Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2002
- G.R. Nos. 133008-24 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. VIRGILIO RODAVIA Y TOXON, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126515 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ASSEMBLYMAN ARTURO F. PACIFICADOR (AT LARGE), SGT. DOMINGO DALMACIO, SGT. ENRICO CABAÑERO, C2C REYNALDO ALIPALA, PFC VICENTE VEGAFRIA, P/CPL. HECTOR FULLON, AND PAT/ LORENZO MINGOTE, ACCUSED. SSGT. DOMINGO DALMACIO, C2C REYNALDO ALIPALA, PFC VICENTE VEGAFRIA, PCPL. HECTOR FULLON AND PAT. LORENZO MINGOTE, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 144086-87 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDRALIN TABOGA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 133185 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDWARD OLLAMINA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 137610-11 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL GUTIERREZ (AT LARGE); JUANCHO GUTIERREZ (AT LARGE); ESTING CARIÑO (AT LARGE) AND ZACARIAS CASTILLO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 138987 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RODOLFO RODRIGUEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 137963 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGELIO CAIÑGAT, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 139330 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGELIO SANSAET Y SANTOJALA, SILVERIO SANSAET Y SANTOJALA, AND LEOPOLDO SANSAET Y SANTOJALA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 137401-03 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. TOMAS MARCELLANA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126638 ROSANNA B. BARBA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, TEODORA GARCIA, TESS GARCIA, SEVILLA GARCIA, RODRIGO SALAZAR, AND ABRAHAM VELASQUEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122930 SPS. VICTORIA V. SERRANO AND ARTURO SERRANO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, JUDGE EDGARDO P. CRUZ, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 27, MANILA, AND AQUINO IKE D. CANOPIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143363 ST. MARY’S ACADEMY, PETITIONER, VS. WILLIAM CARPITANOS AND LUCIA S. CARPITANOS, GUADA DANIEL, JAMES DANIEL II, JAMES DANIEL, SR., AND VIVENCIO VILLANUEVA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 132568 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MATT G. CAMPOMANES AND EDWIN D. ROSITA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. DECISION
- G.R. Nos. 139616-17 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NATHANIEL PONSARAN AND ARIEL PONSARAN (AT LARGE), ACCUSED. NATHANIEL PONSARAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 131808 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROBERTO CABILLAN @ “DODONG,” AND MELVIN M. GARCIA @ ROMMEL GARCIA @ ROBIN GAMBOA @ “JR.,” ACCUSED-APPELLANTS, ROGELIO C. FELIPE @ “ATO,” ACCUSED. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 4738 VIOLETA FLORES ALITAGTAG, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. VIRGILIO R. GARCIA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 139539 CEROFERR REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ERNESTO D. SANTIAGO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 133799 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GEORGINO BONIFACIO Y MENDOZA AND JERRY BONIFACIO Y MENDOZA, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 132816 SUSANA B. CABAHUG, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, SANDIGANBAYAN, 3RD DIVISION, AND OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145872 GLORIA OCAMPO-PAULE, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148075 PANGKAT LAGUNA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND TERESITA “NINGNING” LAZARO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 140393-94 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. MARCOS ASUELA, JUANITO ASUELA, ALBERTO ASUELA, ROGER ASUELA, TEOFILO “BOYET” CAPACILLO, JUN-JUN ASUELA (AT LARGE) AND MIGUEL ASUELA (AT LARGE), ACCUSED. MARCOS ASUELA, JUANITO ASUELA, ALBERTO ASUELA, ROGER ASUELA AND TEOFILO “BOYET” CAPACILLO, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140633 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE SANDIGANBAYAN (FOURTH DIVISION) AND GERONIMO Z. VELASCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 132339 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSE CAMACHO TORREJA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123557 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LEONARDO BAUTISTA Y ADOCA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 147927 RAYMUNDO M. ADORMEO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND RAMON Y. TALAGA, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 106755 APOLINARIA AUSTRIA-MAGAT, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND FLORENTINO LUMUBOS, DOMINGO COMIA, TEODORA CARAMPOT, ERNESTO APOLO, SEGUNDA SUMPELO, MAMERTO SUMPELO AND RICARDO SUMPELO, RESPONDENTS.
- — CHARLES LEE, CHUA SIOK SUY, MARIANO SIO, ALFONSO YAP, RICHARD VELASCO AND ALFONSO CO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 117914. February 1, 2002] MICO METALS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 132286 LOLIHALA SABERON LERCANA, PETITIONER, VS. PORFERIO JALANDONI, ANTONIO MAYORGA, RENATO MAHINAY, VIRGILIO TOPACIO, JOVITO SARADAT, JULIO TINAMBACAN, SALVADOR EGE, SILVANO INOFERIO,[1] ROSITO PANOY, MATOSALEM CAYLAN, RODULFO CATACUTAN, ANDERSON SINTO, HEDRIO SABINO, ROQUE ROLYAN, RAYMUNDO EGE AND ANTONIO LANOJAN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 114231 MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. NELIA A. BARLIS, IN HER CAPACITY AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE/ACTING MUNICIPAL TREASURER OF MUNTINLUPA, SUBSTITUTING EDUARDO A. ALON, FORMER MUNICIPAL TREASURER OF MUNTINLUPA, METRO MANILA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 144476 ONG YONG, JUANITA TAN ONG, WILSON T. ONG, ANNA L. ONG, WILLIAM T. ONG, WILLIE T. ONG, AND JULIE ONG ALONZO, PETITIONERS, VS. DAVID S. TIU, CELY Y. TIU, MOLY YU GAW, BELEN SEE YU, D. TERENCE Y. TIU, JOHN YU, LOURDES C. TIU, INTRALAND RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CORP., MASAGANA TELAMART, INC., REGISTER OF DEEDS OF PASAY CITY, AND THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 144629. February 1, 2002] DAVID S. TIU, CELY Y. TIU, MOLY YU GAW, BELEN SEE YU, D. TERENCE Y. TIU, JOHN YU, LOURDES C. TIU, AND INTRALAND RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT CORP., PETITIONERS, VS. ONG YONG, JUANITA TAN ONG, WILSON T. ONG, ANNA L. ONG, WILLIAM T. ONG, WILLIE T. ONG AND JULIA ONG ALONZO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 102390 REY LAÑADA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND SPS. ROGELIO AND ELIZA HEMEDEZ, RESPONDENTS. [G. R. No. 102404. February 1, 2002] NESTLE PHILIPPINES, INC. AND FRANCIS SANTOS, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND SPS. ROGELIO AND ELIZA HEMEDEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 5574 TEODOLFO REYES, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ROLANDO JAVIER, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 00-8-05- [ A.M. No. 00-8-05-SC. January 31, 2002 ]
- G.R. No. 150111 ABDULAKARIM D. UTTO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, DATU ALMANSA B. ANGAS AND THE NEW MUNICIPAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF SULTAN SA BARONGIS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149803 DATU ANDAL S. AMPATUAN, BIMBO Q. SINSUAT, SR., IBRAHIM B. BIRUAR, ALONTO B. DAUDIE, MICHAEKL B. DIRANGAREN, ASNAWIS S. LIMBONA, RUSSMAN Q. SINSUAT, ZALNUDIN M. ABUTAZIL, DATUWATA U. ADZIS, BORGIVA T. DATU-MANONG, FREDDIE G. MANGUDADATU AND ABBAS A. PENDATUN, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, DATU ZACARIA A. CANDAO, DATU NORODIN M. MATALAM, KHARIS M. BARAGUIR, PAGRAS D. BIRUAR, CAHAR PENDAT IBAY, PATULA O. TIOLO, MARHOMSAL K. LAUBAN, MENTANG T. KABAGANI, ELIZABETH C. MASUKAT, GAPOR A. RAJAMUDA, SAID S. SALIK AND LINTATO G. SANDIGAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 130876 FRANCISCO M. ALONSO, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, PETITIONERS, VS. CEBU COUNTRY CLUB, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 137448 GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. BENGSON COMMERCIAL BUILDINGS, INC., RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 141454. January 31, 2002] GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, JUDGE VICENTE PACQUING, RTC-SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION, BRANCH 26, SHERIFF MARIO ANACLETO M. BAÑEZ, PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF LA UNION, BENGSON COMMERCIAL BLDGS., AND MR. ENRIQUE LL. YUSINGCO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CORPORATE SECRETARY OF SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 137681 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. CONRADO R. ANTONA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 4, BATANGAS CITY, DANTE FAJARDO, SR., PATERNO DE CASTRO, FILIPINA FAJARDO ARCE, AND JOHN DOE, AS PRINCIPALS AND PIO ARCE, AS ACCOMPLICE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140203 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDDIE S. FERNANDEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 146921-22 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARY GRACE CAROL FLORES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 130213 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RAMIL MARQUINA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT, DIEGO ESGUERRA, (ACQUITTED) BEN PRIELA, (ACQUITTED) ACCUSED. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 139531 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. REYNALDO BAGANO[*] ALIAS PUGOT A.K.A. REYNALDO FRIOLO, AND PABLITO CAÑETE, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS.
- G.R. No. 124393 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RODOLFO SANCHEZ @ RUDY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 127374 PHILIPPINE SKYLANDERS, INC., MARILES C. ROMULO AND FRANCISCO DAKILA, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, LABOR ARBITER EMERSON TUMANON, PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF FREE LABOR UNIONS (PAFLU) SEPTEMBER (NOW UNIFIED PAFLU) AND SERAFIN AYROSO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 127431. January 31, 2002] PHILIPPINE SKYLANDERS AND WORKERS ASSOCIATION-NCW, MACARIO CABANIAS, PEPITO RODILLAS, SHARON CASTILLO, DANILO CARBONEL, MANUEL EDA, ROLANDO FELIX, JOCELYN FRONDA, RICARDO LUMBA, JOSEPH MARISOL, NERISA MORTEL, TEOFILO QUIRONG, LEONARDO REYES, MANUEL CADIENTE AND HERMINIA RIOSA, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF FREE LABOR UNIONS (PAFLU) SEPTEMBER (NOW UNIFIED PAFLU) AND NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, SECOND DIVISION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143483 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF PASAY CITY, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS (SPECIAL FORMER 3RD DIVISION) AND AMADA H. SOLANO, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND ROMEO SOLANO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 135789 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (FOURTH DIVISION), ESTATE OF HANS M. MENZI (THROUGH ITS EXECUTOR, MANUEL G. MONTECILLO), AND HANS MENZI HOLDINGS AND MANAGEMENT, INC. (HMHMI), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 137148 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PETITIONER, VS. CARLO S LEOBRERA AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 129319 DONATO PANGILINAN, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, JUDGE MAURICIO M. RIVERA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF RTC BRANCH 73, ANTIPOLO, RIZAL, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 139821 DR. ELEANOR A. OSEA, PETITIONER, VS. DR. CORAZON E. MALAYA, RESPONDENT. DECISION