Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2005
- — GUILLERMO A. CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS (FORMER FIFTEENTH DIVISION); REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, THIRD JUDICIAL REGION, BRANCH 38, LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN; SALVADOR C. VALLE AND CARMENCITA S. VALLE, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. HENRICK F. GINGOYON, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, PASAY CITY, BRANCH 117 AND MORELAND REALTY, INC., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — ZENAIDA BUGARIN, VIOLETA ABANO, LIZA ABAYATA, ANTONIO ALEGRE, REMEDIOS ALEGRE, CHRIS ANASCO, JEFFREY ARQUILLOS, LOURDES BAGARESE, EUGENIA BARAQUIL, PRECIOS BASOY, RANNY BASOY, FELY BERMEJO, CARLOS BO, JUN BO, ALEX BORRES, ANNA MARIE CORDOVA, ESPERANZE CORDOVA, EDWIN DEPETILLO, ROMULO FERRY, LEONISA GABRIEL, MA. FE GABRIEL, SALOME CORDOVA, ELEN JACOB, JEREMIAS JACOB, OLIVIA LERIN, CRISELDA MADEJA, JOMARI MANONG, NESTOR MANONG, VALENTIN MANONG, EDMUNDO/FELY MINA, TEDDY PARUAN, SALVACION PASCUA, ROMMEL POLISTICO, DANIEL/NANCY PRADO, ARMANDO ROMERO, SANCHO VILLAFUERTE, AND FERNANDO YAMID, PETITIONERS, VS. CECILIA B. PALISOC, MARINA B. MATA AND REYNALDO T. NEPOMUCENO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- — ELENA P. DYCAICO, PETITIONER, VS. SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM AND SOCIAL SECURITY COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ANGEL A. ENFERMO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- — ANGELITA MORCAL, PETITIONER, VS. ANTONIO LAVIÑA, TERESITA LAVIÑA AND THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 139158 CHANDRA O. CACHO PETITIONER, VS. JOAQUIN BONIFACIO AND TERESITA BONIFACIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 124779 DANILO ANTONIO, AMBROCIO ARELLANO, AURELIO ATANACIO, CECILIA BAUN, PABLO BAYON, PALERMO BAYON, PATRICIA BAYON, ROBERTO BERNALDO, ALFRED BOTILLO, ANITA CAABAY, POL CAABAY, EVANGELINE CABALIDA, REMEDIOS CABARLES, LAURA CASTRO, BENITO CATABAY, SOLEDAD CEBREROS, CRISALDO CEPEDA, EDGARDO CORNEL, EMANG CORNEL, ANUNCIACION CUBACHA, ROSIE DALING, DAISY DE LA TORRE, BEVERLY DE LOS REYES, SUSAN DE LOS REYES, GERRY DE LOS SANTOS, VIRGILIO DE VERA, EVARISTO ESTRIBA, LUCIA ESTRIBA, JEANDELLE GIANAN, FELIX HIRA, CEASAR BOTILLO JANDAYAN, MARLYN JANDAYAN, ROGELIO JIMENEZ, GRETA LESIGUES, DEOGRACIAS LOPEZ, NICANOR LUGTU, ROMEO MABULAC, JUN MAMARALDO, DAYMA MANLISIC, CARMELA MARTINEZ, JOSEPH MARTINEZ, ALBERT MENCIAS, JESSIE MILAN, MILA MILAN, EDUARDO MOLAR, REYNANTE MOLAR, ARNULFO NECOR, ELSER NECOR, LUIS NECOR, DANIELO NENIAL, ALICE OBOR, CARLITO OLLANDAS, RICKY OQUENDO, NIDA PARAISO, RENE PARAISO, RICKY PARAISO, WILMA PARAISO, EDUARDO PUNIT, MARILOU PUNIT, DOMINGO RAMIREZ, MARY JANE RAMIREZ, CORNELIO RAMOS, ELIAS REBAMBA, JR., NORBERTO REBAMBA, MARILOU RENOT, JOHN RUADO, JR., ENRIQUE SABANDO, JERRY SANTOS, CAROLINA SARABIA, ELGIN SATUR, GABRIEL TAN, AMPARO TEVES, DIOSDADO VALDERAMA, ELIZALDE VALGUNA, ERNESTO VELA, JULITA VELASCO, VITA VELASCO, AND GLICERIA VILLAMAYOR, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ISAGANI A. GERONIMO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT OF ANTIPOLO, RIZAL; AND ALEXANDER CATOLOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143023 EASTERN OVERSEAS EMPLOYMENT CENTER, INC., PETITIONER, VS. CECILIA BEA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — EDUARDO P. MANUEL, PETITIONER, VS. PROMULGATED: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — GODOFREDO C. PINEDA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. TEDDY C. MACAPAGAL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166606 GUILLERMO T. DOMONDON AND VAN D. LUSPO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. FIRST DIVISION, SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 142729 MAMSAR ENTERPRISES AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. VARLEY TRADING, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 123346 MANOTOK REALTY, INC. AND MANOTOK ESTATE CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. CLT REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 134385] ARANETA INSTITUTE OF AGRICULTURE, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF JOSE B. DIMSON, REPRESENTED BY HIS COMPULSORY HEIRS: HIS SURVIVING SPOUSE, ROQUETA R. DIMSON AND THEIR CHILDREN, NORMA AND CELSO TIRADO, ALSON AND VIRGINIA DIMSON, LINDA AND CARLOS LAGMAN, LERMA AND RENE POLICAR, AND ESPERANZA R. DIMSON; REGISTRY OF DEEDS OF MALABON, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 148767] STO. NINO KAPITBAHAYAN ASSOCIATION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. CLT REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148411 MARTHA R. HORRIGAN, PETITIONER, VS. TROIKA COMMERCIAL, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154115 PHILIP S. YU, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, SECOND DIVISION, AND VIVECA LIM YU, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 135507 PHILIPPINE RABBIT BUS LINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NELSON GOIMCO, SR., SPOUSES ISABELO AND REMEGIA LADIA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 148361 RAFAEL BAUTISTA AND LIGAYA ROSEL, PETITIONERS, VS. MAYA-MAYA COTTAGES, INC., RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 145276 ROLANDO AGULTO, MAXIMA AGULTO AND CECILLE TENORIO, PETITIONERS, PRESENT: VS. WILLIAM Z. TECSON, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145821 SPOUSES ROSAURO OCAMPO, JR. AND FE OCAMPO, PETITIONERS, VS. FIRST METRO LEASING AND FINANCE CORPORATION AND PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF RIZAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151266 SPS. RAYMUNDO & MARILYN CALO, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES REYNALDO & LYDIA TAN AND THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, (BUTUAN BRANCH), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 165767 SPS. WILLIAM G. FRIEND AND MARIA RENEE FRIEND AND JOHN DOE, PETITIONERS, VS. UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ALICIA E. ASTURIAS, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTYS. MANUEL SERRANO AND EMILIANO SAMSON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 150920 CHILD LEARNING CENTER, INC. AND SPOUSES EDGARDO L. LIMON AND SYLVIA S. LIMON, PETITIONERS, VS. TIMOTHY TAGARIO, ASSISTED BY HIS PARENTS BASILIO TAGORIO AND PROMULGATED: HERMINIA TAGORIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 52341-46 DELIA PREAGIDO AND ULRICO BOLOTAULO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152346 ISAIAS F. FABRIGAS AND MARCELINA R. FABRIGAS, PETITIONERS, VS. SAN FRANCISCO DEL MONTE, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 141675-96 JESUS T. TANCHANCO AND ROMEO R. LACSON, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166333 JOSE E. HONRADO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. ROGELIO M. PIZARRO, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 222; THE CLERK OF COURT OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, AS EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF OF THE RTC OF QUEZON CITY; MR. NERY G. ROY, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SHERIFF IV OF THE RTC OF QUEZON CITY; AND PREMIUM AGRO-VET PRODUCTS, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 157306 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. ANATALIA ACTUB TIU ESTONILO AND ANDREA ACTUB TIU PO (IN SUBSTITUTION OF NAZARIA BOMBEO), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 133640 RODOLFO S. BELTRAN, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, OUR LADY OF FATIMA BLOOD BANK, FELY G. MOSALE, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, MOTHER SEATON BLOOD BANK; PEOPLE'S BLOOD BANK, INC.; MARIA VICTORIA T. VITO, M.D., DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, AVENUE BLOOD BANK; JESUS M. GARCIA, M.D., DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, HOLY REDEEMER BLOOD BANK, ALBERT L. LAPITAN, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, BLUE CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES; EDGARDO R. RODAS, M.D., DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, RECORD BLOOD BANK, IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES AND FOR AND IN BEHALF OF PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS, PETITIONERS, VS. THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 133661] DOCTORS' BLOOD CENTER, PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 139147] RODOLFO S. BELTRAN, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, OUR LADY OF FATIMA BLOOD BANK, FELY G. MOSALE, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, MOTHER SEATON BLOOD BANK; PEOPLE'S BLOOD BANK, INC.; MARIA VICTORIA T. VITO, M.D., DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, AVENUE BLOOD BANK; JESUS M. GARCIA, M.D., DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, HOLY REDEEMER BLOOD BANK, ALBERT L. LAPITAN, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, BLUE CROSS BLOOD TRANSFUSION SERVICES; EDGARDO R. RODAS, M.D., DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, RECORD BLOOD BANK, IN THEIR INDIVIDUAL CAPACITIES AND FOR AND IN BEHALF OF PHILIPPINE ASSOCIATION OF BLOOD BANKS, PETITIONERS, VS. THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 5039 SPOUSES EDUARDO AND TERESITA GARCIA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. ROLANDO S. BALA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151326 [ G.R. No. 151326. November 23, 2005 ]
- G.R. No. 162461 AMOS P. FRANCIA, JR. AND CECILIA ZAMORA, PETITIONERS, VS. POWER MERGE CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166883 ANGELA TAGUINOD AND RODOLFO G. TAGUINOD, PETITIONERS, VS. MAXIMINO DALUPANG AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143510 PUNO, CHAIRMAN, AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, VS. CALLEJO, SR., TINGA, AND CHICO-NAZARIO, JJ. HEIRS OF MANUEL ABELLA, REPRESENTED BY MERCEDES N. PROMULGATED: ABELLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152578 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, PETITIONER, VS. ESTATE OF HANS MENZI (THROUGH ITS EXECUTOR, MANUEL G. MONTECILLO), EMILIO T. YAP, EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO, JR., ESTATE OF FERDINAND MARCOS, SR., AND IMELDA R. MARCOS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 154487] EDUARDO M. COJUANGCO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 154518] ESTATE OF HANS M. MENZI (THROUGH ITS EXECUTOR, MANUEL G. MONTECILLO), AND HANS M. MENZI HOLDINGS AND MANAGEMENT, INC. (HMHMI), PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, (REPRESENTED BY THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 162890 [ G.R. No. 162890. November 22, 2005 ]
- G.R. No. 154185 AMELIA J. DELOS SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. JEBSEN MARITIME, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 6296 ATTY. EVELYN J. MAGNO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. OLIVIA VELASCO-JACOBA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 143772 DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. PRUDENTIAL BANK, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149628 EDGARDO B. ALCAZAREN, PETITIONER, VS. UNIVET AGRICULTURAL PRODUCTS, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 161720 HEIRS OF FLORES RESTAR NAMELY: ESMENIA R. RESTAR, BERNARDITA R. RENTINO, LUCIA RESTAR, RODOLFO RESTAR, JANET R. RELOJERO, LORNA R. RAMOS, MANUEL RESTAR, NENITA R. BELLEZA, MIRASOL R. DELA CRUZ, ROSELLE R. MATORRE, POLICARPIO RESTAR AND ADOLFO RESTAR PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF DOLORES R. CICHON, NAMELY: RUDY R. CICHON, NORMA C. LACHICA, NILDA C. JUMAYAO, LYDIA C. SANTOS, AND NELSON R. CICHON; HEIRS OF PERPETUA R. STA. MARIA, NAMELY GEORGE STA. MARIA, LILIA M. MANIAGO, DERLY M. CONCEPCION, GERVY STA. MARIA, DORY M. INDULO; HEIRS OF MARIA R. ROSE, NAMELY: TERESITA R. MALOCO, ROLANDO ROSE, EDELYN R. PALACIO AND MINERVA R. PASTRANA, DOMINICA RESTAR-RELOJERO AND PACIENCIA RESTAR MANARES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154460 LAURO C. DEGAMO, PETITIONER, VS. AVANTGARDE SHIPPING CORP., AND/OR LEVY RABAMONTAN AND SEMBAWANG JOHNSON MGT. PTE. LTD., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160118 NORBERTO RIMASUG, JOSE POLICINA, HERIBERTO DE LEON, GENEROSO SILANG, JESUS DEL MUNDO, PAULINO OLIVARES, LEONARDO CRUZ, DIONISIO ATIENZA AND NATIVIDAD HERMOSO, PETITIONERS, VS. MELENCIO MARTIN, BERNARDO SANTIAGO AND JUAN BAUTISTA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 136897 PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, PELAGIO TOLOSA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS REGISTER OF DEEDS, GENERAL SANTOS CITY, AND ATANACIO M. VILLEGAS, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND GENERAL SANTOS DOCTORS' HOSPITAL, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141241 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, THROUGH ITS TRUSTEE, THE ASSET PRIVATIZATION TRUST, PETITIONER, VS. "G" HOLDINGS, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 157812 RODOLFO SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. RONALD C. MANALILI AS HEIR OR REPRESENTATIVE OF DECEASED DEFENDANTS NOLI BELEN C. MANALILI AND REYNALDO MANALILI & BOARD OF LIQUIDATORS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160892 SPOUSES ANTONIO AND LOLITA TAN, PETITIONERS, VS. CARMELITO VILLAPAZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160109 SPOUSES GERMAN AND ELISA BALANOBA AND REBECCA DE SAGON MADRIAGA, PETITIONERS, VS. MANUEL D. MADRIAGA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146424 ALBINO JOSEF, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES** AND AGUSTIN ALARILLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N