Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 1998
- G.R. No. 121013 JOSE ALMEDA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, FIFTEENTH DIVISION, HON. STELLA CABUCO-ANDRES, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 31, SAN PEDRO, LAGUNA, SPOUSES ARTEMIO L. MERCADO AND JOSEFINA A. MERCADO, TERESITA, GREGORIO JR., IGNACIO AND VIOLETA, ALL SURNAMED ESPELETA, AND THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OR HIS DEPUTY,[1] RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 115012 JULIAN H. ZAPANTA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, MATSON INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION AND/OR CRISPINO M. MATIAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123273 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RUBEN TIDULA, VICTORIO TIDULA, DOMINGO GATO, SALVACION GATO, AND JOSE PRIOR, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 100901-08 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JAILON KULAIS, CARLOS FALCASANTOS @ “COMMANDER FALCASANTOS,” AWALON KAMLON HASSAN @ “COMMANDER KAMLON,” MAJID SAMSON @ “COMMANDER BUNGI,” JUMATIYA AMLANI DE FALCASANTOS, NORMA SAHIDDAN DE KULAIS, SALVADOR MAMARIL Y MENDOZA, HADJIRUL PLASIN Y ALIH, JAINUDDIN HASSAN Y AHMAD, IMAM TARUK ALAH Y SALIH, JALINA HASSAN DE KAMMING, FREDDIE MANUEL @ “AJID” AND SEVERAL JOHN AND JANE DOES, ACCUSED, JAILON KULAIS, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 115402 LEONCIO LEE TEK SHENG, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. ANTONIO J. FINEZA, AND LEE TEK SHENG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 125044 IMELDA DARVIN, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116839 LABOR CONGRESS OF THE PHILIPPINES (LCP) FOR AND IN BEHALF AND IN REPRESENTATION OF ITS MEMBERS, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, BUN SIT G. CHUNG (ALIAS) CARLOS CHUNG; CHUNG BUN SU, PHILIP CHUNG BUN LIM, VICTORINO C. PERLAS, ELEAZAR TOLLEDO, NATHANIEL A. DELFIN, BAYANI C. DELGADO, TEODORO E. PUNZALAN, GERARDO C. REYES, VILMA C. PULUMBARIT - JOINTLY WITH LUCKY TEXTILE MILLS, INC., FAMILYTEX INC. NEW WORLD AND WALDEN STYLE BUSINESS NAMES, RESPONDENTS. LCP FOR AND IN BEHALF & IN REPRESENTATION OF ITS MEMBERS, ETHELWALDO MUNOZ, JESUS LLEVA, PRINCIPE ROLANDO, SABATIN PEDRITO, SAMONTE REYNALDO, ALFREDO CASTILLO, ALFREDO FILOMENO, SERGIO BAUTISTA, ELIZABETH MANALO, ALBERTO REYNALDO, ANGELINA AMOS, EDUARDO T. LEGASPI, FELIXBERTO BERBOSO, EDUARDO DELA CRUZ, ROMEO YALUNG, REYES ESMERANDO, PALABAY WILFREDO, VELENTINO VALDEDO, IMELDA ANZURES, TEDDY PANTANILLA, ARMANDO MANUEL, ALFONSO CAMUA, JUANITO ENBUIDO, ALFREDO OLAZO, MA. DIVINA GATCHALIAN, ARTURO ZUNGA, RENATO BAUTISTA, BENEDICTO ESPEJO, DEL ROSARIO EDGARDO, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LUCKY TEXTILE MILLS, INC., FAMILY TEXTILE MILLS, INC., NEW WORLD TEXTILE COMPANY & WALDEN TEXTILE INDUSTRIES, INC., JOINTLY WITH BUN SIT G. CHUNG (ALIAS) CARLOS CHUNG BUN LIM, SONIA CHU & PROCESO PAREDES, RESPONDENTS. LCP FOR AND IN BEHALF & IN REPRESENTATION OF ITS MEMBERS, DYETO CUSTODIO, RIVERA RUBEN, JERRY ORILLA, JUANITO FABILLAR, MARIO CALARA, MARIO RAYMUNDO, TEODORO POUNTAN, RAMON BAUTISTA, EDITA ANDRES, JOSEPHINE WINGCO, MARISOL REY, CRISENCIA PACHECO, JESUS SUERIE FELIPE, REYNALDO AVENDANO, RADITO DELA CRUZ, FLORA JUSON, AMADOR MENDEZ, CARLOS DE GUZMAN, EMILIANO ESCOTO, FLORENCIO RONIO, CARMEN ANOS, ANGELITA DELOS SANTOS, ROSEMARY DELA CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LUCKY TEXTILE MILLS, INC., FAMILY TEXTILE MILLS INC., NEW WORLD TEXTILE COMPANY & WALDEN TEXTILE INDUSTRIES, INC. JOINTLY WITH BUN SIT G. CHUNG, (ALIAS) CARLOS CHUNG BUN LIM, SONIA CHU & PROCESO PAREDES, BUN LIM, RESPONDENTS. LCP FOR AND IN BEHALF AND IN REPRESENTATION OF ITS MEMBERS, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, BUN SIT G. CHUNG (ALIAS) CARLOS CHUNG BUN SU, PHILIP CHUNG BUN LIM, VICTORIANO C. PERLAS, ELEAZAR S. TOLLEDO, NATANIEL A. DELFIN, BAYANI C. DELGADO, TEODULO E. PUNZALAN, GERARDO C. REYES, VILMA C. PULUMBARIT, JOINTLY WITH LUCKY TEXTILE MILLS, INC., FAMILY TEXTILE INC. NEW WORLD TEXTILE COMPANY AND WALDEN STYLE BUSINESS NAME, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123553 NORA A. BITONG, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS (FIFTH DIVISION), EUGENIA D. APOSTOL, JOSE A. APOSTOL, MR. & MS. PUBLISHING CO., LETTY J. MAGSANOC, AND ADORACION G. NUYDA, RESPONDENTS. NORA A. BITONG, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS (FIFTH DIVISION) AND EDGARDO B. ESPIRITU, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119512 ST. MICHAEL ACADEMY AND SISTER PATRICIA AGUILAR, PETITIONERS, VS. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, HERMIE BOLOSIÑO, EDERLINDA REBADULLA, FERLIZA GOLO, IMELDA ALERIA, BERNARDITA OSERRAOS, CEFERINA DACLAG AND JOSEPHINE DELORINO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 128764 BIENVENIDO TAN, JR., PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD DIVISION), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117593 BRENT HOSPITAL INC. AND MORLITO B. APUZEN, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND TERESITA M. FERNANDEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 104781 CALTEX (PHILIPPINES), INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 127157 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JAIME MEDINA Y BANAG AND VIRGILIO CARLOS, ACCUSED. JAIME MEDINA Y BANAG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120034 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE VS. JOSEFINA A. ESPARAS AND RODRIGO O. LIBED (AT LARGE), ACCUSED. JOSEFINA A. ESPARAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116626 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CELIA FLOR COSA Y VILLEGAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 120622-23 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NOEL AGUILAR Y AMISTUSO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121562 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RONNIE QUITLONG Y FRIAS, SALVADOR QUITLONG Y FRIAS AND EMILIO SENOTO, JR.,Y PASCUA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 103670 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, EFREN MANABO AND IRENEO SORIANO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118806 SANTIAGO ARGONCILLO, RICHARDO BALBONA AND POLICARPIO UMITEN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 125532 SECRETARY TEOFISTO GUINGONA, JR.; STATE PROSECUTORS JUDE ROMANO, LEAH ARMAMENTO, MANUEL TORREVILLAS, JOAQUIN ESCOVAR, MENRADO CORPUS; THE NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION; AND POTENCIANO ROQUE, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND RODOLFO PINEDA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126389 SOUTHEASTERN COLLEGE, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, JUANITA DE JESUS VDA. DE DIMAANO, EMERITA DIMAANO, REMEDIOS DIMAANO, CONSOLACION DIMAANO AND MILAGROS DIMAANO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 124981 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FREDERICK VILLAMOR Y VILLANUEVA, ALIAS “LEKLEK,” GEORGE GABATO AND DENNIS CUESTA, ACCUSED. FREDERICK V. VILLAMOR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 132365 COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, PETITIONER, VS. HON. TOMAS B. NOYNAY, ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 23, ALLEN, NORTHERN SAMAR, AND DIOSDADA F. AMOR, ESBEL CHUA, AND RUBEN MAGLUYOAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123186 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ERIC MENDOZA AND ANGELITO BALAGTAS, ACCUSED, ERIC MENDOZA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 127903 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ESTEBAN VICTOR Y PENIS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 129918 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. HON. MARCELINO L. SAYO, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA (BRANCH 45), NOAH’S ARK SUGAR REFINERY, ALBERTO T. LOOYUKO, JIMMY T. GO AND WILSON T. GO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 117817 PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION (PRC), HERMOGENES POBRE AND ARMANDO PASCUAL, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ARLENE DE GUZMAN, VIOLETA MENESES, CELERINA NAVARRO, JOSE RAMONCITO NAVARRO, ARNEL HERRERA AND GERALDINE ELIZABETH PAGILAGAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 118437. JULY 9, 1998] PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION (PRC), HERMOGENES POBRE AND ARMANDO PASCUAL, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. DAVID G. NITAFAN, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC-BR. 52, MANILA, ARLENE DE GUZMAN, VIOLETA MENESES, CELERINA NAVARRO, JOSE RAMONCITO NAVARRO, ARNEL HERRERA AND GERALDINE ELIZABETH PAGILAGAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 130118 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. PEDRO M. SUNGA, JR., AND TETRO ENTERPRISES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 96-8-301- [ A.M. No. 96-8-301-RTC. July 08, 1998 ]
- A.M. No. 97-9-278- [ A.M. No. 97-9-278-RTC. July 08, 1998 ]
- G.R. No. 124760 ANTONIA J. GUTANG, ELIZABETH J. GUTANG, AND DAVID GUTANG, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. RAMON P. MAKASIAR, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 35, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, NCJR, MANILA; HON. MARINO M. DE LA CRUZ, JR., PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 22, NCJR, MANILA, ALBERTO LOOYUKO; AND JUAN UY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126561 DANDY V. QUIJANO, PETITIONER, VS. MERCURY DRUG CORPORATION AND NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, FIRST DIVISION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 125066 ISABELITA REODICA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 129132 ISABELITA VITAL-GOZON, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND ALEJANDRO DE LA FUENTE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122068 JUANITO MANZANO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. REDENTOR VALERA, JUDGE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT OF BANGUED, ABRA, AND VILMA A. BOBILA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120281 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. OSCAR ESCALA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 114307 PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (2ND DIVISION), LABOR ARBITER JOSE DE VERA, AND EDILBERTO CASTRO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 110871 AMALIO L. SARMIENTO, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF A.L. SARMIENTO CONSTRUCTION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS (NINTH DIVISION) AND METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM (MWSS), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121179 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANTONINE B. SALEY A.K.A. ANNIE B. SALEY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123546 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOERAL GALLENO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 113026-27 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICOLITO RUGAY ALIAS JUN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT, ARVIL VILLALON, ACCUSED. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 108491 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES. PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SERGIO AMAMAMPANG, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116305 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ENDRIQUITO REYNALDO ALIAS QUITO, DEFENDANT-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 113021 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROMEO MAGARO ALIAS “LOLONG,” ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116022 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JUAN PEÑA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123793 ASSOCIATED BANK, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND LORENZO SARMIENTO JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116356 EASTERN SHIPPING LINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND DAVAO PILOTS ASSOCIATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126603 ESTRELLITA J. TAMANO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. RODOLFO A. ORTIZ, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC-BR. 89, QUEZON CITY, HAJA PUTRI ZORAYDA A. TAMANO, ADIB A. TAMANO AND THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 124130 GOVERNOR PABLO P. GARCIA, THE PROVINCE OF CEBU; TOMAS R. OSMEÑA; MAYOR ALVIN B. GARCIA, THE CITY OF CEBU; ALLAN C. GAVIOLA, CITY ADMINISTRATOR; JOSE A. GUISADIO, CITY PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT OFFICER; METRO CEBU DEVELOPMENT PROJECT OFFICE; BASHIR D. RASUMAN, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH), REGION VII; ROMEO C. ESCANDOR, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT BOARD (NEDA), REGION VII; AND LANDBANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JOSE P. BURGOS IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 17, CEBU CITY; AND MALAYAN INTEGRATED INDUSTRIES CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 120154 HEIRS OF SPOUSES BENITO GAVINO AND JUANA EUSTE REPRESENTED BY AMPARO G. PESEBRE AND BELEN G. VERCELUZ, PETITIONER VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND JUANA VDA. DE AREJOLA REPRESENTED BY FLAVIA REYES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N