Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2004
- G.R. No. 162126 RCL FEEDERS PTE., LTD., PETITIONER, VS. HON. HERNANDO PEREZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND FELICIANO ZULUAGA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- A.M. No. 02-5-107- REQUEST OF PETER RISTIG FOR ASSISTANCE REGARDING THE DELAY IN THE PROCEEDINGS OF CRIMINAL CASE NO. 95227-R ENTITLED “PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES VERSUS HENRY UY” PENDING AT MTCC, BRANCH 6, CEBU CITY. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 159738 UNION MOTOR CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND ALEJANDRO A. ETIS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 155251 ARNULFO EDA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND REYNALDO SANTOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 137916 DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ELPIDIO O. CUCIO, SPOUSES JACINTO GOTANGCO AND CHARITY BANTUG,[1] RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148163 BANCO FILIPINO SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE BANK, petitioner, vs. JUANITA B. YBAÑEZ, CHARLES B. YBAÑEZ, JOSEPH B. YBAÑEZ and JEROME B. YBAÑEZ, respondents. DECISION
- G.R. No. 127882 LA BUGAL-B’LAAN TRIBAL ASSOCIATION, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN F’LONG MIGUEL M. LUMAYONG; WIGBERTO E. TAÑADA; PONCIANO BENNAGEN; JAIME TADEO; RENATO R. CONSTANTINO JR.; F’LONG AGUSTIN M. DABIE; ROBERTO P. AMLOY; RAQIM L. DABIE; SIMEON H. DOLOJO; IMELDA M. GANDON; LENY B. GUSANAN; MARCELO L. GUSANAN; QUINTOL A. LABUAYAN; LOMINGGES D. LAWAY; BENITA P. TACUAYAN; MINORS JOLY L. BUGOY, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER UNDERO D. BUGOY AND ROGER M. DADING; REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER ANTONIO L. DADING; ROMY M. LAGARO, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER TOTING A. LAGARO; MIKENY JONG B. LUMAYONG, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER MIGUEL M. LUMAYONG; RENE T. MIGUEL, REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER EDITHA T. MIGUEL; ALDEMAR L. SAL, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER DANNY M. SAL; DAISY RECARSE, REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER LYDIA S. SANTOS; EDWARD M. EMUY; ALAN P. MAMPARAIR; MARIO L. MANGCAL; ALDEN S. TUSAN; AMPARO S. YAP; VIRGILIO CULAR; MARVIC M.V.F. LEONEN; JULIA REGINA CULAR, GIAN CARLO CULAR, VIRGILIO CULAR JR., REPRESENTED BY THEIR FATHER VIRGILIO CULAR; PAUL ANTONIO P. VILLAMOR, REPRESENTED BY HIS PARENTS JOSE VILLAMOR AND ELIZABETH PUA-VILLAMOR; ANA GININA R. TALJA, REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER MARIO JOSE B. TALJA; SHARMAINE R. CUNANAN, REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER ALFREDO M. CUNANAN; ANTONIO JOSE A. VITUG III, REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER ANNALIZA A. VITUG, LEAN D. NARVADEZ, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER MANUEL E. NARVADEZ JR.; ROSERIO MARALAG LINGATING, REPRESENTED BY HER FATHER RIO OLIMPIO A. LINGATING; MARIO JOSE B. TALJA; DAVID E. DE VERA; MARIA MILAGROS L. SAN JOSE; SR. SUSAN O. BOLANIO, OND; LOLITA G. DEMONTEVERDE; BENJIE L. NEQUINTO;[1] ROSE LILIA S. ROMANO; ROBERTO S. VERZOLA; EDUARDO AURELIO C. REYES; LEAN LOUEL A. PERIA, REPRESENTED BY HIS FATHER ELPIDIO V. PERIA;[2] GREEN FORUM PHILIPPINES; GREEN FORUM WESTERN VISAYAS (GF-WV); ENVIRONMENTAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE CENTER (ELAC); KAISAHAN TUNGO SA KAUNLARAN NG KANAYUNAN AT REPORMANG PANSAKAHAN (KAISAHAN);[3] PARTNERSHIP FOR AGRARIAN REFORM AND RURAL DEVELOPMENT SERVICES, INC. (PARRDS); PHILIPPINE PARTNERSHIP FOR THE DEVELOPMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES IN THE RURAL AREAS, INC. (PHILDHRRA); WOMEN’S LEGAL BUREAU (WLB); CENTER FOR ALTERNATIVE DEVELOPMENT INITIATIVES, INC. (CADI); UPLAND DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE (UDI); KINAIYAHAN FOUNDATION, INC.; SENTRO NG ALTERNATIBONG LINGAP PANLIGAL (SALIGAN); AND LEGAL RIGHTS AND NATURAL RESOURCES CENTER, INC. (LRC), PETITIONERS, VS. VICTOR O. RAMOS, SECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR); HORACIO RAMOS, DIRECTOR, MINES AND GEOSCIENCES BUREAU (MGB-DENR); RUBEN TORRES, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; AND WMC (PHILIPPINES), INC.,[4] RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 157581 MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. AIRSPAN CORPORATION, LBC EXPRESS INC., A. SORIANO AVIATION, INC., FLYING MEDICAL SAMARITANS, INC., ABOITIZ AIR TRANSPORT CORP., ASIA AIRCRAFT OVERSEAS PHILS., INC., ASIAN AEROSPACE CORP., PACIFIC JET MAINTENANCE SERVICES, INC., GENERAL AVIATION SUPPLIES TRADING, INC., AIRWORKS AVIATION CORP., FEDERATION OF AVIATION ORGANIZATIONS OF THE PHILS., INC., SUBIC INTERNATIONAL AIR CHARTER, INC., NORMAL HOLDINGS AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND COLUMBIAN MOTOR SALES CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 126454 BIBLE BAPTIST CHURCH AND PASTOR REUBEN BELMONTE, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND MR. & MRS. ELMER TITO MEDINA VILLANUEVA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR JOVENCITO R. ZUÑO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ALEJADRINO C. CABEBE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 18, BATAC, ILOCOS NORTE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 155193 ELEUTERIO OLAVE, LUCIANO OLAVE, THELMA C. LAPENA, IDONNAH C. LOPEZ AND HEIDI C. DE JESUS, PETITIONERS, VS. TEODULO MISTAS, PACITA MISTAS, ANTONINA MISTAS, LUCITA MISTAS, MIGUELA MISTAS, FELIX MISTAS, AURELIO MISTAS, LUDEGARIO MISTAS, TOMASA OLAVE, FELISA MISTAS, ESTANISLAO MISTAS, BASILIA MISTAS AND IRENEO MISTAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 150178 FLORIAN R. GAOIRAN, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ANGEL C. ALCALA, RETIRED CHAIRMAN, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, ESTER ALBANO GARCIA, NOW CHAIRMAN, COMMISSION ON HIGHER EDUCATION, FELIPE S. AMMUGAUAN, SR., VOCATION SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT I, ANGADANAN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE, EDMOND M. CASTILLEJO, ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICER I, ANGADANAN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE, AND DIOSDADO TELAN, INSTRUCTOR I & HEAD TEACHER III, OIC DESIGNATE, ANGADANAN AGRO-INDUSTRIAL COLLEGE, ANGADANAN, ISABELA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 162035 GILBERTO CANTORIA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND CIRIACO P. LOMBOY, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 158397 NEIL TAMONDONG, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND WORLD WAR II VETERANS LEGIONNAIRES OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140931 RAMON BALITE, JOSE C. LEABRES AND FREDERICK M. DE BORJA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS (FORMER SPECIAL FOURTH DIVISION), FELICIDAD SANDOVAL VDA. DE CARLOS AND TEOFILO CARLOS II, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 150607 SANCHO MILITANTE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 150308 VIVE EAGLE LAND, INC. AND VIRGILIO O. CERVANTES, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND GENUINO ICE CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 03-11-628- [ A.M. No. 03-11-628-RTC. November 25, 2004 ]
- G.R. No. 149848 ARSADI M. DISOMANGCOP AND RAMIR M. DIMALOTANG, PETITIONERS, VS. THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS SIMEON A. DATUMANONG AND THE SECRETARY OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT EMILIA T. BONCODIN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 138954 ASUNCION GALANG ROQUE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 107566 BAGUIO MIDLAND COURIER, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, OSEO HAMADA AND CECILLE AFABLE, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS (FORMER SP, 6TH DIVISION) AND RAMON LABO, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 157907 CHRONICLE SECURITIES CORPORATION AND ROBERTO COYIUTO, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, HON. LABOR ARBITER ARIEL C. SANTOS AND NEAL H. CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 155336 COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS EMPLOYEES’ ASSOCIATION (CHREA) REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MARCIAL A. SANCHEZ, JR., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148223 FERNANDO GABATIN, JOSE GABATIN AND ALBERTO GABATIN, PETITIONERS, VS. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — GERMAN MACHINERIES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. EDDIE D. ENDAYA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 156800 ISIDORO A. PADILLA, JR., CLARA RITA A. PADILLA, AND JOSEPH HALDOS, PETITIONERS, VS. LUIS ALIPIO, MILAGROS ALIPIO, AND ALL OTHER PERSONS CLAIMING RIGHTS UNDER THEM, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. Nos. 123562-65 LEONORA A. GESITE, FE LAMOSTE, ADELAIDA MACALINDOG, AND GUIA C. AGATON, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 139275-76 LIGHT RAIL TRANSIT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND T.N. LAL & CO., LTD., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 161382 MANUEL DACUBA, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, EVANGELINE BRAGAIS PURI, JANE BRAGAIS, EDMUNDO BRAGAIS, BENJAMIN BRAGAIS, REBECCA B. TUPOS, NORMA B. ELAURZA, RAUL BRAGAIS, REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY-IN-FACT NORLY M. BRAGAIS, RESPONDENTS. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 146225 NASIPIT LUMBER COMPANY AND PHILIPPINE WALLBOARD CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION OF WORKINGMEN (NOWM) AND ITS 30 MEMBERS, NAMELY: JUANITO LUNETA, MAXIMO SUSE, MARIANO SAJOR, CELSO LADANAN, CATALINO PAYOT, LOPE CABELAN, MANUEL FELIAS, ERNESTO DALAGUAN, ROMEO FLORES, SOPIO AQUILAM, JESUS LEGASPI, RAMONITO ROBLES, JESUS DANOCO, ARESTON LICAYAN, LORETO NAMOCA, ERNESTO GALOPE, SANTIAGO COCAMAS, RAULITO DALAGUAN, ROGELIO FELIAS, LEONILO OLEVER, ALEX CERO, TEODOLFO VILLANUEVA, SOPRONIO RANARION, ANGELO AWA, GERARDO CUHIT, ERNESTO AMORES, ROGELIO PAQUIRA, ALEJANDRO LOQUIAS, ARSENIO AMORA AND AGAPITO YBANEZ, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 138379 PLACIDO O. URBANES, JR., OPERATING UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF CATALINA SECURITY AGENCY, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND JERRY G. RILLES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152526 RAMON R. JIMENEZ JR. AND ANNABELLE L. JIMENEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. JUAN JOSE JORDANA, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- A.C. No. 4711 ROMEO H. SIBULO, COMPLAINANT, VS. FELICISIMO ILAGAN, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 142609 SEASTAR MARINE SERVICES, INC. AND CICERO L. MALUNDA, PETITIONERS, VS. LUCIO A. BUL-AN, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148562 TAGBILARAN INTEGRATED SETTLERS ASSOCIATION [TISA] INCORPORATED THRU ITS SECRETARY-TREASURER REPRESENTATIVE SIXTO MUMAR, SR. AS WELL AS ITS OTHER OFFICERS AND MEMBERS, NAMELY: AURELIO CIRUNAY, CIPRIANO GAMIL, ROBERTO MEDINA, BASILISA PUMARES, MARIETA LUMAYNO, CRISOSA A. TAPAY, JULIETA DURAN, RAMON RAMOS, JR., DELIO ERANA, EMETERIA ALE, PANFILO LAWAY, CRISPIN PENASO, HADJE MALIK, ALANGADI SULTAN, BERNARDA GULLEBAN, MANUEL CHATTO, KABSARAN MAMACAL, PEDRO ESTOQUE, AND EULALIO SARAMOSING, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, TAGBILARAN WOMAN’S CLUB REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT AND LAMBERT’S REPRESENTED BY ITS MANAGER, CRISPIN PENASO, SPS. ALEX AND ARLENE SANTOS, NECITA BOLATETE, CAROL CURIBA, MAMARI BUSAR, ANTONIO BULASA, SUSAN PANTOJA, LEONORA ESTALLO, DANIEL OMICTIN, BOBBY BANDIANON AND CARMEN CRISTALES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154614 THE CITY OF ILOILO, REPRESENTED BY HON. JERRY P. TREÑAS, CITY MAYOR, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JUDGE EMILIO LEGASPI, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, ILOILO CITY, BRANCH 22, AND HEIRS OF MANUELA YUSAY, REPRESENTED BY SYLVIA YUSAY DEL ROSARIO AND ENRIQUE YUSAY, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154689 UNICORN SAFETY GLASS, INC., LILY YULO AND HILARIO YULO, PETITIONERS, VS. RODRIGO BASARTE, JAIMELITO FLORES, TEODOLFO LOR, RONNIE DECIO, ELMER SULTORA AND JOSELITO DECIO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 159636 VICTORY LINER, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ROSALITO GAMMAD, APRIL ROSSAN P. GAMMAD, ROI ROZANO P. GAMMAD AND DIANA FRANCES P. GAMMAD, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 129416 ZENAIDA B. TIGNO, IMELDA B. TIGNO AND ARMI B. TIGNO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ESTAFINO AQUINO AND FLORENTINA AQUINO AND THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 02-12-01- [ A.M. No. 02-12-01-SC. November 24, 2004 ]
- G.R. No. 138490 DESIREE L. PAGE-TENORIO, PETITIONER, VS. WILFREDO C. TENORIO AND PRESIDING JUDGE JOSE R. HERNANDEZ OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 158, PASIG CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148199 HENRY JAMES PIKE, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145855 PEPSI-COLA PRODUCTS PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, AND PEPSI-COLA PRODUCTS PHILIPPINES, INC. EMPLOYEES & WORKERS UNION (UOEF NO. 70) REPRESENTED BY ITS INCUMBENT PRESIDENT, ISIDRO REALISTA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- A.M. No. 04-3-63- [ A.M. No. 04-3-63-MTCC. November 23, 2004 ]
- A.C. No. 5454 CARMELINA Y. RANGWANI, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RAMON S. DIÑO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 155173 LAFARGE CEMENT PHILIPPINES, INC., (FORMERLY LAFARGE PHILIPPINES, INC.), LUZON CONTINENTAL LAND CORPORATION, CONTINENTAL OPERATING CORPORATION AND PHILIP ROSEBERG, PETITIONERS, VS. CONTINENTAL CEMENT CORPORATION, GREGORY T. LIM AND ANTHONY A. MARIANO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 148287 PET PLANS, INC. AND ADRIAN V. OCAMPO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- A.C. No. 5041 SALVADOR G. VILLANUEVA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RAMON F. ISHIWATA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 139067 SPS. MA. CARMEN L. JAVELLANA AND VICTOR JAVELLANA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 30, MANILA AND BENITO LEGARDA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 151319 MANILA MEMORIAL PARK CEMETERY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PEDRO L. LINSANGAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N