Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2004
- G.R. Nos. 160054-55 MANOLO P. SAMSON, PETITIONER, VS. HON. REYNALDO B. DAWAY, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 90, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND CATERPILLAR, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 158543 ROSALINDA PUNZALAN, RANDALL PUNZALAN AND RAINIER PUNZALAN, PETITIONERS, VS. DENCIO DELA PEÑA AND ROBERT CAGARA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 144118 SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY AND ENGR. CHRISTINE O. BAUTISTA, PETITIONERS, VS. WINSTON JOSEPH Z. CORDERO AND SPS. LUCIO CORDERO, AND EVELYN CORDERO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143276 LANDBANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES VICENTE BANAL AND LEONIDAS ARENAS-BANAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 6290 ANA MARIE CAMBALIZA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ANA LUZ B. CRISTAL-TENORIO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 151978 ARTURO ROMERA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 132552 CLARO E. NARTE AND WINSTON TOMAS L. CADHIT, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, FIRST DIVISION AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146480 CONCEPCION TORALBA, PETITIONER, VS. FRANCISCO MERCADO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141926 CONRADO TAN, PETITIONER, VS. RESTITUTO TIMBAL, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 131501 FRANCISCO ZARATE, PETITIONER, VS. THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, PRECIOSA T. DAVILA, REGALADO TORIAGA, PATRIA TORIAGA, RENATO TORIAGA, ROSALINDA TORIAGA, RYL TORIAGA, PROBO TORIAGA, JOSE CORPUS, MARCELINITO HONORIO, JOSE MELO, LOLITO TALAGA, FELIPE VILLANUEVA, DOMINADOR TAGBALAY, MAXIMO VILLANUEVA, AND THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146494 GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, CEBU CITY BRANCH, PETITIONER, VS. MILAGROS O. MONTESCLAROS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146540 HEIRS OF GERONIMO RESTRIVERA, GAVINO LEVARDO, CANDIDO MALABANAN, REYNALDO RESTRIVERA AND FLORENTINO SANTIAGO, PETITIONERS, VS. SALVADOR DE GUZMAN, DAMIAN DE GUZMAN, DEOGRACIAS DE GUZMAN AND ZENAIDA DE GUZMAN, AS HEIRS OF THE LATE PEDRO ERMITAÑO AND TRICOM DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 155815 KENNETH NGO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 144458 MERCURY DRUG CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. RODRIGO B. LIBUNAO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154342 MIGHTY CORPORATION AND LA CAMPANA FABRICA DE TABACO, INC. PETITIONERS, VS. E. & J. GALLO WINERY AND THE ANDRESONS GROUP, INC. RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 134583 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. FREDDIE MURILLO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143047 RICARDO S. INDING, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146202 RUFINA PATIS FACTORY, AND JESUS LUCAS, SR. PETITIONERS, VS. JUAN ALUSITAIN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160748 SPOUSES ANTONIO AND LUCY VERA CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. LUCY CALDERON, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 135528 SPOUSES ORLANDO A. RAYOS AND MERCEDES T. RAYOS, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND SPOUSES ROGELIO AND VENUS MIRANDA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 135043 TOWNE & CITY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND GUILLERMO R. VOLUNTAD (SUBSTITUTED BY TOMAS VOLUNTAD AND FLORDELIZA ESTEBAN VDA. DE VOLUNTAD) RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 6297 DOLORES D. PARIÑAS, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. OSCAR P. PAGUINTO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154645 MILAGROS JOAQUINO A.K.A. MILAGROS J. REYES, PETITIONER, VS. LOURDES REYES, MERCEDES, MANUEL, MIRIAM AND RODOLFO JR. -- ALL SURNAMED REYES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111159 NORDIC ASIA LIMITED (NOW KNOWN AS DNC LIMITED) AND BANKERS TRUST COMPANY, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, NAM UNG MARINE CO., LTD., KIM JEONG SEONG, P. U. ULSTRUP, BAK JEONG RANG, SIN SUK NO, HWANG IN CHAN, O JEONG SUK, LEE MYUNG UNG, CHAE DOO EUP, SEOK HAEONG JO, KIM YONG JIN, KIM BU YUL, JEONG DONG SONG, LEE ON CHUN, GYEONG GI GIM, MUN KU HAN, SEUNG HO AN, BYANG YEOL YANG, SEOG MAN HAN, KIM JUNG GON, LEE DONG HWA, LEE MOON HYEONG, SEONG MUG JANG, HAN IL IM, SANG MYEONG GIM, WOO JEONG SUL, GIL HUN GIM, CHAE DONG CHONG, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 144707 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. LUCIO C. TAN, FORTUNE TOBACCO CORPORATION, ANTONIO P. ABAYA, HARRY C. TAN, CARMEN KHAO TAN, FLORENCIO C. SANTOS, SALVADOR F. MISON, ROXAS CHUA, MARIANO TANENGLIAN AND JUANITA TAN LEE (C/O FORTUNE TOBACCO CORPORATION, PARANG, MARIKINA CITY). TOWNSMAN COMMERCIAL, INC., WILLIAM YU, LETICIA LIM, GLORIA LOPEZ, ROBERT TANTAMPO, JOSE TIU, FELIPE LOY, LUIS SEE (C/O 4TH FLOOR, ALLIED BANK CENTER, AYALA AVENUE, MAKATI CITY) LANDMARK SALES AND MARKETING INC., ROLANDO CHUA, HONORINA TAN, MILLIE TANTAMCO, HENRY WECHEE, JESUS LIM, TEODORO TAN, ANTONIO APOSTOL, DOMINGO TENG (C/O 4TH FLOOR, ALLIED BANK CENTER, AYALA AVENUE, MAKATI CITY) CRIMSON CROKER DISTRIBUTORS, INC., CANDELARIO LI, TEODORO TAN, ERLINDA CRUZ, CARLOS TUMPALAN, LARRY JOHN SY, ERNESTO ONG, WILFREDO MACROHON (4TH FLOOR, ALLIED BANK CENTER, AYALA AVENUE, MAKATI CITY) DAGUPAN COMBINED COMMODITIES, INC., NEMESIO TAN, QUINTIN CALALEJA, YOLANDA MANALILI, CARLOS CHAN, ROMEO TAN, JOHN UY, VICENTE CO (4TH FLOOR, ALLIED BANK CENTER, AYALA AVENUE, MAKATI CITY) FIRST UNION TRADING CORPORATION, HENRY CHOA, LOPE LIM GUAN, EMILIO TAN, FELIPE TAN SHE CHUAN, ANDRES CO (4TH FLOOR, ALLIED BANK CENTER, AYALA AVENUE, MAKATI CITY) CARLSBURG & SONS, INC., FELIPE KEE, HENRY GO CO, NARCISO GO, ADOLFO LIM, MAXIMO TAN, CO SHU, DANIEL YAO (C/O 112 AGUIRRE STREET, LEGASPI VILLAGE, MAKATI CITY) OMAR ALI DISTRIBUTORS, INC., GABRIEL QUIENTELLA, NELSON TE, EMILIO GO, EDWIN LEE, CESAR LEDESMA, JR., JAO CHEP SENG (C/O 112 AGUIRRE STREET, LEGASPI VILLAGE, MAKATI CITY ORIEL & CO., INC., FRANCISCO J. ORIEL, JR., BENJAMIN T. HONG, PHILIP P. JAO, JOSE P. YU AND EDISON M. QUE (C/O 112 AGUIRRE STREET, LEGASPI VILLAGE, MAKATI CITY) MT. MATUTUM MARKETING CORPORATION, ANTONIO TIU, FELIPE LOY, ROSARIO LESTOR, WILFREDO ONG, ROLANDO CHUA, BONIFACIO CHUA, GO CHING CHUAN (4TH FLOOR, BECOGAN BLDG., 112 AGUIRRE STREET, LEGASPI VILLAGE, MAKATI CITY), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 156890 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LOLITA CASOLOCAN Y MANAYAGA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140047 PHILIPPINE EXPORT AND FOREIGN LOAN GUARANTEE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. V.P. EUSEBIO CONSTRUCTION, INC.; 3-PLEX INTERNATIONAL, INC.; VICENTE P. EUSEBIO; SOLEDAD C. EUSEBIO; EDUARDO E. SANTOS; ILUMINADA SANTOS; AND FIRST INTEGRATED BONDING AND INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143794 VIKING INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND JOSE L. LUISON, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146584 ERNESTO FRANCISCO Y SPENOCILLA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154616 GOV. ANTONIO CALINGIN, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SPECIAL 17TH DIVISION, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY RENATO S. DE VILLA, DEPT. OF INTERIOR & LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECRETARY JOEY LINA,[*] UNDERSECRETARY EDUARDO R. SOLIMAN, JR., DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR & LOCAL GOVERNMENT, REGIONAL OFFICE NO. 10, DIRECTOR RODOLFO Z. RAZUL, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 148822 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. SAMROD PENDATUN Y KASAN, RICHARD NUÑEZ Y SANITA, CANAPI AMBALGAN Y BAGUNDONG ALIAS “PIA”, NOEL LANTIKAN Y PEREGRINA, JOVEN CASEM Y MENKO ALIAS “SARIP”, SARAH PENDATUN Y PANDIAN AND TARHATA “TATA” SALMORE Y WATAMA ALIAS “THATA”, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149329 ROSITA PANGILINAN, YOLANDA LAYOLA, SALLY GOLDE, AIDA QUITE, FERDINAND CALE, RAUL ARUITA, MANUEL ERIFUL, ARNEL PAULO, ROSEMARIE GEOTINA, SAMUELA KUMAR, REBECCA PEREZ, EDGAR BELLO, JOSEPH SORIANO, DANILO AMPULLER, TOLENTINO CALLAO, MANOLITA MANALANG, TORIBIO LETIM, NANCY BELGICA, ALFREDO ARELLANO, JOSEFA CEBUJANO, JUN DEL ROSARIO, AVELINO AGUILAR, MILAROSA TIAMSON, EDNA DICHOSO, JASMIN BOLISAY, JULIETA DIDAL, GERARDO BARISO, ANGELITO PEÑAFLOR, NERISSA LETIM, ALEXANDER BARBOSA, ELIZABETH SAENS, NYMPHA LUGTU, MYRNA MORALES, LIZA CRUZ, ELENA FANG, EDNA CRUZA, GORGONIO PALMA, JOSE VERGARA, ALDRIN REMORQUE, RUDY BLANCO, MARIO BUENVIAJE, MA. CRISTY CEA, REYNALDO GUELAS VILLASENOR, RHOY TADO, LYDIA SALIPOT, ANGELITO PEREZ VERGARA, RODOLFO GACHO, JESSIE SAN PEDRO, MARINAO ORCA, JR., PEBELITO LERONA, PEPE CONGRESO, NIMFA NAPAO, WILHELMINA BAGUISA, OLIVIA CAINCAY, JERRY MANUEL NICOLAS, CARLOS ABRATIQUE, JESUS LIM, JR., AND GERRY ROXAS, PETITIONERS, VS. GENERAL MILLING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148595 SPOUSES ANTONIO S. PAHANG AND LOLITA T. PAHANG, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. AUGUSTINE A. VESTIL, PRESIDING JUDGE OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT- BRANCH 56, MANDAUE CITY, DEPUTY SHERIFF, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT-BRANCH 56 AND METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 158255 MANILA WATER COMPANY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HERMINIO D. PENA, ESTEBAN B. BALDOZA, JORGE D. CANONIGO, JR., IKE S. DELFIN, RIZALINO M. INTAL, REY T. MANLEGRO, JOHN L. MARTEJA, MARLON B. MORADA, ALLAN D. ESPINA, EDUARDO ONG, AGNESIO D. QUEBRAL, EDMUNDO B. VICTA, VICTOR C. ZAFARALLA, EDILBERTO C. PINGUL AND FEDERICO M. RIVERA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 157984 MOISES SIMANGAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152542 MONFORT HERMANOS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AS REPRESENTED BY MA. ANTONIA M. SALVATIERRA, PETITIONER, VS. ANTONIO B. MONFORT III, MA. LUISA MONFORT ASCALON, ILDEFONSO B. MONFORT, ALFREDO B. MONFORT, CARLOS M. RODRIGUEZ, EMILY FRANCISCA R. DOLIQUEZ, ENCARNACION CECILIA R. PAYLADO, JOSE MARTIN M. RODRIGUEZ AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 155472. JULY 8, 2004] ANTONIO B. MONFORT III, MA. LUISA MONFORT ASCALON, ILDEFONSO B. MONFORT, ALFREDO B. MONFORT, CARLOS M. RODRIGUEZ, EMILY FRANCISCA R. DOLIQUEZ, ENCARNACION CECILIA R. PAYLADO, JOSE MARTIN M. RODRIGUEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, MONFORT HERMANOS AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, AS REPRESENTED BY MA. ANTONIA M. SALVATIERRA, AND RAMON H. MONFORT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 158540 SOUTHERN CROSS CEMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE PHILIPPINE CEMENT MANUFACTURERS CORP., THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE & INDUSTRY, THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, AND THE COMMISSIONER OF THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143304 SPECIAL STEEL PRODUCTS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LUTGARDO VILLAREAL AND FREDERICK SO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 01-11-291- [ A.M. No. 01-11-291-MTC. July 07, 2004 ]
- G.R. No. 153454 AGUS DWIKARNA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ANDREA D. DOMINGO, COMMISSIONER, BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, GEN. LEANDRO MENDOZA,[*] CHIEF, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, GEN. JAIME G. CARINGAL, CHIEF, INTELLIGENCE GROUP, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, RONALDO P. LEDESMA, CHIEF, BUREAU OF SPECIAL INQUIRY, AND THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145911 ANDY QUELNAN, PETITIONER, VS. VHF PHILIPPINES, INC. AND VICENTE T. TAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 136422 BAYANI ALON AND SEVERINA, REDILLA-VILLAMIL FOR HERSELF, AND REPRESENTING THE HEIRS OF NORBERTO VILLAMIL, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND JUANITO AGRAVIO ON HIS BEHALF AND ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF EDUARDO LASERNA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152947 EAST ASIA TRADERS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR, LANDS MANAGEMENT BUREAU, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 155421 ELMER M. MENDOZA, PETITIONER, VS. RURAL BANK OF LUCBAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 139456 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ADONES ABATAYO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 136085 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. CELIO GLODO Y BALISNO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148815 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ORLANDO SONIDO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 134531-32 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. PERLITO TONYACAO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 147965 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. REY APATAY Y BALO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 144343 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RICSON PARRENO Y ATIDO AND DELBERT QUINDO Y PLACENCIA, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N