Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2004
- G.R. Nos. 148716-18 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. SALVADOR ORILLOSA Y DELA CRUZ, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 148397-400 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF, VS. NICODEMO MINON ALIAS “BOYET” AND “NICK,” APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 159299 POMPEYO QUERUBIN, ERIBERTO LOSARIA, MA. AIDA TORRE, HERNAN MAGLUPAY AND VICENTE PETIERRE, PETITIONERS, VS. THE REGIONAL CLUSTER DIRECTOR, LEGAL AND ADJUDICATION OFFICE, COA REGIONAL OFFICE NO. VI, PAVIA, ILOILO CITY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 130244 SOLEDAD E. VELASCO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSION, HERMINIO RIVERA, VICENTE SUDARIO, RENATO MANLANGIT, JOSE PUSING, REYNALDO SUGUI, MANUEL DINO, MARTIN VILLARUEL, PAQUITO BALISONG, JOSE POSADAS, MARIO POSADAS, FERNANDO CAYCO, RUBEN ROQUE, FERNANDO MANLANGIT, FRANCISCO ESTILLORE, NICOLAS AMARO, PAULINO SUDARIO, DIEGO CAHILLO, AND HERMINIO ANTONIO, RESPONDENTS. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM, INTERVENOR. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 4334 SUSAN CUIZON, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RODOLFO MACALINO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. BOBBY ORENSE, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 147678-87 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. EFREN MATEO Y GARCIA, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145428 TRANS-ASIA SHIPPING LINES, INC. - UNLICENSED CREWS EMPLOYEES UNION – ASSOCIATED LABOR UNIONS (TASLI-ALU) AND TRANS-ASIA SHIPPING LINES INC.- DECK AND ENGINE (LICENSED CREW)-OFFICERS UNION-ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONALS, SUPERVISORS, OFFICE AND TECHNICAL EMPLOYEES UNION (APSOTEU); AND MELCHOR VILLANUEVA, GERARDO SUAN, NESTOR SANCHEZ, LUCAS APAS, JR., BONIFACIO YSAO, NICASIO CALAPRE, GILBERT SUMALPONG, ARNULFO VICTORIO, ALBERTO SILVA, NEIL ARNEJO, DANILO JAYA, SOCRATES ALCOS, ARNOLD ARCIPE, JOSEL ARRANGUEZ, OSCAR ARRANGUEZ, FRANCISCO CUIZON, RAMON ORTEGA, FRANCISCO MANTILLA AND MATEO MARAVILLAS, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND TRANS-ASIA SHIPPING LINES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145466 ZAMBOANGA BARTER GOODS RETAILERS ASSOCIATION, INC. [ZAMBAGORA], REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, HADJI MAHMUD GUMAMPANG, PETITIONER, VS. HON. MARIA CLARA L. LOBREGAT[*]IN HER CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF ZAMBOANGA CITY AND HON. ERNESTO R. GUTIERREZ, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 14, ZAMBOANGA CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149634 LORETA TORRES, MARILYN TANGTANG, ARMELA FIGURACION, RAQUEL BERNARTE, ESTRELLA TITO, RHEA ELLORDA, ROSITA FUENTES, ANITA LAPORRE, JOCELYN RIN, MATODIA DEREPAS, FELICISIMA ALEGRE, LEA MARTILLANA, EVANGELINE RAFON, ALICIA EMPILLO, AMY TORRES, EDNA JIMENEZ, EVELYN DOLOM, HAMILI UYVICO, CRISELINA ANQUILO, NILDA ALCAIDE, ROSARIO MABANA, ESTELA MANGUBAT, ROSIE BALDOVE, CARMELITA RUIZ AND LUCILA JUSTARES, PETITIONERS, VS. SPECIALIZED PACKAGING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND/OR ALFREDO GAO (PRESIDENT) AND PETER CHUA (GENERAL MANAGER); EUSEBIO CAMACHO GENERAL SERVICES AND/OR EUSEBIO CAMACHO (PRESIDENT/GENERAL MANAGER); MPL SERVICES AND/OR MIGUELITO LAURIANO (PRESIDENT/GENERAL MANAGER), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152584 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. GAUDENCIO ALBERIO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 126025 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSELITO ALMENDRAL Y ALCASABAS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 111544 VICENTE T. UY, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN, PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT (PCGG), PIEDRAS PETROLEUM COMPANY, INC. (PIEDRAS), RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION (RCBC), TRADERS ROYAL BANK (TRB), ORIENTAL PETROLEUM & MINERALS CORP. (OPMC) AND ATTY. JOSE C. LAURETA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 148145-46 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. FELIX VENTURA Y QUINDOY AND ARANTE FLORES Y VENTURA, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151135 CONTEX CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 150763 RURAL BANK OF MAKATI, INC., ESTEBAN S. SILVA AND MAGDALENA V. LANDICHO, PETITIONERS, VS. MUNICIPALITY OF MAKATI AND ATTY. VICTOR A. L. VALERO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 113576 CARLOS A. GOTHONG LINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. PACIENCIO M. BALBON, & COKALIONG SHIPPING LINES, INC., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 118235. JULY 1, 2004] CARLOS GOTHONG LINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND COKALIONG SHIPPING LINES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 2004-09- MRS. BRENDA B. NARVASA-KAMPANA, COMPLAINANT, VS. MS. NORMA C. JOSUE, BUYER IV, PROPERTY DIVISION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145803 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. BENJIE PABIONA, ROSELO BASALATAN, ANTONIO SILARCA, ROBERTO METANO, AND CHRISTOPHER DELOS REYES (AT LARGE), ACCUSED, BENJIE PABIONA, ROSELO BASALATAN, ROBERTO METANO AND ANTONIO SILARCA, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145504 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. LARRY CAGAS, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 150629 RENATO TICHANGCO; ROMEO RAMOS, FOR HIMSELF AND THE SAMAHANG MAGKAKAPITBAHAY NG DULONG GAGALANGIN; ANTONIO PASCO, FOR HIMSELF AND THE SAMAHANG MAGKAKAPITBAHAY NG BARANGAY 186; CELSO SANTIAGO, FOR HIMSELF AND THE SAMAHANG NAGKAKAISANG DAMDAMIN NG SUNOG APOG; AND ARTURO BALLO, FOR HIMSELF AND THE FEDERATION KAPIT-BISIG HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE ALFREDO ENRIQUEZ, ADMINISTRATOR, LAND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY; THE LAND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY; AND/OR THE SUCCESSORS-IN-INTEREST OF SEVERINO MANOTOK, BENITA MANOTOK, AMBROSIO MANOTOK AND/OR RICARDO MANOTOK, NAMELY, PATRICIA L. TIONGSON AND/OR ELISA V. MANOTOK, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 133805 AGUSTINA SENO TAN, PETITIONER, VS. PACITA GANLAG TAN, ASSISTED BY HER HUSBAND, TERESO TAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 128859 AIDA POBLETE AND HON. REUBEN P. DE LA CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND WILLIAM LU, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 145405 CHARLES JOSEPH U. RAMOS, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154106 D.M. WENCESLAO AND ASSOCIATES, INC., AND/OR DOMINADOR S. DAYRIT, PETITIONERS, VS. READYCON TRADING AND CONSTRUCTION CORP., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 5554 LUIS DE GUZMAN, REPRESENTED BY HIS SON RODRIGO C. DE GUZMAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. EMMANUEL M. BASA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 144104 LUNG CENTER OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. QUEZON CITY AND CONSTANTINO P. ROSAS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CITY ASSESSOR OF QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- 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. 148738 MITSUBISHI MOTORS PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. CHRYSLER PHILIPPINES LABOR UNION AND NELSON PARAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148277 NICANOR MARTILLANO, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND WILSON PO CHAM, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149833 NOTRE DAME OF GREATER MANILA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. BIENVENIDO E. LAGUESMA, (UNDERSECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT); MED-ARBITER TOMAS FALCONITIN; AND NOTRE DAME OF GREATER MANILA TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES UNION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 144497 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE VS. IGNACIO TONOG, JR., ALSO KNOWN AS ABDUL TONOG, JR., ALVIN ROLANDO SOLAMILLO, ALSO KNOWN AS ALLAN SOLAMILLO, “JOHN DOE,” AND “PETER DOE, ACCUSED. ALVIN ROLANDO SOLAMILLO ALSO KNOWN AS ALLAN SOLAMILLO, APPELLANT D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 134773 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. AVELINO MABONGA Y BABON, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140267 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. BEN AMBROCIO, BENIGNO AMBROCIO, SR., BENIGNO AMBROCIO, JR. *(AT LARGE), JOSEPH ANDRADE, AND CARLITO FRANCISCO (AT LARGE), ACCUSED, BEN AMBROCIO, BENIGNO AMBROCIO, SR., AND JOSEPH ANDRADE, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141599 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. CHRISTIAN GONZALES Y CAYUBIT, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 144551-55 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. HECTOR ALVIZ, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 150613-14 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. MANUEL MANTIS, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 156104 R.P. DINGLASAN CONSTRUCTION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. MARIANO ATIENZA AND SANTIAGO ASI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160039 RAYMUNDO ODANI SECOSA, EL BUENASENSO SY AND DASSAD WAREHOUSING AND PORT SERVICES, INCORPORATED, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF ERWIN SUAREZ FRANCISCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146825 REYNOSA VALTE, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, PEDRO MENDOZA AND JOSE GONZALES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141336 RODOLFO G. VALENCIA, PEDRITO REYES, REMEDIOS MARASIGAN, BAYANI ANASTACIO, RUMULADO BAWASANTA, JOSE ENRIQUEZ, NELSON GABUTERO, JOSE GENILO, JR., JOSE LEYNES AND ALFONSO UMALI, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN, 4TH DIVISION AND OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN/SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 4762 LINDA VDA. DE ESPINO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. PEPITO C. PRESQUITO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 159118 VICTOR B. CUÑADA AND HEDY V. CUÑADA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. RAY ALAN T. DRILON AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE RTC, BR. 41, BACOLOD CITY, AND PLANTERS PRODUCTS, INC., RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 126316 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. JOSE D. AZARRAGA AND ANGEL T. YU, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143557 UNIVERSITY OF IMMACULATE CONCEPCION AND SISTER MARIA JACINTA DE BELEN, RVM, PETITIONERS, VS. SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, ENGINEER YOLIBELLE S. AVINANTE AND ESTELITA B. PULIDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 135675 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. FEDERICO ORTIZUELA Y EUGENIO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151439 MARINO E. RUBIA, PETITIONER, VS. GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160732 METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. HON. REYNALDO B. DAWAY, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 90 AND MAYNILAD WATER SERVICES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 137348 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. WILLIAM ONG Y LI AND CHING DE MING @ ROBERT TIU, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 144681 PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION (PRC), CHAIRMAN HERMOGENES P. POBRE, ASSOCIATE COMMISSIONER ARMANDO PASCUAL, BOARD OF MEDICINE, CHAIRMAN RODOLFO P. DE GUZMAN, JOSE S. RAMIREZ, JUANITO B. BILLOTE, RUBEN R. POLICARPIO, EDGARDO T. FERNANDO AND RICARDO D. FULGENCIO II, PETITIONERS, VS. ARLENE V. DE GUZMAN, VIOLETA V. MENESES, CELERINA S. NAVARRO, JOSE RAMONCITO P. NAVARRO, ARNEL V. HERRERA AND GERALDINE ELIZABETH M. PAGILAGAN, ELNORA R. RAQUENO, MARISSA A. REGODON, LAURA M. SANTOS, KARANGALAN D. SERRANO, DANILO A. VILLAVER, MARIA ROSARIO L. LEONOR, ALICIA S. LIZANO, MARITEL M. ECHIVERRI, BERNADETTE T. MENDOZA, FERNANDO F. MANDAPAT, ALELI A. GOLLAYAN, ELCIN C. ARRIOLA, HERMINIGILDA E. CONEJOS, SALLY B. BUNAGAN, ROGELIO B. ANCHETA, OSCAR H. PADUA, JR., EVELYN D. GRAJO, EVELYN S. ACOSTA, MARGARITA BELINDA L. VICENCIO, VALENTINO P. ARBOLEDA, EVELYN O. RAMOS, ACHILLES J. PERALTA, CORAZON M. CRUZ, LEUVINA P. CHICO, JOSEPH A. JAO, MA. LUISA S. GUTIERREZ, LYDIA C. CHAN, OPHELIA C. HIDALGO, FERNANDO T. CRUZ, MELVIN M. USITA, RAFAEL I. TOLENTINO, GRACE E. UY, CHERYL R. TRIGUERO, MICHAEL L. SERRANO, FEDERICO L. CASTILLO, MELITA J. CAÑEDO, SAMUEL B. BANGOY, BERNARDITA B. SY, GLORIA T. JULARBAL, FREDERICK D. FRANCISCO, CARLOS M. BERNARDO, JR., HUBERT S. NAZARENO, CLARISSA B. BACLIG, DAYMINDA G. BONTUYAN, BERNADETTE H. CABUHAT, NANCY J. CHAVEZ, MARIO D. CUARESMA, ERNESTO L. CUE, EVELYN C. CUNDANGAN, RHONEIL R. DEVERATURDA, DERILEEN D. DORADO, SAIBZUR N. EDDING, VIOLETA C. FELIPE, HERMINIO V. FERNANDEZ, JR., MARIA VICTORIA M. LACSAMANA, NORMA G. LAFAVILLA, RUBY B. LANTIN, MA. ELOISA Q. MALLARI, CLARISA SJ. NICOLAS, PERCIVAL H. PANGILINAN, ARNULFO A. SALVADOR, ROBERT B. SANCHEZ, MERLY D. STA. ANA AND YOLANDA P. UNICA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N