Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2005
- G.R. No. 161833 PHILIPPINE CHARTER INSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. UNKNOWN OWNER OF THE VESSEL M/V "NATIONAL HONOR," NATIONAL SHIPPING CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER SERVICES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 164921 ROSENDO H. ESCARA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146519 RURAL BANK OF CALINOG (ILOILO), INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES GREGORIO CERBAÑA AND FILMA CERBO-CERBAÑA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 147417 SPS. VICTOR & MILAGROS PEREZ AND CRISTINA AGRAVIADOR AVISO, PETITIONERS, VS. ANTONIO HERMANO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154129 TERESITA DIO, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES VIRGILIO AND LUZ ROCES JAPOR AND MARTA[1] JAPOR, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 158088 SENATOR AQUILINO PIMENTEL, JR., REP. ETTA ROSALES, PHILIPPINE COALITION FOR THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE INTERNATIONAL CRIMINAL COURT, TASK FORCE DETAINEES OF THE PHILIPPINES, FAMILIES OF VICTIMS OF INVOLUNTARY DISAPPEARANCES, BIANCA HACINTHA R. ROQUE, HARRISON JACOB R. ROQUE, AHMED PAGLINAWAN, RON P. SALO, LEAVIDES G. DOMINGO, EDGARDO CARLO VISTAN, NOEL VILLAROMAN, CELESTE CEMBRANO, LIZA ABIERA, JAIME ARROYO, MARWIL LLASOS, CRISTINA ATENDIDO, ISRAFEL FAGELA, AND ROMEL BAGARES, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, REPRESENTED BY HON. ALBERTO ROMULO, AND THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS, REPRESENTED BY HON. BLAS OPLE, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 158563 AIR TRANSPORTATION OFFICE (ATO) AND MACTAN-CEBU INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY (MCIAA), PETITIONERS, VS. APOLONIO GOPUCO, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ALEXANDER R. LOPEZ, HERMINIO D. PEÑA, SALVADOR T. ABUEL, GEORGE F. CABRERA, JOEL M. CARREON, DAMASO M. CERVANTEX, JR., RICARDO V. CUEVAS, ROBERTO S. DAGDAG, IRENEO V. DURAY, OMER S. ESPIRIDION, MANOLO V. FORONDA, RONITO R. FRIAS, ANGEL C. GARCIA, VICTORINO A. ILAGAN, DENNIS S. LEGADOS, MIGUEL J. LOPEZ, EMMANUEL R. MERILLO, EDGAR E. NATARTE, MAMERTO S. NEPOMUCENO, MARVIN R. PADURA, ROMEO C. RAMILO, ALBERTO R. RAMOS, JR., RONALDO A. SARMIENTO, ARMANDO S. SIONGCO, JOSE TEODY P. VELASCO, RICO P. VILLANUEVA, SAMUEL L. ZAPATERO, EDGARDO D. AGUDO, ROBERTO A. ARAÑA, BENJAMIN ASUNCION, JULIAN C. BACOD, EDWIN N. BORROMEO, ALBERTO T. BULAONG, DANIEL CADAÑOM, ROBERTO S. CAYETANO, ALFREDO C. CLAVIO, EDGARDO A. DABUET, NEIL DAVID, ALEXANDER B. ESTORES, NOEL GUILLEN, RODOLFO MAGNO, REY MANLEGRO, ROMEO V. MORALES, ROSAURO NADORA, EUGENIO M. ORITO, RONILO P. PAREDES, ADGARDO R. PINEDA, CARLITO SAMARTINO, ARTURO C. SARAOS, JR., JOHNEL L. TORRIBIO, ANTONIO A. VERGARA, JIMMY C. UNGSON, NOEL D. AMOYO, VIRGILIO L. AZARCON, RICARDO M. BROTONEL, EMERALDO C. CABAYA, JULIE G. CHAN, LUIS C. CLAVIO, LUIS T. CANIZO, ERNESTO F. DAVID, EDGAR B. DE VERA, REYNALDO A. DUMLAO, ARTURO R. DYCHITAN, ROMAN S. FAJARDO, BERNARDINO B. MACALDO, ROMEO D. MANASIS, JR., MARIO R. MANGALINDAN, VICTORIANO C. MARTINEZ, LEONARDO D. MIRALLES, ROGELIO E. PACER, ROSENDO L. PANGILINAN, NOLI H. POLINAG, DIOSDADO M. PUNZALAN, REYNALDO C. GATPO, CIRILO M. SANTOS, RAMON A. ZAMBRANA, PIO L. ASTORGA, ROLANDO G. CAGALINGAN, ANGELITO A. CAUDAL, FRANCISCO S. DELOS SANTOS, CARLOS E. LOMIBAO, ROMEO S. MALABANAN, LIBERATO B. MANGENTE, JULIAN M. MARTINEZ, BERNARDO S. MEDINA, MELVIN R. MENDEZ, ALBERT C. MIRADOR, RENEE S. OCAMPO, DAVID J. PASCUA, AMORSOLO M. PILARTA, ROLANDO C. REYES, GAVINO SAN GABRIEL, JR., PERCON F. SISON, PLARIDEL L. TANGLAO, RUBEN R. TAÑEDO, JR., RENATO G. TARUC, RONALDO D.C. VENTURA, ANGEL L. VERTUCIO, ERWIN T. VIDAD, WILLIAM M. AGANAON, ALEX P. MANABAT, FRANCISCO ALMONTE, RODRIGO C. ANTONIO, DOUGLAS R. AQUINO, REMEGIO R. ATIENZA, ABRAHAM C. BALICANTE, MELENCIO M. BAGNGUIS, JR., GERARDO T. BULAONG, MELITANTE I. CASTRO, MEDARDO S. CATACUTAN, VIRGILIO T. CATUBIG, JOSE S. CHIONG, NEL T. COLOBONG, FELIPE C. COLLADO, RANDY T. CORTIGUERRA, ANTONIO D. DELA CRUZ, JESUS C. DINGLE, EDGARDO N. GARCIA, CELSO Z. GOLFO, NONITO V. FERNANDEZ, LARRY HIDALGO, FRANCISCO B. JAO, JR., CARLOS P. LAGLIVA, RICO L. LARRACAS, PEDRO V. ABARIDES, RUDY S. AGUINALDO, REGINALD F. ALCANTARA, SERAFIN ALCANTAR, JR., FELIX H. ALEJANDRO, MIGUEL ALTONAGA, JOSE T. AGUILAR, PEDRO AGUILAR, JR., NOEL A. ALIPIO, WILLIAM A. ALMAZAR, REYNALDO S.D. ALVAREZ, FLORIZEL M. AMBROCIO, JOSE A. ASPE, ROBERTO J. ARCEO, ERNESTO V. ARUTA, MILLARDO DL. ATENCIO, ERNESTO G. AVELINO, WENCESLAO C. BABEJAS, ARNOLD F. BALINGIT, HEBERT F. BARCELON, MARLON D. BORROZO, FLORENTINO BAS, JR., LEARNED A. BAUTISTA, ARMAN N. BORROMEO, CARLITO F. BARTOLO, CARLOS M. CABERTO, ARTURO S. CAJUCOM, DIEGO CALDERON, JR., WILLIAM A. CAMPOS, JORGE CANONIGO, JR., ANGELITO M. CAPARAC, EMMANUEL L. CAPIT, LAURO S. CASTRO, TOMEO B. CASTALONE, VERZNEV S. CATUBIG, ARMANDO CERVANTES, CALIXTO P. COLADA, JR., JONATHAN P. CORONEL, JOE NOEL P. CRUZ, FRANCISCO CRUZ, JR., MARIANO B. CRUZ, JR., JOSE J. DALUMPINES, SANITO S. DE JESUS, JOSE G. DE LEON, CRISANTO DE LOS REYES, EMMANUEL C. DE VERA, RODOLFO DE VERA, JR., HERMAN C. DE VILLAR, IKE S. DELFIN, PEDRO E. DESIPEDA, ERAÑO A. DIONISIO, ALFREDO L. DUGAYO, REYNALDO V. DURAY, EUGENIO C. ELEAZAR, RAFAEL U. ENCINA, ORLANDO C. ESCOLAR, ALLAN P. ESPINA, LAURO S. ESPINA, ISRAEL F. FALLURIN, ORIEL A. FESTEJO, EDGARDO V. FIGUEROA, RALPH FLORES, FERDINAND B. FUGGAN, NOEL Z. GABOT, EDUARDO M. GALANG, VICENTE D. GALLARDO, FRESCO B. GALO, ROSAURO G. GAMBOA, MARIO S. GABRIEL, ROBERTO C. GAPASIN III, ROMUALDO GAPASIN, JR., DANILO C. GARCIA, RESTITUTO S. GARCIA, NOEL B. GATDULA, BENJIE S. GERONIMO, ARTURO R. GLORIOSO, ISIDRO S. GOMED, JR., MEDEL P. GREGORIO, REY T. HECHANOVA, VONREQUITO HERBUELA, CELSO F. IGNACIO, JR., CHARLIE S. IGNACIO, ILDEFONSO F. ILDEFONSO, GAUDENICO M. INTAL, RIZALITO M. INTAL, RENATO HERRERO, BIENVENIDO L. JAO, JR., FERDINAND P. LAGMAN, RENEIL M. LAREZA, ALMARIO M. LAXA, ARTHUR G. LEVISTE, ESTEBAN T. LEGARTO, RAMON G. LIWANAG, ELISEO A. LU, RAYMUNDO LUSTICA, JR., FERNANDO D. MABANTA, NESTOR F. MAGALLANES, EDWIN A. MAGPAYO, MICHAEL I. MAGRIA, ARIEL M. MALAPAD, RAMON O. MAMUCOD, FERDINAND P. MANINGAS, RONALD D.R. MANUEL, ROLANDO F. MAPUE, CHITO C. MARCO, ERNESTO S. MARCHAN, JOSEPH B. MARIANO, FRANCIS J. MARIMON, JOHN L. MARTEJA, JOSE E. MASE, JR., BERNARDO S. MEDINA, JOEREY B. MERIDOR, SUSANO S. MIRANDA, EDGARDO C. MONTOYA, MARLON B. MORADA, ROMEO R. DEL MUNDO, REYNALDO C. NAREDO, EDGARDO R. NEPOMUCENO, RODEL S. NEPOMUCENO, ROMMEL NIYO, ROMULO P. OLARTE, GEORGE N. OLAVERE, EDUARDO ONG, MARIO S. PAGSANJAN, RENALD C. PALAD, GAUDENCIO G. PEDROCHE, RONALDO DELA CRUZ PEREÑA, EDILBERTO C. PIÑGUL, ERNESTO PINGUL, AGNESIO D. QUEBRAL, JAMES M. QUINTO, RICARDO R. RAMOS, GENEROSO REGALADO, JR., EDUARDO L. REYES, RAMON C. REYES, LARRY S. RECAMADAS, ANTONIO B. REDONDO, FEDERICO M. RIVERA, ROBERTO I. ROCOMORA, FERNANDO P. RODRIGUEZ, HERNANDO S. RODRIGUEZ, ROMMEL D. ROXAS, CHRISTOPHER R. RUSTIA, ARNULFO T. JAMISON, MARIO G. SAN PEDRO, ELMER B. SANTOS, LEONARDO SEBASTIAN, JR., CARMENCITO M. SEXON, JOSE STA. ANA SIERRA, LLOYD Z. SINADJAN, RAMON S. SISIO, RAMIRO M. SOLIS, MANUEL C. SUAREZ, BENJAMIN TALAVERA, JR., OSCAR U. TAN, RICARDO S. TAN, AUGUSTUS V. TANDOC, ROBERTO L. TAÑEDO, ERNESTO R. TIBAY, CHARLIE P. TICSAY, REY DE VERE TIONGCO, VIVENCIO B. TOLENTINO, OSMUNDO S. TORRES, HILARIO L. VALDEZ, LEONARDO C. VALDEZ, PASTOR M. VALENCIA, EFREN VELASCO, EDMUNDO D. VICTA, FERDINAND VILLANUEVA, JOSE C. VILLANUEVA, JOSE ROMMEL VILLAMOR, OLIVER P. VILLANUEVA, VICTOR P. ZAFARALLA, HORACIO L. ZAPATERO, COENE C. ZAPITER, THE HEIRS OF ESTEBAN BALDOZA, RUBEN GALANG, FAUSTO S. CRUZ, REYNALDO BORJA, CRISANTO CAGALINGAN AND ADRIANO VICTORIA, PETITIONERS, VS. METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148174 BONIFACIO CONSTRUCTION MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. ESTELA PERLAS-BERNABE, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE RTC OF MAKATI, BRANCH 142, AND GARY CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — CAPITOL MEDICAL CENTER, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. CRESENCIANO B. TRAJANO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT, AND CAPITOL MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION-AFW, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 159190 CAYETANO A. TEJANO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. OMBUDSMAN AND THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — CONCEPCION R. AINZA, SUBSTITUTED BY HER LEGAL HEIRS, DR. NATIVIDAD A. TULIAO, CORAZON A. JALECO AND LILIA A. OLAYON, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ANTONIO PADUA AND EUGENIA PADUA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — CRISANTA JIMENEZ, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE JIMENEZ AND JOEL JIMENEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. FELIPE P. ARCILLA, JR., RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 161426. June 30, 2005] FELIPE P. ARCILLA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES,RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. LEO J. PALMA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — ENRIQUE “TOTOY” RIVERA Y DE GUZMAN PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — GF EQUITY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ARTURO VALENZONA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ISRAEL G. PERALTA, PAROLE AND PROBATION ADMINISTRATION, COTABATO CITY, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, THE OMBUDSMAN AND NIDA OLEGARIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 158245 MIGUELITO B. LIMACO, ROGELIO LIMACO, JR., AND ISIDRO LIMACO, PETITIONERS, VS. SHONAN GAKUEN CHILDREN'S HOUSE PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — NORKIS FREE AND INDEPENDENT WORKERS UNION, PETITIONER, VS. NORKIS TRADING COMPANY, INC. , RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141485 PABLITO MURAO AND NELIO HUERTAZUELA, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HU RUEY CHUN A.K.A. RICHARD HU, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PHILIPPINE VETERANS BANK, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, LAZARO CRUZ, FRANCISCO T. CRUZ, PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER ERLINDA PEARL V. ARMADA, DAR PROVINCIAL ADJUDICATOR HON. GREGORIO D. SAPERA AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF THE PROVINCE OF BULACAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — RELIANCE SURETY & INSURANCE CO., INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. ANDRES R. AMANTE, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 23, CABANATUAN CITY, THE HON. CITY PROSECUTOR, CABANATUAN CITY AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ROHBERT A. AMBROS, PRESIDENT, EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION, IN HIS OWN BEHALF AND IN REPRESENTATION OF HIS CO-EMPLOYEES, NUMBERING TWO HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE, IN THE NATIONAL TOBACCO ADMINISTRATION, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT (COA) AND THE NATIONAL TOBACCO ADMINISTRATION (NTA), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SPOUSES CERILO AND FRANCISCA PASNGADAN, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES VICTOR AND SANGSANGIYO NGAMILOT, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- — [ G.R. NO. 152609. June 29, 2005 ]
- — COMPUTER INNOVATIONS CENTER/NELSON YU QUILOS, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND REYNALDO C. CARIÑO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — DR. WILSON B. TAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ANTONIO T. ESTOCONING, RESPONDENT. [A.M. No. MTJ-04-1562] DR. WILSON B. TAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ANTONIO T. ESTOCONING, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — FRANCISCO LORENZANA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. CESAR G. FAJARDO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — HEIRS OF WILFREDO C. DELOS SANTOS, NAMELY: MA. GRACIA DELOS SANTOS, RAYMOND C. DELOS SANTOS AND MINORS RICHARD C. DELOS, WILFRED C. DELOS SANTOS, ARNOLD C. DELOS SANTOS, EDWARD C. DELOS SANTOS AND ALFREDO C. DELOS SANTOS, DULY REPRESENTED BY THEIR MOTHER, MA. GRACIA C. DELOS SANTOS, PETITIONERS, VS. FELISA DEL ROSARIO AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — JESSIE G. CHING, PETITIONER, VS. WILLIAM M. SALINAS, SR., WILLIAM M. SALINAS, JR., JOSEPHINE L. SALINAS, JENNIFER Y. SALINAS, ALONTO SOLAIMAN SALLE, JOHN ERIC I. SALINAS, NOEL M. YABUT (BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND OFFICERS OF WILAWARE PRODUCT CORPORATION), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — LACSON HERMANAS, INC. HEREIN REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT MR. ODILON L. LACSON, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF CENON IGNACIO, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY THEIR ATTY-IN-FACT, AMALIA IGNACIO, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 48, CITY OF SAN FERNANDO, PRESIDED BY THE HON. JUDGE SERAFIN B. DAVID, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — LEVI STRAUSS (PHILS.), INC., PETITIONER, VS. VOGUE TRADERS CLOTHING COMPANY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — MELBAROSE R. SASOT AND ALLANDALE R. SASOT, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE HONORABLE COURT OF OF APPEALS, AND REBECCA G. SALVADOR, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, BRANCH 1, MANILA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — MILAGROS A. LOPEZ, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT VICTOR A. LOPEZ, COMPLAINANTS, VS. NICOLAS C. RAMOS, SHERIFF IV, RTC-BR. 126, CALOOCAN CITY, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — MS. BAIRANSALAM LAUT LUCMAN, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND MOSAMA M. PANDI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — P.C. JAVIER & SONS, INC., SPS. PABLO C. JAVIER, SR. AND ROSALINA F. JAVIER, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, PAIC SAVINGS & MORTGAGE BANK, INC., SHERIFFS GRACE BELVIS, SOFRONIO VILLARIN, PIO MARTINEZ AND NICANOR BLANCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PABLO B. CASIMINA, THEN GENERAL MANAGER OF THE PHILIPPINE FISHERIES DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. HON. EMILIO B. LEGASPI, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF RTC OF ILOILO, BRANCH 22 AND EMMANUEL T. ILLERA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PHILIPPINE CHARTER INSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. CHEMOIL LIGHTERAGE CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, GENERAL ROMEO ZULUETA, COMMODORE EDGARDO GALEOS, ANTONIO CABALUNA, DOROTEO MANTOS & FLORENCIO BELOTINDOS, PETITIONERS, VS. VICENTE G. LIM, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — ROSARIO TEXTILE MILLS CORPORATION AND EDILBERTO YUJUICO, PETITIONERS, VS. HOME BANKERS SAVINGS AND TRUST COMPANY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — RUBEN S. SIA, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF JOSE P. MARIANO (HELEN S. MARIANO, JOSE M.S. MARIANO, DANILO D.S. MARIANO, MA. SOFIA C.S. MARIANO, MA. LEONOR S. MARIANO), TESTATE ESTATE OF IRENE P. MARIANO, AND ERLINDA MARIANO-VILLANUEVA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SAMEER OVERSEAS PLACEMENT AGENCY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NOE LEVANTINO, IDG HUMAN RESOURCES, INC., (FORMERLY IDG TRADING AND GENERAL SERVICES, INC.), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SULPICIO LINES, INC. PETITIONER, VS. FIRST LEPANTO-TAISHO INSURANCE CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — TOLENTINO MENDOZA AND SALOME MADAMBA, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — WHEELERS CLUB INTERNATIONAL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. JOVITO BONIFACIO, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — [ A.M. NO. MTJ-02-1397. June 28, 2005 ]
- — [ A.M. NO. P-05-2015. June 28, 2005 ]
- — APRIL MARTINEZ, FRITZ DANIEL MARTINEZ AND MARIA OLIVIA MARTINEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. RODOLFO G. MARTINEZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N