Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2003
- G.R. No. 153126 MONTEREY FOODS CORP. AND RAMON F. LLANOS, PETITIONERS, VS. VICTORINO E. ESERJOSE, AND THE BRANCH SHERIFF ASSIGNED TO THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 224, NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. Nos. 136286-89 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. EFREN G. DE TAZA, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 138366 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RUBEN CAÑETE (DECEASED), ALFREDO CAÑETE, SERGIO CAÑETE (DECEASED), TRINIDAD CAÑETE AND SOTERO CAÑETE (DECEASED), APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145407 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LEONITO HEREVESE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 138569 THE CONSOLIDATED BANK AND TRUST CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND L.C. DIAZ AND COMPANY, CPA'S, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 151081 TOP RATE CONSTRUCTION & GENERAL SERVICES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PAXTON DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND BAIKAL REALTY CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 144785 YOLANDA GARCIA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 91486 ALBERTO G. PINLAC, ATTY. ERIBERTO H. DECENA, RODOLFO F. REYES, FELIPE BRIONES, JUANITO METILLA, JR., FELIPE A. FLORES, HERMINIO ELEVADO, NARCISO S. SIMEROS, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ATTY. CORAZON A. MERRERA, ATTY. JEAN MAKASIAR-PUNO, SERGIO ACABAN, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. RAMON GERONA, ATTY. ROGELIO VELASCO, MARTINA S. NONA, OVIDEO MEJICA, ALFREDO ITALIA, MARIANO GUEVARRA, JESUS YUJUICO, DOMINADOR RIVERA, SATURNINA SALES, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. CONSOLACION SALES-DEMONTANO, FRED CHUA, SONIA SY CHUA, LAWRENCE CHUA, CAROLINA C. RUBIO, REPRESENTED BY TESSIE SEBASTIAN, GEORGE G. GUERRERO, BEATRIZ TANTOCO, REPRESENTED BY FILOMENA CERVANTES, ATTY. MARCELA CELESTINO-GARCIA, FEDERICO GARCIA, ILDEFONSO MORALES, LEONCIA VELASCO, OCRAVIO F. LINA, ANA MARIA JARAMILLO, ESTRELLA BASA, JOSE ESTEVA, JR., CIRILO GONZALES, VILLY TOBIAS, MIGUEL DELA PAZ, RUBEN GUILLERMO, FAUSTO YADAO, REPRESENTED BY JEREMIAS PANLILIO, RICARDO YAP, ROSAURO/PATRICK MARQUEZ, REPRESENTED BY EMMANUEL MARQUEZ, MODESTA FABRIG AND MAXIMINO SALCEDA, MELIA LATOMBO, TERESITA PANGILINAN-RIVERO, ARCH. DANILO C. DE CASTRO, JOSE S. LEDESMA, JAIME P. ANG, VEICENTE P. ANG, MAURO U. GABRIEL, ATTY. VIRGINIA GOMEZ, GIL S. BONILLA, LOURDES BLANCO, REPRESENTED BY CATALINA BLANCO, JOSEFA SANCHEZ AND ROSALINA VILLEGAS, REPRESENTED BY HEIDI BOBIS, SHIRLEY BUCAG, QUIRINA O. TUVERA, REPRESENTED BY WILFREDO OREJUROS, GREGORIO AVENTINO, REPRESENTED BY ENRICO AVENTINO, LEONARDO L. NICOLAS, NICOMEDES PENARANDA, FRANCISCA MEDRANO, OFELIA IGNACIO, ROSENDO ABUBO, REPRESENTED BY SANTOS CHAVEZ, SOLEDAD BAUTISTA DE COLUMNA, REPRESENTED BY ZENAIDA VALLE, MARQUITA/ SEBASTIAN LOPEZ, REPRESENTED BY EMMANUEL MARQUEZ, DELIA DORION, GERARDO L. SANTIAGO, FIDEL PANGANIBAN, REPRESENTED BY MANUEL DELA ROCA, MATEO AND OFELIA INOVEJAS, REMEDIOS C. DOVAS, REPRESENTED BY JOSEFA CAPISTRANO, DOMINGO ALTAMIRANO AND SPOUSES ROLANDO ALTAMIRANO AND MINERVA FETALVERO, BEATRIZ RINGPIS, ROSARIO DE MATA, RUFINA CRUZ, REPRESENTED BY JOSEFA MANABAT, SPOUSES ANITA SALONGA-CAPAGCUAN AND MAYNARD CAPAGCUAN, DISCORA YATCO, REPRESENTED BY VICTORINA Y. FIRME, AND CONSUELO YATCO, GENEROSA MEDINA VDA. DE NOGUERA, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. RAYMUNDO M. NOGUERA, BEATRIZ SALANDANAN AND LOURDES ALONTE-VASQUEZ, PEDRO COSIO AND VICTORINA CARINO, RUTH C. ZARATE, PRECIOSISIMA V. YAPCHULAY, BASILISA B. YAPCHULAY, OFELIA B. YAPCHULAY, FELISA B. YAPCHULAY, FE B. YAPCHULAY, WILMA B. YAPCHULAY, FELIX B. YAPCHULAY, MARIANO B. YAPCHULAY, GEN. ALFREDO LIM, AND OTHER REGISTERED OWNERS OF VILAR-MALOLES (VILMA) SUBDIVISION, RESPONDENTS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, INTERVENOR. WORLD WAR II VETERANS LEGIONARIES OF THE PHILIPPINES, INTERVENOR. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 125329 ANN BRIGITT LEONARDO AS REPRESENTED BY HER PARENTS GLORIA LEONARDO AND EDDIE FERNANDEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. TOMAS AFRICA, ET AL., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 107271 CITY OF CALOOCAN AND NORMA M. ABRACIA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. MAURO T. ALLARDE, PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 123, RTC OF CALOOCAN CITY, ALBERTO A. CASTILLO, DEPUTY SHERIFF OF BRANCH 123, RTC OF CALOOCAN CITY, AND DELFINA HERNANDEZ SANTIAGO AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK (PNB), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140762 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. PO3 ROGER ROXAS Y CABASAG, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148912 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. TIMOTEO ESCARLOS, ALIAS "TOMY," APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 151212 TEN FORTY REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORP., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, VERONICA G. LORENZANA, PETITIONER, VS. MARINA CRUZ, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 152957 FAUSTINO ESQUIVEL,[1] PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. EDUARDO REYES, HEREIN SUBSTITUTED BY HIS ONLY DAUGHTER, JULIETA R. GONZALES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 128296 NASIPIT LUMBER COMPANY, PHILIPPINE WALLBOARD CORPORATION AND ANAKAN LUMBER COMPANY, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL WAGES AND PRODUCTIVITY COMMISSION, UNITED LUMBER AND GENERAL WORKERS OF THE PHILIPPINES AND WESTERN AGUSAN WORKERS UNION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141527 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RANDY BOCALAN Y GATDULA, "TUKLAW," "ROT-ROT" & "JON-JON," ACCUSED. RANDY BOCALAN Y GATDULA, APPELLANT. DECISION
- A.M. No. 02-10-614- [ A.M. No. 02-10-614-RTC. September 03, 2003 ]
- A.C. No. 3967 ARTEMIO ENDAYA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. WILFREDO OCA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145737 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. EVELYN P. CAYOBIT, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- A.C. No. 6084 FELICITAS BERBANO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. WENCESLAO BARCELONA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149617 JUDGE MARIANO JOAQUIN S. MACIAS, PETITIONER, VS. MARGIE CORPUS MACIAS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140652 OLIVERIO LAPERAL, PETITIONER, VS . PABLO V. OCAMPO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 131915 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. EDDIE LACHICA (AT-LARGE), ARIEL ROLLON, AND ERROL ROLLON, ACCUSED, ERROL ROLLON, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 139400 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. MAURICIO WATIWAT, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 144312 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CHUA TAN LEE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 136274 SUNFLOWER NEIGHBORHOOD ASSOCIATION, REPRESENTED BY FLORO ARAGAN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE LORIFEL LACAP PHIMNA, METC, BRANCH 77, PARAÑAQUE CITY AND ELISA MAGLAQUI-CAPARAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 138238 EDUARDO BALITAOSAN, PETITIONER, VS. THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146980 LUZ E. TAGANAS AND VALENTIN G. TABBAL, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. MELITON G. EMUSLAN AND STANDARD INSURANCE CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 137010 ARK TRAVEL EXPRESS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI, BRANCH 150, HON. ZEUS ABROGAR, VIOLETA BAGUIO AND LORELEI IRA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 142383 ASIAN TRANSMISSION CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. CANLUBANG SUGAR ESTATES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 136299 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ZOILO MAGALLANES, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 133733 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. MAXIMO AQUINDE, JAIME FAJARDO AND MARIO GANSENIA, ACCUSED. MAXIMO AQUINDE AND MARIO GANSENIA, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146501 FLORDELIZA RIVERA, PETITIONER, VS. GREGORIA SANTIAGO, FELICITAS SANTIAGO-NICOLAS, CORAZON SANTIAGO-NICOLAS, RUBEN SANTIAGO, REMEDIOS SANTIAGO, PRISCILLA SANTIAGO-CASTANEDA, AS LEGAL HEIRS OF THE LATE JOVITO SANTIAGO, REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTORNEY-IN-FACT PANFILO SANTIAGO; AND PANFILO SANTIAGO, ALSO ONE OF THE LEGAL HEIRS OF THE LATE JOVITO SANTIAGO AND BENEDICTO ALQUIROZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143826 HEIRS OF IGNACIA AGUILAR-REYES, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES CIPRIANO MIJARES AND FLORENTINA MIJARES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149810 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. CRISPIN T. RUALES, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 134604 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ERNESTO HUGO, LORENZO HUGO AND RUDY HUGO, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 138295 PILIPINO TELEPHONE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AND INTERNATIONAL COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154049 RAMON P. JACINTO AND JAIME J. COLAYCO, PETITIONERS, VS. FIRST WOMEN'S CREDIT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED IN THIS DERIVATIVE SUIT BY SHIG KATAYAMA, RESPONDENTS D E C I S I O N.
- — REDENTOR S. JARDIN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. DEOGRACIAS VILLAR, JR. RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 5535 SPOUSES STEVEN AND NORA WHITSON, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. JUANITO C. ATIENZA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 01-4-133- [ A.M. No. 01-4-133-MTC. August 26, 2003 ]
- G.R. Nos. 146097-98 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. JUAN CARIÑAGA, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 138334 ESTELA L. CRISOSTOMO, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND CARAVAN TRAVEL TOURS INTERNATIONAL, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 114172 JUANITA P. PINEDA, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND, CRISPIN PINEDA, AND LILIA SAYOC, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND TERESITA A. GONZALES, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND, FRANCISCO G. GONZALES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 129368 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, MAMERTA B. RODRIGUEZ, SPS. ARMANDO AND ZENAIDA STA ANA, EL OBSERVATORIO DE MANILA INCORPORADA, SPS. WILFREDO AND AURORA POSADAS, REGINALD F. FRANCISCO, BIENVENIDO L. MACEDA, SPS. HECTOR AND MATILDE MENDOZA AND EUGENIO V. ROMILLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152221 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. JACINTO ALVAREZ, JR. Y BUNAG ALIAS NONONG, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 142856-57 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ROBERTO NEGOSA ALIAS "JOVIN," APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 137326 ROSARIO TEXTILE MILLS, INC., CORPORATE OFFICERS AND BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF ROSARIO TEXTILE MILLS, INC., AND EDILBERTO YUJUICO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HONORABLE LUIS R. TONGCO, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 155, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, PASIG CITY, PETER PAN CORP. AND RMC GARMENTS, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151026 SOLIDBANK CORPORATION (NOW METROBANK), PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND GERARDO A. GARCIA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 129961-62 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. VIRGILIO CAABAY, ESTEBAN CAABAY, RODRIGO "LUDRING" CAABAY, VALENTINO "COOL" CAABAY AND ISIDRO "BOYET" CAABAY, ACCUSED,VIRGILIO CAABAY, ESTEBAN CAABAY, VALENTINO "COOL" CAABAY AND ISIDRO "BOYET" CAABAY, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N