Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2007
- — DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT AND HONORABLE SECRETARY SALVADOR M. ENRIQUEZ, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF CEBU, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — ESTATE OF LIM CHING, REPRESENTED BY ATTORNEY JOSE LIM, PETITIONER, VS. FLORENCIA BACALA, DOLORES L. MENDOZA, JUANITA ALVAREZ AND APOLINARIO LAURENA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — IN RE: AFFIDAVIT OF FRANKIE N. CALABINES, A MEMBER OF THE CO-TERMINUS STAFF OF JUSTICE JOSEFINA GUEVARRA- SALONGA, RELATIVE TO SOME ANOMALIES RELATED TO NO. 73287 "CANDY MAKER, INC. V. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES." FRANKIE N. CALABINES, UTILITY WORKER I-CT, COMPLAINANT-RESPONDENT, VS. LUIS N. GNILO, UTILITY WORKER I, RESPONDENT. DOLOR M. CATOC, COMPLAINANT, VS. FELICIANO S. CALINGA, UTILITY WORKER I; EVELYN L. CAGUITLA, COURT STENOGRAPHER IV; LUIS N. GNILO, UTILITY WORKER I; AND ATTY. EDWIN MICHAEL P. MUSICO, COURT ATTORNEY IV-CT, RESPONDENTS.
- — NAPOLEON CAGAS,COMPLAINANT, [FORMERLY OCA IPI NO. 05-2268-RTJ] PRESENT: VS. JUDGE ROSARIO B. TORRECAMPO, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 33, PILI, CAMARINES SUR, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALFREDO PANGILINAN Y TRINIDAD, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- — REYNALDO R. PILARES, SR., PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ROLANDO TING, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF DIEGO LIRIO, NAMELY: FLORA A. LIRIO, AMELIA L. ROSKA, AURORA L. ABEJO, ALICIA L. DUNQUE, ADELAIDA L. DAVID, EFREN A. LIRIO AND JOCELYN ANABELLE L. ALCOVER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — CANDANO SHIPPING LINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. FLORENTINA J. SUGATA-ON, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. RESTITUTO SARMIENTO, REPRESENTED BY HIS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, MAGDALENO SARMIENTO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH, SECRETARY MANUEL M. DAYRIT, USEC. MA. MARGARITA GALON AND USEC. ANTONIO M. LOPEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. PHIL. PHARMAWEALTH, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — FELICIANO ESGUERRA, CANUTO ESGUERRA, JUSTA ESGUERRA, ANGEL ESGUERRA, FIDELA ESGUERRA, CLARA ESGUERRA, AND PEDRO ESGUERRA, PETITIONERS, VS. VIRGINIA TRINIDAD, PRIMITIVA TRINIDAD, AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF MEYCAUAYAN, BULACAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — HEIRS OF NICOLAS JUGALBOT, REPRESENTED BY LEONILA B. JUGALBOT, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND HEIRS OF VIRGINIA A. ROA, REPRESENTED BY LOLITA R. GOROSPE, ADMINISTRATRIX, RESPONDENTS.
- — JULIO B. VERZOSA, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE MANUEL E. CONTRERAS, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, OCAMPO, CAMARINES SUR, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — RUFA C. SUAN, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. RICARDO D. GONZALEZ, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 166719 SILANGAN TEXTILE MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, TRADEWORLD SYNERGY, INCORPORATED, AND CELLU INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED, PETITIONERS,* VS. HON. AVELINO G. DEMETRIA, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, LIPA CITY, BRANCH 85, AND LUZON SPINNING MILLS, INCORPORATED, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 159669 & 163521 UNITED OVERSEAS BANK PHILS. (FORMERLY WESTMONT BANK), PETITIONER, VS. ROSEMOORE MINING & DEVELOPMENT CORP. AND DRA. LOURDES PASCUAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — V.L. ENTERPRISES AND/OR FAUSTINO J. VISITACION, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, SHERIFF WILLY GABITO, REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE NATIONAL CAPITAL REGION, DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE) AND CAMILO FRANCISCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — JERTY PASCUAL CONTRERAS (DECEASED), REPRESENTED BY HER MOTHER, LOURDES PASCUAL, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, FORMER TWELFTH DIVISION, AND SPOUSES DANILO ALCANTARA AND ISABELITA ALCANTARA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — LORNA DISING PUNZAL, PETITIONER, VS. ETSI TECHNOLOGIES, INC., WERNER GEISERT, AND CARMELO D. REMUDARO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — NILO SABANG, PETITIONER, VS. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, PETITIONER, VS. UNIMEX MICRO-ELECTRONICS GMBH, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — SU ZHI SHAN @ ALVIN CHING SO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES/SOLICITOR GENERAL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — DIEGO T. LIM, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, HON. ELVIE P. LIM (PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH I, BORONGAN, EASTERN SAMAR), AND FRANCISCO C. ADALIM, RESPONDENTS.
- — [ A.M. NO. 07-2-26-MTC. March 07, 2007 ]
- — [ G.R. NO. 149053. March 07, 2007 ]
- — ANUAR J. ABUBAKAR, PETITIONER, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL AND NUR G. JAAFAR, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 173609 ANUAR J. ABUBAKAR, PETITIONER, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL AND NUR G. JAAFAR, RESPONDENTS.
- — CYNTHIA ADVINCULA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ERNESTO M. MACABATA, RESPONDENT.
- — FRANCISCO PALON, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE PLACIDO B. VALLARTA, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, CABIAO-SAN ISIDRO, NUEVA ECIJA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — MANILA JOCKEY CLUB EMPLOYEES LABOR UNION- PTGWO, PETITIONER, VS. MANILA JOCKEY CLUB, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — MARIANO RIVERA AND JOSE RIVERA, PETITIONERS, VS. EMERITO AQUINO TURIANO AND REGISTER OF DEEDS OF PARAñAQUE CITY, METRO MANILA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — MARYLOU B. TOLENTINO, M.D., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND CITYTRUST BANKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — MAYOR SALIP ALOY JAINAL, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, JULHATAB J. TALIB, AND HUSSIN AHAJAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — METRO MANILA TRANSIT CORPORATION,* PETITIONER, VS. D.M. CONSORTIUM, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ROGELIO ALARCON Y TIOXON APPELLANT, D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDUARDO MORAN JR. Y GORDULA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ENRIQUE LOPEZ AND BIENVENIDA MISERICORDIA, DEFENDANTS-APPELLANTS.
- — ROWELL INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND JOEL TARIPE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SOCIAL JUSTICE SOCIETY (SJS), VLADIMIR ALARIQUE T. CABIGAO, AND BONIFACIO S. TUMBOKON, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JOSE L. ATIENZA, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF THE CITY OF MANILA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER EMPLOYEE'S ASSOCIATION-AFW (SLMCEA-AFW) AND MARIBEL S. SANTOS, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (NLRC) AND ST. LUKE'S MEDICAL CENTER, INC., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — URSULA MAGLENTE, CONSOLACION BERJA, MERCEDITA FERRER, THELMA ABELLA AND ANTONIO NGO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. PRISCILLA BALTAZAR- PADILLA, IN HER CAPACITY AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE RTC, MANILA BRANCH 38, VISITACION GABELO, ERLINDA ABELLA, PETRA PEREZ, ERLINDA TRAQUENA, BEN CARDINAL, EDUARDO TRAQUENA, LEOPOLDO TRAQUENA, MARIFE TUBALAS, ULYSIS MATEO, JOCELYN FERNANDEZ, ALFONSO PLACIDO, LEONARDO TRAQUENA, SUSAN RENDON AND MATEO TRINIDAD, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — DEL MONTE PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LOLITA VELASCO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — DEPUTY DIRECTOR GENERAL ROBERTO LASTIMOSO, ACTING CHIEF PHILIPPINE NATIONAL POLICE (PNP), DIRECTORATE FOR PERSONNEL AND RECORDS MANAGEMENT (DPRM), INSPECTOR GENERAL, P/CHIEF SUPT. RAMSEY OCAMPO AND P/SUPT. ELMER REJANO, PETITIONERS, VS. P/SENIOR INSPECTOR JOSE J. ASAYO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — LEONARDO R. OCAMPO, COMPLAINANT, VS. HONORABLE GINA M. BIBAT-PALAMOS, PRESIDING JUDGE, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, PASAY CITY, BRANCH 47, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — MARCELINO B. AGOY, AS THE ADMINISTRATOR OF THE THEN DON SANTIAGO G. MANONGDO, THE ATTORNEY-IN-FACT OF FRANCISCO M. SARABIA AND GENEROSO T. PEREZ, SPS. RODOLFO S. FORONDA AND MILAGROS D. FORONDA; JAIME PEREZ, ALL IN THEIR OWN BEHALF, LIKEWISE, IN BEHALF/REPRESENTATION OF OTHER BONA FIDE RESIDENTS/ SIMILARLY SITUATED, TAXPAYERS, TAKEN UNDER "CLASS SUIT'', THEIR NAMES ARE SO NUMEROUS AND SHALL BE SUBMITTED IN DUE TIME FOR JUDICIAL COGNIZANCE, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, IN ITS OWN BEHALF AND IN BEHALF OF PNB MANAGEMENT AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, ITS SUPPOSED VENDEE, THE MEGA PRIME REALTY & HOLDINGS, INC., IN JOINT VENTURE WITH SAKURA REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — NELSON P. COLLANTES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION AND DEPARTMENT OF NATIONAL DEFENSE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PASTORA DELA CRUZ, A.M. NO. MTJ-04-1531 AMELIA DELA CRUZ- GUMABON, ANALITA DELA CRUZ AND LEONARDO DELA CRUZ, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE PLACIDO B. VALLARTA, MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT, CABIAO-SAN ISIDRO, NUEVA ECIJA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PATERNO OLIQUINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.
- — ROBERT TAYABAN Y CALIPLIP, FRANCISCO MADDAWAT Y TAYOBAN, ARTEMIO BALANGUE* Y LANGA, PRESENT: FRANCISCO MAYUMIS Y BAHEL AND QUIRINO PANA Y CUYAHEN, YNARES-SANTIAGO, J., PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — TEODORO M. JUMAMIL, GRACIANO CENTINO, ANICETO CASTILLO, ORLANO MILLANO, AND FAUSTINO FRANCISCO, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, NICOLAS PUROG, JR., DOLORES ORQUIN-VERDE, ARTURO ALILUYAH, JOHN A. MEDICE, RUFINO A. SUBIAGA AND FELIX G. AUCENTE, JR., RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- — THE INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE REP. BY DR. RUFINO C. LIRAG, JR., PETITIONER, VS. RUFINO M. VILLANUEVA, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF R.M. VILLANUEVA CONSTRUCTION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N