Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2003
- G.R. No. 126281 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SERGIO A. CARATAO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143076 PHILIPPINE RURAL ELECTRIC COOPERATIVES ASSOCIATION, INC. (PHILRECA); AGUSAN DEL NORTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (ANECO); ILOILO I ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (ILECO I); AND ISABELA I ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. (ISELCO I), PETITIONERS, VS. THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND THE SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141115 POSADAS-MOYA AND ASSOCIATES CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. GREENFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, JARDINE LAND, INC. AND CASTLETON PROPERTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 153660 PRUDENCIO BANTOLINO, NESTOR ROMERO, NILO ESPINA, EDDIE LADICA, ARMAN QUELING, ROLANDO NIETO, RICARDO BARTOLOME, ELUVER GARCIA, EDUARDO GARCIA AND NELSON MANALASTAS, PETITIONERS, VS. COCA-COLA BOTTLERS PHILS., INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 116463 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES THRU THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS (DPWH), PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. AMANDA VALERA-CABIGAO IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 73, MALABON, METRO MANILA, AND NAVOTAS INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149154 RODOLFO S. DE JESUS, EDELWINA DG. PARUNGAO, HERMILO S. BALUCAN, AVELINO C. CASTILLO, DANILO B. DE LEON (INTERIM BOARD OF DIRECTORS, CATBALOGAN WATER DISTRICT), AND ALICE MARIE C. OSORIO (BOARD SECRETARY), PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 119293 SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, SECOND DIVISION, ILAW AT BUKLOD NG MANGGAGAWA (IBM), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 139561 SPOUSES FEDERICO ATUEL AND SARAH ATUEL AND SPOUSES GEORGE GALDIANO AND ELIADA GALDIANO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES BERNABE VALDEZ AND CONCHITA VALDEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — VIOLETA FLORES ALITAGTAG, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. VIRGILIO R. GARCIA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 143675 SPOUSES ROMEO GUDA AND EMILY GUDA, PETITIONERS, VS. ALAN A. LEYNES AND SPOUSES MANUEL C. PERALTA AND HAYDEE L. PERALTA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145338 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ZALDY LABIANO Y PAGTAN, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 125297 ELVIRA YU OH, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149679 HEIRS OF CLEMENTE ERMAC, NAMELY: IRENEA E. SENO, LIBRADA E. MALINAO, INES E. MIÑOZA, SOLEDAD E. CENIZA, RODULFO ERMAC AND AMELITA E. BASUBAS, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF VICENTE ERMAC, NAMELY: BENJAMIN, VIRGINIA, PRECIOSA, DANILO, AS HEIRS OF URBANO ADOLFO; BERNARDINO, CLIMACO, CESAR, ELSA, FLORAME AND FE, ALL SURNAMED ERMAC, AS HEIRS OF CLIMACO ERMAC, ESTELITA ERMAC, ESTANESLAO DIONSON, VICENTE DIONSON, EUFEMIA LIGARAY, EMIGDIO BUSTILLO AND LIZA PARAJELE, LUISA DEL CASTILLO,* RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 3223 MA. CORAZON D. FULGENCIO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. BIENVENIDO G. MARTIN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 138094 MARILOU GUANZON APALISOK, PETITIONER, VS. RADIO PHILIPPINES NETWORK RADIO STATION DYKC AND STATION MANAGER GEORGE SUAZO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146271 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARCIANO TINAMPAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 137414-15 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. OSCAR CALAMLAM Y AGNAZATA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 138265 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGER LAMASAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148519 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROLITO CABICAL @ LITO Y ESTEBAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 96-5-169- [ A.M. No. 96-5-169-RTC. May 09, 2003 ]
- G.R. No. 148492 BUENAVENTURA C. MAGSALIN COCA-COLA BOTTLERS PHILS., INC., PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WORKING MEN (N.O.W.M.), RODOLFO MELGAR, ARNEL DELOS SANTOS, SILVERIO MINDAJAO, RUBEN NAVALES, BOBBY AUSTERO, RAYMUNDO GAUDICOS, CHRISTOPHER PERALTA, GIOVANI DELA CRUZ, JOSELITO OCCIDENTAL, AMADO BODASAN, FREDERIK MAGALINO, CHITO OCCIDENTAL, ALEXANDER DELOS SANTOS, DEONIL MESA, OLIVER VILLAFLOR, ROBERTO TUMONBA, RODRIGO ANGELES, ROMMEL ABAD, FELIX AVENIDO, ARMANDO AMOR, FREDERICK DE GUZMAN, CEA CARMELO, MARIANO CA×ETE, ALBERTO ANTONES, ROMEO BASQUINAS, ROGELIO MALINIS, EDMUNDO BAYOS, RAMIL REVADO, JOEL PIATA, OSCAR MALINAY, ROBERT REYES, JIMMY REYES, RETCHEL HAUTEA, VICTORINO TORRALBA, NOEL RUBAI, RENATO DE OCAMPO, JESUS NOZON, JOEL MALINIS, REYNALDO GREGORY, MICHAEL RUBIA, JOSELITO VILLANUEVA, LEONARDO MONDINA, EDUARDO BELLA, WILFREDO BELLA, ALBERTO MAGTIBAY, MIGUEL CUESTA, JOSE MARCOS RODRIGUEZ III, HERMINIO ROFLO, ERNIE CHAVEZ, NELSON LOGRONIO, LEONILO GALAPIN, REY PANGILINAN, LARRY JAVIER, MATIAS ARBUES, RONILO AUSTERO, ADEMAR ESTUITA, EDWIN DE LEON, RANDY DE CHAVEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 147816 EFREN P. PAGUIO, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, METROMEDIA TIMES CORPORATION, ROBINA Y. GOKONGWEI, LIBERATO GOMEZ, JR., YOLANDA E. ARAGON, FREDERICK D. GO AND ALDA IGLESIA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 147656-58 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. BERNABE GUTIERREZ Y GUTIERREZ, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 135919 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. DANNY DELOS SANTOS Y FERNANDEZ, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 150030 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ERNESTO MUÑEZ @ "TOTO", APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 144621 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ISAGANI GUITTAP Y PENGSON (ACQUITTED), WILFREDO MORELOS Y CRUZ (ACQUITTED), CESAR OSABEL @ DANILO MURILLO @ DANNY @ SONNY VISAYA @ BENJIE CANETE, ARIEL DADOR Y DE CHAVEZ (DISCHARGE), DECENA MASINAG VDA. DE RAMOS, LUISITO GUILLING @ LUISITO (ACQUITTED), AND JOHN DOE @ PURCINO, ACCUSED. VS. DECENA MASINAG VDA. DE RAMOS, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 5379 WALTER T. YOUNG, COMPLAINANT, VS. CEASAR G. BATUEGAS, MIGUELITO NAZARENO V. LLANTINO AND FRANKLIN Q. SUSA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 140781 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. EDUARDO METIN, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 139879 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. GABRIEL ANNIBONG Y INGGAO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149451 REMEDIOS S. PADILLA, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 133250 FRANCISCO I. CHAVEZ, PETITIONER, VS. PUBLIC ESTATES AUTHORITY AND AMARI COASTAL BAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 155001 DEMOSTHENES P. AGAN, JR., JOSEPH B. CATAHAN, JOSE MARI B. REUNILLA, MANUEL ANTONIO B. BO×E, MAMERTO S. CLARA, REUEL E. DIMALANTA, MORY V. DOMALAON, CONRADO G. DIMAANO, LOLITA R. HIZON, REMEDIOS P. ADOLFO, BIENVENIDO C. HILARIO, MIASCOR WORKERS UNION - NATIONAL LABOR UNION (MWU-NLU), AND PHILIPPINE AIRLINES EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (PALEA), PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL AIR TERMINALS CO., INC., MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS AND SECRETARY LEANDRO M. MENDOZA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, RESPONDENTS, MIASCOR GROUNDHANDLING CORPORATION, DNATA-WINGS AVIATION SYSTEMS CORPORATION, MACROASIA-EUREST SERVICES, INC., MACROASIA-MENZIES AIRPORT SERVICES CORPORATION, MIASCOR CATERING SERVICES CORPORATION, MIASCOR AIRCRAFT MAINTENANCE CORPORATION, AND MIASCOR LOGISTICS CORPORATION, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION, G.R. NO. 155547 SALACNIB F. BATERINA, CLAVEL A. MARTINEZ AND CONSTANTINO G. JARAULA, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL AIR TERMINALS CO., INC., MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, SECRETARY LEANDRO M. MENDOZA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, AND SECRETARY SIMEON A. DATUMANONG, IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, RESPONDENTS, JACINTO V. PARAS, RAFAEL P. NANTES, EDUARDO C. ZIALCITA, WILLY BUYSON VILLARAMA, PROSPERO C. NOGRALES, PROSPERO A. PICHAY, JR., HARLIN CAST ABAYON, AND BENASING O. MACARANBON, RESPONDENTS-INTERVENORS, G.R. NO. 155661. CEFERINO C. LOPEZ, RAMON M. SALES, ALFREDO B. VALENCIA, MA. TERESA V. GAERLAN, LEONARDO DE LA ROSA, DINA C. DE LEON, VIRGIE CATAMIN RONALD SCHLOBOM, ANGELITO SANTOS, MA. LUISA M. PALCON AND SAMAHANG MANGGAGAWA SA PALIPARAN NG PILIPINAS (SMPP), PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE INTERNATIONAL AIR TERMINALS CO., INC., MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, SECRETARY LEANDRO M. MENDOZA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152576 INTRAMUROS ADMINISTRATION, PETITIONER, VS. YVETTE CONTACTO AND GREGORIO LUIS C. CONTACTO III, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 133189 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SOLOMON PURAZO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152878 RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MAGWIN MARKETING CORPORATION, NELSON TIU, BENITO SY AND ANDERSON UY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146481 ARTURO G. RIMORIN SR., PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 146923 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND DIAR’S ASSISTANCE LABOR UNION, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 140753 BENJAMIN S. SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. ELENA VELARDE, TERESITA GUTIERREZ, LAURA FIGUEROA, CONCHITA TRINIDAD, CARMEN BALIDOY, GINA RAZ, ENGRACIA AMPONIN, JESUSA BUDIONGAN, MAGDALENA CONDESA, NADIA OJANO AND EMILY MACAYAON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR JOVENCITO R. ZUÑO, ATTY. CLEMENTE P. HERALDO, CHIEF OF THE INTERNAL INQUIRY AND PROSECUTION DIVISION-CUSTOMS INTELLIGENCE AND INVESTIGATION SERVICE (IIPD-CIIS), AND LEONITO A. SANTIAGO, SPECIAL INVESTIGATOR OF THE IIPD-CIIS, PETITIONERS, VS. JUDGE ARNULFO G. CABREDO, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 15, TABACO CITY, ALBAY, RESPONDENT.
- G.R. No. 128512 DARIO P. BELONGHILOT, PETITIONER, VS. REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, BRANCH 7, HON. JESUS O. ANGELES, RESPONDENT. G.R. NO. 128963 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. DARIO P. BELONGHILOT, RINO M. CASTILLO AND ROLANDO T. BARCELONIA, APPELLANTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 146886 DEVORAH E. BARDILLON, PETITIONER, VS. BARANGAY MASILI OF CALAMBA, LAGUNA, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 142435 ESTELITA BURGOS LIPAT AND ALFREDO LIPAT, PETITIONERS, VS. PACIFIC BANKING CORPORATION, REGISTER OF DEEDS, RTC EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF OF QUEZON CITY AND THE HEIRS OF EUGENIO D. TRINIDAD, RESPONDENTS.
- A.C. No. 4724 GORETTI ONG, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JOEL M. GRIJALDO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 150179 HEIRS OF WILLIAM SEVILLA, NAMELY: WILFREDO SEVILLA, WILSON SEVILLA, WILMA SEVILLA, WILLINGTON SEVILLA, AND WILLIAM SEVILLA, JR., HEIRS OF MARIA SEVILLA, NAMELY: AMADOR SEVILLA, JENO CORTES, VICTOR CORTES, MARICEL CORTES, ALELEI[*] CORTES AND ANJEI[**] CORTES, PETITIONERS, VS. LEOPOLDO SEVILLA, PETER SEVILLA, AND LUZVILLA SEVILLA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 154037 IN THE MATTER OF THE PETITION FOR HABEAS CORPUS OF BENJAMIN VERGARA, JONA SARVIDA, MILAGROS MAJOREMOS, MAJORIE JALALON, MAY JOY MENDOZA (@ MAY JOY SANDI), AND JOY SABALLA (@ JOSEPHINE SABALLA), MABELYN B. VERGARA, RIO SARVIDA, FRANCISCO MAJOREMOS, IN THEIR RESPECTIVE BEHALVES AND IN BEHALF OF ROY JALALON, ROMMEL MENDOZA AND DELFIN SABALLA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. FRANCISCO C. GEDORIO, JR., PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF ORMOC, BRANCH 12; SPO3 ANGELO S. LLENOS AND THE CITY JAIL WARDEN OF ORMOC; AND ELEUTERIA P. BOLAÑO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 142591 JOSEPH CHAN, WILSON CHAN and LILY CHAN, PETITIONERS, vs. BONIFACIO S. MACEDA, JR., [*] RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 141375 MUNICIPALITY OF KANANGA, REPRESENTED BY ITS MAYOR, HON. GIOVANNI M. NAPARI, PETITIONER, VS. HON. FORTUNITO L. MADRONA, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF ORMOC CITY (BRANCH 35); AND THE CITY OF ORMOC, REPRESENTED BY ITS MAYOR, HON. EUFROCINO M. CODILLA SR., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. Nos. 146685-86 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. BENJAMIN HILET Y MERCADEJAS, APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 134940 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. CATALINO MELENDRES, JR., BERNARDINO KIRIT AND TEODULO KITAY, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 121637 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. EDGARDO GREFALDIA, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N