Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2007
- G.R. No. 155868 SPOUSES GREGORIO AND JOSEFA YU, PETITIONERS, VS. NGO YET TE, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE, ESSENTIAL MANUFACTURING, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — SPRINGFIELD DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, INC. AND HEIRS OF PETRA CAPISTRANO PIIT, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE PRESIDING JUDGE OF REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MISAMIS ORIENTAL, BRANCH 40, CAGAYAN DE ORO CITY, DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATION BOARD (DARAB), DAR REGION X DIRECTOR, ROSALIO GAMULO, FORTUNATO TELEN, EMERITA OLANGO, THERESA MONTUERTO, DOMINGO H. CLAPERO, JOEL U. LIM, JENEMAIR U. POLLEY, FIDELA U. POLLEY, JESUS BATUTAY, NICANOR UCAB, EMERIA U. LIM, EMILITO CLAPERO, ANTONINA RIAS, AURILLIO ROMULO, ERWIN P. CLAPERO, EVELITO CULANGO, VILMA/CRUISINE ALONG, EFREN EMATA, GREGORIO CABARIBAN, AND SABINA CANTORANA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146611 TANCREDO REDEÑA, PETITIONER, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND LEOCADIO REDEÑA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154915 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. JOEY CONCEPCION Y PEREZ, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148373 ALCO BUSINESS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ELSA ABELLA, ROGELIO ABELLA, CESAR ALIBANGBANG, LOLITO ALINAS, MYRNA ALINAS, EDITHA ANDRES, PASCUALA ATON, DIOSCORO AYAAY, EVELYN AYAAY, NARISA BALUD, MICHAEL BAYNISPIN, PABLO BERSIBAL, JOCELYN BERSIBAL, MELINDA BIANIS, ALFREDO BUENAFE, ERNESTO BUENAFE, OFELIA BUENAFE, FLORENTINA BUENAFE, PRUIFICACION BUENAFE, RAMON BUENAFE, WILLIAM BUENAFE, DANILO CABALZA, FREDO CABALZA, GLORIA CASTILLO, PAMBOY CASTILLO, VIRGINIA CASTRO, ALBERTO CHU, JR., ALBERTO CHU, SR., CYNTHIA COLUMBRES, WILLIAM COLUMBRES, RUBEN DELA CONCEPCION, DIOJISIO CUYNO, ROBERTO CUYNO, MAURO DAVID, JR., ROSARIO DAVID, ELVIE DEBAT, VICENTE DENAMPO, DOLORES DRONIO, ROBERTO DRONIO, GAMALIEL ESCULTURA, MIGUEL ESCULTURA, FELICIDAD FAMILARAN, NELSON FAX, FERNANDO FORTUS, JOCELYN FORTUS, TEODORA GACIAS, TIRSO GACIAS, ERCINA GALINATO, JOSE GENCIANOS, JR., MIGUELITA GENCIANOS, CALIXTA GOMEZ, PABLO GOMEZ, RAUL GOMEZ, SAMUEL GOMEZ, SERVILLANO GOMEZ, LOURDES GONZALES, MYRNA DE GUZMAN, NARCISO DE GUZMAN, JUDITH HALE, PERCY HALES, RENE JOLATION, CAMILO JENIO, ESTERLITA JUAN, GEORGE JUAN, EDUARDO JUANILLO, TERESITA JUANILLO, PROCESA LAHUS, ADELINA LABRIAGA, SALVADOR LABRIAGA, VIRGILIO LASTIMOSO, FELY LIM, MARCIANO LIMET, CELIA LUMANDOG, ROLANDO LUMANDOG, ANITA LIBITANA, GEORGE LOBITANA, JOSE DE LEON, PERLITA DE LEON, RICA LOPE, LIGAYA MANALASTAS, VIRGILIA MALAKAS, ADELIO MANGENTE, EDUARDO MANGENTE, ANATALIA MANGENTE, QUERUBIN MANGENTE, SR., ROMUAADO MACABUAN, DOLORES MANCIO, EDUARDO MANCIO, PAILITO MANCIO, JR., WILMORE MANCIO, CARMEN MANCIO, TERESITA MANCIO, DANILO MANCIO, EDISON MANCIO, DEOGIN MANCIO, AMADO MENDOZA, HERMINIA MENDOZA, JANET MENDOZA, DIANA MENDOZA, EDUARDO MERENE, ESTRELLA MERENE, DOLORES MOSQUERA, ROSAURO MOSQUERA, JR., GERRY MANUEL, MELISSA MANUEL, ROSEMARIE MAUYAO, HELY NEITO, LINDA NUGUID, ONOFRE (FRED) PAGUIA, ROSIE PAGUIA, TEOFILO PAGUIA, EDUARDO PARAFINA, ABIGAIL PARAFINA, HIPOLITO PASTRANA, JOSE PALOMAR, JR., SALLY DEL ROSARIO, ALICIA DEL ROSARIO, ANICETA RUEDA, HERMINIGILDO RUEDA, FLORENTINO SAN ROMAN, AMPARO STO. NI�O, CELIA SARMIENTO, MEDING SARMIENTO, MARIA SARMIENTO, ALFONSO SARMIENTO, CESAR SARMIENTO, RODOLFO ASARMIENTO, ROMEL SARMIENTO, APOSTOL SAKAY, CORAZON SAKAY, RUSTUM SALES, EPIFANIA SALES, HELEN SALES, ALICE SY, GENARO SY, NELSON TAGHAP, URBANO TINACO, TERFULIANA TINACO, ZACARIAS TOLIN, LORNA TULIAO, TOMAS TULIAO, FERNANDO VALDE, MARIANO VALEDERAMA, SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ, BENJAMIN VALLESPIN, LINDA CORONA, VALLESPIN, JUN VILLAPA, JR., WARLITO VILASTIQUE, ANGELITO VILLASTIQUE, JERRY VILLA-NUEVA, HELEN VILLANUEVA, PABLO VIOLA, REMEDIOS VIOLA, JOSEFINA VIOLA, JOSE VIOLA, MARISSA VIOLA, CONRADO YAP, JANET YAP, MACARIO YOTO, JR., CONRAZON YOTO AND EDWIN ZULUETA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — BEATRIZ F. VILAR, COMPLAINANT, VS. MARISSA ANGELES, CLERK OF COURT, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT, PANTABANGAN, NUEVA ECIJA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 146881 COCA COLA BOTTLERS (PHILS.), INC./ERIC MONTINOLA, MANAGER, PETITIONERS, VS. DR. DEAN N. CLIMACO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 150175 ERLINDA PILAPIL AND HEIRS OF DONATA ORTIZ BRIONES, NAMELY: ESTELA, ERIBERTO AND VIRGILIO SANTOS, ANA SANTOS CULTURA, ELVIRA SANTOS INOCENTES, ERNESTO MENDOZA, RIZALINA SANTOS, ADOLFO MENDOZA AND PACITA MENDOZA, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF MAXIMINO R. BRIONES, NAMELY: SILVERIO S. BRIONES, PETRA BRIONES, BONIFACIO CABAHUG, JR., ANITA TRASMONTE, CIRILITA FORTUNA, CRESENCIA BRIONES, FUGURACION MEDALLE AND MERCEDES LAGBAS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 154034 FIRST AQUA SUGAR TRADERS, INC. AND CBN INTERNATIONAL (HK) CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS,[1] RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — GLICERIA SARMIENTO, PETITIONER, VS. EMERITA ZARATAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — GMA NETWORK, INC., PETITIONER, VS. MOVIE AND TELEVISION REVIEW AND CLASSIFICATION BOARD, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140608 PERMANENT SAVINGS AND LOAN BANK, PETITIONER, VS. MARIANO VELARDE, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 157493 RIZALINO, SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, JOSEFINA, ROLANDO AND FERNANDO, ERNESTO, LEONORA, BIBIANO, JR., LIBRADO AND ENRIQUETA, ALL SURNAMED OESMER, PETITIONERS, VS. PARAISO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 161959 [ G.R. No. 161959. February 02, 2007 ]
- G.R. No. 143490 CHINA BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. DOLORES PADILLA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. HON. VICENTE A. PACQUING, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 28 AND MARIO ANACLETO M. BAÑEZ, JR., CLERK OF COURT, RTC, SAN FERNANDO CITY, LA UNION, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 166115 MCDONALD'S CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MACJOY FASTFOOD CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 156093 NATIONAL POWER CORP., PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES NORBERTO AND JOSEFINA DELA CRUZ, METROBANK, DASMARIÑAS, CAVITE BRANCH, REYNALDO FERRER, AND S.K. DYNAMICS MANUFACTURER CORP., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170815 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. PRISCILLA LAZARO-BALDAZO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. TRINIDAD R.A. CAPOTE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149152 RUFINO S. MAMANGUN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — VICENTE DELOS SANTOS, ROBERTO DELOS SANTOS, PACIFICO DELOS SANTOS, CORAZON DELOS SANTOS, CONSTANCIA DELOS SANTOS, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND ELEODORO PRADO; NORMA DELOS SANTOS, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND WILFREDO PRADO; LUDOVICO DELOS SANTOS, ALICIA DELOS SANTOS, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND RONALDO DEGRAS; DEMOCRITO DELOS SANTOS, FELICISIMA DELOS SANTOS, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND TEODULO ARCIBAL; ADELA S. CASTRO, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND LUBERATO LAKANDULA; FELISA S. CASTRO, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND PAQUITO CASIDSID; NELLY C. SUALOG, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND LEONARDO YANKY; REMEDIOS C. SUALOG, MARIA C. SUALOG, WINIFREDO SUALOG, VICENTE C. SUALOG, FELOGENIA C. SUALOG, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND DANILO DIGNADICE; PATRICIO C. SUALOG, BUENAVENTURA C. SUALOG, ROMEO C. SUALOG, CONCEPCION ANDRES, AGNES LEVI A. SUALOG, DIONESIO C. SERRANO, ZENAIDA C. SERRANO, CESAR C. SERRANO, ABUNDIO C. SERRANO, VIOLETA C. SERRANO, ROMEO C. SERRANO, EFREN C. SERRANO, THELMA CASTRO-SALIBIO, JESUS S. FERNANDO, RODRIGO DELOS SANTOS, CLARITA DELOS SANTOS, DANILO TUMALA, ERLINDA TUMALA, EDGARDO TUMALA, DOMINGO TUMALA, MARIO TUMALA, RONALD TUMALA, FERDINAND TUMALA, ANASTACIA DELOS SANTOS, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND FRANCISCO TUMALA; ARSENIO DELOS SANTOS, JR., VICTORINO DELOS SANTOS, ERLINDA DELOS SANTOS, NATIVIDAD DELOS SANTOS, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND LITO PRADO; HERMINIGILDO DELOS SANTOS, AND PETER DELOS SANTOS, PETITIONERS, VS. FRED ELIZALDE AND JOAN ELIZALDE, JESUS DELOS SANTOS AND ROSITA DELOS SANTOS-FLORES, GLORIA MARTIN, DOMINGO CASIMERO, SERGIO CASIMERO, ABUNDIO CASIMERO, AND TEODORO CASIMERO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — [ G.R. NO. 155824. January 31, 2007 ]
- — [ G.R. NO. 161140. January 31, 2007 ]
- — [ G.R. NO. 165001. January 31, 2007 ]
- — ARSENIO T. MENDIOLA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, PACIFIC FOREST RESOURCES, PHILS., INC. AND/OR CELLMARK AB, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- — BANCO FILIPINO SAVINGS AND MORTGAGE BANK , PETITIONER, VS. HON. AMALIK P. ESPINOSA, JR., PRESIDING JUDGE, MUNICIPAL TRIAL COURT IN ILOILO CITY, BRANCH 2, AND TALA REALTY SERVICES CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169016 CAPITOL WIRELESS, INC. PETITIONER, VS. CARLOS ANTONIO BALAGOT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — CHUAYUCO STEEL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION AND/OR EDWIN CHUA, PETITIONERS, VS. BUKLOD NG MANGGAGAWA SA CHUAYUCO STEEL MANUFACTURING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. ENGR. ALI P. DARANGINA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — CLEMENT JOHN FERDINAND M. NAVARRETE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — FELOMINO V. VILLAGRACIA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND RENATO V. DE LA PUNTA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — FIRST WOMEN’S CREDIT CORPORATION AND SHIG KATAYAMA, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. ROMMEL O. BAYBAY, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE ACTING PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 65, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT, MAKATI CITY [SIC]*, RAMON P. JACINTO, JAIME C. COLAYCO, ANTONIO P. TAYAO AND GLICERIO PEREZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — FORMER MAYOR BRIGIDO R. SIMON, JR., FORMER CITY ADMINISTRATOR EDMUNDO P.KAIMO, AND FORMER SECRETARY TO THE MAYOR NESTOR P. BORROMEO, ALL OF QUEZON CITY, PETITIONERS, VS. FLORIDA R. MARTINEZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168882 INTESTATE ESTATE OF THE LATE NIMFA SIAN, REPRESENTED BY ITS SPECIAL ADMINISTRATRIX, CHARITO J. SIAN-PARREÑO, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — JOSEFINA LIBUIT-LEWIS, COMPLAINANT, VS LOIDA P. MORALEJO, LEGAL RESEARCHER, RTC, BRANCH 32, MANILA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — NORSK HYDRO (PHILS.), INC. AND HANS T. NEVERDAL, PETITIONERS, VS. BENJAMIN S. ROSALES, JR.,RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SPO4 EMILIANO ANONAS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PROFESSIONAL SERVICES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIVIDAD AND ENRIQUE AGANA, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 126467] NATIVIDAD (SUBSTITUTED BY HER CHILDREN MARCELINO AGANA III, ENRIQUE AGANA, JR., EMMA AGANA ANDAYA, JESUS AGANA, AND RAYMUND AGANA) AND ENRIQUE AGANA, PETITIONERS, VS. JUAN FUENTES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 127590] MIGUEL AMPIL, PETITIONER, VS. NATIVIDAD AGANA AND ENRIQUE AGANA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — PUBLIC INTEREST CENTER, INC., LAUREANO T. ANGELES, AND JOCELYN P. CELESTINO,PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE VICENTE Q. ROXAS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 227, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC CORPORATION, WESTINGHOUSE ELECTRIC S.A., WESTINGHOUSE INTERNATIONAL PROJECTS COMPANY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SPOUSES HOWARD T. CO CHIEN AND SUSAN Y. CO CHIEN, PETITIONERS, VS. STA. LUCIA REALTY & DEVELOPMENT, INC., AND ALSONS LAND CORPORATION,RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — THE HON. ALBERTO ROMULO, SUBSTITUTED BY THE HON. EDUARDO I. ERMITA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, THE HON. LEANDRO MENDOZA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION, THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATION (DOTC, THE CIVIL AERONAUTICS BOARD (CAB), AND THE CAB CHAIRMAN, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. JUDGE EDUARDO B. PERALTA, PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, NATIONAL CAPITAL JUDICIAL REGION, BRANCH 17, MANILA, PAL EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (PALEA), NATIONAL LABOR UNION AND THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF LABOR UNIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168122 [ G.R. No. 168122. January 30, 2007 ]
- — CELIA Q. NOMBREFIA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — CULVER B. SUICO, TERESA D. CENIZA AND RONALD R. DACUT, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY (PLDT)/AUGUSTO G. COTELO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 153584] BENIGNO MARIANO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY (PLDT), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 163793] PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY (PLDT), PETITIONER, VS. ERNESTO BORJE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — GABRIEL L. DUERO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION), RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — HEIRS OF SALVADOR HERMOSILLA, NAMELY: ADELAIDA H. DOLLETON, RUBEN HERMOSILLA, LOLITA H. DE LA VEGA, ERLINDA H. INOVIO, CELIA H. VIVIT, ZENAIDA H. ACHOY, PRECILLA H. LIMPIAHOY, AND EDGARDO HERMOSILLA, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES JAIME REMOQUILLO AND LUZ REMOQUILLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — JESTRA DEVELOPMENT AND MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. DANIEL PONCE PACIFICO, REPRESENTED BY HIS ATTORNEY-IN-FACT JORDAN M. PIZARRAS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — MANUEL O. ORIENTE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RAYMOND BATIANCILA Y MORALDE, APPELLANT. DECISION