Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2008
- G.R. No. 158270 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HERMIN ARCEO, ROMEO L. REYES, SANTOS, MACARIO A. IGNACIO, AGNES D.C. MARQUEZ AND RODEL V. DELA CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178266 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SAMUEL AND LORETA VANZUELA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 160965 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MARIA NYMPHA MANDAGAN, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 166757 ROMMEL C. OREGAS, DARWIN R. HILARIO AND SHERWIN A. ARBOLEDA, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, DUSIT HOTEL NIKKO, PHILIPPINE HOTELIER'S INCORPORATED AND FVA MANPOWER TRAINING CENTER & SERVICES, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 151121 RUBEN S. GALERO, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN (VISAYAS), AND PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175118 SOLIDSTATE MULTI-PRODUCTS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. SPS. ERLINDA CATIENZA-VILLAVERDE AND VICTOR VILLAVERDE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168263 SPS. EDGARDO AND NATIVIDAD FIDEL, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, HEIRS OF THE LATE PRIMITIVO ESPINELI, NAMELY, JOSEFINA, PATRICIO AND LEONARDO, ALL SURNAMED ESPINELI, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 158262 SPS. PEDRO AND FLORENCIA VIOLAGO, PETITIONERS, VS. BA FINANCE CORPORATION AND AVELINO VIOLAGO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177576 UNIVERSAL STAFFING SERVICES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND GRACE M. MORALES,* RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 160219 VECTOR SHIPPING CORPORATION AND FRANCISCO SORIANO, PETITIONERS, VS. ADELFO B. MACASA, EMELIA B. MACASA, TIMOTEO B. MACASA, CORNELIO B. MACASA, JR., AND ROSARIO C. MACASA, SULPICIO LINES, INC., GO GUIOC SO, ENRIQUE S. GO, EUSEBIO S. GO, RICARDO S. GO, VICTORIANO S. GO, EDWARD S. GO, ARTURO S. GO, EDGAR S. GO AND EDMUNDO S. GO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170516 AKBAYAN CITIZENS ACTION PARTY ("AKBAYAN"), PAMBANSANG KATIPUNAN NG MGA SAMAHAN SA KANAYUNAN ("PKSK"), ALLIANCE OF PROGRESSIVE LABOR ("APL"), VICENTE A. FABE, ANGELITO R. MENDOZA, MANUEL P. QUIAMBAO, ROSE BEATRIX CRUZ-ANGELES, CONG. LORENZO R. TANADA III, CONG. MARIO JOYO AGUJA, CONG. LORETA ANN P. ROSALES, CONG. ANA THERESIA HONTIVEROS-BARAQUEL, AND CONG. EMMANUEL JOEL J. VILLANUEVA, PETITIONERS, VS. THOMAS G. AQUINO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS UNDERSECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF TRADE AND INDUSTRY (DTI) AND CHAIRMAN AND CHIEF DELEGATE OF THE PHILIPPINE COORDINATING COMMITTEE (PCC) FOR THE JAPAN-PHILIPPINES ECONOMIC PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENT, EDSEL T. CUSTODIO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS UNDERSECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS (DFA) AND CO-CHAIR OF THE PCC FOR THE JPEPA, EDGARDO ABON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE TARIFF COMMISSION AND LEAD NEGOTIATOR FOR COMPETITION POLICY AND EMERGENCY MEASURES OF THE JPEPA, MARGARITA SONGCO, IN HER CAPACITY AS ASSISTANT DIRECTOR-GENERAL OF THE NATIONAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY (NEDA) AND LEAD NEGOTIATOR FOR TRADE IN SERVICES AND COOPERATION OF THE JPEPA, MALOU MONTERO, IN HER CAPACITY AS FOREIGN SERVICE OFFICER I, OFFICE OF THE UNDERSECRETARY FOR INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS OF THE DFA AND LEAD NEGOTIATOR FOR THE GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS OF THE JPEPA, ERLINDA ARCELLANA, IN HER CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF INVESTMENTS AND LEAD NEGOTIATOR FOR TRADE IN GOODS (GENERAL RULES) OF THE JPEPA, RAQUEL ECHAGUE, IN HER CAPACITY AS LEAD NEGOTIATOR FOR RULES OF ORIGIN OF THE JPEPA, GALLANT SORIANO, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS DEPUTY COMMISSIONER OF THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS AND LEAD NEGOTIATOR FOR CUSTOMS PROCEDURES AND PAPERLESS TRADING OF THE JPEPA, MA. LUISA GIGETTE IMPERIAL, IN HER CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE BUREAU OF LOCAL EMPLOYMENT OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT (DOLE) AND LEAD NEGOTIATOR FOR MOVEMENT OF NATURAL PERSONS OF THE JPEPA, PASCUAL DE GUZMAN, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE BOARD OF INVESTMENTS AND LEAD NEGOTIATOR FOR INVESTMENT OF THE JPEPA, JESUS MOTOOMULL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR FOR THE BUREAU OF PRODUCT STANDARDS OF THE DTI AND LEAD NEGOTIATOR FOR MUTUAL RECOGNITION OF THE JPEPA, LOUIE CALVARIO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS LEAD NEGOTIATOR FOR INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY OF THE JPEPA, ELMER H. DORADO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT POLICY BOARD TECHNICAL SUPPORT OFFICE, THE GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT IS LEADING THE NEGOTIATIONS ON GOVERNMENT PROCUREMENT OF THE JPEPA, RICARDO V. PARAS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHIEF STATE COUNSEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE (DOJ) AND LEAD NEGOTIATOR FOR DISPUTE AVOIDANCE AND SETTLEMENT OF THE JPEPA, ADONIS SULIT, IN HIS CAPACITY AS LEAD NEGOTIATOR FOR THE GENERAL AND FINAL PROVISIONS OF THE JPEPA, EDUARDO R. ERMITA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, AND ALBERTO ROMULO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DFA,* RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177597 BAI SANDRA S. A. SEMA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND DIDAGEN P. DILANGALEN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 178628] PERFECTO F. MARQUEZ, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 161317 CRISTITA ALEGRIA, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND BIBIANO ALEGRIA, PRAXEDES BANQUERIGO, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND ROLANDO CABUNILAS, EDUARDO DRILON, JOINED BY HER WIFE TURTILLANA DRILON, ESTERLORE DRILON, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND JERRY DRILON, JUANITA DRILON, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND AND DEMETRIO DRILON, CEFERINA FORASTEROS, ARITA MANSING, JOINED BY HER HUSBAND APOLONIO MANSING, AND GAVINA OLLENA, PETITIONERS, VS. EUSTAQUIA DRILON AND SPOUSES ALFREDO AND FREDESWENDA YBIOSA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 150931 DR. CECILIA DE LOS SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. DR. PRISCILA BAUTISTA VIBAR, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 130115 FELIX TING HO, JR., MERLA TING HO BRADEN, JUANA TING HO LYDIA TING HO BELENZO, PETITIONERS, VS. VICENTE TENG GUI, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 7129 FIL-GARCIA, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, FILOMENO GARCIA, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. FERNANDO CRESENTE C. HERNANDEZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 158230 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DIRECTOR OF LANDS, PETITIONER, VS. REGISTER OF DEEDS OF ROXAS CITY, ELIZABETH LEE, AND PACITA YU-LEE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174466 ACI PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. EDITHA C. COQUIA, DOING BUSINESS IN THE NAME OF E. CARDOZO COQUIA ENTERPRISE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166211 ASIAN TERMINALS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. NEPTHALLY B. SALLAO AND ASIAN TERMINALS, INC. (MARIVELES) WORKERS' UNION,RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 148444 ASSOCIATED BANK (NOW UNITED OVERSEAS BANK [PHILS.]), PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES RAFAEL AND MONALIZA PRONSTROLLER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166097 BOARD OF MEDICINE, DR. RAUL FLORES (NOW DR. JOSE S. RAMIREZ), IN HIS CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD, PROFESSIONAL REGULATION COMMISSION, THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN, HERMOGENES POBRE (NOW DR. ALCESTIS M. GUIANG), PETITIONERS, VS. YASUYUKI OTA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 7747 CATHERINE & HENRY YU, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. ANTONIUTTI K. PALAÑA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 4515 CECILIA A. AGNO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. MARCIANO J. CAGATAN. RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 163607 CENTRAL PHILIPPINES BANDAG RETREADERS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PRUDENCIO J. DIASNES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 162028 DR. LORNA VILLA, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF ENRIQUE ALTAVAS, NAMELY: ENRIQUE ALTAVAS II, ERLINDAB LIBORO AND MARIA A. DE JESUS,RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151227 GREGORIO S. SABEROLA, PETITIONER, VS. RONALD SUAREZ AND RAYMUNDO LIRASAN, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 165359 HONDA CARS MAKATI, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND MICHAEL P. BASSI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172031 JUANITO TALIDANO, PETITIONER, VS. FALCON MARITIME & ALLIED SERVICES, INC., SPECIAL EIGHTH DIVISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, AND LABOR ARBITER ERMITA C. CUYUGA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 155844 NATIONWIDE SECURITY AND ALLIED SERVICES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND JOSEPH DIMPAZ, HIPOLITO LOPEZ, EDWARD ODATO, FELICISIMO PABON AND JOHNNY AGBAY, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- A.M. No. 08-1-07- OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR, PETITIONER, VS. EMMA ANNIE D. ARAFILES COURT LEGAL RESEARCHER, METROPOLITAN TRIAL COURT (METC), BRANCH 48, PASAY CITY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170202 OPTIMUM MOTOR CENTER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ANNIE TAN, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME & STYLE "AJ & T TRADING," RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 140377 PATRICIA L. TIONGSON, SPS. EDUARDO GO AND PACITA GO, ROBERTO LAPERAL III, ELISA MANOTOK, MIGUEL A.B. SISON, ET AL., PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY,* RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177120 PAUL T. IRAO, PETITIONER, VS. BY THE BAY, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148226 PEOPLE OF THE AND SPOUSES MARILYN AND FRANCISCO GARCIA, PETITIONERS, VS. JOSEPH TERRADO, AND HONORABLE SALVADOR P. VEDAÑA, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 68, LINGAYEN, PANGASINAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148415 RICARDO G. PALOMA, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC. AND THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 156764 PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. RICARDO G. PALOMA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 162868 RODOLFO D. GARCIA, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE AIRLINES AND/OR CRISTINA W. TRINIDAD, MANAGER, CATERING OPERATIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178830 ROLEX SUPLICO, PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL ECONOMIC AND DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY, REPRESENTED BY NEDA SECRETARY ROMULO L. NERI, AND THE NEDA-INVESTMENT COORDINATION COMMITTEE, DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (DOTC), REPRESENTED BY DOTC SECRETARY LEANDRO MENDOZA, INCLUDING THE COMMISSION ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, HEADED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, RAMON P. SALES, THE TELECOMMUNICATIONS OFFICE, BIDS AND AWARDS FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT), HEADED BY DOTC ASSISTANT SECRETARY ELMER A. SONEJA AS CHAIRMAN, AND THE TECHNICAL WORKING GROUP FOR ICT, AND DOTC ASSISTANT SECRETARY LORENZO FORMOSO, AND ALL OTHER OPERATING UNITS OF THE DOTC FOR INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, AND ZTE CORPORATION, AMSTERDAM HOLDINGS, INC., AND ALL PERSONS ACTING IN THEIR BEHALF, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 179317] AMSTERDAM HOLDINGS, INC., AND NATHANIEL SAUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, SECRETARY LEANDRO MENDOZA, COMMISSION ON INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY, AND ASSISTANT SECRETARY LORENZO FORMOSO III, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 179613] GALELEO P. ANGELES, VICENTE C. ANGELES, JOB FLORANTE L. CASTILLO, TRINI ANNE G. NIEVA, ROY ALLAN T. ARELLANO, CARLO MAGNO M. REONAL, ETHEL B. REGADIO, RAENAN B. MALIG, AND VINALYN M. POTOT, TOGETHER WITH LAWYERS AND ADVOCATES FOR ACCOUNTABILITY, TRANSPARENCY, INTEGRITY AND GOOD GOVERNANCE (LATIGO), PETITIONERS, VS. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS (DOTC), REPRESENTED BY DOTC SECRETARY LEANDRO MENDOZA, AND ZHONG XING EQUIPMENT (ZTE) COMPANY, LTD., AND ANY AND ALL PERSONS ACTING ON THEIR BEHALF, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 165565 SCHOOL OF THE HOLY SPIRIT OF QUEZON CITY AND/OR SR. CRIS PINA A. TOLENTINO, S.SP.S., PETITIONERS, VS. CORAZON P. TAGUIAM, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 147406 VENANCIO FIGUEROA Y CERVANTES,[1] PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160474 [ G.R. No. 160474. July 09, 2008 ]
- G.R. No. 174042 CITY OF NAGA, AS REPRESENTED BY MAYOR JESSE M. ROBREDO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. ELVI JOHN S. ASUNCION, AS PONENTE AND CHAIRMAN, HON. JUSTICES JOSE C. MENDOZA AND ARTURO G. TAYAG, AS MEMBERS, 12TH DIVISION, COURT OF APPEALS, HON. JUDGE FILEMON MONTENEGRO, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 26, NAGA CITY; ATTY. JESUS MAMPO, CLERK OF COURT, RTC, BRANCH 26, NAGA CITY, SHERIFF JORGE B. LOPEZ, RTC, BRANCH 26, NAGA CITY, THE HEIRS OF JOSE MARIANO AND HELEN S. MARIANO REPRESENTED BY DANILO DAVID S. MARIANO, MARY THERESE IRENE S. MARIANO, MA. CATALINA SOPHIA S. MARIANO, JOSE MARIO S. MARIANO, MA. LEONOR S. MARIANO, MACARIO S. MARIANO AND ERLINDA MARIANO-VILLANUEVA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 168723 DOLE PHILIPPINES, INC. (TROPIFRESH DIVISION), PETITIONER, VS. HON. REINATO G. QUILALA IN HIS CAPACITY AS PAIRING JUDGE OF BRANCH 150, RTC-MAKATI CITY, AND ALL SEASON FARM, CORP., RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 119033 EK LEE STEEL WORKS CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MANILA CASTOR OIL CORPORATION, ROMY LIM, AND THE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170539 HEIRS OF LETICIA LOPEZ- CUEVAS, REPRESENTED BY EMILIO AYTONA, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 156571 INTRA-STRATA ASSURANCE CORPORATION AND PHILIPPINE HOME ASSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE BUREAU OF CUSTOMS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141820 JOSE LUIS HAURIE, JOSE R. EBRO, JR., AND TREASURE LAND DEVELOPERS, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. MERIDIEN RESOURCES, INC., CENTURY PROPERTIES, INC., PIO MARTIN T. LAUENGCO, AND LE GRAND CONDOMINIUM CORPORATION,RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169298 LAW FIRM OF TUNGOL & TIBAYAN, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND SPOUSES RENATO M. INGCO & MA. LUISA S. INGCO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 171310 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. SANNY CABACABA Y GAYOSO, APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 168753 PHILIMARE, INC./MARLOW NAVIGATION CO., LTD., BONIFACIO GOMEZ AND ALBERTO GOMEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. BENEDICTO F. SUGANOB, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 165147 PHILIPPINE FIRST INSURANCE CO., INC. AND PARAMOUNT GENERAL INSURANCE CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. PYRAMID LOGISTICS AND TRUCKING CORPORATION (FORMERLY PANACOR INTEGRATED WAREHOUSING AND TRUCKING CORPORATION), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N