Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2007
- — FILIPINAS (PRE-FAB BLDG.) SYSTEMS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. MRT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION; COURT OF APPEALS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ARBITRATION COMMISSION; AND VICTOR P. LAZATIN, ELISEO I. EVANGELISTA, AND JACINTO M. BUTALID, IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE ARBITRAL TRIBUNAL OF THE CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ARBITRATION COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ERNESTO C. DEL ROSARIO AND DAVAO TIMBER CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. FAR EAST BANK & TRUST COMPANY[1] AND PRIVATE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 165855 HARISH RAMNANI, CHANDRU P. PESSUMAL, MAUREEN RAMNANI, AND JOSE MANACOP, PETITIONERS, VS. QBE INSURANCE PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145587 EDI-STAFFBUILDERS INTERNATIONAL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND ELEAZAR S. GRAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168661 ESTATE OF THE LATE JESUS S. YUJUICO, REPRESENTED BY ADMINISTRATORS BENEDICTO V. YUJUICO AND EDILBERTO V. YUJUICO; AND AUGUSTO Y. CARPIO, PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — JIMMY T. GO, PETITIONER, VS. ALBERTO T. LOOYUKO, RESPONDENT. G.R. NO. 147962 JIMMY T. GO, PETITIONER, VS. ALBERTO T. LOOYUKO AND COURT OF APPEALS RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 154035 JIMMY T. GO, PETITIONER, VS. ALBERTO T. LOOYUKO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168650 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. JOSE TUAZON, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172607 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RUFINO UMANITO, APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- A.M. No. 06-7-414- [ A.M. No. 06-7-414-RTC. October 19, 2007 ]
- G.R. No. 157186 ACTIVE REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. BIENVENIDO FERNANDEZ, RESPONDENT.* D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148044 ANTONIO MASAQUEL (NOW DECEASED, REPRESENTED BY HIS SON JOSE MASAQUEL), JULIANA MASAQUEL (NOW DECEASED, REPRESENTED BY HER SON RODOLFO MARRERO), APOLONIA MASAQUEL (NOW DECEASED, REPRESENTED BY HER SON, RODOLFO TOLENTINO) AND MARIA MASAQUEL, PETITIONERS, VS. JAIME ORIAL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ATTYS. ROWENA V. GUANZON AND PEARL R. MONTESINO OF THE GENDER WATCH COALITION, ASSISTANT CITY PROSECUTOR ROSANNA SARIL-TOLEDANO, BACOLOD CITY, AND ATTY. ERFE DEL CASTILLO-CALDIT, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE ANASTACIO C. RUFON, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 52, BACOLOD CITY, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — DOROTEO M. SALAZAR, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE ANTONIO D. MARIGOMEN, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 61, BOGO, CEBU, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174585 FEDERICO M. LEDESMA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (NLRC-SECOND DIVISION) HONS. RAUL T. AQUINO, VICTORIANO R. CALAYCAY AND ANGELITA A. GACUTAN ARE THE COMMISSIONERS, PHILIPPINE NAUTICAL TRAINING INC., ATTY. HERNANI FABIA, RICKY TY, PABLO MANOLO, C. DE LEON AND TREENA CUEVA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172925 GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. JAIME K. IBARRA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171346 JAIME SANCHEZ, JR., PETITIONER, VS. ZENAIDA F. MARIN, JESUS NICASIO F. MARIN, JOSE DAVID F. MARIN, MARIA BERNADETTE F. MARIN, PAUL PETER F. MARIN AND PHILIP LUIS F. MARIN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — JOSE ANTONIO U. GONZALEZ, PETITIONER, VS. HONGKONG & SHANGHAI BANKING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149136 JUAN ENDOZO AND SPOUSES JOSE AND DOROTHY NGO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HEIRS OF JULIA BUCK, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175163 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. ASCOT HOLDINGS AND EQUITIES, INC., CUBE FACTOR HOLDINGS, INC., SIERRA HOLDINGS & EQUITIES, INC. AND POL HOLDINGS, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 157775 LEYTE IV ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LEYECO IV EMPLOYEES UNION-ALU, RESPONDENT.* D E C I S I O N
- — ORLANDO G. TONGOL, PETITIONER, VS. FILIPINAS M. TONGOL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 163775 OSCAR G. SAPITAN; ANDRES M. LADISLA; NICANIO E. PURA; MARCILINO G. HAMTO; EFREN B. BELEN; OSCAR O. DOMALAON; DELFIN D. PURA, SR.; ROGERIO G. OLIQUINO; LARY E. ESCARILLA; ABELARDO D. MANGAMPO; RUBEN E. EREPOL; EDUARDO ESCUREL; FELIMINO BREMEN; RUBEN ESCOLORA; ARMANDO LLADONES; ARMANDO ALAMER; ROMAN FIGUERAS; GOMER CANO; RONALDO DECANO; NOEL H. HAPIN; DANIEL EBUENGA; JESUS VELARDE; DANILO ACUÑA; ALEX MIRANDILLA; ALFREDO BONAGUA; SUSANTE PANTUA; ZACARIAS BURAC; RODERICK AJEDO; ALFREDO ALBERGA; ELIJIO NICOL; DAMIAN JANABAN, JR.; EDWARDO AGUILAR; ROLANDO E. EPINO; PATERNO T. SINCERO; LAZARO E. RAPSING; ALEX F. ESPERA; ALEX F. EVORA; JESUS E. FRANDO; EDGAR L. BITANCUR; ARNEL M. IBAÑEZ; EMERSON E. MILAÑES; WILFREDO G. BAROGA; REDENTRO B. LELIS; EMILIO E. ESCANDOR; ROMEO E. ERMINO; SALVACION M. HASTA; EDISON B. BELEN; BENJAMIN O. PURA; ROMEO O. DOMALAON; EDMUNDO R. LANON; REYNALDO NUGALES; ROBERTO BRIN; RUSTICO LAGONOY; SERAFIN DONGAOL; EDUARDO GOTIS; DOMINGO SEVERINO; JOSE MANGAMPO; ROLANDO GREBIALDE; EDDIE GINETE; RENE GEDAYAO; SALVADOR R. GENETIA; WILFREDO BORINGOT; JOUE BALDERAMA; ROMEO ORTIOLA; MANUEL FREJAS; ROBERTO PARANIAL; EDMUNDO ESPINEDA; ROMEO MANLANGIT; AND JOHN CO, PETITIONERS, VS. JB LINE BICOL EXPRESS, INC./LAO HUAN LING/JOSE BARITUA,* RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — REPUBLIC PLANTERS BANK (NOW KNOWN AS MAYBANK PHILIPPINES, INC.) AND PHILMAY PROPERTY, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. VIVENCIO T. SARMIENTO, JESUSA N. SARMIENTO, JOSE N. SARMIENTO AND ELIZABETH B. SARMIENTO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ROMMEL JACINTO DANTES SILVERIO, PETITIONER, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149640 SAN MIGUEL CORPORATION, ANDRES SORIANO III, FRANCISCO C. EIZMENDI, JR., AND FAUSTINO F. GALANG, PETITIONERS, VS. NUMERIANO LAYOC, JR., CARLOS APONESTO, PAULINO BALDUGO, QUEZON BARIT, BONIFACIO BOTOR, HERMINIO CALINA, DANILO CAMINGAL, JUAN DE MESA, REYNOLD DESEMBRANA, BERNARDITO DEUS, EDUARDO FILLARTA, MAXIMIANO FRANCISCO, MARIO MARILIM, DEMETRIO MATEO, FILOMENO MENDOZA, CONRADO NIEVA, FRANCISCO PALINES, FELIPE POLINTAN, MALCOLM SATORRE, AND ALEJANDRO TORRES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170853 SPOUSES ISMAEL DISQUITADO AND VILMA DISQUITADO, PETITIONERS, VS. JESUS CORNELIA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — SPOUSES SANTIAGO AND MA. CONSUELO CARLOS, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 204, AT MUNTINLUPA CITY, AND LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — THE HEIRS OF THE LATE PANFILO V. PAJARILLO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND SAMAHAN NG MGA MANGGAGAWA NG PANFILO V. PAJARILLO, ALFREDO HOYOHOY, HERMINIO CASTILLO, BERNARDO ROCO, RODOLFO TORRES, JULIAN JORVINA, LOURDES ROCO, FLORITA YAPOC, MARLON ALDANA, PARALUMAN ULANG, TOLENTINO SANHI, JOHNNY SORIANO, ANDRES CALAQUE, ROBERTO LAVAREZ, FRANCISCO MORALES, SALVACION PERINA, ANTONIO ABALA, ROMEO SALONGA, AUGUR M. MANIPOL, BIENVENIDA TEQUIL, MARIO ELEP, ALADINO LATIGO, BERNARDINE BANSAL, PEDRO DE BAGUIO, RICARDO CALICA, LAURA CO, VICENTE RECANA, ELENA TOLLEDO, ALFREDO PLAZA, SR., HERMINIO BALDONO, FELIPE YAPOC, ARISTON NIPA, AND ALFONSO C. BALDOMAR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — TOYOTA MOTOR PHILS. CORP. WORKERS ASSOCIATION (TMPCWA), ED CUBELO, EDWIN ALARANA, ALEX ALEJO, ERWIN ALFONSO, MELVIN APOSTOL, DANIEL AROLLADO, DOMINADOR ARRIOLA, LESTER ATUN, ROLANDO BALUYOT, RODERICK BAYANI, ABEL BERCES, BENNY BERING, MELCHOR BLANCO, JERRY BOLOCON, ELMER BULAN, NELSON CABAHUG, JESSIE CABATAY, MARCELO CABEZAS, ROQUE CANDELARIO, JR., LORENZO CARAQUEO, DENNIS CARINGAL, GIENELL CASABA, CHRISTOPHER CATAPUSAN, RICO CATRAL, JULIUS COMETA, JAY ANTONIO CORAL, REYNALDO CUEVAS, BENIGNO DAVID, JR., JOEY DE GUZMAN, LEONARDO DE LEON, ROGELIO DELOS SANTOS, JOSELITO DE OCAMPO, FRANK MANUEL DIA, ANTONIO DIMAYUGA, ARMANDO ERCILLO, DELMAR ESPADILLA, DENNIS ESPELOA, JASON FAJILAGUTAN, JOHN FAJURA, MELENCIO FRANCO, DEXTER FULGAR, EDUARDO GADO, ERWIN GALANG, ROBIN GARCES, ARIEL GARCIA, RONALD GASPI, ANGELO GAVARRA, REYNALDO GOJAR, EDGAR HILANGA, EUGENE JAY HONDRADA, ALEJANDRO IMPERIAL, FERDINAND JAEN, JOEY JAVILLONAR, BASILIO LAQUI, ALBERTO LOMBOY, JUDE JONOBELL LOZADA, JOHNNY LUCIDO, ROMMEL MACALINDONG, NIXON MADRAZO, ROGELIO MAGISTRADO, JR., PHILIP JOHN MAGNAYE, ALLAN JOHN MALABANAN, ROLANDO MALALUAN, JR., PAULINO MALEON, MANUEL MANALO, JR., JONAMAR MANAOG, JOVITO MANECLANG, BAYANI MANGUIL, JR., CARLITO MARASIGAN, ROMMEL MARIANO, BOBIT MENDOZA, ERICSON MONTERO, MARLAW MONTERO, EDWIN NICANOR, RODERICK NIERVES, LOLITO NUNEZ, FELIMON ORTIZ, EDWIN PECAYO, ERWIN PENA, JOWALD PENAMANTE, JORGE POLUTAN, EDDIE RAMOS, ROLANDO REYES, PHILIP ROXAS, DAVID SALLAN, JR., BERNARDO SALVADOR, BALDWIN SAN PABLO, JEFFREY SANGALANG, BERNABE SAQUILABON, ALEX SIERRA, ROMUALDO SIMBORIO, EDWIN TABLIZO, PETRONIO TACLAN, JR., RODEL TOLENTINO, ROMMEL TOLENTINO, GRANT ROBERT TORAL, FEDERICO TORRES, JR., EMANNUEL TULIO, NESTOR UMITEN, JR., APOLLO VIOLETA, SR., DOMINADOR ZAMORA, JR., ROMMEL ARCETA, ANTONIO BORSIGUE, EMILIO COMPLETO, RANDY CONSIGNADO, BASILIO DELA CRUZ, ALEXANDER ESTEVA, NIKKO FRANCO, RODEL GAMIT, ROBERTO GONZALES, PHILIP JALEA, JOEY LLANERA, GERONIMO LOPEZ, RUEL MANEGO, EDWIN MANZANILLA, KENNETH NATIVIDAD, LARRY ORMILLA, CORNELIO PLATON, PAUL ARTHUR SALES, ALEJANDRO SAMPANG, LAURO SULIT, ROLANDO TOMAS, JOSE ROMMEL TRAZONA, MICHAEL TEDDY YANGYON, MAXIMINO CRUZ, VIRGILIO COLANDOG, ROMMEL DIGMA, JOSELITO HUGO, AND RICKY CHAVEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, (NLRC-2ND DIVISION), HON. COMMISSIONERS: VICTORINO CALAYCAY, ANGELITA GACUTAN, AND RAUL AQUINO, TOYOTA MOTOR PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, TAKESHI FUKUDA, AND DAVID GO, RESPONDENTS, G.R. NOS. 158798-99 TOYOTA MOTOR PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. TOYOTA MOTOR PHILIPPINES CORP. WORKERS ASSOCIATION (TMPCWA), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168747 VICTORIA REGNER, PETITIONER, VS. CYNTHIA R. LOGARTA, TERESA R. TORMIS AND CEBU COUNTRY CLUB, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ADORACION REDONDO, PETITIONER, VS. ANGELINA JIMENEZ, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. Nos. 135688-89 ERNESTO B. FRANCISCO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. UEM-MARA PHILIPPINES CORPORATION, TOLL REGULATORY BOARD AND PUBLIC ESTATES AUTHORITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ESTATE OF THE LATE ENCARNACION VDA. DE PANLILIO, REPRESENTED BY GEORGE LIZARES, PETITIONER, VS. GONZALO DIZON, RICARDO GUINTU, ROGELIO MUNOZ, ELISEO GUINTU, ROBERTO DIZON, EDILBERTO CATU, HERMINIGILDO FLORES, CIPRIANO DIZON, JUANARIO MANIAGO, GORGONIO CANLAS, ANTONIO LISING, CARLOS PINEDA, RENATO GOZUN, ALFREDO MERCADO, BIENVENIDO MACHADA, AND THE REGIONAL DIRECTOR OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, REGION III, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 157598 REYNALDO VILLANUEVA, CENON GUINTO, CELESTINO DIZON, CARMELITA VDA. DE DAVID, FORTUNATO TIMBANG, OSCAR SANTIAGO, CELESTINO ESGUERRA, ANTONIO DIZON, AND TEODULO DIZON, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND GEORGE LIZARES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — GOVERNMENT SERVICE INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. VICTORIOUSA B. VALLAR, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, FILIPINAS ORIENT FINANCE CORPORATION, PIPE MASTER CORPORATION AND TAN JUAN LIAN, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 141429 SOLID BANK CORPORATION,PETITIONER, VS. FILIPINAS ORIENT FINANCE CORPORATION, PIPE MASTER CORPORATION, TAN JUAN LIAN AND/OR PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — MR. WEE SION BEN, PRESIDENT OF BEST EMPORIUM, AND BEST EMPORIUM, PAGADIAN CITY, PETITIONERS, VS. SEMEXCO/ZEST-O MARKETING CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY MISS SYLVIA R. OCER, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- — POLOMOLOK WATER DISTRICT, PETITIONER, VS. POLOMOLOK GENERAL CONSUMERS ASSOCIATION, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIFTH DIVISION), LUCIO TAN, MARIANO TANENGLIAN, ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION, IRIS HOLDINGS & DEVELOPMENT CORP., VIRGO HOLDINGS & DEVELOPMENT CORP., JEWEL HOLDINGS, INC., CARMEN KHAO TAN, FLORENCIO T. SANTOS, JR., NATIVIDAD SANTOS, FLORENCIO N. SANTOS, JR., 4 FOREMOST FARMS, SHAREHOLDINGS, INC., AND FORTUNE TOBACCO CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — RODOLFO S. DE JESUS, JULIAN Q. TAJOLOSA, HERMILO S. BALUCAN AND AVELINO C. CASTILLO, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND CARLOS E. INFANTE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 06-6-340- [ A.M. No. 06-6-340-RTC. October 17, 2007 ]
- G.R. No. 172142 DAVID B. CAMPANANO, JR., PETITIONER, VS. JOSE ANTONIO A. DATUIN, RESPONDENT.[1] D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173127 DEE HWA LIONG ELECTRONICS CORPORATION (DEECO) AND/OR JANET DEE, PETITIONERS, VS. EMELINDA PAPIONA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170633 MCC INDUSTRIAL SALES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. SSANGYONG CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. Nos. 164166 & 164173-80 RODOLFO S. DE JESUS, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN AND OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 175593 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. SALVADOR SANTOS, JR. Y SALVADOR, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- — [ A.M. NO. 01-10-279-MCTC. October 15, 2007 ]
- — ALEXANDER D.J. LORENZO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ORLANDO AND DOLORES LOPEZ, RESPONDENTS. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 157833 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, PETITIONER, VS. GREGORIO C. ROXAS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 159641 CALTEX (PHILS.), INC. (NOW CHEVRON PHILIPPINES, INC.),* PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND ROMEO T. STO. TOMAS, RESPONDENTS.** D E C I S I O N