Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2005
- — RODOLFO T. BAQUERFO, COMPLAINANT, VS. GERRY C. SANCHEZ, LEGAL RESEARCHER II, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 28, LIANGA, SURIGAO DEL SUR, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — [ G.R. NO. 148311. March 31, 2005 ]
- — ADELINA GUERZON BARCENAS, MAXIMO T. GUERZON SR., MARINA T. GUERZON, GABRIEL T. GUERZON, AND ROWEL T. GUERZON, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS HEIRS TO VERONICA TOLENTINO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ANASTACIO TOMAS[1] AND CANDIDA CALIBOSO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — AIDA LUGAYAN, RONA LUGAYAN AND ARTURO LUGAYAN, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES CORAZON AND ANTONIO TIZON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ASSOCIATION OF INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING LINES, INC., IN ITS OWN BEHALF AND IN REPRESENTATION OF ITS MEMBERS, APL CO. PTE LTD., CONTSHIP CONTAINER LINES, LTD., AUSTRAL ASIA LINE, AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL LINE, CHENG LIE NAVIGATION CO., LTD., CHINA OCEAN SHIPPING CO., CHINA SHIPPING CONTAINER LINES CO., LTD., NEW ECON LINES, CMA-CGM S.A. DSR-SENATOR LINE, GMBH, DONGNAMA SHIPPING CO., LTD., EASTERN SHIPPING LINES, INC., EVERETT ORIENT LINE, HANJIN SHIPPING COMPANY, LTD., FAR EASTERN SHIPPING CO., HAPAG-LLOYD LINIE GMBH, HEUNG-A SHIPPING COMPANY, HUB MARINE PTE., LTD., HYUNDAI MERCHANT MARINE, KAMBARA KISEN CO., LTD., KAWASAKI KISEN KAISHA, KOREA MARINE TRANSPORT CO., LTD., KYOWA LINE, SAFMARINE CONTAINER LINES, MAERSK SEALAND MALAYSIA INTERNATIONAL SHIPPING CORP., MING TAT NAVIGATION, LTD., MITSUI O.S.K. LINES (PHILS.), INC., NANTAI LINE CO., LTD., NEPTUNE ORIENT LINE, NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA, NORASIA CONTAINER LINE, LTD., ORIENT OVERSEAS CONTAINER LINE, P&O NEDLLOYD, PACIFIC EAGLE LINES PTE., LTD., PACIFIC INTERNATIONAL LINES PTE., LTD., PHILIPPINE PRESIDENT LINES, LTD., PHILS., MICRONESIA ORIENT NAVIGATION CO., REGIONAL CONTAINER LINES (PTE) LTD., REGNANT ENT. CO., LTD., SINO ASIA LINES, S.A., TASMAN ORIENT TOKYO SENPAKU KAISHA, LTD., TOYOFUJI SHIPPING CO., LTD., UNIGLORY LINE, UNITED ARAB SHIPPING CO., WAN HAI LINES, LTD., WESTWIND LINE, WALENIUS WILHELMSEN LINES A/S, YANGMING MARINE TRANSPORT CORP., YI-TONG SHIPPING CO., LTD., AND ZIM ISRAEL NAVIGATION CO., LTD., PHILIPPINE SHIP AGENTS ASSOCIATION, IN ITS OWN BEHALF AND IN REPRESENTATION OF ITS MEMBERS, ARKO MARITIME INTEGRATED SERVICES, INC., REYES & LIM COMPANY, ADR SHIPPING SERVICES, INC., FAIR SHIPPING COMPANY, ASKOT SHIP AGENTS, INC., NEW FILIPINO MARITIME AGENCIES, INC., MOF COMPANY, INC., CITADEL LINES, BALIWAG NAVIGATION, INC., FILSOV SHIPPING COMPANY, SMITHBELL SHIPPING, INC., TMS SHIP AGENCIES, INC., VIRGEN SHIPPING, INC., SCAC DELMAS VIELJEUX, INC., UNI-SHIP, INC., GAC SHIPPING & CARGO SYSTEMS, NORTEAM SHIPPING SERVICES, INC., SHARP-ISS PORT AGENCIES, INC., C.F. SHARP CREW MANAGEMENT, INTERSHIP MARINE SERVICES, INC., EVERETT STEAMSHIP CORPORATION, QUEST SHIPPING & PETROLEUM SERVICES, LEONIS NAVIGATION, EL GRECO SHIP MANNING & MANAGEMENT, UNICOL SHIP MANAGEMENT, BEN LINE AGENCIES (PHILIPPINES), INC., EASTGATE MARITIME CORPORATION, LACERTA SHIPPING AGENCIES, PHILS., INC., BERGESEN D.Y. PHILIPPINES, INC., SCORPIO TRANSPORT & MANNING SERVICES, INC., EASLAND SHIPPING AND TRANSPORT AGENCY, BULK HANDLERS, INC., LIONSHIP PHILS., INC., GLOMCORE MARITIME & BROKERAGE CORP., BULKFLEET MARINE CORP., SUPPLY OILFIELD SERVICES, INC., ASIA PACIFIC CHARTERING PHILS., INC., JARDINE DAVIES TRANSPORT, INC., TASK AGENCIES, INC., NCCI MARINE, INC., CHARVIKA SHIPPING SERVICES, INC., NYK-FIL JAPAN SHIPPING CORP., COSCO PHILS., NATIONAL MARINE CORP., STOLT NIELSEN TRANSPORTATION GROUP, SEACOST MARITIME CORP., INTERMODAL SHIPPING, INC., INTER-ASIA MARINE TRANSPORT, INC., MIZZEN SHIPPING ENTERPRISES, INC., SELMA SHIPPING PHILS., JBA SHIPPING SERVICES, INC., WORLDWIDE MARITIME SERVICES CORP., WALLEM PHILS. SHIPPING, INC., PHILMAN SHIPPING, INC., SKY INTERNATIONAL, INC., MARCO ASIA SHIPPING CORP., RCS SHIPPING AGENCIES, INC., OVERSEAS FREIGHTERS SHIPPING, INC., PETROBULK MARITIME SERVICES, INC., DONA AND VIRGINIA MARITIMA CORP., PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, INTERNATIONAL CONTAINER TERMINAL SERVICES, INC. AND ASIAN TERMINALS, INC. RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ATTY. FLORANTE S. LEGASPI, COMPLAINANT, VS. ALEJANDRO L. TOBILLO, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 39, CALAPAN CITY, ORIENTAL MINDORO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ATTY. JOSE C. CLARO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE RAMON V. EFONDO, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, SIPOCOT-LUPI, CAMARINES SUR, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — AUGUSTO R. SAMALIO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND BUREAU OF IMMIGRATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS EMPLOYEES UNION AND ZENAIDA UY, PETITIONERS, VS. BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, CARLOS FRAGANTE, DELFIN SANTOS, ALBERTO JUGO AND/OR OSCAR CONTRERAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — C-J YULO & SONS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ROMAN CATHOLIC BISHOP OF SAN PABLO, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — COMMISSION OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. HANTEX TRADING CO., INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — DANTE GUEVARRA, AUGUSTUS F. CESAR AND ADRIANO SALVADOR, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. FOURTH DIVISION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, ZENAIDA P. PIA AND CRESENCIANO D. GATCHALIAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ELESIO[1] C. PORMENTO, SR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ALIAS A. PONTEVEDRA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — FGU INSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, AND ESTATE OF ANG GUI, REPRESENTED BY LUCIO, JULIAN, AND JAIME, ALL SURNAMED ANG, AND CO TO, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 140704 ESTATE OF ANG GUI, REPRESENTED BY LUCIO, JULIAN AND JAIME, ALL SURNAMED ANG, AND CO TO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, SAN MIGUEL CORP., AND FGU INSURANCE CORP., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — FUJITSU COMPUTER PRODUCTS CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ERNESTO ESPINOSA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, VICTOR DE GUZMAN AND ANTHONY P. ALVAREZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — HABAGAT GRILL THROUGH LOUIE BIRAOGO, PROPRIETOR/MANAGER, PETITIONER, VS. DMC-URBAN PROPERTY DEVELOPER, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — HANFORD PHILIPPINES, INCORPORATED AND VICTOR TE, PETITIONERS, VS. SHIRLEY JOSEPH, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — HEIRS OF VICENTE HIDALGO, SR., PETITIONERS, VS. DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — JOSEPHINE PAHAMOTANG AND ELEANOR PAHAMOTANG-BASA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK (PNB) AND THE HEIRS OF ARTURO ARGUNA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — LEONARDO ACABAL AND RAMON NICOLAS, PETITIONERS, VS. VILLANER ACABAL, EDUARDO ACABAL, SOLOMON ACABAL, GRACE ACABAL, MELBA ACABAL, EVELYN ACABAL, ARMIN ACABAL, RAMIL ACABAL, AND BYRON ACABAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — LEOPOLDO OANI, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — LOREN B. LEGARDA, PROTESTANT, VS. NOLI L. DE CASTRO, PROTESTEE. R E S O L U T I O N
- — MA. TERESA D. COLUMBRES, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ANICETO L. MADRONIO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — MARIA LILIA ZARATE, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE CESAR O. UNTALAN AND SHERIFF ANTOLIN O. CUIZON, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 39, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — METRO ILOILO WATER DISTRICT, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, FORMER SECOND DIVISION, MANILA, HON. SEVERINO C. AGUILAR, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 35, RTC, ILOILO, EMMA NAVA, RUFINO SITACA, JR., REXES URSUA, CARMEN PANGANTIHON, BENITO GO, REBECCA BERLIN, AND / OR CHIT BERLIN, LUIS CARREON, CHARLES KANA-AN AND GERRY LUZURIAGA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — NOEL BUENAVENTURA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ISABEL LUCIA SINGH BUENAVENTURA, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 127449 NOEL BUENAVENTURA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ISABEL LUCIA SINGH BUENAVENTURA, RESPONDENTS;. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145823 OSCAR MACCAY AND ADELAIDA POTENCIANO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES PRUDENCIO NOBELA AND SERLINA NOBELA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PCI LEASING AND FINANCE, INC., PETITIONER, VS. EMILY ROSE GO KO, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF “KD SURPLUS” AND KIDDY LIM CHAO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ALOMA REYES AND TRICHIA MAE REYES (AT LARGE), ACCUSED. ALOMA REYES, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RICO CALUMPANG AND JOVENAL OMATANG, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PHILIPPINE COMMERCIAL INDUSTRIAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. PEDRO L. CABRERA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PURITA LIM, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE CESAR M. DUMLAO, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, SAN MATEO, ISABELA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ROBERT E. OLANOLAN, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND CELSO A. TIZON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — RUDECON MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. SISENANDO S. SINGSON, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — SALVADOR D. FLOR, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145013 SPOUSES BERTO VILLORENTE & LERMA T. VILLORENTE, AND SPOUSES CATALINO BAJETA & PASCUALA A. BAJETA, PETITIONERS, VS. APLAYA LAIYA CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — SPOUSES DANILO AND CRISTINA DECENA, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES PEDRO AND VALERIA PIQUERO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- — THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REPRESENTED BY THE NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND FRANCISCO DIAZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE MANUEL DIAZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — YUPANGCO COTTON MILLS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. RODRIGO SY MENDOZA, BOY RAYMUNDO, ANAM TIMBAYAN, RENE MASILUNGAN AND ELPIDIO CERVANTES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — IN RE: PETITION FOR CHANGE OF NAME AND/OR CORRECTION/CANCELLATION OF ENTRY IN CIVIL REGISTRY OF JULIAN LIN CARULASAN WANG ALSO KNOWN AS JULIAN LIN WANG, TO BE AMENDED/CORRECTED AS JULIAN LIN WANG, JULIAN LIN WANG, DULY REPRESENTED BY HIS MOTHER ANNA LISA WANG, PETITIONER, VS. CEBU CITY CIVIL REGISTRAR, DULY REPRESENTED BY THE REGISTRAR OSCAR B. MOLO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — RONALD ALLAN POE A.K.A. FERNANDO POE, JR., PROTESTANT, VS. GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, PROTESTEE. R E S O L U T I O N
- — FELINO QUIAMBAO, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL APPELLATE BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN FEDERICO S. COMANDANTE AND MEMBERS, ATTYS. ROBERTO T. AGAGON AND ADELAIDA T. AGUILOS OF THE NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION, RAUL S. IMPERIAL, POLICE CHIEF, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE AND ESPIE S/L CATOLICO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — FLORENTINO GONZALES, EDGARDO SANTOS, LEOPOLDO ROSETE, FELINA VICTORIA AND CRISTETA DELA CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. BALIKATAN KILUSANG BAYAN SA PANANALAPI, INCORPORATED,[1] RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — GERARDO O. LANUZA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. MA. VIVIAN YUCHENGCO, ADOLFO M. DUARTE, NORBERTO C. NAZARENO, ANTONIO A. LOPA, RAMON B. ARNAIZ, LUIS J. L. VIRATA AND ANTONIO GARCIA, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — HILARIO TUDTUD AND ALBERTO TUDTUD, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. REY D. CAAYON, CLERK OF COURT VI, RTC OF BOGO, CEBU, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — JAKA FOOD PROCESSING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. DARWIN PACOT, ROBERT PAROHINOG, DAVID BISNAR, MARLON DOMINGO, RHOEL LESCANO AND JONATHAN CAGABCAB, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — JESUS V. LANUZA, MAGADYA REYES, BAYANI REYES AND ARIEL REYES, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, DOLORES ONRUBIA, ELENITA NOLASCO, JUAN O. NOLASCO III, ESTATE OF FAUSTINA M. ONRUBIA, PHILIPPINE MERCHANT MARINE SCHOOL, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — RUDY P. ANTONIO, ROLANDO D. RAMIREZ, AND JIMMIE F. TEL-EQUEN, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. FRANCISCO A. VILLA, HON. GREGORIO VIGILAR, AND OMB TASK FORCE ON PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — TINING RESUENA, ALEJANDRA GARAY, LORNA RESUENA, ELEUTERIO RESUENA, EUTIQUIA ROSARIO AND UNISIMA RESUENA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, 11TH DIVISION AND JUANITO BORROMEO, SR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ZOSIMO PEREZ, PEDRITO PEREZ, SOCORRO PEREZ AND PASTORA PEREZ-VIGO, WHO IS JOINED BY HER HUSBAND EPIFANIO VIGO, PETITIONERS, VS. DEMOCRITO PEREZ, SUBSTITUTED BY ERLINDA M. PEREZ AND MARIA CECILIA M. PEREZ, DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES BATAAN BRANCH, THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF BATAAN AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF BATAAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N