEWO), GERARDO J. SAMAN, EDUARO C. LAURELES, NESTOR P. AVENIDO, AND OLIVE CEA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. VITO C. BOSE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE LABOR ARBITER, REGIONAL ARBITRATION BRANCH NO. V, LEGASPI CITY, AND NAGA COLLEGE FOUNDATION AND DR. MELCHOR T. VILLANUEVA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121003 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALBERTO CRESPO POBLETE, ALIASES: “BOY CRESPO,” “BOY POBLETE,” “BOY CORTISTA” AND “BOY NARCOM,” ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 121995-96 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FRANCISCO DACOBA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120282 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROBERT CASTILLO Y MONES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 109803 PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND OLYMPIA FERNANDEZ-PUEN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 128833 RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, UY CHUN BING AND ELI D. LAO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND GOYU & SONS, INC., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 128834. APRIL 20, 1998] RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ALFREDO C. SEBASTIAN, GOYU & SONS, INC., GO SONG HIAP, SPOUSES GO TENG KOK AND BETTY CHIU SUK YING ALIAS BETTY GO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 128866. APRIL 20, 1998] MALAYAN INSURANCE INC., PETITIONER, VS. GOYU & SONS, INC. RESPONDENT. D EC I S I O N
- G.R. No. 113774 CARLITO GARCIA, EDUARDO ROAN, ALBERTO REYES, AND ABEL GONZALES, PETITIONERS, VS. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND COCA COLA BOTTLERS PHILS., INC. (CCBPI), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126529 EDUARDO B. PRANGAN, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (NLRC), MASAGANA SECURITY SERVICES CORPORATION, AND/OR VICTOR C. PADILLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 128540 EDUARDO CUISON, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118159 JONERI ESCOBIN, RODOLFO ROJAS, FEDERICO LAGUYO, GASPAR MONTEJO, ROLANDO CABALLES, ROMEO BELARMINO, ELISEO CODILLA, ELEUTERIO BENITEZ, ELPIDIO CASINILLO, FERNANDO ABLONG, PRUDENCIO SACRISTAN, RODOLFO BRIONES, PRIMITIVO CALIXTO, ANDRES FERNANDO, ANGEL AVENIDO, FELIX GUIPITACIO, TARACIO ABILLA, ANTONIO PATINO, ANTONIO HELEN, NERIO CANOY, VICENTE FRANCISCO, TEOFILO TURA, ANTONIO LEDESMA, MARCELINO HIPOLITO, BENJAMIN FLORES, PABLO LASCOTA, WILFREDO CANTAY, GENARO DELIVERIO, MARCIANO PIOQUINTO, FEDERICK JIMENEZ, VICENTE SM LIM, LUIS TUBIL, ANGEL SUMAYO, SALVADOR SALCEDO, RIGOBERTO UTOD, FELICIANO SALONA, GERONIMO CANETE, MAXIMO AQUILLON, LARRY TURCO, SR., PORFERIO GARADO, PERFECTO CUEVAS, FELICIANO, JUANILLO, ROBERTO TUCAY, SR., AND NICOLAS AMONES, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, PEFTOK INTEGRATED SERVICES, INC., TEODOLFO E. SANTOS, AND/OR UP-NDC BASILAN PLANTATIONS, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 124739 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DOMINADOR PILI Y ORTIZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119495 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FRANCISCO FERRAS Y VERANCES, JESSIE FERRAS Y VERANCES, LOUIE LIMUECO Y DE GUZMAN AND TEDDY MACANAS, DEFENDANTS, FRANCISCO FERRAS Y VERANCES, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 107799 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PABLITO NANG ALIAS “BATUTTO,” (AT LARGE) SUMINA GAMO AND LUMUNSOG GABASAN ALIAS “DODONG,” ACCUSED, SUMINA GAMO AND LUMUNSOG GABASAN ALIAS “DODONG,” ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119205 SIME DARBY PILIPINAS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (2ND DIVISION) AND SIME DARBY SALARIED EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (ALU-TUCP), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122955 ST. THERESA’S SCHOOL OF NOVALICHES FOUNDATION AND ADORACION ROXAS, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND ESTHER REYES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118314 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ERNESTO AUXTERO @ TOYTOY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 3455 ARSENIO A. VILLAFUERTE, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. DANTE H. CORTEZ, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 119080 SINGA SHIP MANAGEMENT PHILS., INC., AND ROYAL CRUISE LINE, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND MARIO SANGIL, RESPONDENT D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 127457 MAYOR FELIPE K. CONSTANTINO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. OMBUDSMAN ANIANO DESIERTO, MARGARITO P. GERVACIO, JR., JAIME L. MADRIDANO, PRIMITIVIA L. ESPINOSA, RAFAEL J. SUSON, SR., PABLO V. OCTAVIO, LEO G. INGAY, BENJAMIN C. ASGAPO AND WILFRED P. ESPINOSA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118972 HOME DEVELOPMENT MUTUAL FUND AND MARILOU ADEA-PROTOR, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND DR. CORA J. VIRATA (CONVIR) AND ASSOCIATES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120915 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROSA ARUTA Y MENGUIN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123713 HEIRS OF LEOPOLDO VENCILAO, SR., REPRESENTED BY THEIR ADMINISTRATOR ELPIDIO VENCILAO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES SABAS AND RUPERTA GEPALAGO, AND DOMICIANO GEPALAGO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 120916-17 & 120919 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CORNELIO VILLAMIN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 124100 PHILTRANCO SERVICE ENTERPRISES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND MR. ROBERTO NIEVA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120431 RODOLFO ESPANO, ACCUSED-PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 100210 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. OSCAR B. PIMENTEL, AS JUDGE, RTC OF MAKATI, METRO MANILA, BRANCH 148 AND ANTONIO A. TUJAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126490 ESTRELLA PALMARES, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND M.B. LENDING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123325 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALBERTO CARIO A.K.A. “ENTENG,” ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 120387-88 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDUARDO GARCIA Y DULAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 116450-51 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LEONIDES RANIDO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122740 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. WINSTON DE GUZMAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120105 BF CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SHANGRI-LA PROPERTIES, COLAYCO, ALFREDO C. RAMOS, INC., RUFO B. MAXIMO G. LICAUCO III AND BENJAMIN C. RAMOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 80390 CITY SHERIFF, ILIGAN CITY AND SPOUSES ANGEL L. BAUTISTA AND ANGELICA M. BAUTISTA, PETITIONERS, VS. ALFARO FORTUNADO, EDITHA FORTUNADO, & NESTOR FORTUNADO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118397 MANILA MIDTOWN HOTELS & LAND CORP., ROBINSON’S INN, INC., JOHN GOKONGWEI, JR. AND OLIVE G. BEGRE, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (NLRC), ILDEFONSO M. SARINO, REYNOLD GUMIRAN, EDWIN DEGUIT, VIRGILIO G. FANIA, NICANOR M. ILLANZA, JR., FERNANDO A. EROJO, GINA B. SIOSON, ROWENA A. BERMEJO, ROSEMARIE Z. VICTORIO, NOEL DELA CRUZ, HELEN B. DEPOSO, EMELIANO DEGUIT, WELMAR R. PANIZALES, ROLANDO P. PANTIG, JOSEFINO M. SERVIDAL, MARINO G. BACAN, NOLI S. DE GUZMAN, PABLO J. JUNIO, RUEL L. GENECIRAN, NELIA T. ALCALA, JULIE B. BAUTISTA, ARELY F. GOTEZA, MARIO T. TRAGONA, MARIO M. CUENCA, ANTONIO M. AUDITOR, JUDY V. NAD, ROSARIO MANA-AY, RAMIL MADLA, JOSE CHITO FUYOC, MURPHY DIMAN, FLORO AGPAUA, CONRADO BALDERAMA, VIRGILIO BAGON, ROSEMARIE ZERNA, JULIETA SODUSTA, ZALMA CRESOSTOMO, SUSANA VILLARAMA, SAMUEL LAGGUI, LORELIE B. ALEJO, TEOFILO ESTIPULAR, WILFREDO S. DINGLE, ROSY TUMANDAY, ANDREW M. FALCULAN, RENATO R. ERES, JOSEFHINE G. CONCEPCION, ALMA FACTURA, RICHEL D. BOLINA, DIOBERTO M. CALUMBA, DEMEO DELA CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121658 NESTOR LACSAMANA,* EL DORADO PLANTATION, INC., LBJ DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND CONRAD C. LEVISTE, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ESTER GAITOS ROBLES, LEON GAITOS ROBLES AND DULCE CLARA ROBLES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 109373 PACIFIC BANKING CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ORGANIZATION, PAULA S. PAUG, AND ITS OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND VITALIANO N. NAÑAGAS II, AS LIQUIDATOR OF PACIFIC BANKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 112991. MARCH 27, 1998] THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, AS LIQUIDATOR OF THE PACIFIC BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. JUDGE REGINO T. VERIDIANO II, DEPUTY SHERIFF RAMON ENRIQUEZ AND ANG ENG JOO, ANG KEONG LAN AND E.J ANG INT’L. LTD., REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, GONZALO C. SY, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 122246 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. BOBBY LUSA Y GERVACIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 115351 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANIEL MALUENDA ALIAS “DONGKOY”; GIL BUENO; RAUL MONDAGA ALIAS “BOBONG”; AND RODRIGO LEGARTO, DANIEL MALUENDA AND RODRIGO LEGARTO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 109774 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NESTOR MATUBIS ALIAS KA SHERMA, EMILIO DELGACO ALIAS KA BOY AND JOHN DOE, DEFENDANTS. EMILIO DELGACO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123906 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROWENA HERMOSO BENEDICTUS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 124067 PERLA A. SEGOVIA, REYNALDO C. SANTIAGO AND WINIFREDO SM. PANGILINAN, PETITIONERS VS. THE SANDIGANBAYAN, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND THE PRESIDENT OF THE NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122857 ROY NICOLAS, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS (SIXTH DIVISION) AND BLESILO F.B. BUAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121683 CORNELIO B. BAUTISTA, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS; AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121698 MALAYA SHIPPING SERVICES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND ROLANDO M. REY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119971 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ORLANDO PALLARCO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 95523 REYNALDO GONZALES Y RIVERA, PETITIONER VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N