Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2005
- G.R. No. 143870 MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. RIVERA VILLAGE LESSEE HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INCORPORATED RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 153155 MANUEL D. LAXINA, SR., PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, EVANGELINE URSAL, HON. JOSE E. LINA, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG), AND HON. FELICIANO BELMONTE, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS CITY MAYOR OF QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 6542 MARIA CIELO B. SUZUKI, REPRESENTED BY HER SISTER MARIA TERESA B. GABUCO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ERWIN L. TIAMSON, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 143374 NESTOR G. ATITIW, AS TAXPAYER, LAWYER AND IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OF THE CORDILLERA BODONG ADMINISTRATION (CBA) AND AS MEMBER OF THE CORDILLERA EXECUTIVE BOARD (CEB), CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR); MAYLENE D. GAYO, AS TAXPAYER, LAWYER AND IN HER CAPACITY AS LEGAL OFFICER OF THE CORDILLERA EXECUTIVE BOARD (CEB), CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR); FLORENCIO KIGIS, AS TASXPAYER AND HIS CAPACITY AS MEMBER OF THE CORDILLERA REGIONAL ASSEMBLY (CRA)., CORDILLERA ADMINISTRATIVE REGION (CAR), AND MODESTO SAGUDANG, AS TAXPAYER AND HIS CAPACITY AS MEMBER OF THE CORDILLERA BODONG ADMINISTRATION (CBA) AND CHIEF, CORDILLERA PEOPLE'S LIBERATION ARMY (CPLA), PETITIONERS, VS. RONALDO B. ZAMORA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUGGET AND MANAGEMENT (DBM), OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, MALACAÑANG; MANILA; AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, THROUGH THE OFFICE OF THE SOLICITOR GENERAL AS COUNSEL OF THE REPUBLIC, IN ITS CAPACITY AS A PUBLIC CORPORATION THAT ENTERED INTO CONTRACT WITH THE CBA-CPLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — NORMA SEXTON, REPRESENTED BY CELESTINO ANTER, COMPLAINANT, VS. NESTOR R. CASIDA, SHERIFF III, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, PAIG CITY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, PETITIONER, VS. JUDGE NAPOLEON V. DILAG (RET.), RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 164250 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND DENNIS M. VILLA-IGNACIO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONERS, VS. ATTY. GIL A. VALERA AND COURT OF APPEALS (SPECIAL FIRST DIVISION), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND VILMA CAMPOS, PETITIONERS, VS. LOUEL UY, TEOFILO PANANGIN, HON. JUDGE MAMINDIARA P. MANGOTARA, ACTING JUDGE, BR. 44, INITAO, MISAMIS ORIENTAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. BAYANI ROMA, APPELLANT. DECISION
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FLORANTE PADRONES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- — ROBERTO T. DOMONDON, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, VAN MELLE PHILS., INC. AND NIELS H.B. HAVE, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — RODOLFO S. DE JESUS, EDELWINA DG. PARUNGAO, AND REBECCA A. BARBO, PETITIONERS, VS. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION (CSC) AND LWUA EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION FOR PROGRESS, (LEAP) REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, LEONARDO C. CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 156705 SOCORRO TAOPO BANGA, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES JOSE AND EMELINE BELLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SPOUSES DAVID B. CARPO AND RECHILDA S. CARPO, PETITIONERS, VS. ELEANOR CHUA AND ELMA DY NG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SPOUSES EDUARDO SOBREJUANITE AND FIDELA SOBREJUANITE, PETITIONERS, VS. ASB DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — SPOUSES RICARDO ALMENDRALA AND ROSARIO DOROJA, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES WING ON NGO AND LILY T. NGO, AND THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SPS. SALVACION SERRANO LADANGA AND AGUSTIN LADANGA, PETITIONERS, VS. BERNARDO ASENETA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — THE HEIRS OF TIBURCIO F. BALLESTEROS, SR., NAMELY ELSIE B. AROMIN, DOLORES D. BALLESTEROS, TIBURCIO B. BALLESTEROS, JR., AND FE BALLESTEROS-YABUT, AND THE RURAL BANK OF PAGADIAN, INC., REPRESENTED BY JULIAN B. BALLESTEROS IN HIS CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATOR OF THE ESTATE AND PRESIDENT/MANAGER OF THE BANK, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. MANILEÑO N. APIAG, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES REPRESENTED BY THE SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE AND/OR CESAR M. DRILON, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS UNDERSECRETARY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, BUREAU OF FISHERIES AND AQUATIC RESOURCES, PETITIONER, VS. ENO FISHPOND CORPORATION, CABRAL FISHPOND INDUSTRY CORPORATION AND EDITHA A. CABRAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ULPIANO BALO, LYDIA BALO-LUMPAS, EUGENIO BALO, ULPIANO BALO, JR., NIDA BALO-MORALETA, NORA BALO-CATANO, ZAIDA BALO, JUDITH BALO-MANDREZA, DANILO BALO AND RONILO BALO, P E T I T I O N E R S, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. JUDGE ENRIQUE ASIS AND JOSEFINA GARRIDO,R E S P O N D E N T S. D E C I S I O N
- — UNION REFINERY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. REYNALDO C. TOLENTINO, SR., LUCIA BUSOG TOLENTINO, ROLAND B. TOLENTINO, REX B. TOLENTINO, REYNALDO B. TOLENTINO, JR., AND MARYLOU B. TOLENTINO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — VICTORIA R. ARAMBULO AND MIGUEL R. ARAMBULO III, PETITIONERS, VS. EMERENCIANA R. GUNGAB, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM REPRESENTED BY MR. VIRGILIO L. ALCOMENDRAS IN HIS CAPACITY AS CEBU PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER,MR. JOSEPHUS M. GONZALES IN HIS CAPACITY AS CEBU MUNICIPAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER, JUANA ALFORQUE,FRANCISCO NAVARRO, EDUARDO NAVARRO, ARSENIO GABISAY, EDILBERTO LABANDERO, LOLITA DACAYANA, CELESTINO RAMA, NUMERIANO NAVARRO, BONIFACIO LASTIMOSA, LORETA RAMA, LOURDES ARDA, LEONARDO GABISAY, AND NORMERTA BONTILAO, PETITIONERS, VS. PAULINO FRANCO REPRESENTED BY HIS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT MR. PLARIDEL SENO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — DR. JOSE S. LUNA, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE EDUARDO H. MIRAFUENTE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, BUENAVISTA, MARINDUQUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ELVIRA MACABALO-BRAVO AND ROLANDO T. MACABALO, PETITIONERS, VS. JUAN F. MACABALO AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF KALOOKAN CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — GUILLERMO DELA CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. HON. DEODORO J. SISON AND METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST CO. (METROBANK),RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — JESUS PEREZ, PETITIONER, VS. RUTH S. FALCATAN, NANETTE S. FALCATAN-TORIBIO, LIZETTE S. FALCATAN-EDRALIN, PEDRO FALCATAN, JR., AND ELZETTE S. FALCATAN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — METRO DRUG DISTRIBUTION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. METRO DRUG CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION – FEDERATION OF FREE WORKERS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES PEDRITO BERMOY AND GLORIA BERMOY, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — PRESCILLA L. NEDIA, MYLENE MACALINAO, EUFEMIA LIVARA, ESTER LABASTIN, FLORDELIZA DONINA, ROMEO MAGORA, ANTONIO RATIN, ABNIR AGDURO AND ALBINO MAPULA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE CELSO D. LAVIÑA (RET.), THEN PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 71, PASIG CITY AND CRESENCIANO RABELLO, JR., SHERIFF IV OF THE SAME COURT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 04-6-355- [ A.M. NO. P-04-1867 (formerly A.M. No. 04-6-355-RTC). September 23, 2005 ]
- — ARMAND NOCUM AND THE PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. LUCIO TAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — BENJAMIN ("KOKOY") T. ROMUALDEZ, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SIMEON V. MARCELO, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE OMBUDSMAN, AND PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — CYNTHIA C. ALABAN, FRANCIS COLLADO, JOSE P. COLLADO, JUDITH PROVIDO, CLARITA PROVIDO, ALFREDO PROVIDO, MANUEL PROVIDO, JR., LORNA DINA E. PROVIDO, SEVERO ARENGA, JR., SERGIO ARENGA, EDUARDO ARENGA, CAROL ARENGA, RUTH BABASA, NORMA HIJASTRO, DOLORES M. FLORES, ANTONIO MARIN, JR., JOSE MARIN, SR., AND MATHILDE MARIN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND FRANCISCO H. PROVIDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — EDUARDO M. DIZON, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. FRANCISCO S. LAURENTE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — GMA NETWORK, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, CENTRAL CATV, INC., PILIPINO CABLE CORPORATION AND PHILIPPINE HOME CABLE HOLDINGS, INC., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 140847 HOSPICIO DE SAN JOSE DE BARILI, CEBU CITY, PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — NILO PALOMA, PETITIONER, VS. DANILO MORA, HILARIO FESTEJO, MAXIMA SALVINO, BRYN BONGBONG AND VALENTINO SEVILLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PVC INVESTMENT & MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE BORCENA AND NICOMEDES RAVIDAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152228 RIMBUNAN HIJAU GROUP OF COMPANIES AND NIUGINI LUMBER MERCHANTS PTY., LTD., PETITIONERS, VS. ORIENTAL WOOD PROCESSING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — SPS. CARLOS J. SUNTAY AND ROSARIO R. SUNTAY, PETITIONERS, VS. EUGENIA D. GOCOLAY AND DUNSTAN T. SAN VICENTE,* RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — VICTOR R. REYES, ASSISTANT CITY ASSESSOR, DEPARTMENT OF ASSESSMENT, CITY OF MANILA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JOSE L. ATIENZA,MAYOR, CITY OF MANILA, ATTY. EMMANUEL R. SISON, SECRETARY TO THE CITY MAYOR,AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — [ A.M. NO. 2005-16-SC. September 22, 2005 ]
- — REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE LUBIS MASONGSONG AND JUANITO LUBIS MASONGSONG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ROBERT C. CASOL AND NAGSAMA-PUREFOODS-PULO, PETITIONERS, VS. PUREFOODS CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ATTY. ELENITA GC. QUINSAY, COMPLAINANT, VS. JAY C. AVELLANEDA, UTILITY WORKER I, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, SAN FERNANDO CITY, PAMPANGA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — ATTY. IRENEO L. TORRES AND MRS. NATIVIDAD CELESTINO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. JOSE CONCEPCION JAVIER, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — DR. IBARRA S. SANTOS AND JOSEFINA M. RIVERA, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES PABLO AND NIEVES DE LEON AND VIRGINIA ENALES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — GRANDSPAN DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. RICARDO BERNARDO, ANTONINO CEÑIDOZA AND EDGARDO DEL PRADO, SURVIVING PARENT OF EDGAR DEL PRADO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — JOSEFINA P. SORIANO COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. HUMBERTO B. BASCO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N