Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2006
- — COMMANDER REALTY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. FREDDIE FERNANDEZ, FRANCISCO BASA, SALVADOR BASA, EDUARDO EISMA, RUEL EISMA, LAMBERTO ENRIQUEZ, ANANIAS GABAS GABORNE, DENNIS GEA, JOHN GEA, MARLON GEA, NOEL GEA, JONATHAN GELLADULLA, EUSEBIO GELONGA, SALVADOR JOMOCAN, ROLANDO MARILAG, ANGELICO PASAPORTE, RICARDO PASAPORTE, ROGELIO PASAPORTE, ROGER PLACER, EFREN RAGANAS, RUBEN SANDAGON, RENE SAQUITAL, RUDY SECUGAL, RONNEL SECUGAL, RONNY SECUGAL, DANDIL SOLEDAD, PEDRO SUERTE, PIO TAGCOS, RUDY TAGCOS, ELMO VARGAS AND JIMMY VILLANUEVA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. BENGUET CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — CONCEPCION PARAYNO, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE JOVELLANOS AND THE MUNICIPALITY OF CALASIAO, PANGASINAN,* RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — CONRADO B. NICART, JR., PETITIONER, VS. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN, THIRD DIVISION, THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND LUZ B. TY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — DOROTEO IGOY COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. GILBERT F. SORIANO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — EMILIE G. DE LUNA, PETITIONER, VS. FEDERICO C. PASCUAL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER, AND DANIEL N. MIJARES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SR. VICE-PRESIDENT FOR BRANCHES, BOTH OF THE GOVERNMENT SERVICEINSURANCE SYSTEM (GSIS), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ESTATE OF TARCILA VDA. DE VILLEGAS, PETITIONER, VS. JESUS R. GABOYA, JOSE CUENCO BORROMEO, AND RICARDO V. REYES, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF VITO BORROMEO, CESAR GILLAMAC, SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE REGISTER OF DEEDS CORONA, OF CEBU CITY, PILAR N. VDA. DE AZCUNA, AND BORROMEO, MARIA B. PUTONG, FEDERICO V. BORROMEO, JOSE BORROMEO, CONSUELO V. BORROMEO, CANUTO V. BORROMEO, JR., PATROCINIO B. HERRERA, EMILIO A. BORROMEO, JR., CORAZON A. BORROMEO, EDUARDO BORROMEO, TOMAS BORROMEO, AMELIA BORROMEO, COSME BORROMEO, PETRA C. BORROMEO, JOSE ANTONIO BORROMEO, VITALIANA BORROMEO VDA. DE LEONTING, JOSE C. BORROMEO, FORTUNATO BORROMEO, AMELINDA B. TALAM, ANGELITA BORROMEO, MARIA B. VDA. DE REUNILLA, JOSEFINA BORROMEO NERI, PRESCILLANO TITO BORROMEO, AMELIA R. BORROMEO, ESTATE OF SALUD BORROMEO, MARIA B. ATEGA, SISTER ROSARIO BORROMEO, SISTER LUZ BORROMEO, HERMINIGILDA NONNENKAMP, FE BORROMEO QUEROS, HON. FERNANDO RUIZ, HON. NUMERIANO ESTENZO, ATTY. FILIBERTO LEONARDO, ATTY. NAZARIO PACQUIAO, ATTY. CIPRIANO RACAZA, ATTY. EMILIO BENITEZ, JR., ATTY. CASTOR Y. HONTANOSAS, ATTY. BENJAMIN RALLON, ATTY. CALIXTO P. VALLENTE, ATTY. GAUDISIO C. VILLAGONZALO, HON. ALFREDO BENIPAYO, ATTY. CESAR GONZALES, ATTY. NICOLAS JUMAPAO, ATTY. RAUL SESBRENO, ATTY. MIGUEL CUENCO, ATTY. FILEMON FERNANDEZ, ATTY. QUIRICO DEL MAR, ATTY. DOMINGO ANTIGUA, ATTY. VICENTE JAYME, ATTY. ROSARIO DE JESUS ALANO, AMPARO MERCADO ZOSA, ATTY. FRANCIS ZOSA, ANGELO ZOSA, LORNA ZOSA, ZONIA ZOSA, NORA ZOSA, ROLANDO ZOSA, ELBERT ZOSA, EVELYN ZOSA, JOCELYN ZOSA, MANUEL ZOSA, JR., AND MA. LOURDES ZOSA, D E C I S I O N
- — ESTATE OF TARCILA VDA. DE VILLEGAS, PETITIONER, VS. JESUS R. GABOYA, JOSE CUENCO BORROMEO, AND RICARDO V. REYES, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS ADMINISTRATORS OF THE INTESTATE ESTATE OF VITO BORROMEO, CESAR GILLAMAC, SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE REGISTER OF DEEDS CORONA, OF CEBU CITY, PILAR N. VDA. DE AZCUNA, AND BORROMEO, MARIA B. PUTONG, FEDERICO V. BORROMEO, JOSE BORROMEO, CONSUELO V. BORROMEO, CANUTO V. BORROMEO, JR., PATROCINIO B. HERRERA, EMILIO A. BORROMEO, JR., CORAZON A. BORROMEO, EDUARDO BORROMEO, TOMAS BORROMEO, AMELIA BORROMEO, COSME BORROMEO, PETRA C. BORROMEO, JOSE ANTONIO BORROMEO, VITALIANA BORROMEO VDA. DE LEONTING, JOSE C. BORROMEO, FORTUNATO BORROMEO, AMELINDA B. TALAM, ANGELITA BORROMEO, MARIA B. VDA. DE REUNILLA, JOSEFINA BORROMEO NERI, PRESCILLANO TITO BORROMEO, AMELIA R. BORROMEO, ESTATE OF SALUD BORROMEO, MARIA B. ATEGA, SISTER ROSARIO BORROMEO, SISTER LUZ BORROMEO, HERMINIGILDA NONNENKAMP, FE BORROMEO QUEROS, HON. FERNANDO RUIZ, HON. NUMERIANO ESTENZO, ATTY. FILIBERTO LEONARDO, ATTY. NAZARIO PACQUIAO, ATTY. CIPRIANO RACAZA, ATTY. EMILIO BENITEZ, JR., ATTY. CASTOR Y. HONTANOSAS, ATTY. BENJAMIN RALLON, ATTY. CALIXTO P. VALLENTE, ATTY. GAUDISIO C. VILLAGONZALO, HON. ALFREDO BENIPAYO, ATTY. CESAR GONZALES, ATTY. NICOLAS JUMAPAO, ATTY. RAUL SESBRENO, ATTY. MIGUEL CUENCO, ATTY. FILEMON FERNANDEZ, ATTY. QUIRICO DEL MAR, ATTY. DOMINGO ANTIGUA, ATTY. VICENTE JAYME, ATTY. ROSARIO DE JESUS ALANO, AMPARO MERCADO ZOSA, ATTY. FRANCIS ZOSA, ANGELO ZOSA, LORNA ZOSA, ZONIA ZOSA, NORA ZOSA, ROLANDO ZOSA, ELBERT ZOSA, EVELYN ZOSA, JOCELYN ZOSA, MANUEL ZOSA, JR., AND MA. LOURDES ZOSA, D E C I S I O N
- — GSP MANUFACTURING CORPORATION AND CHARO APACIBLE, PETITIONERS, VS. PAULINA CABANBAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — JOSE LUIS ANGEL B. OROSA,PETITIONER, VS. ALBERTO C. ROA,RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — JOSEFINA CRUZ-AREVALO, COMPLAINANT, VS. REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 217, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — RURAL BANK OF SIATON, (NEGROS ORIENTAL), INC., PETITIONER, VS. FELIX MACAJILOS AND QUIRICO MACAJILOS, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169777 SENATE OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY FRANKLIN M. DRILON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SENATE PRESIDENT, JUAN M. FLAVIER, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SENATE PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE, FRANCIS N. PANGILINAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAJORITY LEADER, AQUILINO Q. PIMENTEL, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS MINORITY LEADER, SENATORS RODOLFO G. BIAZON, "COMPANERA" PIA S. CAYETANO, JINGGOY EJERCITO ESTRADA, LUISA "LOI" EJERCITO ESTRADA, JUAN PONCE ENRILE, RICHARD J. GORDON, PANFILO M. LACSON, ALFREDO S. LIM, M. A. MADRIGAL, SERGIO OSMENA III, RALPH G. RECTO, MAR ROXAS AND MANUEL B. VILLAR, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. EDUARDO R. ERMITA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND ALTER-EGO OF PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, AND ANYONE ACTING IN HIS STEAD AND IN BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 169659] BAYAN MUNA, REPRESENTED BY DR. REYNALDO LESACA, JR., REP. SATUR OCAMPO, REP. CRISPIN BELTRAN, REP. RAFAEL MARIANO, REP. LIZA MAZA, REP. TEODORO CASINO, REP. JOEL VIRADOR, COURAGE REPRESENTED BY FERDINAND GAITE, AND COUNSELS FOR THE DEFENSE OF LIBERTIES (CODAL) REPRESENTED BY ATTY. REMEDIOS BALBIN, PETITIONERS, VS. EDUARDO ERMITA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND ALTER-EGO OF PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 169660] FRANCISCO I. CHAVEZ, PETITIONER, VS. EDUARDO R. ERMITA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, AVELINO J. CRUZ, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF DEFENSE, AND GENEROSO S. SENGA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS AFP CHIEF OF STAFF, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 169667] ALTERNATIVE LAW GROUPS, INC. (ALG), PETITIONER, VS. HON. EDUARDO R. ERMITA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 169834] PDP-LABAN, PETITIONER, VS. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO R. ERMITA, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 171246] JOSE ANSELMO I. CADIZ, FELICIANO M. BAUTISTA, ROMULO R. RIVERA, JOSE AMOR AMORANDO, ALICIA A. RISOS-VIDAL, FILEMON C. ABELITA III, MANUEL P. LEGASPI, J. B. JOVY C. BERNABE, BERNARD L. DAGCUTA, ROGELIO V. GARCIA, AND THE INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO R. ERMITA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — STATE INVESTMENT HOUSE, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND ACTIVE WOOD PRODUCTS CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — [ G.R. NO. 126083. July 12, 2006 ]
- — [ G.R. NO. 149041. July 12, 2006 ]
- — DAKILA TRADING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — DR. DANILO T. TING AND MRS. ELENA TING, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF GST FISHING ENTERPRISES,PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND PILARDO ISMAEL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — FELIX M. CRUZ, JR., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND CITYTRUST BANKING CORPORATION, D E C I S I O N
- — MELENCIO BERBOSO AND CONCEPCION BERBOSO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, BELEN CARLOS, CORAZON CARLOS, AND JKM INTERNATIONAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. FABIAN SADES Y RODEL, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- — R TRANSPORT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PHILHINO SALES CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — SKIPPERS UNITED PACIFIC, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, GERVACIO ROSAROSO, AND COURT OF APPEALS, D E C I S I O N
- — TERESITA SUSON Y BANZON AND ANTONIO FORTICH Y SILANG, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — [ A.M. NO. 05-10-618-RTC. July 11, 2006 ]
- — [ G.R. NO. 139618. July 11, 2006 ]
- — ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION,PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, G.G. SPORTSWEAR MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, NARI GIDWANI, SPOUSES LETICIA AND LEON DE VILLA AND ALCRON INTERNATIONAL LTD., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ATTY. ERNESTO C. JACINTO , COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE LYDIA Q. LAYOSA AND CLERK III CHERYL BUENAVENTURA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — BERNARDINO LABAYOG, CRESENCIO GRANZORE, JEANETTE GONZALES, NOEME DADIZ, GEMMA PANGANIBAN, DALISAY BUENVIAJE, VICTORIANA RUEDAS, MA. VICTORIA CABALONG, AMALIA SALVARRI, ROWENA FERNANDEZ, DELIA LOZARES, LUNINGNING ANGELES, ROSEMARIE SALES, VIVIAN VERZOSA, MARILYN JOSE, ROSANNA ROLDAN, HERMINIO CARANTO, ANITA SALVADOR, JORGE SALAMAT, ROBERTO ODIAMAR, EFREN LACAMPUINGAN, NOEL TAGALOG, MARCOS DE LA CRUZ, ELIAS BELO, DARIUS EROLES, HELEN BARAYUGA,[1] CRISTOPHER HILARIO, JOEL ESGUERRA, BERNABE DUCUT, JOSEPH TANAUY, EDWIN CEA, NOEL VILLASCA, ERNESTO ALFONSO, FERNANDO CEBU AND REYNALDO SESBRENO,[2] PETITIONERS, VS. M.Y. SAN BISCUITS, INC. AND MEW WAH LIM, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. DYNE-SEM ELECTRONICS CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MARIA G. LAGON, REPRESENTED BY ARMANDO G. LAGON AND/OR JOSE LAGON, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — CRISANTA B. BONIFACIO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ELPIDIO S. UY, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE EDISON DEVELOPMENT & CONSTRUCTION, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND THE HERITAGE PARK MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (HPMC), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — FAUSTO R. PREYSLER, JR., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND FAR EAST ENTERPRISES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — GUEVENT INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE LEXUS AMUSEMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — RAMONITO MANABAN, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — [ A.M. NO. 2005-25-SC. July 06, 2006 ]
- — ELMER R. BARTOLATA, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, REGION XI, COMPLAINANT, VS. AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ, FELICIA C. JULATON, CLERK OF COURT, AND JUANITA G. TAPIC, COURT INTERPRETER II, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN CITIES, DAVAO CITY, BRANCH 3, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — [ G.R. NO. 125041. June 30, 2006 ]
- — [ G.R. NO. 148357. June 30, 2006 ]
- — ART FUENTEBELLA, PARK-IN-CHARGE, AND ROLLING HILLS MEMORIAL PARK, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. DARLICA CASTRO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — BIBLIA T. BANAGA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JOSE S. MAJADUCON, PRESIDING JUDGE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, COURT, BRANCH XXIII, 11TH JUDICIAL REGION, GENERAL SANTOS CITY AND CANDELARIO S. DAMALERIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES[1] AND PRIVATIZATION AND MANAGEMENT OFFICE (FORMERLY ASSET PRIVATIZATION TRUST), PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, PHILIPPINE UNITED FOUNDRY AND MACHINERY CORP. AND PHILIPPINE IRON MANUFACTURING CO., INC., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — DUNDEE A. VIERNES, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — EDGARDO PINGA, PETITIONER, VS. THE HEIRS OF GERMAN SANTIAGO REPRESENTED BY FERNANDO SANTIAGO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — EUGENE C. YU, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF TAGAYTAY CITY, BRANCH 18, THE HONORABLE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, ASSISTANT PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR JOSE M. VELASCO, SEC. TEOFISTO T. GUINGONA, RODOLFO OCHOA AND REYNALDO DE LOS SANTOS A.K.A. "ENGINE," RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — GENERAL MILLING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. TIRSO UYTENGSU III, KATHLEEN UYTENGSU-TAN AND BARBARA UYTENGSU-TAN, RESPONDENTS.[***] D E C I S I O N
- — GREATER METROPOLITAN MANILA SOLID WASTE MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE AND THE METROPOLITAN MANILA DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, PETITIONERS, VS. JANCOM ENVIRONMENTAL CORPORATION AND JANCOM INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT PROJECTS PTY. LIMITED OF AUSTRALIA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — HEIRS OF JUAN GRIÑO, SR. REPRESENTED BY REMEDIOS C. GRIÑO, PETITIONERS, VS. DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — HERMOSO ARRIOLA AND MELCHOR RADAN, PETITIONERS, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENT. DECISION