Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2006
- — SPOUSES RODOLFO CARPIO AND REMEDIOS ORENDAIN, PETITIONERS, VS. RURAL BANK OF STO. TOMAS (BATANGAS), INC., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — SPS. ANTONIO AND NORMA SORIANO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. REYNALDO P. REYES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ANICETO G. SALUDO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. FERNANDO V. GOROSPE, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI, BRANCH 61, AND SALLY V. BELLOSILLO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — CHARLITO PEÑARANDA, PETITIONER, VS. BAGANGA PLYWOOD CORPORATION AND HUDSON CHUA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 145004 CITY OF CALOOCAN, REPRESENTED BY THE HONORABLE REYNALDO O. MALONZO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CITY MAYOR, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, GOTESCO INVESTMENTS, INC., JOSE GO AND YOLANDA O. ALFONSO, IN HER CAPACITY AS REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CALOOCAN CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ISLANDERS CARP-FARMERS BENEFICIARIES MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LAPANDAY AGRICULTURAL AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — MICHEL J. LHUILLIER PAWNSHOP, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 159058 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RONAN P. DULANAS,* APPELLANT. DECISION
- — PHILIPPINE AGILA SATELLITE INC. AND MICHAELC. U. DE GUZMAN, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JOSEFINA TRINIDAD-LICHAUCO UNDERSECRETARY FOR COMMUNICATIONS, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION (DOTC), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PROF. RANDOLF S. DAVID, LORENZO TAÑADA III, RONALD LLAMAS, H. HARRY L. ROQUE, JR., JOEL RUIZ BUTUYAN, ROGER R. RAYEL, GARY S. MALLARI, ROMEL REGALADO BAGARES, CHRISTOPHER F.C. BOLASTIG, PETITIONERS, VS. GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, AS PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA, HON. AVELINO CRUZ II, SECRETARY OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, GENERAL GENEROSO SENGA, CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, DIRECTOR GENERAL ARTURO LOMIBAO, CHIEF, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 171409 NIÑEZ CACHO-OLIVARES AND TRIBUNE PUBLISHING CO., INC., PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA AND HONORABLE DIRECTOR GENERAL ARTURO C. LOMIBAO, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 171485 FRANCIS JOSEPH G. ESCUDERO, JOSEPH A. SANTIAGO, TEODORO A. CASINO, AGAPITO A. AQUINO, MARIO J. AGUJA, SATUR C. OCAMPO, MUJIV S. HATAMAN, JUAN EDGARDO ANGARA, TEOFISTO DL. GUINGONA III, EMMANUEL JOSEL J. VILLANUEVA, LIZA L. MAZA, IMEE R. MARCOS, RENATO B. MAGTUBO, JUSTIN MARC SB. CHIPECO, ROILO GOLEZ, DARLENE ANTONINO-CUSTODIO, LORETTA ANN P. ROSALES, JOSEL G. VIRADOR, RAFAEL V. MARIANO, GILBERT C. REMULLA, FLORENCIO G. NOEL, ANA THERESIA HONTIVEROS-BARAQUEL, IMELDA C. NICOLAS, MARVIC M.V.F. LEONEN, NERI JAVIER COLMENARES, MOVEMENT OF CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR CIVIL LIBERTIES REPRESENTED BY AMADO GAT INCIONG, PETITIONERS, VS. EDUARDO R. ERMITA, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, AVELINO J. CRUZ, JR., SECRETARY, DND RONALDO V. PUNO, SECRETARY, DILG, GENEROSO SENGA, AFP CHIEF OF STAFF, ARTURO LOMIBAO, CHIEF PNP, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 171483 KILUSANG MAYO UNO, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON ELMER C. LABOG AND SECRETARY GENERAL JOEL MAGLUNSOD, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS - KILUSANG MAYO UNO (NAFLU-KMU), REPRESENTED BY ITS NATIONAL PRESIDENT, JOSELITO V. USTAREZ, ANTONIO C. PASCUAL, SALVADOR T. CARRANZA, EMILIA P. DAPULANG, MARTIN CUSTODIO, JR., AND ROQUE M. TAN, PETITIONERS, VS. HER EXCELLENCY, PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, THE HONORABLE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, EDUARDO ERMITA, THE CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, GENEROSO SENGA, AND THE PNP DIRECTOR GENERAL, ARTURO LOMIBAO, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 171400 ALTERNATIVE LAW GROUPS, INC. (ALG), PETITIONER, VS. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO R. ERMITA, LT. GEN. GENEROSO SENGA, AND DIRECTOR GENERAL ARTURO LOMIBAO, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 171489 JOSE ANSELMO I. CADIZ, FELICIANO M. BAUTISTA, ROMULO R. RIVERA, JOSE AMOR M. AMORADO, ALICIA A. RISOS-VIDAL, FELIMON C. ABELITA III, MANUEL P. LEGASPI, J.B. JOVY C. BERNABE, BERNARD L. DAGCUTA, ROGELIO V. GARCIA AND INTEGRATED BAR OF THE PHILIPPINES (IBP), PETITIONERS, VS. HON. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA, GENERAL GENEROSO SENGA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS AFP CHIEF OF STAFF, AND DIRECTOR GENERAL ARTURO LOMIBAO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PNP CHIEF, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 171424 LOREN B. LEGARDA, PETITIONER, VS. GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER-IN-CHIEF; ARTURO LOMIBAO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP); GENEROSO SENGA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF OF STAFF OF THE ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES (AFP); AND EDUARDO ERMITA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — SELEGNA MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; AND SPOUSES EDGARDO AND ZENAIDA ANGELES, PETITIONERS, VS. UNITED COCONUT PLANTERS BANK,* RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — SPOUSES JOSEPHINE MENDOZA GO & HENRY GO, PETITIONERS, VS. LEONARDO YAMANE, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — SPOUSES WILLIAM ADECER AND TERESITA P. ADECER, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. EMMANUEL AKUT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ABOITIZ INTERNATIONAL FORWARDERS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND PHILIPPINE CHARTER INSURANCE CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ABOITIZ SHIPPING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE COMPANY, LTD., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 146918 CITIBANK, N.A., PETITIONER, PRESENT: VS. SPOUSES LUIS AND CARMELITA CABAMONGAN AND THEIR SONS LUIS CABAMONGAN, JR. AND LITO CABAMONGAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. TRUSTWORTHY PAWNSHOP, INC., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — EDGAR O. PEREA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RUBEN L. ALMADRO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — ESTRELLA PIGAO, ROMEO PIGAO, EMMANUEL PIGAO, ISABELITA ABAD, PURITA SARTIGA, CESAR PIGAO, TERESITA PIGAO, VIRGILIO PIGAO AND EVANGELINE KIUNISALA, PETITIONERS, VS. SAMUEL RABANILLO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — FAR EAST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AS TRUSTEE OF VARIOUS RETIREMENT PRESENT: FUNDS, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — FLORENCIA M. SOMOSOT, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ELIAS A. PONTEVEDRA, RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION
- — JESUS DURAN AND DEMETRIA A. DURAN, PETITIONERS, VS. CARPIO, COURT OF APPEALS, JORGE OLIVAR, PRAXEDES UMPAD GANTUANGCO, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND, ALBERTO GANTUANGCO, EMILIA DICHOS, LUISA NUNEZ, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND, FAUSTINO NUNEZ, AND JUANITO LAWAS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 126973] JESUS DURAN AND DEMETRIA A. DURAN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, MERCEDES U. GANTUANGCO, AND HER HUSBAND, GEORGE OLIVAR, EMILIO DICHOS, JUANITO LAWAS, BELIE LUMAPAT, LUISA NUNEZ, AND HER HUSBAND, HON. MEINRADO P. PAREDES, AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — NORMANDY R. BAUTISTA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ASSOCIATE JUSTICE HAKIM S. ABDULWAHID, COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. PENDATUN G. LAJA AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — SALONGA HERNANDEZ & ALLADO, PETITIONER, VS. OLIVIA SENGCO PASCUAL AND THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SPS. RICARDO AND LYDIA LLOBRERA, SPS. BENJAMIN AND ESTHER LLOBRERA, SPS. MIKE AND RESIDA MALA, SPS. OTOR AND DOLINANG BAGONTE, SPS. EDUARDO AND DAMIANA ICO, SPS. ANTONIO AND MERLY SOLOMON, SPS. ANSELMO AND VICKY SOLOMON, SPS. ALEX AND CARMELITA CALLEJO, SPS. DEMETRIO AND JOSEFINA FERRER, SPS. BENJAMIN AND ANITA MISLANG, SPS. DOMINGO AND FELICIDAD SANCHEZ, SPS. FERNANDO AND CARMELITA QUEBRAL, SPS. BERNARDO AND PRISCILLA MOLINA, PRISCILLA BAGA AND BELEN SEMBRANO, PETITIONERS, VS. JOSEFINA V. FERNANDEZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143998 MERCURY DRUG CORPORATION, PETITIONER VS. ARACELI DOMINGO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — DR. JOSEFA T. DIGNUM, COMPLAINANT, VS. PALAO M. DIAMLA, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 9, AND ACMAD C. ALIPONTO, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, MARAWI CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — AUGUSTUS M. GONZALES, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ANTONIO B. BANTOLO, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 13, CULASI, ANTIQUE, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — CONCERNED TRIAL LAWYERS OF MANILA,COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE LORENZO B. VENERACION, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, MANILA, BRANCH 47, RESPONDENT. [A. M. NO. RTJ-99-1432][1] OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE LORENZO B. VENERACION, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, MANILA, BRANCH 47, RESPONDENT. [A. M. NO. RTJ-01-1623] (FORMERLY A.M. NO. 01-2-46-RTC) OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR,COMPLAINANT, VS JUDGE LORENZO B. VENERACION, AND BRANCH CLERK OF COURT ROGELIO M. LINATOC[2], RESPONDENTS. [OCA I.P.I NO. 02-1418- RTJ][3] ANGELINE Y. CUEVILLAS, VIRGILIO TINAPAN, ADELA A. ACEBO AND HERMINI0 A. ASTORGA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE LORENZO B. VENERACION, ATTY. ROGELIO M. LINATOC AND TERESITA C. VASQUEZ, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH CLERK OF COURT AND COURT STENOGRAPHER, RESPECTIVELY, ALL OF RTC, BRANCH 47, MANILA, RESPONDENTS. [A. M. NO. 10425-RET.][4] RE: APPLICATION FOR OPTIONAL RETIREMENT UNDER RA 910 OF JUDGE LORENZO B. VENERACION. R E S O L U T I O N
- — CRISTETA D. ORFILA, COMPLAINANT, VS. STIFANA S. ARELLANO, H.R.M.O. II, RESPONDENT. [A.M. NO. P-03-1692] (FORMERLY OCA IPI NO. 02-1424-P) SPS. ROMULO AND ESTIFANA ARELLANO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. CLERK OF COURT JESUSA P. MANIÑGAS, ASSISTANT CLERK OF COURT JENNIFER C. BUENDIA AND PROCESS SERVER CRISTETA D. ORFILA, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, OFFICE OF THE CLERK OF COURT, MANILA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- — JULITO OPERIANO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — LU DO AND LU YM CORPORATION, COMPLAINANT, VS. AZNAR BROTHERS REALTY CO., RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — NATIVIDAD ARIAGA VDA. DE GURREA, CARLOS GURREA, JULIETA GURREA, TERESA GURREA-RODRIGUEZ, RICARDO GURREA, JR., MA. VICTORIA GURREA-CANDEL, AND RAMONA GURREA-MONTINOLA, PETITIONERS, VS. ENRIQUE SUPLICO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — NIEL F. LLAVE,PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES,RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — RADIO COMMUNICATIONS OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND ROBERTO VILLALON, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — RUSSEL, RIZZA, KATHERINE, LYRA, RUTH, ALL SURNAMED DE LOS SANTOS, REPRESENTED BY THEIR FATHER LEONARDO DE LOS SANTOS , PETITIONERS, CORONA, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, PASIG REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION AND SPOUSES JOSE RAMIREZ SAN BUENAVENTURA AND JOSEPHINE REDIGA SAN BUENAVENTURA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 150280 UNIVERSITY OF THE EAST, PETITIONER, VS. MARIBETH ANG WONG, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — ASIAN CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL BANK, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — BAYAN, KARAPATAN, KILUSANG MAGBUBUKID NG PILIPINAS (KMP), GABRIELA, FR. JOSE DIZON, RENATO CONSTANTINO, JR., FROYEL YANEZA, AND FAHIMA TAJAR, PETITIONERS, VS. EDUARDO ERMITA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, MANILA CITY MAYOR LITO ATIENZA, CHIEF OF THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, GEN. ARTURO M. LOMIBAO, NCRPO CHIEF MAJ. GEN. VIDAL QUEROL, AND WESTERN POLICE DISTRICT CHIEF GEN. PEDRO BULAONG, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 169848] JESS DEL PRADO, WILSON FORTALEZA, LEODY DE GUZMAN, PEDRO PINLAC, CARMELITA MORANTE, RASTI DELIZO, PAUL BANGAY, MARIE JO OCAMPO, LILIA DELA CRUZ, CRISTETA RAMOS, ADELAIDA RAMOS, MARY GRACE GONZALES, MICHAEL TORRES, RENDO SABUSAP, PRECIOUS BALUTE, ROXANNE MAGBOO, ERNIE BAUTISTA, JOSEPH DE JESUS, MARGARITA ESCOBER, DJOANNALYN JANIER, MAGDALENA SELLOTE, MANNY QUIAZON, ERICSON DIZON, NENITA CRUZAT, LEONARDO DE LOS REYES, PEDRITO FADRIGON, PETITIONERS, VS. EDUARDO ERMITA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY, ANGELO REYES, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS, ARTURO LOMIBAO, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE CHIEF, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, VIDAL QUEROL, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE CHIEF, NATIONAL CAPITAL REGIONAL POLICE OFFICE (NCRPO), PEDRO BULAONG, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE CHIEF, MANILA POLICE DISTRICT (MPD) AND ALL OTHER PUBLIC OFFICERS AND PRIVATE INDIVIDUALS ACTING UNDER THEIR CONTROL, SUPERVISION AND INSTRUCTIONS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 169881] KILUSANG MAYO UNO, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON ELMER C. LABOG AND SECRETARY GENERAL JOEL MAGLUNSOD, NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS-KILUSANG MAYO UNO (NAFLU-KMU), REPRESENTED BY ITS NATIONAL PRESIDENT, JOSELITO V. USTAREZ, ANTONIO C. PASCUAL, SALVADOR T. CARRANZA, GILDA SUMILANG, FRANCISCO LASTRELLA, AND ROQUE M. TAN, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, PNP DIRECTOR GENRAL ARTURO LOMIBAO, HONORABLE MAYOR LITO ATIENZA, AND PNP MPD CHIEF SUPT. PEDRO BULAONG, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — BENJAMIN SUBIDO, FOR AND IN BEHALF OF THE HEIRS OF THE LATE ABELARDO SUBIDO, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. JUDGE DOMINGO C. SAN JOSE, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ROBERT T. CAMURONGAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — LEONARDO M. DALWAMPO, JOSE C. GAHUMAN, RUEL D. SEVILLA, ROLANDO C. SANCHEZ, AND MAGNO F. VILLAFLORES, PETITIONERS, VS. QUINOCOL FARMERS, FARM WORKERS AND SETTLERS' ASSOCIATION, HEADED BY PRESIDENT DANILO QUIÑONES, AND VICE PRESIDENT MAURICIA TULO AND/OR ITS MEMBERS, NAMELY INOCENCIO ACOP, TONING ROLLO, LORENZO INSOY, BENJAMIN CELIS, RODRIGO BACAY, GAVINO BACAY, SR., GAVINO BACAY, JR., IGMEDIO TULO, SALVADOR ANDAYA, ROSITA DUHILAG, AVELON MANAN, GABRIEL VILLARMINO, ABUNDIO INSOY AND ANTONIO* ALEGADO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — MARCIANO BLANCO, PETITIONER, VS. FELIMON RIVERA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE LOURDES M. GARCIA-BLANCO AND ATTY. LOLITA R. MERCADO, BRANCH CLERK OF COURT, BOTH OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, CARIGARA, LEYTE, BRANCH 36, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- — PLATINUM PLANS PHIL. INC., YOUTH EDUCATIONAL PLANS, INC., AND ERNESTO L. SALAS, PETITIONERS, VS. ROMEO R. CUCUECO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES SUPREME COURT BAGUIO CITY ASAPHIL CONSTRUCTION AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ICENTE TUASON, JR., INDUPLEX, INC. AND MINES ADJUDICATION BOARD, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — WILSON GO AND PETER GO, PETITIONERS, VS. ANITA RICO, IN SUBSTITUTION OF THE LATE PILAR RICO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE ROSE MARIE ALONZO- LEGASTO, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 99, ROSITA G. AQUINO, HONORATA AGUILAR, JOSE G. AQUINO, JOSE C. BALDONADO, JR., JULITA F. BATOON, GERARDO R. FLORENDO, MYRNA S. LEONIDA, DANILO C. MENDOZA AND ARTURO V. PARCERO, RESPONDENTS. RESOLUTION
- — ROMEO L. DAVALOS, SR., PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N