Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2005
- — NAZARIA S. HERNANDEZ (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY LUCIANO S. HERNANDEZ, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JOSE C. GO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. CLERK OF COURT ERMELINA C. BERNARDINO, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, CARDONA, RIZAL, CLERK OF COURT LIBERTAD SAN JUAN, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, PILILIA-JALA-JALA, RIZAL, CLERK OF COURT ATTY. MANUEL I. BANTING, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BINANGONAN, RIZAL AND MA. LUISA TUAZON, CASH CLERK, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BINANGONAN, RIZAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE LETICIA QUERUBIN ULIBARRI, RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION
- — PEDRO SEPULVEDA, SR., SUBSTITUTED BY SOCORRO S. LAWAS, ADMINISTRATRIX OF HIS ESTATE, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. PACIFICO S. PELAEZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 152589 & 152758 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ANTONIO MENDOZA Y BUTONES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — RAMON P. ARON, PETITIONER, VS. FRANCISCO REALON, DOMINGO REALON AND FELIPE REALON, REPRESENTING THE HEIRS OF MARCIANO REALON AND ROMAN REALON, EMILIANO R. PURIFICACION, REPRESENTING THE HEIRS OF ALFREDO REALON AND ROMAN REALON, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. MANNA PROPERTIES, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, JOSE TANYAO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — ROBERT VENERACION, PETITIONER VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — RODOLFO SORIA AND EDIMAR BISTA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ANIANO DESIERTO IN HIS CAPACITY AS HEAD OF THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, HON. ORLANDO C. CASIMIRO IN HIS CAPACITY AS DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR MILITARY, P/INS. JEFFREY T. GOROSPE, SPO2 ROLANDO G. REGACHO, SPO1 ALFREDO B. ALVIAR, JR., PO3 JAIME D. LAZARO, PO2 FLORANTE B. CARDENAS, PO1 JOSEPH A. BENAZA, SPO1 FRANKLIN D. CABAYA AND SPO4 PEDRO PAREL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SPOUSES BIENVENIDO R. MACADANGDANG AND VIRGINIA C. MACADANGDANG, PETITIONERS VS. SPOUSES RAMON MARTINEZ AND GLORIA F. MARTINEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — TERESITA V. IDOLOR, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES GUMERSINDO DE GUZMAN AND ILUMINADA DE GUZMAN AND HON. JOSE G. PINEDA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION, BRANCH 220, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — TESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE ALIPIO ABADA, BELINDA CAPONONG-NOBLE, PETITIONER, VS. ALIPIO ABAJA AND NOEL ABELLAR, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — YOLANDA BRUGADA, ANGELINA CORPUZ, EVELYN ESCANO, SHIRLEY GARMA, DEDAICA JUSAY, PARSIMA LERIA, SONIA C. MAHINAY, ADELA SOLO, ELSIE SOMERA, VIRGINIA TALICURAN, JOSE S. VALLO, AND TEOFILA VILLANUEVA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE SECRETARY OF EDUCATION, CULTURE AND SPORTS, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — YOLANDA S. REYES, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE MARVIN B. MANGINO, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, TARLAC, TARLAC, BRANCH 1, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — [ A.M. NO. 00-3-108-RTC. January 28, 2005 ]
- — DR. JOSE AND AIDA YASON, PETITIONERS, VS. FAUSTINO ARCIAGA, FELIPE NERI ARCIAGA, DOMINGO ARCIAGA, AND ROGELIO ARCIAGA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — JAPAN AIRLINES, PETITIONER, VS. MICHAEL ASUNCION AND JEANETTE ASUNCION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — LEONILA S. RAYMUNDO AND LUZVIMINDA VDA. DE RAYMUNDO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ENRIQUE M. CALAGUAS,[1] SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MALOLOS, BULACAN, BRANCH 79, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — OSM SHIPPING PHIL., INC., PETITIONER, VS. ANTONIA DELA CRUZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. INSTITUTE FOR SOCIAL CONCERN, FELIPE SUZARA AND RAMON GARCIA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SHIRLEY LORIA TOLEDO AND ROSIE LORIA DAJAC, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE ALFREDO E. KALLOS, RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION
- — UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK, PETITIONER, VS. UNITED ALLOY PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — VICENTE C. JIMENEZ, EUGENIO BERNARDO, AND VENERANDO R. HABER, PETITIONERS, VS. EULOGIO TOLENTINO, JR., LETICIA TOLENTINO, GRAFT INVESTIGATION OFFICER II THELMA CRUZ, AND JOSE O. MONTERO, JR., OMB PROSECUTOR II, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — [ A.M. NO. 03-3-179-RTC. January 26, 2005 ]
- — ACESITE CORPORATION, HOLIDAY INN, JOHANN ANGERBAUER AND PHIL KENNEDY, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (SECOND DIVISION) AND LEO A. GONZALES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 152321. JANUARY 26, 2005] LEO A. GONZALES, PETITIONER, VS. ACESITE (PHILIPPINES) HOTEL CORPORATION, HOLIDAY INN MANILA, JOHANN ANGERBAUER AND PHIL KENNEDY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ALEEM AMERODDIN SARANGANI, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. WYNNE B. ASDALA, ATTY. PACA-AMBUNG MACABANDO AND ATTY. TINGARA-AN BANGKIRO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- — DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION CULTURE AND SPORTS, PETITIONER, VS. JULIA DEL ROSARIO, MARIA DEL ROSARIO, PACENCIA DEL ROSARIO, AND HEIRS OF SANTOS DEL ROSARIO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — GEORGIDI B. AGGABAO, PETITIONER, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, THE PROVINCIAL BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF ISABELA, AND ANTHONY MIRANDA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — ISIDRA VDA. DE VICTORIA SUBSTITUTED BY MARIO VICTORIA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. JUANITA T. GUERRERO, PRESIDING JUDGE OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 37, CALAMBA, LAGUNA; HON. FLORENCIO P. BUESER, PRESIDING JUDGE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, CALAUAN, LAGUNA; EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF – REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, CALAMBA, LAGUNA AND/OR HIS DEPUTIES; SPOUSES LUIS GIBE AND ZENAIDA GIBE AND ALL PERSONS ACTING ON THEIR BEHALF, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — JOSE MENCHAVEZ, JUAN MENCHAVEZ JR., SIMEON MENCHAVEZ, RODOLFO MENCHAVEZ, CESAR MENCHAVEZ, REYNALDO, MENCHAVEZ, ALMA MENCHAVEZ, ELMA MENCHAVEZ, CHARITO M. MAGA, FE M. POTOT, THELMA M. REROMA, MYRNA M. YBAÑEZ, AND SARAH M. VILLABER, PETITIONERS, VS. FLORENTINO TEVES JR., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 145794 LOURDES S. ARROFO, PETITIONER, VS. PEDRO QUIÑO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — NICANOR B. GATMAYTAN, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ISIDRO C. ILAO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — NIMFA USERO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND SPS. HERMINIGILDO & CECILIA POLINAR, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 155055. JANUARY 26, 2005] LUTGARDA R. SAMELA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND SPS. HERMINIGILDO & CECILIA POLINAR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — V.V. SOLIVEN REALTY CORP., PETITIONER, VS. LUIS KUNG BENG T. ONG., RESPONDENT.
- — BEETHOVEN L. RUALO, IN SUBSTITUTION OF FORMER COMMISSIONER LIWAYWAY VINZONS-CHATO OF THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. ELISEO P. PITARGUE, NOBLE BAMBINA B. PEREZ AND EDMUND VASQUEZ, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — BENJAMIN PANGAN Y RIVERA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. LOURDES F. GATBALITE, AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF ANGELES CITY, BRANCH 56, AND COL. JAMES D. LABORDO, AS THE CITY JAIL WARDEN OF ANGELES CITY, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — HEIRS OF EUGENIO LOPEZ, SR., PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ALFREDO R. ENRIQUEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE LAND REGISTRATION AUTHORITY AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF MARIKINA CITY, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — JIMMY ANG, PETITIONER, VS. ELEANOR R. LUCERO, THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, AND THE CITY PROSECUTOR OF MAKATI CITY, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — JUDGE FATIMA GONZALES-ASDALA, COMPLAINANT, VS. BONIFACIO C. WONG, UTILITY WORKER, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 87, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENT. [A.M. NO. RTJ-05-1894. OCA-IPI NO. 03-1661-RTJ] BONIFACIO C. WONG, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE FATIMA GONZALES-ASDALA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 87, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — LAGRIMAS PACAÑA-GONZALES, AS ONE OF THE HEIRS OF LUCIANO PACAÑA, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND MANUEL CARBONELL PHUA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — LAPANDAY AGRICULTURAL & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (L.S. VENTURES, INC., ALREADY MERGED WITH LAPANDAY AGRICULTURAL AND DEVELOPMENT CORP.), PETITIONER, VS. MAXIMO ESTITA, JUANITO ABASOLO, PEDRO ALQUIZA, ISMAEL ALFAR, MANUEL ALFAR, ERLINDA S. ARIS, PAULO ABLAÑA, RUFO ALIPUYO, MARY ANIÑON, ROSALIO ALFAR, AQUILINO ABILIS, HERSON ALFANTA, GETRODEZ BALANAY, ELENA BATO-BATO, ALBERTO BOHOLST, PRISCILA CABATUAN, VICTORINO CABATUAN, RUPERTO CABATUAN, CRISTINO CONANG, PANFILO, CABIGAS, APOLINARIO CABIGAS, EUSTAQUIO CELEN, ANTONIA COMENDADOR, POLICARPIO CLARIDO, JOSE CABONITA, CANDELARIO COSEP, GUILLERMO CASINILLO, SEBASTIAN CASINILLO, JOSE CAMUS, MARGARITO CLARIDO, JUAN CABAÑOG, MARIAS CABAÑOG, MARIAS CABAÑOG, TEOFISTA CASAS, ISMAEL CLARIDO, TOMASA BUDIANG, SOZIMA CASAS, LEONARDO CEJAS, JOSUE DANDAN, EFREN DEL RIO, LEONARDO DELLO, PABLO DINALO, BERNARDITO EUSALINA, EGMEDIO EUSALINA, PELAGIO ESTITA, MAMERTA ENERO, MARCELINA ENERO, REMEGIO ENERO, MATEO ENERO, PLACIDO ESPINOSA, ANA FRANCO, MELVIN FRANCO, ELESIO GEONSON, CIRIACO GEONSON, URBANO GEONSON, CIRIACO GEONSON, MARINA GEONSON, TEOFILO GEONSON, GAUDIOSO GEONSON, ANACLITO GEONSON, LAREANA GEONSON, URBANO GEONSON, ANDRICA GIOCA, MARCILA GEALON, RODRIGO GEALON, PATERNO GUMBA, AGAPITO GUMBA, FRANCISCO HERSAMIO, ROMEO INONG, ABDON INONG, ANDRES YBAÑEZ, ALBINA JIMENEZ, SERGIO JIMENEZ, SIMPLICIO LABRADO, ENCARNACION LASCUÑA, IGNACIA LASCUÑA, MELCHOR LACANG, MAURITO LOQUIÑO, GAUDIOSO LASCUÑA, PRIMO MONTAÑEZ, JOSE MONTAÑEZ, BEINVINIDO MONTAÑEZ, PABLO MENDOZA, JUANITA MENDOZA, VICENTE MACION, JR., CIPRIANA MACION, EDUARDO MONTOYA, CESAR MADRAGA, JUSTO NORO, ALEXANDER NORO, DOMINGO NORO, FERMIN NORO, QUINTIN NORO, MAURO NORO, ULPIANO NORO, GERTRODEZ NORO, ENRIQUE OBENZA, DANILO OBENZA, LEONARDO PEPITO, EULALIO PANLAAN, EDILITO PAMULAWAN, LEONILA PACIONES, REMEDIOS PACIONES, REGALADO PACIONES, JAIME RECEBAS, RODRIGO REBUYAS, AMANCIO RESGONIA, EPETACIO ROLUNA, LEONARDO ROTAQUIOU, ISIDRA RAMOS, HERMINIGILDO SELGAS, LILIA TAPIC, ISIDRO TALAOGON, IGMEDIO VILLARIN, EUGENIA BRIGOLE, FLAVIANO BATOBATO, MANUELA PIALA, CLAUDIA ENERO, GEORGE COSEP, ANTONIO COSEP, ALFREDO MENDOZA, ALBERTO MENDOZA, QUINTIN JABELLO, DOLORES JABILLO, ROLUNA DIONESIO, LOLITA ALFOJA, TOCAO RODOLFO, AVELINO, CABONIA, GAUDENCIO VILLARAMIA, MARIA PESIAO AND SOFIO ANTIPUESTO, VICTORIANO CASAS, CELEDONIO CARILLO, CONCHITA CARILLO, CORNELIO BAYARCAL, AURELIO GALLARDO, FRANCISCA CARTAGENA, AVELINO CABONITA, BALBINO HERSAMIO, TEOFISTO ABALAÑA, NORMA GANTUANCO AND PATERNO GUMBA AND/OR MEMBERS OF THE DAVAO DEL SUR FARMERS ASSOCIATION (DASURFA), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — MINERVA UMPOC, ATTY. ILDEBRANDO VIERNESTO AND ETHEL MANALOTO, PETITIONERS, VS. MILDRED MERCADO[1] AS ADMINISTRATRIX OF THE ESTATE OF THE LATE DR. JESUSA BARRIOS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN, FOURTH DIVISION AND SERGIO F. EMPRESE, SR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SAN LORENZO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, PABLO S. BABASANTA, SPS. MIGUEL LU AND PACITA ZAVALLA LU, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- Adm. Case No. 5798 ALEX B. CUETO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JOSE B. JIMENEZ, JR., RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — HEIRS OF MAXIMO SANJORJO, NAMELY, VICENTE SANJORJO, MACARIA SANJORJO, DOMINGO SANJORJO, ALFREDO CASTRO, AND SPOUSES SANTOS AND LOLITA INOT, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF MANUEL Y. QUIJANO, NAMELY, ROSA Q. LEDESMA, MILAGROS Q. YULIONGSIU, ALAN P. QUIJANO AND GWENDOLYN P. ENRIQUEZ, AND VICENTE Z. GULBE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — INOCELIA S. AUTENCIO, PETITIONER, VS. CITY ADMINISTRATOR, RODEL M. MAÑARA AND THE CITY OF COTABATO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — NESTOR M. CAYAGO AND VIRGILIO M. FERRER, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JOEY LINA, SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT, AND CHAIRMAN, NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION; AND CHIEF, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. GLORIA BERMUDEZ-LORINO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — SPRINGSUN MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. OSCAR CAMERINO, EFREN CAMERINO, CORNELIO MANTILE, NOLASCO DEL ROSARIO AND DOMINGO ENRIQUEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N