Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2007
- G.R. No. 168834 PILIPINAS SHELL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. SERGIO LICUP, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 154830 PIONEER CONCRETE PHILIPPINES, INC., PIONEER PHILIPPINES HOLDINGS, AND PHILIP J. KLEPZIG, PETITIONERS, VS. ANTONIO D. TODARO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 156689 RAFAEL DIMACULANGAN, PETITIONER, VS. GONDALINA CASALLA, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 157370 RAMIL P. ORTIZ, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, THE OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR OF MANILA AND BENEDICTO S. CAJUCOM, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 172729 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY HON. SIMEON V. MARCELO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS FORMER OMBUDSMAN; AND HON. PRIMO C. MIRO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN, VISAYAS, PETITIONERS, VS. WOODROW CANASTILLO AND ALLAN G. VALENCIANO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 164966 ROLANDO TAN, ELENA TAN AND LAMBERTO TAN, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, HON. HERMES B. MONTERO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ASSISTANT PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR, AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 167683 SERGIO BENINSIG, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169898 SPOUSES ANITA AND HONORIO AGUIRRE, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF LUCAS VILLANUEVA, NAMELY: JOSE T. VILLANUEVA, PABLO T. VILLANUEVA, PEDRO T. VILLANUEVA, RODOLFO T. VILLANUEVA, DELIA V. DELA TORRE, JUANITA V. INGLES, & SABELITO V. GELITO, RESPONDENTS. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 131913 SPOUSES DELIO GUINYAWAN AND EMILIA GUINYAWAN, PETITIONERS, VS. LOUISA AYOGAT, ANGEL AYOGAT, HON. ARTEMIO B. MARRERO, PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 36, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BONTOC, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, ATTY. MARLYN C. WILLIE, CLERK OF COURT V, BRANCH 36, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BONTOC, MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, AND THE EX-OFFICIO PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF MOUNTAIN PROVINCE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174064 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF, VS. HENRY TOGAHAN, EMELDO LAURO, DANILO BALINDO (AT LARGE) AND MARCO TURGA (AT LARGE), APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 164652 THELMA DUMPIT-MURILLO, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ASSOCIATED BROADCASTING COMPANY, JOSE JAVIER AND EDWARD TAN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 168115 VICENTE ONG LIM SING, JR.,PETITIONER, VS. FEB LEASING & FINANCE CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 155409 VIRGILIO MAQUILAN, PETITIONER, VS. DITA MAQUILAN, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 162224 2ND LT. SALVADOR PARREÑO REPRESENTED BY HIS DAUGHTER MYRNA P. CAINTIC, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT AND CHIEF OF STAFF, ARMED FORCES OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 163011 DUVAZ CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. EXPORT AND INDUSTRY BANK, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143111 LORETO REYES, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES HONORIO AND JOSEFINA B. JOSON, DOMINADOR MASANGKAY, AND RENATO ROBLES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172840 NELSON T. LLUZ AND CATALINO C. ALDEOSA, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND CAESAR O. VICENCIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 150047-48 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. LEOSON DELA CRUZ Y ECHECHE, APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 170475 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, PRESENT: VS. EDWARD (AKA EDUARDO) CORNELIO Y LUCENA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 4947 ROSA YAP-PARAS, PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. JUSTO PARAS, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 150606 STATE PROSECUTOR AND SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ON SSS CASES IN REGION V, ROMULO SJ. TOLENTINO, AND REGIONAL STATE PROSECUTOR SANTIAGO M. TURINGAN, AS ALTER EGO OF THE ECRETARY OF JUSTICE IN REGION V, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES, AND, FOR AND IN REPRESENTATION OF THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND MARITES C. DE LA TORRE, IN HER OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS COUNSEL FOR THE COMPLAINANT, SOCIAL SECURITY SYSTEM (SSS) BICOL CLUSTER, PETITIONERS, PROMULGATED: VS. HON. PABLO M. PAQUEO, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF RTC, BRANCH 23, OF THE CITY OF NAGA, AND ACCUSED BENEDICT DY TECKLO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 163254 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. ALBINA STA. ANA-BURGOS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 172070-72 VICENTE P. LADLAD, NATHANAEL S. SANTIAGO, RANDALL B. ECHANIS, AND REY CLARO C. CASAMBRE, PETITIONERS, VS. SENIOR STATE PROSECUTOR EMMANUEL Y. VELASCO, SENIOR STATE PROSECUTOR JOSELITA C. MENDOZA, SENIOR STATE PROSECUTOR AILEEN MARIE S. GUTIERREZ, STATE PROSECUTOR IRWIN A. MARAYA, AND STATE PROSECUTOR MERBA A. WAGA, IN THEIR CAPACITY AS MEMBERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE PANEL OF PROSECUTORS INVESTIGATING I.S. NOS. 2006-225, 2006-226 AND 2006-234, JUSTICE SECRETARY RAUL M. GONZALEZ, DIRECTOR GENERAL ARTURO C. LOMIBAO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, P/CSUPT. RODOLFO B. MENDOZA, JR., AND P/SUPT. YOLANDA G. TANIGUE, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NOS. 172074-76] IZA L. MAZA, JOEL G. VIRADOR, SATURNINO C. OCAMPO, TEODORO A. CASIÑO, CRISPIN B. BELTRAN, AND RAFAEL V. MARIANO, PETITIONERS, VS. RAUL M. GONZALEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, JOVENCITO R. ZUÑO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF STATE PROSECUTOR, THE PANEL OF INVESTIGATING PROSECUTORS COMPOSED OF EMMANUEL Y. VELASCO, JOSELITA C. MENDOZA, AILEEN MARIE S. GUTIERREZ, IRWIN A. MARAYA AND MERBA A. WAGA (PANEL), RODOLFO B. MENDOZA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS ACTING DEPUTY DIRECTOR, DIRECTORATE FOR INVESTIGATION AND DETECTIVE MANAGEMENT (DIDM), YOLANDA G. TANIGUE, IN HER CAPACITY AS ACTING EXECUTIVE OFFICER OF DIDM, THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ), AND THE PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 175013] CRISPIN B. BELTRAN, PETITIONER, QUISUMBING, J., CHAIRPERSON, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, SECRETARY RAUL M. GONZALEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE AND OVERALL SUPERIOR OF THE PUBLIC PROSECUTORS, HONORABLE ENCARNACION JAJA G. MOYA, IN HER CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI CITY, BRANCH 146, AND HONORABLE ELMO M. ALAMEDA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI CITY, BRANCH 150, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 155051 RURAL BANK OF ANDA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ROMAN CATHOLIC ARCHBISHOP OF LINGAYEN- DAGUPAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — SPS. ARTHUR & LEONORA STILGROVE, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ERIBERTO SABAS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFICIO SHERIFF, AND ERNESTO SIMPLICIANO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DEPUTY SHERIFF, BOTH OF THE MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT OF PUERTO PRINCESA CITY, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 151170 VICTORY LINER, INC., PETITIONER, VS. RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 147905 B. VAN ZUIDEN BROS., LTD., PETITIONER, VS. GTVL MANUFACTURING INDUSTRIES, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 150912 NESTORIO MEMITA, PETITIONER, VS. RICARDO MASONGSONG, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ADORACION PAGUYO, COMPLAINANT, VS. CHARLIE S. GATBUNTON, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170740 JULITA P. TAN, PETITIONER, VS. THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE PUBLIC ESTATES AUTHORITY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 156037 MERCURY DRUG CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. SEBASTIAN M. BAKING, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 159787 OGIE DIAZ, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174474 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LEODEGARIO G. GREGORIO, JR., ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143093 RIMBERTO T. SALVANERA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND LUCITA PARANE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160869 AASJS (ADVOCATES AND ADHERENTS OF SOCIAL JUSTICE FOR SCHOOL TEACHERS AND ALLIED WORKERS) MEMBER - HECTOR GUMANGAN CALILUNG, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE SIMEON DATUMANONG, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS THE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 155294 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. FRANCISCO BUBAN ALIAS "ESCO," APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 167591 ATTY. VENANCIO Q. RIVERA III AND ATTY. NORMANDICK DE GUZMAN, PETITIONERS, VS. COMELEC AND MARINO "BOKING" MORALES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 170577] ANTHONY D. DEE, PETITIONER, VS. COMELEC AND MARINO "BOKING" MORALES, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 169466 DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, REPRESENTED BY SECRETARY ROMULO L. NERI, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE, REPRESENTED BY POLICE DIRECTOR GENERAL ARTURO L. LOMIBAO, NATIONAL POLICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY CHAIRMAN ANGELO T. REYES, AND CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, REPRESENTED BY CHAIRPERSON KARINA C. DAVID, PETITIONERS, VS. MANILA'S FINEST RETIREES ASSOCIATION, INC., REPRESENTED BY P/COL. FELICISIMO G. LAZARO (RET.), AND ALL THE OTHER INP RETIREES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169413 GABRIEL GARDUCE BASARTE, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (COMELEC), BOARD OF CANVASSERS OF SILVINO LOBOS, NORTHERN SAMAR, ND NOEL JARITO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175390 ALIMUDIN A. MACACUA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND MIKE A. FERMIN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 176211 MAYOR IBARRA R. MANZALA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND JULIE R. MONTON, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 177271 BANTAY REPUBLIC ACT OR BA-RA 7941, REPRESENTED BY MR. AMEURFINO E. CINCO, CHAIRMAN, AND URBAN POOR FOR LEGAL REFORMS (UP-LR), REPRESENTED BY MRS. MYRNA P. PORCARE, SECRETARY-GENERAL, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, BIYAHENG PINOY, KAPATIRAN NG MGA NAKAKULONG NA WALANG SALA (KAKUSA), BARANGAY ASSOCIATION FOR NATIONAL ADVANCEMENT AND TRANSPARENCY (BANAT), AHON PINOY, AGRICULTURAL SECTOR ALLIANCE OF THE PHILIPPINES, INC. (AGAP), PUWERSA NG BAYANING ATLETA (PBA), ALYANSA NG MGA GRUPONG HALIGI NG AGHAM AT TEKNOLOHIYA PARA SA MAMAMAYAN, INC. (AGHAM), BABAE PARA SA KAUNLARAN (BABAE KA), AKSYON SAMBAYANAN (AKSA), ALAY SA BAYAN NG MALAYANG PROPESYUNAL AT REPORMANG KALAKAL (ABAY-PARAK), AGBIAG TIMPUYOG ILOCANO, INC. (AGBIAG!), ABANTE ILONGGO, INC. (ABA ILONGGO), AANGAT TAYO (AT), AANGAT ANG KABUHAYAN (ANAK), BAGO NATIONAL CULTURAL SOCIETY OF THE PHILIPPINES (BAGO), ANGAT ANTAS-KABUHAYAN PILIPINO MOVEMENT (AANGAT KA PILIPINO), ARTS BUSINESS AND SCIENCE PROFESSIONAL (ABS), ASSOSASYON NG MGA MALILIIT NA NEGOSYANTENG GUMAGANAP INC. (AMANG), SULONG BARANGAY MOVEMENT, KASOSYO PRODUCERS CONSUMER EXCHANGE ASSOCIATION, INC. (KASOSYO), UNITED MOVEMENT AGAINST DRUGS (UNI-MAD), PARENTS ENABLING PARENTS (PEP), ALLIANCE OF NEO-CONSERVATIVES (ANC), FILIPINOS FOR PEACE, JUSTICE AND PROGRESS MOVEMENT (FPJPM), BIGKIS PINOY MOVEMENT (BIGKIS), 1-UNITED TRANSPORT KOALISYON (1-UNTAK), ALLIANCE FOR BARANGAY CONCERNS (ABC), BIYAYANG BUKID, INC., ALLIANCE FOR NATIONALISM AND DEMOCRACY (ANAD), AKBAY PINOY OFW-NATIONAL INC., (APOI), ALLIANCE TRANSPORT SECTOR (ATS), KALAHI SECTORAL PARTY (ADVOCATES FOR OVERSEAS FILIPINO) AND ASSOCIATION OF ADMINISTRATORS, PROFESSIONALS AND SENIORS (AAPS), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 177314] REP. LORETTA ANN P. ROSALES, KILOSBAYAN FOUNDATION, BANTAY KATARUNGAN FOUNDATION, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — [ A.M. NO. 06-8-279-MCTC. April 27, 2007 ]
- — [ A.M. NO. P-06-2231. April 27, 2007 ]
- — ATTY. GEORGE C. BRIONES, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JACINTO D. JIMENEZ, R E S O L U T I O N
- — BANK OF COMMERCE, PETITIONER, VS. SPS. PRUDENCIO SAN PABLO, JR., AND NATIVIDAD O. SAN PABLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170916 CGR CORPORATION HEREIN REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT ALBERTO RAMOS, III, HERMAN M. BENEDICTO AND ALBERTO R. BENEDICTO, PETITIONERS, VS. ERNESTO L. TREYES, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — DORIS CHIONGBIAN-OLIVA, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CEBU CITY, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 160889 DR. MILAGROS L. CANTRE, PETITIONER, VS. SPS. JOHN DAVID Z. GO AND NORA S. GO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — EMMIE RESAYO Y CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N