Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2003
- G.R. Nos. 144445-47 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. GENARO BIONG, APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 146099 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. JIMMEL SANIDAD, PONCE MANUEL ALIAS PAMBONG, JOHN DOE (AT LARGE) AND PETER DOE (AT LARGE), ACCUSED.
- G.R. No. 147033 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. MARIO UMAYAM, APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 138266 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. PEDRO CABRERA, JR., ALIAS “ONYONG” AND DANILO CABRERA, ALIAS “TOTI” (AT LARGE), ACCUSED, PEDRO CABRERA, JR., ALIAS “ONYONG,” APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 129895 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. PO3 ARMANDO DALAG Y CUSTODIO, APPELLANT.
- G.R. No. 128378 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ROBERT GOMEZ, JIMMY RODRIGUEZ, RENATO AMAYBAY @ BUK-AN AMAYBAY, AND EDEN CARMONA, APPELLANTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 121211 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RONETO DEGAMO ALIAS “ROY”, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 146862-64 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. GAUDENCIO UMBAÑA Y DURAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 116326 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROBERT LEE, ET AL., ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 126911 PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND JOSE ABAD, LEONOR ABAD, SABINA ABAD, JOSEPHINE “JOSIE” BEATA ABAD-ORLINA, CECILIA ABAD, PIO ABAD, DOMINIC ABAD, TEODORA ABAD, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126568 QUIRINO GONZALES LOGGING CONCESSIONAIRE, QUIRINO GONZALES and EUFEMIA GONZALES, PETITIONERS, vs. THE COURT OF APPEALS (CA) and REPUBLIC PLANTERS BANK, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 107789 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES (PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT), PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (THIRD DIVISION) AND VICTOR AFRICA, RESPONDENTS. AEROCOM INVESTORS AND MANAGERS, INC., BENITO NIETO, CARLOS NIETO, MANUEL NIETO III, RAMON NIETO, ROSARIO ARELLANO, VICTORIA LEGARDA, ANGELA LOBREGAT, MA. RITA DE LOS REYES, CARMEN TUAZON AND RAFAEL VALDEZ, INTERVENORS. [G. R. NO. 147214] VICTOR AFRICA, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 129090 RICARDO B. GONZALES, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND THE HEIRS OF CONSOLACION C. DE GUZMAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 125761 SALVADOR P. MALBAROSA, PETITIONER, vs. HON. COURT OF APPEALS and S.E.A. DEVELOPMENT CORP., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. Nos. 150820-21 SPOUSES ANTONIO AND GENOVEVA BALANON-ANICETE AND SPOUSES ANDRES AND FILOMENA BALANON-MANANQUIL, PETITIONERS, VS. PEDRO BALANON (REPRESENTED BY HIS LEGAL HEIR JEAN BALANON QUIAMBAO), RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 127141 SPOUSES EMMANUEL LANTIN AND MELANIE LANTIN, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS (FIRST DIVISION) AND THE SPOUSES ROLAND B. BELTRAN AND MA. VICTORIA REYES-BELTRAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 148394-96 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ROGER ELIARDA, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 139876 WILLIAM TIU AND/OR THE ROUGH RIDERS, PETITIONERS, VS. JULIO PASAOL, SR. AND THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, 4TH DIVISION WITH HON. IRENEA CENIZA AS THE PRESIDING COMMISSIONER, RESPONDENTS.
- G.R. No. 119858 EDWARD C. ONG, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 139841 EMILIO C. VILLAROSA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. DEMOSTHENES L. MAGALLANES, AND JUDE THADDEUS SAYSON, TOTE GARGALICANO, RAMON ABLANQUE, PETE IBRADO, JOSE RUIZ, HECTOR BAJA AND CYPRESS TAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 127002 HON. JEREMIAS L. DOLINO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS REGIONAL DIRECTOR, REGION VII, VICTORINO V. RENDON, OIC, COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES OFFICE (CENRO), AND VIRGILIO L. LAUREL, OIC, LANDS MANAGEMENT BUREAU, ALL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, VIKING MANAGEMENT & DEV. CORP., PINE GROVE MANAGEMENT & DEV. CORP., RALIP MANAGEMENT & DEV. CORP., DAPAY MANAGEMENT & DEV. CORP., ST. MATTHEW MANAGEMENT & DEV. CORP., CRISTO REY MANAGEMENT & DEV. CORP., KURIT MANAGEMENT & DEV. CORP., ST. AUGUSTINE MANAGEMENT & DEV. CORP., CEBU COUNTRY HOMES MANAGEMENT & DEV. CORP., FLORENTINO MANAGEMENT & DEV. CORP., CHERRY BLOSSOM PARK CORP., BIG SUR HEIGHTS MANAGEMENT CO., INC., CHRYSANTHEMUM VALLEY CORP., RIVER WALK MANAGEMENT & CORP., ALL REPRESENTED BY ASTRID SALA-BOZA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 135394 JOSE V. DELA RAMA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. FRANCISCO G. MENDIOLA, JUDGE, RTC PASAY CITY, THE COURT OF APPEALS AND TITAN CONSTRUCTION CORP., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 150656 MARGARITA ROMUALDEZ-LICAROS, PETITIONER, VS. ABELARDO B. LICAROS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141518 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. CLARENCE ASTUDILLO, CRISANTO ASTUDILLO, ALIAS “ANTENG” OR “ENTENG”, HILARIO ASTUDILLO, ALIAS “BODA”, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 147230 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. REYNALDO REMERATA Y REMOQUILLO @ “REY”, AND GLORIA OCHOA Y REMERATA @ “OYETH” (AT LARGE), ACCUSED. REYNALDO REMERATA Y REMOQUILLO @ “REY”, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 142015 RURAL BANK OF STA. IGNACIA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PELAGIA DIMATULAC, GLORIA DIMATULAC, NORA M. VDA. DE GRACIA AND ANTONIO NUQUI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Case No. 5225 SPOUSES WILFREDO BOYBOY AND LYDIA BOYBOY, PETITIONERS, VS. ATTY. VICTORIANO R. YABUT, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 122363 VICTOR G. VALENCIA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, JR., AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, HON. ERNESTO GARILAO, SECRETARY OF AGRARIAN REFORM, CRISOSTOMO M. CORPIN, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, DAR REGION VII, SANTOS GARGAYA, JULIANO MAGDAYAO, CRESCENCIANO FRIAS, FEDERICO JARE, ROSENDO LOBRESCO, ERNESTO LOBRESCO, FELICIANO LOBRESCO, CATALINO MANTAC, VICTORIANO MONTEFALCON, FRANCISCO OBANG, AMBROSIO SEMILLANO, ROGELIO TAMAYO AND EDILBERTO LOBRESCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141187 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RONNIE MACTAL Y AZARCON, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 118749 SPOUSES LORENZO G. FRANCISCO AND LORENZA D. FRANCISCO, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, AND BIENVENIDO C. MERCADO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143672 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. GENERAL FOODS (PHILS.), INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ABDILA SILONGAN Y LINANDANG, MACAPAGAL SILONGAN Y LINANDANG, AKMAD AWAL Y LAGASI, TEDDY SILONGAN, ROLLY LAMALAN Y SAMPOLNAK, SACARIA ALON Y PAMAALOY, JUMBRAH MANAP Y BANTOLINAY, RAMON PASAWILAN Y EDO, MAYANGKANG SAGUILE, HADJI KUTANG OMAR, BASCO SILONGAN, MONGA ALON, OTENG SIILONGAN, BEDDO LAXAMANA, AND FIFTY-FOUR (54) OTHERS KNOWN ONLY BY THEIR ALIASES, AND OTHER JOHN DOES, ACCUSED, ABDILA SILONGAN Y LINANDANG, MACAPAGAL SILONGAN Y LINANDANG, AKMAD AWAL Y LAGASI, ROLLY LAMALAN Y SAMPOLNAK, SACARIA ALON Y PAMAALOY, JUMBRAH MANAP Y BANTOLINAY, AND RAMON PASAWILAN Y EDO, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 137458-59 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. JESUS G. BATOCTOY, EDUARDO P. VERGARA, JAIME B. PONCE, RICARDO F. GARCIA, AND SPO1 RODOLFO C. REGACHO, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145915 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. VILMA ALMENDRAS Y ZAPATA AND ARSENIO ALMENDRAS Y LOCSIN, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 147038 RICHARD TEH, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, HON. ALFREDO C. FLORES, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PASIG CITY, BRANCH 167, EIM INTERNATIONAL SALES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 139230 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL DANIELA ALIAS MANUEL DE LA CRUZ @ TAGALOG AND JOSE BAYLOSIS Y BAISAC, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 137601 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. WINCHESTER ABUT, RITCHIE WASLO AND GREGMAR BALIGA, ACCUSED. WINCHESTER ABUT AND GREGMAR BALIGA, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123968 URSULINA GANUELAS, METODIO GANUELAS AND ANTONIO GANUELAS, PETITIONERS VS. HON. ROBERT T. CAWED, JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION (BRANCH 29), LEOCADIA G. FLORES, FELICITACION G. AGTARAP, CORAZON G. SIPALAY AND ESTATE OF ROMANA GANUELAS DE LA ROSA, REPRESENTED BY GREGORIO DELA ROSA, ADMINISTRATOR, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152329 ALEJANDRO ROQUERO, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146942 CORAZON G. RUIZ, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND CONSUELO TORRES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 127745 FELICITO G. SANSON, CELEDONIA SANSON-SAQUIN, ANGELES A. MONTINOLA, EDUARDO A. MONTINOLA, JR., PETITIONERS-APPELLANTS, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, FOURTH DIVISION AND MELECIA T. SY, AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE JUAN BON FING SY, RESPONDENTS-APPELLEES. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140707 NORGENE POTENCIANO AND SPOUSES MANUEL JAYME AND NATIVIDAD ZAFRA-JAYME, PETITIONERS, VS. DWIGHT “IKE” B. REYNOSO, CARLOS B. REYNOSO, MA. LOURDES B. REYNOSO, FELIPE B. REYNOSO, CLAREBELO B. REYNOSO, VERONICA B. NEBRES AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 138650-58 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. IGNACIO SINORO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 129163 VOLTAIRE ARBOLARIO, LUCENA ARBOLARIO TA-ALA, FE ARBOLARIO, EXALTACION ARBOLARIO, CARLOS ARBOLARIO, AND SPOUSES ROSALITA RODRIGUEZ AND CARLITO SALHAY, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, IRENE COLINCO, RUTH COLINCO, ORPHA COLINCO AND GOLDELINA COLINCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143540 JOEL G. MIRANDA, PETITIONER, VS. ANTONIO C. CARREON, MILAGROS B. CASCO, ELSIE S. ESTARES, JULIUS N. MALLARI, ELINORA A. DANAO, JOVELYN G. RETAMAL, MARIFE S. ALMAZAN, JONALD R. DALMACIO, JENNIFER C. PLAZA, RIZALDY B. AGGABAO, VILMA T. VENTURA, BENEDICT B. PANGANIBAN, JOSE L. GOMBIO, MELCHOR E. SORIANO, ZARINA C. PANGANIBAN, EMELITA D. TAUYA, EVANGELINE A. SICAM, MATABAI AQUARIOUS Q. CULANG, MELVIN L. GARCIA, JOHNNY N. YU, JR., LOIDA J. PURUGGANAN, EDUARDO S. VALENCIA, EDITHA A. REGLOS, HENRY P. MAPALAD, RAMIL C. GALANG, JUSTINA M. MACASO, MARTHA B. ALLAM, AND ARSENIA A. CATAINA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148138 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOHNNY VIAJEDOR, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149422 DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, PETITIONER VS. APEX INVESTMENT AND FINANCING CORPORATION (NOW SM INVESTMENT CORPORATION), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149578 EVELYN TOLOSA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, QWANA KAIUN (THROUGH ITS RESIDENT-AGENT, FUMIO NAKAGAWA), ASIA BULK TRANSPORT PHILS. INC., PEDRO GARATE AND MARIO ASIS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146815 HEIRS OF PEDRO LAURORA AND LEONORA LAURORA, PETITIONERS, VS. STERLING TECHNOPARK III AND S.P. PROPERTIES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148727 HERMOGENA G. ENGRESO WITH SPOUSE JOSE ENGRESO, PETITIONER, VS. NESTORIA DE LA CRUZ AND HERMINIO DE LA CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N