Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2007
- — HEIRS OF WENCESLAO TABIA, SPOUSES ERLINDO MAMONONG AND VIRGINIA DE LUMBAN, HEIRS OF MANUEL SOMO AND FELICIDAD SOCORRO, SPOUSES NICANOR OSORIO AND MARIETTA DE LEON, SPOUSES MAXIMINO PEREZ AND JOVITA LADUB, HEIRS OF THE SPOUSES JUAN RABACA AND CRISTINA BADIOLA, JULIANA ANSAY, MACRA BADILLO, ROSALIA TINGA, RABIE AND HEIRS OF PEPING MERCADO AND CONCORDIA ABAYARI, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ABRAHAM DELA CRUZ AND DIRECTOR OF LANDS ABELARDO PALAD, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — RANILO A. VELASCO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND BENIGNO C. LAYESA, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. JESUS NUEVAS Y GARCIA, REYNALDO DIN Y GONZAGA, AND FERNANDO INOCENCIO Y ABADEOS, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- — GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. BENJAMIN NONOY O. FONTANARES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — HAJI FAISAL D. ADAP, MOHAAMMADALI G. PANGCOGA, ALLAN AMPUAN, CADER CARIM, HADJI YUSOPH BOHARY AMPUAN, DATHAMAN M. ABBAN,* LOMALA SARIP CADER, BONDIONG COMILING, HADJI OMAIR SARIP AMAROHOM,* * AMPUAN CASIM, PENDATUN B. ORANGOT, AMINOLLAH D. AMPUAN AND PANGCOGA SARIPODEN, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, SARIPODEN M. PANGCOGA, AKIGAN PRETTY SARIPADA, CADER MARSOK, SAIDAMEN SANDAB, ALIBASAR BAYA ABDULSALAM, ABDUL SANDAB SULTAN, SALIMATAR SARIP, ABAY MARUHOM, SULTAN SARIP MACAUNDAS, ANTING ACO, COSAIN AMPUAN, ISMAEL CASIM, ISHAK ORANGOT, ALEM ALEXANDER TOMARA SHARIEF, HADJI USMAN ALIBATO, ALANODIN BALINDONG AND AL-SARIP MANAN DATU IMAM, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — HEIRS OF ROSA DUMALIANG AND CIRILA DUMALIANG,[1] REPRESENTED BY NICANOR B. GUIAB, FELIPE D. GUMABON[2] AND FRANCISCO MARADDAG, PETITIONERS, VS. DAMIANO SERBAN, ERNESTO SERBAN, WILSON SERBAN, DOMINGA SERBAN, VIRGILIO SERBAN AND MARIANO SERBAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — HEIRS OF TEOFILO GAUDIANO, NAMELY: HONORIA GAUDIANO, ERLINDA G. SANDE, PHILIP GAUDIANO, JAMES GAUDIANO, EDISON GAUDIANO AND TERESITA GAUDIANO-APORA, PETITIONERS, VS. CONSTANCIO BENEMERITO, MELECIO LOQUINARIO, DOMINGO CORONEL AND MACARIO ESCULTOR, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — LORENZO MA. D.G. AGUILAR, PETITIONER, VS. BURGER MACHINE HOLDINGS CORPORATION, OSCAR E. RODRIGUEZ AND MELCHOR V. DE JESUS, JR., RESPONDENTS. RESOLUTION
- — MELVIN D. SMALL, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JERRY BANARES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS (FIFTEENTH DIVISION) AND RAMON GALICIA Y MANRESA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — PEST MANAGEMENT ASSOCIATION OF THE PHILIPPINES (PMAP), REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MANUEL J. CHAVEZ, PETITIONER, VS. FERTILIZER AND PESTICIDE AUTHORITY (FPA), SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, FPA OFFICER- IN-CHARGE CESAR M. DRILON, AND FPA DEPUTY DIRECTOR DARIO C. SALUBARSE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — THE MANILA BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. UNIVERSITY OF BAGUIO, INC. AND GROUP DEVELOPERS, INC., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — [ G.R. NO. 148505. February 20, 2007 ]
- — [ G.R. NO. 155338. February 20, 2007 ]
- — RENE CABARLES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JUDGE BONIFACIO SANZ MACEDA AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — BERNADETTE L. ADASA, PETITIONER, VS. CECILLE S. ABALOS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PACIFIC CONSULTANTS INTERNATIONAL ASIA, INC. AND JENS PETER HENRICHSEN, PETITIONERS, VS. KLAUS K. SCHONFELD, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — SPOUSES RAMON M. NISCE AND A. NATIVIDAD PARAS- NISCE, PETITIONERS, VS. EQUITABLE PCI BANK, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — [ G.R. NO. 148147. February 16, 2007 ]
- — FELS ENERGY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS AND THE OFFICE OF THE PROVINCIAL ASSESSOR OF BATANGAS, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 170628] NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. LOCAL BOARD OF ASSESSMENT APPEALS OF BATANGAS, LAURO C. ANDAYA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE ASSESSOR OF THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS, AND THE PROVINCE OF BATANGAS REPRESENTED BY ITS PROVINCIAL ASSESSOR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PETRON CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL COLLEGE OF BUSINESS AND ARTS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JUAN C. TUVERA, VICTOR P. TUVERA AND TWIN PEAKS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — RURAL BANK OF SAN MIGUEL, INC. AND HILARIO P. SORIANO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS MAJORITY STOCKHOLDER IN THE RURAL BANK OF SAN MIGUEL, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. MONETARY BOARD, BANGKO SENTRAL NG PILIPINAS AND PHILIPPINE DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — THE COMMISIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. ACESITE (PHILIPPINES) HOTEL CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — WOODRIDGE SCHOOL, INC., AND MIGUELA JIMENEZ-JAVIER, PETITIONERS, VS. ARB CONSTRUCTION CO., INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — [ A.M. NO. P-04-1868 (FORMERLY OCA IPI NO. 04-6-309-RTC). February 15, 2007 ]
- — ALMARIO BEJAR (DECEASED), AS SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS - CARMELITA BEJAR, ALFREDO BEJAR, GREGORIA B. DANCEL, BRENDA B. MIANO, LOURDES B. BENDIJO, AND SUSANA B. CAMILO, PETITIONERS, VS. MARICEL CALUAG, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — BIENVENIDO A. CERBO, JR., ANGELO O. MONTILLA, AND GERONIMO P. ARZAGON, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, SUHARTO T. MANGUDADATU, DATU PAX S. MANGUDADATU AND DONATO A. LIGO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — EMILIO M. CAPAROSO AND JOEVE P. QUINDIPAN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, COMPOSITE ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED, AND EDITH TAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — HEIRS OF MARINA C. REGALADO AND HEIRS OF ARNULFO C. REGALADO, REPRESENTED BY AMADEO C. REGALADO, PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — LIFE HOMES REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND MARVI DEVELOPMENT, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. JOHNNY ALANO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — SONY COMPUTER ENTERTAINMENT, INC., PETITIONER, VS. BRIGHT FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — TEOFILO CESAR N. ECHEVERRIA, PETITIONER, VS. VENUTEK MEDIKA, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ZOSIMO GODINEZ, ELIZABETH GODINEZ AND EDWIN GODINEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, HON. OSCAR G. TIROL IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 1, TAGUM CITY, DAVAO DEL NORTE, AND DELFINA VILLAGE SUBDIVISION HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — AUGUSTO MANGAHAS AND MARILOU VERDEJO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JUDGE VICTORIA ISABEL PAREDES, PRESIDING JUDGE, BR. 124, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, CALOOCAN CITY; SHERIFF ERLITO BACHO, BR. 124, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, CALOOCAN CITY; AND AVELINO BANAAG, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — CEBU INTERNATIONAL FINANCE CORPORATION REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT RUBEN ALMENDRAS, COMPLAINANT, VS. ARTHUR R. CABIGON, SHERIFF IV, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 57, CEBU CITY, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — FLORENTINO PINEDA, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF ELISEO GUEVARA, REPRESENTED BY ERNESTO E. GUEVARA AND ISAGANI S. GUEVARA, NAMELY: ELISEO GUEVARA, JR., ZENAIDA G. SAPALICIO, DANTE G. GUEVARA, DANILO C. GUEVARA, AND ISAGANI S. GUEVARA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — MACRINA M. BISNAR, COMPLAINANT, VS. MYRLA P. NICANDRO, COURT STENOGRAPHER, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 217, QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. MA. VICTORIA JOSE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. HON. JOSE G. PANEDA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE RTC, BR. 67, CONSOLACION CHAN, ELIZABETH CAPULLA, CAROLINE REYES, BERNARDO DE VERA, JULITA, LORNA, EDNA, RENE, MARITES, MARICAR, RICARDO, JR., AND ROLANDO, ALL SURNAMED DE VERA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PLARIDEL M. ABAYA, COMMODORE PLARIDEL C. GARCIA (RETIRED) AND PMA ’59 FOUNDATION, INC., REP. BY ITS PRESIDENT, COMMODORE CARLOS L. AGUSTIN (RETIRED), PETITIONERS, VS. HON. SECRETARY HERMOGENES E. EBDANE, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, HON. SECRETARY EMILIA T. BONCODIN, IN HER CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND MANAGEMENT, HON. SECRETARY CESAR V. PURISIMA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE, HON. TREASURER NORMA L. LASALA, IN HER CAPACITY AS TREASURER OF THE BUREAU OF TREASURY, AND CHINA ROAD AND BRIDGE CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — REYNALDO DE CASTRO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. MANUEL B. FERNANDEZ, JR. IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF LAS PIÑAS CITY, BRANCH 254, METRO MANILA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — RODOLFO ABENES Y GACUTAN, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SEVILLA DECIN, PETITIONER, VS. SPO1 MELZASAR TAYCO, SPO1 JEFFREY CONTRIVIDA, SPO1 SUNNY BECARO, SPO1 GLORIA GONZALES AND PO3 ARLO DEONESA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ISABEL JAEL MARQUEZ, CELIA M. IDEA, LUISITA M. ECLAVEA, MELVIRA M. VILLASANTE, RUEL MARQUEZ, ZAIDA M. SARACENA, AND ELOISA M. PENAMORA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE PRESIDING JUDGE (HON. ISMAEL B. SANCHEZ), RTC BR. 58, LUCENA CITY; THE HON. EXECUTIVE JUDGE OF RTCS OF LUCENA CITY; THE DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES (DBP); AND THE PROVINCIAL SHERIFF OF QUEZON PROVINCE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PATRICIO E. SALES, ROGER R. SARIMOS, AL B. BUSICO, MARIMEL S. SAGARIO, CAMILA B. BAGCOR, JONAS C. SALON, LILIBETH O. OBERES, NOEL E. MAWILI, MARIO C. PAUSAL, JAMES D. TUGAHAN, MARIBETH C. DANGCALAN, CAMILO P. RECAMARA, ANDRO H. AGDA, GERALDINE S. CARIN, MYRNA G. SAGARIO, OSCAR E. MONCOPA, LOURDIRICO E. GUDMALIN, EUFEMIO A. MONTEDERAMOS, JR., CORNELIO E. JUMAWAN, JR., ELBA R. CASALANG, MERLA E. CAIDIC, RESTY C. SOCOBOS, JOSE DARRY O. SAGARION, MARIA LUZ S. SIENES, BOB C. HAYAG, RONIE L. LABISIG, FRANNIE M. ANTIVO, RONILO B. RUIZ, ANASTACIA A. PAILAGA, LERNIE S. FREJOLES, ROMILO D. BAJAS, ISIDRA T. GALLEPOSO, LEAH S. AUSTER, JOIEVELYNN E. HERRERA, JOELYALLUZ C. DOSIDOS, GLADYS M. ADAZA, NICARATA A. GALLEPOSO, MARIA LIEZEL S. CUARESMA, ARLO B. CAGATAN, JOSEPHINE S. CABILIN, LEA C. ALAG, PILAR A. JAMOLOD, AND BENJAMIN M. SUMALPONG, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. RODOLFO H. CARREON, JR., AND THE CITY GOVERNMENT OF DAPITAN CITY, REPRESENTED BY ITS MAYOR, HON. RODOLFO H. CARREON, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — [ G.R. NO. 132659. February 12, 2007 ]
- — [ G.R. NO. 152898. February 12, 2007 ]
- — AUCTION IN MALINTA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. WARREN EMBES LUYABEN, RESPONDENT. DECISION