Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2004
- G.R. No. 140946 MICROSOFT CORPORATION AND LOTUS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. MAXICORP, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 125485 RESTITUTA LEONARDO, ASSISTED BY JOSE T. RAMOS, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, AND TEODORO SEBASTIAN, VICENTE SEBASTIAN, CORAZON SEBASTIAN, ASSISTED BY ANDRES MARCELO; PEDAD SEBASTIAN, HEIRS OF EDUVIGIS SEBASTIAN, NAMELY: EDUARDO S. TENORLAS, ABELARDO J. TENORLAS, ADELA S. AND SOLEDAD S. TENORLAS, REPRESENTED BY EDUARDO S. TENORLAS, AND HEIRS OF DOMINADOR, NAMELY: NAPOLEON SEBASTIAN, RUPERTO SEBASTIAN, ADORACION SEBASTIAN, PRISCILLA SEBASTIAN, LITA SEBASTIAN, TITA SEBASTIAN AND GLORIA SEBASTIAN, REPRESENTED BY NAPOLEON SEBASTIAN; EVELYN SEBASTIAN; AURORA SEBASTIAN; AND JULIETA SEBASTIAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 00-1-10- RE: REPORT ON THE JUDICIAL AUDIT CONDUCTED IN THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 22, MANILA. [A.M. NO. RTJ-04-1824(Formerly OCA IPI No. 00-946-RTJ)] ATTY. EDDIE U. TAMONDONG, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE MARINO M. DELA CRUZ, JR., REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 15, MANILA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 131673 RUBEN MARTINEZ,[*] SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, MENA CONSTANTINO MARTINEZ, WILFRIDO C. MARTINEZ, EMMA M. NAVA, AND EDNA M. SAKHRANI, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND BPI INTERNATIONAL FINANCE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151963 AIR PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AVIATION SERVICES PHILS., INC., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 137845 ANGEL CLEMENO, JR., MALYN CLEMENO, AND NILUS SACRAMENTO, PETITIONERS, VS. ROMEO R. LOBREGAT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 159723 ANTONIO S. LIM, JR., REPRESENTED BY HIS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, PAZ S. LIM, PETITIONER VS. VICTOR K. SAN AND ELINDO LO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 157767 REYNALDO BALOLOY AND ADELINA BALOLOY-HIJE, PETITIONERS, VS. ALFREDO HULAR, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151866 SOLEDAD CARPIO, PETITIONER, VS. LEONORA A. VALMONTE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 150106 AMANDO G. SUMAWANG, PETITIONER, VS. ENGR. ERIC D. DE GUZMAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 157553 AUTOCORP GROUP AND AUTOGRAPHICS, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND KEPPEL MONTE BANK (FORMERLY PROMULGATED: MONTE DE PIEDAD AND SAVINGS BANK), RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 156380 DOMINGO A. CAÑERO, PETITIONER, VS. UNIVERSITY OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 144665 GAU SHENG PHILS., INC. AND BESTOW OCEAN UNIA TRADING PTE. LTD., PETITIONERS, VS. ESTELLA JOAQUIN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 156748 ISAAC CIOCO, JR., REBIE A. MERCADO, BENITO V. GALVADORES, CECILIO SOLVER, CARMELO JUANZO,[1] BENJAMIN BAYSA, AND RODRIGO NAPOLES, PETITIONERS, VS. C. E. CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION AND/OR JOHNNY TAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 156896.] C. E. CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ISAAC CIOCO, JR., REBIE A. MERCADO, BENITO V. GALVADORES, CECILIO SOLVER, CARMELO JUANZO, BENJAMIN BAYSA, AND RODRIGO NAPOLES, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 156982 NATIONAL AMNESTY COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, JUANITO G. ESPINO, DIRECTOR IV, NCR, COMMISSION ON AUDIT, AND ERNESTO C. EULALIA, RESIDENT AUDITOR, NATIONAL AMNESTY COMMISSION. RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 135012 ANITA ESTEBAN, PETITIONER, VS. HON. REYNALDO A. ALHAMBRA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 39, SAN JOSE CITY, AND GERARDO ESTEBAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151149 GEORGE KATON, PETITIONER, VS. MANUEL PALANCA JR., LORENZO AGUSTIN, JESUS GAPILANGO AND JUAN FRESNILLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160488 FELOMINA[1] ABELLANA, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES ROMEO PONCE AND LUCILA PONCE AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF BUTUAN CITY, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 144440 COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE PHOSPHATE FERTILIZER CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 158236 LIGAYA V. SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. DOMINGO I. ORDA, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151400 LITTON MILLS, INC. AND/OR JAMES L. GO, PETITIONERS, VS. MELBA S. SALES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149224 MILAGROS G. FLORES, PETITIONER, VS. TERESITA BERCASIO AND JOVITA CASTILLANO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 150155 SPOUSES RAMON AND FELICISIMA DIOSO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES TOMAS AND LEONORA CARDEÑO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 138060 WILLIAM TIU, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF “D’ ROUGH RIDERS,” AND VIRGILIO TE LAS PIÑAS PETITIONERS, VS. PEDRO A. ARRIESGADO, BENJAMIN CONDOR, SERGIO PEDRANO AND PHILIPPINE PHOENIX SURETY AND INSURANCE, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 04-5-277- [ A.M. No. 04-5-277-RTC. August 31, 2004 ]
- G.R. No. 158737 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. SATURNINO DE LA CRUZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 158211 ERNESTO J. SAN AGUSTIN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 162777 FRANCISCO I. CHAVEZ, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, BENJAMIN S. ABALOS, ESMERALDA AMORA-LADRA, IN HER CAPACITY AS ACTING DIRECTOR IV, NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION, COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, AND THE SOLICITOR GENERAL, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 134989 HEIRS OF FRANCISCO NABONG, NAMELY: ROSALINO, CECILIO, PURIFICACION, MARCIANO, LEONIDES AND REALINA, ALL SURNAMED NABONG, PETITIONERS, VS. PUREZA AÑAR, ERNITA AÑAR, PURISIMA A. CABANDAY AND REMEDIOS AÑAR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 6408 ISIDRA BARRIENTOS, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ELERIZZA A. LIBIRAN-METEORO RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 150769 KAPISANAN NG MGA MANGGAGAWA SA GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM (KMG), PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, GUILLERMO N. CARAGUE, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN, COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RAUL C. FLORES , IN HIS CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER, COMMISSION ON AUDIT, AND THE RESIDENT AUDITOR OF THE GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 132981 MAMITUA SABER, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, REPRESENTED BY ORFIA ALICER SABER, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, PHILIPPINE AMANAH BANK AND ASGARI ARADJI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146846 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. RAFAEL F. HOLAZO, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY HIS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, RAFAEL ALEXANDER V. HOLAZO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 135365 ROSARIO BARBACINA, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES RICHARD GAVINO AND MA. OLIVIA AMORIN GAVINO, CIRILO FARINAS AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF QUEZON CITY AND NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY (NHA) FORMERLY PEOPLE’S HOMESITE AND HOUSING CORPORATION (PHHC), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 6403 RUDECON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION AND ATTY. RUDEGELIO D. TACORDA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. MANUEL N. CAMACHO, RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 150732 TOMAS G. VELASQUEZ, OFFICER-IN-CHARGE, OFFICE OF THE SCHOOL SUPERINTENDENT, DECS – DIVISION OF ABRA; MARIETTA BERSALONA, CHAIRPERSON, DECS – FACT FINDING COMMITTEE; EDUARDO RUPERTO, JOAQUIN PILIEN AND LUZ CURBI, MEMBERS, DECS – FACT FINDING COMMITTEE, PETITIONERS, VS. HELEN B. HERNANDEZ, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 151095] CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. HELEN B. HERNANDEZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141031 TRINIDAD DIAZ-ENRIQUEZ, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 142668 UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK AND LUIS MA. ONGSIAPCO, PETITIONERS, VS. RUBEN E. BASCO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 153306 [ G.R. No. 153306. August 27, 2004 ]
- G.R. No. 152988 CHIANG KAI SHEK COLLEGE, AND CHIEN YIN SHAO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS; HON. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION; HON. COMMISSIONER VICTORIANO R. CALAYLAY, HON. PRESIDING COMMISSIONER RAUL T. AQUINO, AND HON. COMMISSIONER ANGELITA A. GACUTAN; AND MS. DIANA P. BELO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154985 KAR ASIA, INC. AND/OR CELESTINO S. BARETTO, PETITIONERS, VS. MARIO CORONA, RICKY HEPGANO, JOHNNY COLLADOS, CONSTANTINO LAGARAS, RANEL BALANSAG, ARNOLD AVILA, PETER ARCENAL, ARNOLD CABAHUG, BERNARD BETE, RUPERTO RESTAURO, WILLY CRUZ, RANDY BASNILLO, ARMAN BASTE, ERNESTO ESPINA, PATRICIO AGUDELA, IRENEO BANGOY, PALERMO AUTENTICO, GEORGE TAGAYTAY, BENITO MATUGAS, AND WILFREDO ESPINA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 154130 BENITO ASTORGA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 152801 COSMO ENTERTAINMENT MANAGEMENT, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LA VILLE COMMERCIAL CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149992 HI-TONE MARKETING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. BAIKAL REALTY CORPORATION AND ALEJANDRO R. VILLANUEVA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CAVITE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160952 MARCIAL GU-MIRO, PETITIONER, VS. ROLANDO C. ADORABLE AND BERGESEN D.Y. MANILA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 143230 NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. PEDRO BAELLO, AND HIS HEIRS ERNESTO, WILHELMA, CORAZON, LETICIA, CONRADO, ALBERTO, FEDERICO, OFELIA, EDGARDO, JASMINE, ALEJANDRO, JOSEFINA, ALEJANDRA, REYNALDO, EDITHA, CYNTHIA, MARISSA, FRANCISCO, FELICITAS, ALBERTO, MARITESS, IMELDA, SHIRLEY, JEANETTE, GLORIA, NOEL, ARNEL, HELEN, ALL SURNAMED BAELLO; LUZ BAELLO MAGAT AND NICANOR AND PEDRO, JR., BOTH SURNAMED RODRIGUEZ, JOHN DOE & RICHARD DOE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149610 ROSENDO PIÑERO, DUMAGUETE CATHEDRAL COLLEGE FACULTY AND STAFF ASSOCIATION (DUCACOFSA) AND NATIONAL FEDERATION OF TEACHERS AND EMPLOYEES UNION (NAFTEU), PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, FOURTH DIVISION, CEBU CITY AND DUMAGUETE CATHEDRAL COLLEGE, INC., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- A.M. No. 02-1-66- [ A.M. No. 02-1-66-RTC. August 19, 2004 ]
- G.R. No. 150094 FEDERAL EXPRESS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. AMERICAN HOME ASSURANCE COMPANY AND PHILAM INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 149472 JORGE SALAZAR, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION