Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2001
- G.R. No. 126352 GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND GLORIA A. BARRAMEDA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 142065 LENIDO LUMANOG, AUGUSTO SANTOS, SPO2 CESAR FORTUNA AND RAMESES DE JESUS, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JAIME N. SALAZAR, JR., AS JUDGE OF RTC OF QUEZON CITY BRANCH 103, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 135402-03 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE VS. IAN GONZAGA, ROY FERNANDEZ AND ELMER CASTILLON ACCUSED- APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 136779 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARNEL ASUNCION Y VILLADUS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 132320 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CONRADO OJERIO, FREDDIE SEQUIG* AND GERARDO OJERIO (AT LARGE), ACCUSED, CONRADO OJERIO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 131805 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GREGORIO HERMOSA AND GABRIEL ABELINDE, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 132064 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ISAGANI BAYENG AND NOEL IBENG, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 4863 URBAN BANK, INC., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MAGDALENO M. PEÑA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 127261 VISAYAN SURETY & INSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES JUN BARTOLOME+ AND SUSAN BARTOLOME AND DOMINADOR V. IBAJAN,+ RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140529 JOSE P. LOPEZ, JR., PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, HON. ANIANO A. DESIERTO AND HON. MARGARITO P. GERVACIO, JR. IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS OMBUDSMAN AND DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR MINDANAO, RESPECTIVELY, AND THE SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141400 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. EVANGELINE GANENAS Y URBANO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 139064-66 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALBERTO ARCE, JR., ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 132714 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RENATO LALINGJAMAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 136054 HEIRS OF SEVERINA SAN MIGUEL, NAMELY: MAGNO LAPINA, PACENCIA LAPINA, MARCELO LAPINA, SEVERINO LAPINA, ROSARIO LAPINA, FRANCISCO LAPINA, CELIA LAPINA ASSISTED BY HUSBAND RODOLFO TOLEDO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, DOMINADOR SAN MIGUEL, GUILLERMO F. SAN MIGUEL, PACIENCIA F. SAN MIGUEL, CELESTINO, ASSISTED BY HUSBAND, ANTERO CELESTINO, REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT ENRICO CELESTINO, AUGUSTO SAN MIGUEL, ANTONIO SAN MIGUEL, RODOLFO SAN MIGUEL, CONRADO SAN MIGUEL AND LUCITA SAN MIGUEL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 128145 J. C. LOPEZ & ASSOCIATES INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT AND NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 134101 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FELINO LLANITA Y OPIANA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 133886 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. OSCAR PARBA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 127181 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, ECO MANAGEMENT CORPORATION AND EMMANUEL C. OÑATE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 138923 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANITA AYOLA Y AREVALO AND VALENTIN BARNESO (AT LARGE), ACCUSED, ANITA AYOLA Y AREVALO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 134490 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOEL BRAGAT Y ABAQUITA (A.K.A.“TOTO”), ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 135356-58 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MELECIO SAGARINO, JR. Y FAMI ALIAS “KALAMANSI”, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 125359 ROBERTO S. BENEDICTO AND HECTOR T. RIVERA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, HON. GUILLERMO L. LOJA, SR., PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MANILA, BRANCH 26, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 132709 SPOUSES CAMILO L. SABIO, AND MA. MARLENE A. LEDONIO-SABIO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE BANK, INC. (NOW UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES), GOLDENROD, INC., PAL EMPLOYEES SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, INC., AYALA CORPORATION, LAS PIÑAS VENTURES, INC., FILIPINAS LIFE ASSURANCE COMPANY (NOW AYALA LIFE ASSURANCE, INC.), AYALA PROPERTY VENTURES CORPORATION, AND AYALA LAND, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126859 YOUSEF AL-GHOUL, ISAM MOHAMMAD ABDULHADI, WAIL RASHID AL-KHATIB, NABEEL NASSER AL-RIYAMI, ASHRAF HASSAM AL-YAZORI, AND MOHAMMAD ABUSHENDI, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 137538 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. HON. FRANCISCO B. IBAY, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, MAKATI CITY, BRANCH 135, UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND LOURDES T. MARQUEZ, IN HER CAPACITY AS BRANCH MANAGER OF UBP JULIA VARGAS BRANCH, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- A.M. No. 00-7-299- [ A.M. No. 00-7-299-RTC. August 31, 2001 ]
- A.M. No. 00-8-03- [ A.M. No. 00-8-03-SB. August 31, 2001 ]
- G.R. No. 141211 CITY WARDEN OF THE MANILA CITY JAIL, PETITIONER, VS. RAYMOND S. ESTRELLA, RONEL N. AMPARO, ALFRED F. LEHNER, RONALD C. RODRIGO, ANTHONY G. MUNSAYAC, ARIEL A. DEL ROSARIO, ORLANDO D. DEL ROSARIO, VICTOR B. SAMSON, RICHARD S. NACUA, ALFONSO B. RELLOSO, ARMANDO A. REYES, MARY GRACE H. TANUSAN, GARY ZALDE C. VELARDE, ELISEO G. PEREZ, FEDERICO P. MALONZO, ROMEO D. DAPAT, LETICIA M. SANTOS, NAGAMURA A. MACABUAT, SULAIMAN M. MACALIM, RENATO S. MANLAPIG, JOSE P. REYES, JOCELYN V. IBAÑEZ, JOEL D. AGUILAR, ISAGANI R. MANZO, MARVIN Q. PADRONES, CHARLIE Q. QUIRMIT, ANDREW A. SALCEDO, EDUARDO E. GINETA, EDUARDO S. MARTINEZ, MOLLY G. LALIK, GERARDO J. MALOGA, HENRY B. MANCILLA, ARMANDO C. BUELAS, AND RICHARD C. MAGALLON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 132548-49 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALEJO MIASCO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 133113 EDGAR H. ARREZA, PETITIONER, VS. MONTANO M. DIAZ, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 139083 FLORENCIA PARIS, PETITIONER, VS. DIONISIO A. ALFECHE, JUAN L. ALFECHE, MAXIMO N. PADILLA, DIONISIO Q. MATILOS, HEIRS OF GREG A. ALFECHE, DIONISIO W. MATILO, SIMPLICIO L. ADAYA, TEOFILO M. DE GUZMAN, FRANCISCO B. DINGLE AND MARIFE NAVARO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 129093 HON. JOSE D. LINA, JR., SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF LAGUNA, AND HON. CALIXTO CATAQUIZ, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. FRANCISCO DIZON PAÑO AND TONY CALVENTO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 144442 JESUS SALVATIERRA, SR. @ DUGGONG AND JESUS SALVATIERRA, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 136280 ORCHARD REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140995 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANILO REGALA Y MANUOD, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 127905 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. DANILO REMUDO Y SIRAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140229 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. HENRY BALMOJA ALIAS AYAT, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123980 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL CALIMLIM Y MUYANO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141128 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ORPIANO DELOS SANTOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111709 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGER P. TULIN, VIRGILIO I. LOYOLA, CECILIO O. CHANGCO, ANDRES C. INFANTE, CHEONG SAN HIONG, AND JOHN DOES, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141283 SEGOVIA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. AND J. L. DUMATOL REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119811 SOCORRO S. TORRES, AND ROGER VEN S. TORRES, NONETTA T. BANGSAL, AND VIVENCIO GEORGE S. TORRES, AS HEIRS OF VIVENCIO T. TORRES, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. DEODORO J. SISON, AS PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 41, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, FIRST JUDICIAL REGION, DAGUPAN CITY, ALICIA B. FABIA, AS CLERK OF COURT VI, REGIONAL TRIAL COURTS, DAGUPAN CITY STATION AND AS EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF, AND THE SPOUSES CEFERINO ILLUSCUPIDES AND ARACELI CAMACHO-ILLUSCUPIDES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 144653 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140812 CANDIDO ALFARO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND STAR PAPER CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 133056 FACUNDO T. BAUTISTA, PETITIONER, VS. PUYAT VINYL PRODUCTS, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 114118 HEIRS OF SIMEON BORLADO, NAMELY, ADELAIDA BORLADO, LORETO BORLADO, REYNALDO BORLADO, RICARDO BORLADO, FRANCISCO BORLADO AND ALADINO DORADO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, AND SALVACION VDA. DE BULAN, BIENVENIDO BULAN, JR., NORMA B. CLARITO AND THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF CAPIZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 125728 MARIA ALVAREZ VDA. DE DELGADO, CATALINA C. DELGADO, NATIVIDAD D. CLUTARIO, ANTONIA DELGADO, FLORINTINO DELGADO, PACIENCIA D. CAZORLA, GLORIA D. SOTIANGCO, JOSE DELGADO, JR., MARLENE D. SENNER, JOEL DELGADO, MARISSA DELGADO, JESUS DELGADO, JANICE DELGADO, VICTORINO DELGADO, AND JUAN DELGADO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 129960 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PEDRO CARIÑO @ “ORLANDO,” ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143256 RODOLFO FERNANDEZ AND MERCEDES CARANTO FERNANDEZ, HUSBAND AND WIFE, EDDIE C. FERNANDEZ AND LUZ FERNANDEZ, SPOUSES, PETITIONERS, VS. ROMEO FERNANDEZ, POTENCIANO FERNANDEZ, FRANCISCO FERNANDEZ, JULITA FERNANDEZ, WILLIAM FERNANDEZ, MARY FERNANDEZ, ALEJANDRO FERNANDEZ, GERARDO FERNANDEZ, RODOLFO FERNANDEZ AND GREGORIO FERNANDEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 100633 SOCORRO ABELLA SORIANO AND SABINO PADILLA, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, HON. DAVID C. NAVAL AND DEOGRACIAS REYES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 101550. AUGUST 28, 2001] SPOUSES DEOGRACIAS R. REYES AND ROSALINA N. REYES, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND SOCORRO ABELLA SORIANO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N