Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2005
- — LIBERTY AYO-ALBURO, PETITIONER, VS. ULDARICO MATOBATO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — MANILA PEARL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MANILA PEARL INDEPENDENT WORKERS UNION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — METROPOLITAN MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. DANTE O. GARIN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. WILSON SUAREZ Y VILLONES, SANTIAGO SUAREZ Y VILLONES (INDETERMINATE), RICARTE DARIA Y TENGSON (INDETERMINATE) AND NENA DARIA Y RIPOL (ACQUITTED), ACCUSED. WILSON SUAREZ Y VILLONES, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- — PERPETUA VDA. DE APE, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND GENOROSA CAWIT VDA. DE LUMAYNO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PHILIPPINE HEALTH INSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. CHINESE GENERAL HOSPITAL AND MEDICAL CENTER, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PHILIPPINE TELEGRAPH & TELEPHONE CORPORATION AND DELIA OFICIAL, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, AGNES BAYAO AND MILDRED CASTILLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PILAR BARREDO-FUENTES, LOURDES J. ESTRELLADO, CLARITA ESTRELLADO-MAINAR, AND FLORENDA ESTRELLADO-DIAZ, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE ROMEO C. ALBARRACIN, MTCC, BRANCH 3, DAVAO CITY, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — PLANTERS DEVELOPMENT BANK, PETITIONER, VS. LZK HOLDINGS AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — RAMON PABLO Y BACUNGAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — WACK WACK GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, MARTINA G. CAGASAN, CARMENCITA F. DOMINGUEZ, AND BUSINESS STAFFING AND MANAGEMENT, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — EDGAR CRISOSTOMO, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ABERDEEN COURT, INC., AND RICHARD NG, PETITIONERS, VS. MATEO C. AGUSTIN JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, BULACAN GARDEN CORPORATION AND MANILA SEEDLING BANK FOUNDATION, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (RCPI), PETITIONER, VS. PROVINCIAL ASSESOR OF SOUTH COTABATO, PROVINCIAL TREASURER OF SOUTH COTABATO, MUNICIPAL ASSESSOR OF TUPI, SOUTH COTABATO, AND MUNICIPAL TREASURER OF TUPI, SOUTH COTABATO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ARTURO MEJIA, PETITIONER, VS. FILOMENA GABAYAN, ALBIN RUEME, ERNESTO MEJIA, CARLOS RAMOS, JOSEFINA LACADIN AND PEDRO GAVINO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — CITY OF MANILA, HON. ALFREDO S. LIM AS THE MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MANILA, HON. JOSELITO L. ATIENZA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS VICE-MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MANILA AND PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF MANILA, HON. ERNESTO A. NIEVA, HON. GONZALO P. GONZALES, HON. AVELINO S. CAILIAN, HON. ROBERTO C. OCAMPO, HON. ALBERTO DOMINGO, HON. HONORIO U. LOPEZ, HON. FRANCISCO G. VARONA, JR., HON. ROMUALDO S. MARANAN, HON. NESTOR C. PONCE, JR., HON. HUMBERTO B. BASCO, HON. FLAVIANO F. CONCEPCION, JR., HON. ROMEO G. RIVERA, HON. MANUEL M. ZARCAL, HON. PEDRO S. DE JESUS, HON. BERNARDITO C. ANG, HON. MANUEL L. QUIN, HON. JHOSEP Y. LOPEZ, HON. CHIKA G. GO, HON. VICTORIANO A. MELENDEZ, HON. ERNESTO V.P. MACEDA, JR., HON. ROLANDO P. NIETO, HON. DANILO V. ROLEDA, HON. GERINO A. TOLENTINO, JR., HON. MA. PAZ E. HERRERA, HON. JOEY D. HIZON, HON. FELIXBERTO D. ESPIRITU, HON. KARLO Q. BUTIONG, HON. ROGELIO P. DELA PAZ, HON. BERNARDO D. RAGAZA, HON. MA. CORAZON R. CABALLES, HON. CASIMIRO C. SISON, HON. BIENVINIDO M. ABANTE, JR., HON. MA. LOURDES M. ISIP, HON. ALEXANDER S. RICAFORT, HON. ERNESTO F. RIVERA, HON. LEONARDO L. ANGAT, AND HON. JOCELYN B. DAWIS, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS COUNCILORS OF THE CITY OF MANILA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. PERFECTO A.S. LAGUIO, JR., AS PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, MANILA AND MALATE TOURIST DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — CRISTINA A. ARIENDA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. PORFIRIO AGUILA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — DATU GUIMID P. MATALAM, PETITIONER, VS. THE SECOND DIVISION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- — ENGR. PEDRO C. RUBIO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. HON. EMMANUEL M. PARAS, ADMINISTRATOR, NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION (NIA), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ERASMO TAYAO, PETITIONER, VS. ROSA D. MENDOZA AND THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — HEIRS OF BERTULDO[1] HINOG: BERTULDO HINOG II, BERTULDO HINOG III, BERTULDO HINOG, JR., JOCELYN HINOG, BERTOLDO HINOG IV, BERTOLDO HINOG V, EDGARDO HINOG, MILAGROS H. PABATAO, LILIAN H. KING, VICTORIA H. ENGRACIA, TERISITA C. HINOG, PAZ H. BESANA, ROBERTO C. HINOG, VICENTE C. HINOG, ROEL C. HINOG, MARILYN C. HINOG, BEBOT C. HINOG, LORDES C. HINOG, PABLO CHIONG, ARLENE LANASANG (ALL RESPRESENTED BY BERTULDO HINOG III), PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ACHILLES MELICOR, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, BRANCH 4, 7TH JUDICIAL REGION, TAGBILIRAN CITY, BOHOL, AND CUSTODIO BALANE, RUFO BALANE, HONORIO BALANE, AND TOMAS BALANE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — MARCELO LASOY AND FELIX BANISA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. MONINA A. ZENAROSA, PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, BR. 76, QUEZON CITY, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PHILIPPINE BANK OF, COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONER, VS. ELENA LIM, RAMON CALDERON, AND TRI-ORO INTERNATIONAL TRADING & MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT (PCGG), PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIFTH DIVISION), LUCIO C. TAN, CARMEN KHAO TAN, FLORENCIO T. SANTOS, NATIVIDAD P. SANTOS, DOMINGO CHUA, TAN HUI NEE, MARIANO TAN ENG LIAN, ESTATE OF BENITO TAN KEE HIONG (REPRESENTED BY TARCIANA C. TAN), FLORENCIO N. SANTOS, JR., HARRY C. TAN, TAN ENG CHAN, CHUNG POE KEE, MARIANO KHOO, MANUEL KHOO, MIGUEL KHOO, JAIME KHOO, ELIZABETH KHOO, CELSO RANOLA, WILLIAM T. WONG, ERNESTO B. LIM, BENJAMIN T. ALBACITA, WILLY CO, ALLIED BANKING CORP., ALLIED LEASING AND FINANCE CORPORATION, ASIA BREWERY, INC., BASIC HOLDINGS CORP., FOREMOST FARMS, INC., FORTUNE TOBACCO CORP., GRANDSPAN DEVELOPMENT CORP., HIMMEL INDUSTRIES, IRIS HOLDINGS AND DEVELOPMENT CORP., JEWEL HOLDINGS, INC., MANUFACTURING SERVICES AND TRADE CORP., MARANAW HOTELS AND RESORT CORP., NORTHERN TOBACCO REDRYING PLANT, PROGRESSIVE FARMS, INC., SHAREHOLDINGS, INC., SIPALAY TRADING CORP., VIRGO HOLDINGS & DEVELOPMENT CORP., AND ATTY. ESTELITO P. MENDOZA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PRISCILLA C. MIJARES, LORETTA ANN P. ROSALES, HILDA B. NARCISO, SR. MARIANI DIMARANAN, SFIC, AND JOEL C. LAMANGAN IN THEIR BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF THE CLASS PLAINTIFFS IN CLASS ACTION NO. MDL 840, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF HAWAII, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. SANTIAGO JAVIER RANADA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 137, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, MAKATI CITY, AND THE ESTATE OF FERDINAND E. MARCOS, THROUGH ITS COURT APPOINTED LEGAL REPRESENTATIVES IN CLASS ACTION MDL 840, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT OF HAWAII, NAMELY: IMELDA R. MARCOS AND FERDINAND MARCOS, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SIMEON M. VALDEZ, PETITIONER, VS. CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — SPOUSES HAYMATON S. GARINGAN AND JAYYARI PAWAKI, PETITIONERS, VS. HADJI MUNIB SAUPI GARINGAN, HADJA TERO SAUPI GARINGAN, AND HADJA JEHADA SAUPI GARINGAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — TANAY RECREATION CENTER AND DEVELOPMENT CORP., PETITIONER, VS. CATALINA MATIENZO FAUSTO+ AND ANUNCIACION FAUSTO PACUNAYEN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — VENANCIO R. NAVA, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION, REGIONAL OFFICE NO. XI, DAVAO CITY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ZALDY NUEZ, COMPLAINANT, VS. ELVIRA CRUZ-APAO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ESTHERLITA CRUZ-AGANA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JUDGE AURORA SANTIAGO-LAGMAN (IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 77, MALOLOS, BULACAN) AND B. SERRANO ENTERPRISES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — FLEXO MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COLUMBUS FOODS, INCORPORATED AND PACIFIC MEAT COMPANY, INCORPORATED, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — JOSE AND MILAGROS VILLACERAN, COMPLAINANTS, VS. WILMER M. BELTEJAR, SHERIFF III, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, SANTIAGO CITY, BRANCH 2, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — MARIO MANABAN, ALEJANDRO ESTACION, DANILO LINGGAS, EUSEBIO TORALBA, JERRY SULANO, MARIO LINGGAS, CARLITO TIPON, ALVIN ROSAS, RENATO TORALBA, ELY MORENTE, ANTONIO GONZAGA, ROMEO BAHINTING, DIONESIO DUMAIT, PEDRO AMODIA, ROMEO LANGTAD, LORETO ARLAS, PATRICIO BIABADO, JESUS DIEGO, EDUARDO TANGARO, FRANCISCO DENIVAR, VICTORIANO ROSAS, ERNESTO PESTAÑO, WELLAM ROSAS, MARIO CADUHAY, RONALD TUGA-OB, RONALD R.C. TAGAUB, VIRGELIO MAMUGAS, SEVERO BARANGOY, DEMETRIO OTERO, SOTIO LANTOMEN, FAUSTINO AVILA, JR., RICARDO ESPELLARGA, PAMPILO AYALA, NESTOR DIAZ, CAIRUS TUGAUB, SR., MARJOSEPH MATAS, CAMILO RAYMUNDO, ROCETE ANTUSEN, JUANITO ESPELLARGA, ALFRIDO TABACON, ELEZER AVILA, RUBEN TUGAUB, ROCELLO AUXILLIO, FLORIANO AVILA, ANIANO GAYOD, JESUS MALOLOY-ON, ROCETO PALES, SABAS RAYMUNDO, RODRIGO DUNAYRE, ROLANDO REYES, MARTIN TUGAOB, JULIO SULANO, CLARO TUGAOB, ERNESTO VERINA, ARMANDO AYALA, ANGELITO AYALA, JOSE DUNAYRE, VERLITO AYALA, JESUS ESTALANE, CUSTODIO GAÑA, EMERZON DIEGO, ROMEO LINO, MARCELO NARAGA, NORBERTO SULANO, CAROLINA MALOLOY-ON, JESSIE REQUINO, AIDA VILLARIN, VICENTE PARAISO, BERNADETA GAYOD, ALEJANDRO CABELDO, FRUCTUSO RETANAL, NELSON LAGURUAN, ANA GATUCO, BONIFACIO MACULA, CARLOS GONZAGA, PREMITIVO TABACAN, ENRIQUETA TUGAUB, RODOLFO MATAS, FAUSTINO SARNILLO, FAUSTINO LINDIO, TEOFILO DIEGO, GLECERIO GAYOD, CAIROS TUGAOB, JR., EFREN GONZAGA, CATALINO CANDESTABLE, OSCAR ARUMA, MERLINA ANUADA, LEOPOLDO BOLIVER, ROSITA AYALA, ESMAEL LUPIAN, ADELA CAGATIN, FEDERICO DEVIVAR, SR., MONICA VERIÑA, MANOLITO VERIÑA, JOLITO VERIÑA, CEPERINA MATAS, SAMUELA CADUHAY, JOSEPH LUPIAN, RAULITO BABIADO, AND TRADE UNION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ALLIED SERVICES (TUPAS), PETITIONERS, VS. SARPHIL CORPORATION/APOKON FRUITS, INC., LORENZO SARMIENTO, JR., AND SALVADOR T. BALBUENA, RESPONDENTS. (RAB-XI-03-00298-99) ALEXANDER RAYMUNDO, ALVIN CADUHAY, RODOLFO PERADO, JOEL CADUHAY, MERCEDITO MATING, LITO LATIBAN, MIGUEL ALBORO, PEDRO ESPELLARGA, ANTONIO CASTIL, ELINA LINGGAS, CESAR AMBOAYON, MAMERTO LAVANZA, WILLIAM DUNIG AND TRADE UNION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ALLIED SERVICES (TUPAS), PETITIONERS, VS. SARPHIL CORPORATION/APOKON FRUITS, INC., LORENZO SARMIENTO, JR., AND SALVADOR T. BALBUENA, RESPONDENTS. (RAB-XI-03-00322-99) ROBERTO LATRAS, ROBERTO TUGAOB AND TRADE UNION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ALLIED SERVICES (TUPAS), PETITIONERS, VS. SARPHIL CORPORATION/APOKON FRUITS, INC., LORENZO SARMIENTO, JR., AND SALVADOR T. BALBUENA, RESPONDENTS. (RAB-XI-03-00377-99) BLASA BAUTISTA, FILIZARDO FIAL, AND TRADE UNION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ALLIED SERVICES (TUPAS), PETITIONERS, VS. SARPHIL CORPORATION/APOKON FRUITS, INC., LORENZO SARMIENTO, JR., AND SALVADOR T. BALBUENA, RESPONDENTS. (RAB-XI-00360-99) ALAN EDER, ROMEO ZUZADA, EDWIN ZUZADA, EFRIME ZUZADA, MARCELO ZUZADA, ZOILO GONZAGA, RAYMUNDO UYANGUREN, RODOLFO GONZAGA, RAULITO MADRID, DIONESIO MALUB, VITORIANO NIPA, AND TRADE UNION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ALLIED SERVICES (TUPAS), PETITIONERS, VS. SARPHIL CORPORATION/APOKON FRUITS, INC., LORENZO SARMIENTO, JR., AND SALVADOR T. BALBUENA, RESPONDENTS. (RAB-XI-04-00390-99) RENATO ANUBA, EDUARDO LINGGAS, AND TRADE UNION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ALLIED SERVICES (TUPAS), PETITIONERS, VS. SARPHIL CORPORATION/APOKON FRUITS, INC., LORENZO SARMIENTO, JR., AND SALVADOR T. BALBUENA, RESPONDENTS. (RAB-XI-07-00825-99) RICKY BENIAL, CALIXTO RAYMUNDO, ALMA GAÑA, MARILYN ABANTE, EDWIN MALOLOY-ON, REYNALDO SUPERABLE, AND TRADE UNION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ALLIED SERVICES (TUPAS), PETITIONERS, VS. SARPHIL CORPORATION/APOKON FRUITS, INC., LORENZO SARMIENTO, JR., AND SALVADOR T. BALBUENA, RESPONDENTS. (RAB-XI-08-00959-99) AURORA AYALA, AND TRADE UNION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ALLIED SERVICES (TUPAS), PETITIONERS, VS. SARPHIL CORPORATION/APOKON FRUITS, INC., LORENZO SARMIENTO, JR., AND SALVADOR T. BALBUENA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — OLIMPIO PANGONOROM AND METRO MANILA TRANSIT CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ROBERT CRISANTO D. LEE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ATOZ TRADING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — TURADIO C. DOMINGO, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE C. DOMINGO, LEONORA DOMINGO-CASTRO AND HER SPOUSE JUANITO CASTRO, NUNCIA DOMINGO-BALABIS, ABELLA DOMINGO VALENCERINA AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ANTONIO ABACAN, JR., RUFO C. VENUS, JR., ENRIQUETO I. MAGPANTAY AND MARIETA Y. PALANCA, PETITIONERS, VS. NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — F.F. MARINE CORPORATION AND/OR MR. ERIC A. CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE SECOND DIVISION NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND RICARDO M. MAGNO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SWAGMAN HOTELS AND TRAVEL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, AND NEAL B. CHRISTIAN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — AMELITA M. ESCAREAL, RUBIROSA VERSOZA AND DAVE FRANCISCO M. VELASCO, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PATRIA T. CHIONG, JORGE MA. CUI, JR., NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (3RD DIVISION), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — TRIFILO MONTEBON, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. CORAZON TANGLAO-DACANAY, LEGAL COUNSEL AND/OR OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, ROBERT LIM, AND EDWIN SALIMBANGON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ABACUS REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT CENTER, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE MANILA BANKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ANGELITO UY, PETITIONER, VS. PABLEO S. BALOJA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. EMMA S. JAVIER, UTILITY WORKER I, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — COMMUNITY RURAL BANK OF GUIMBA (N. E.), INC., REPRESENTED BY OLGA M. SAMSON, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE TOMAS B. TALAVERA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT (BRANCH 28), CABANATUAN CITY, NUEVA ECIJA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — EDITHA O. CATBAGAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE FELIXBERTO P. BARTE, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, TOBIAS FORNIER, ANTIQUE, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — LEONARDO R. OCAMPO, PETITIONER, VS. LEONORA TIRONA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — NORMA A. ABDULLA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N