Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2008
- G.R. No. 175176 NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. SANTA LORO VDA. DE CAPIN AND SPS. JULITO QUIMCO AND GLORIA CAPIN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 165389 NFD INTERNATIONAL MANNING AGENTS AND A/S VULCANUS OSLO, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, JOSE I. ILAGAN, JR. AND CONSTANTINO CO, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177580 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. VICTORIO N. MEDRANO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 184182 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ALFREDO M. PAPA, APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 182347 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EMILIO RIVERA Y CABLANG ALIAS `BOY,' ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180512 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. NOEL CUASAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171452 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICARDO SANTOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171089 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGELIO PASCUAL, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180451 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SPO1 ARNULFO A. AURE AND SPO1 MARLON H. FEROL, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 157592 PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT, PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (SECOND DIVISION) AND RODOLFO ARAMBULO (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY RONALD L. ARAMBULO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 1481 REBECCA B. ARNOBIT, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. PONCIANO P. ARNOBIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 176240 ROLANDO SASAN, SR., LEONILO DAYDAY, MODESTO AGUIRRE, ALEJANDRO ARDIMER, ELEUTERIO SACIL, WILFREDO JUEGOS, PETRONILO CARCEDO AND CESAR PACIENCIA, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION 4TH DIVISION, EQUITABLE-PCI BANK AND HELPMATE, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 164326 SEAOIL PETROLEUM CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. AUTOCORP GROUP AND PAUL Y. RODRIGUEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 143786 SPOUSES LOURDES V. RUTAQUIO AND LEONARDO LIWANAG, AND JULIAN VILLAFLOR, REPRESENTED BY HIS CHILDREN, ESTER V. PUJALTE, FILIPINA VILLAFLOR MARIA GEMMA VILLAFLOR AND REY CONSTANTINO VILLAFLOR, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, MAURA PENAMORA, AND MODESTO, ROLANDO, ISABELITA AND CRISELDA, ALL SURNAMED LOPEZ; VIRGINIA, CARMEN, ALICIA, PURIFICACION, ESMENIA, ELIZABETH JORGE AND JABES ALL SURNAMED PENAMORA; AND ALFONSO, GILDA, EUGENIO, ROGELIO, EUGENIA, LORENZO AND VENANCIO, ALL SURNAMED VELUZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — SPOUSES RAMON PATRON AND LUZVIMINDA PATRON, PETITIONERS, VS. UNION BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, THE INTERNATIONAL CORPORATE BANK, AND THE QUEDAN AND RURAL CREDIT GUARANTEE CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177237 WILLIAM CHING, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177598 ROBERT SAN PEDRO, PETITIONER, VS. WILLY ONG AND NORMITA CABALLES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
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- G.R. No. 133347 ABS-CBN BROADCASTING CORPORATION, EUGENIO LOPEZ, JR., AUGUSTO ALMEDA-LOPEZ, AND OSCAR M. LOPEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, ROBERTO S. BENEDICTO,* EXEQUIEL B. GARCIA, MIGUEL V. GONZALES, AND SALVADOR (BUDDY) TAN,* RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 177135 ARTURO O. RADAZA, JULITO H. CUIZON, FERNANDO T. TAGA-AN, JR., AND ROGELIO D. VELOSO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, SPECIAL NINETEENTH (19TH) DIVISION, OMBUDSMAN MERCEDITAS GUTIERREZ, DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN VIRGINIA PALANCA-SANTIAGO, DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT (DILG), NORMA R. PATALINGJUG AND CRISOLOGO SAAVEDRA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151309 BISIG MANGGAGAWA SA TRYCO AND/OR FRANCISCO SIQUIG, AS UNION PRESIDENT, JOSELITO LARIÑO, VIVENCIO B. BARTE, SATURNINO EGERA AND SIMPLICIO AYA-AY, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, TRYCO PHARMA CORPORATION, AND/OR WILFREDO C. RIVERA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 155813 CECILIA S. BALDUEZA, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT CLODUALDO M. ESCOBAR, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, PRUDENTIAL BANK, AND HON. ARTURO G. TAYAG, DEPUTY SHERIFF OF THE RTC, BRANCH 79, MALOLOS, BULACAN, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- — JOFEL P. LEGASPI, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTYS. RAMON LANDRITO AND MAGNO TORIBIO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 174971 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. AMS FARMING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 141854 ORLANDO APOSTOL, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. JESUS G. BERSAMIRA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS JUDGE OF RTC, BRANCH 166, PASIG CITY, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 172468 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JULIE VILLACORTA GIL (A. K. A. JULIE VILLASORCA GIL), ACCUSED-APPELLANT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 175832 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SALVADOR SANCHEZ Y ESPIRITU, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178405 REYNALDO DEUS Y SANTOS, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 150746 SIMEON NICOLAS CHAN, LEROY CHAN, MELANIE MAE C. TORRES, Petitioners, vs. YOLANDA CHAN, ROSALINA RIVERA, KATHLEEN RIVERA, ALVIN RIVERA, Respondents. DECISION
- G.R. No. 147423 TIRSO Z. OPORTO, PETITIONER, VS. MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OF INQUIRY AND DISCIPLINE OF NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, NAMELY: WILFREDO J. COLLADO, MELBURGO S. CHIU, JORGE LAGERA, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES, AND GUIDO ALFREDO A. DELGADO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 183591 THE PROVINCE OF NORTH COTABATO, DULY REPRESENTED BY GOVERNOR JESUS SACDALAN AND/OR VICE-GOVERNOR EMMANUEL PIÑOL, FOR AND IN HIS OWN BEHALF, PETITIONERS, VS. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PEACE PANEL ON ANCESTRAL DOMAIN (GRP), REPRESENTED BY SEC. RODOLFO GARCIA, ATTY. LEAH ARMAMENTO, ATTY. SEDFREY CANDELARIA, MARK RYAN SULLIVAN AND/OR GEN. HERMOGENES ESPERON, JR., THE LATTER IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE PRESENT AND DULY-APPOINTED PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON THE PEACE PROCESS (OPAPP) OR THE SO-CALLED OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON THE PEACE PROCESS,RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 183752 CITY GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBOANGA, AS REPRESENTED BY HON. CELSO L. LOBREGAT, CITY MAYOR OF ZAMBOANGA, AND IN HIS PERSONAL CAPACITY AS RESIDENT OF THE CITY OF ZAMBOANGA, REP. MA. ISABELLE G. CLIMACO, DISTRICT 1, AND REP. ERICO BASILIO A. FABIAN, DISTRICT 2, CITY OF ZAMBOANGA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PEACE NEGOTIATING PANEL (GRP), AS REPRESENTED BY RODOLFO C. GARCIA, LEAH ARMAMENTO, SEDFREY CANDELARIA, MARK RYAN SULLIVAN AND HERMOGENES ESPERON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON PEACE PROCESS, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 183893 THE CITY OF ILIGAN, DULY REPRESENTED BY CITY MAYOR LAWRENCE LLUCH CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PEACE PANEL ON ANCESTRAL DOMAIN (GRP), REPRESENTED BY SEC. RODOLFO GARCIA, ATTY. LEAH ARMAMENTO, ATTY. SEDFREY CANDELARIA, MARK RYAN SULLIVAN; GEN. HERMOGENES ESPERON, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE PRESENT AND DULY APPOINTED PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER ON THE PEACE PROCESS; AND/OR SEC. EDUARDO ERMITA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY. RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 183951 THE PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENT OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, AS REPRESENTED BY HON. ROLANDO E. YEBES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR, HON. FRANCIS H. OLVIS, IN HIS CAPACITY AS VICE-GOVERNOR AND PRESIDING OFFICER OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN, HON. CECILIA JALOSJOS CARREON, CONGRESSWOMAN, 1ST CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, HON. CESAR G. JALOSJOS, CONGRESSMAN, 3RD CONGRESSIONAL DISTRICT, AND MEMBERS OF THE SANGGUNIANG PANLALAWIGAN OF THE PROVINCE OF ZAMBOANGA DEL NORTE, NAMELY, HON. SETH FREDERICK P. JALOSJOS, HON. FERNANDO R. CABIGON, JR., HON. ULDARICO M. MEJORADA II, HON. EDIONAR M. ZAMORAS, HON. EDGAR J. BAGUIO, HON. CEDRIC L. ADRIATICO, HON. FELIXBERTO C. BOLANDO, HON. JOSEPH BRENDO C. AJERO, HON. NORBIDEIRI B. EDDING, HON. ANECITO S. DARUNDAY, HON. ANGELICA J. CARREON AND HON. LUZVIMINDA E. TORRINO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PEACE NEGOTIATING PANEL [GRP], AS REPRESENTED BY HON. RODOLFO C. GARCIA AND HON. HERMOGENES ESPERON, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE PRESIDENTIAL ADVISER OF PEACE PROCESS, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 183962 ERNESTO M. MACEDA, JEJOMAR C. BINAY, AND AQUILINO L. PIMENTEL III, PETITIONERS, VS. THE GOVERNMENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PEACE NEGOTIATING PANEL, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN RODOLFO C. GARCIA, AND THE MORO ISLAMIC LIBERATION FRONT PEACE NEGOTIATING PANEL, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN MOHAGHER IQBAL, RESPONDENTS. FRANKLIN M. DRILON AND ADEL ABBAS TAMANO, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION. SEN. MANUEL A. ROXAS, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION. MUNICIPALITY OF LINAMON DULY REPRESENTED BY ITS MUNICIPAL MAYOR NOEL N. DEANO, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION, THE CITY OF ISABELA, BASILAN PROVINCE, REPRESENTED BY MAYOR CHERRYLYN P. SANTOS-AKBAR, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION. THE PROVINCE OF SULTAN KUDARAT, REP. BY HON. SUHARTO T. MANGUDADATU, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PROVINCIAL GOVERNOR AND A RESIDENT OF THE PROVINCE OF SULTAN KUDARAT, PETITIONER-IN-INTERVENTION. RUY ELIAS LOPEZ, FOR AND IN HIS OWN BEHALF AND ON BEHALF OF INDIGENOUS PEOPLES IN MINDANAO NOT BELONGING TO THE MILF, PETITIONER-IN-INTERVENTION. CARLO B. GOMEZ, GERARDO S. DILIG, NESARIO G. AWAT, JOSELITO C. ALISUAG AND RICHALEX G. JAGMIS, AS CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS OF PALAWAN, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION. MARINO RIDAO AND KISIN BUXANI, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION. MUSLIM LEGAL ASSISTANCE FOUNDATION, INC (MUSLAF), RESPONDENT-IN-INTERVENTION. MUSLIM MULTI-SECTORAL MOVEMENT FOR PEACE & DEVELOPMENT (MMMPD), RESPONDENT-IN-INTERVENTION. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 167627 AGUSAN DEL NORTE ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE, INC. AND HORACIO T. SANTOS,PETITIONERS, VS. JOEL CAGAMPANG AND GLENN GARZON, D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168339 MA. GREGORIETTA LEILA C. SY, PETITIONER, VS. ALC INDUSTRIES, INC. AND DEXTER P. CERIALES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177736 MELANIE P. MONTUERTO, PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE MAYOR ROLANDO E. TY AND THE SANGGUNIANG BAYAN, REPRESENTED BY HONORABLE VICE-MAYOR RICHARD D. JAGUROS, ALL OF THE MUNICIPALITY OF ALMERIA, BILIRAN, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 177563 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. DIOSDADO BALOBALO, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177775 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ISAIAS V. DIZON, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168166 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SALVADOR C. DACO ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 157542 REBECCA A. BARBO, ELEONORA R. DE JESUS, AND ANTONIO B. MAGTIBAY, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166756 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. KATRINA ISABEL SAMSON YULO, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 168782 SPOUSES JOVENAL TORING AND CECILIA ESCALONA-TORING, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ROSALIE GANZON-OLAN AND GILBERT OLAN, AND ROWENA OLAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178443 SPOUSES LORENZO H. LABAYEN AND ANA G. LABAYEN, PETITIONERS, VS. LEONARDO R. SERAFICA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 167711 THE OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. RAMON C. GALICIA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — ANTONIO DE ZUZUARREGUI, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. APOLONIA A. C. SOGUILON, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 157680 EQUIPMENT TECHNICAL SERVICES OR JOSEPH JAMES DEQUITO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, ALEX ALBINO, REY ALBINO, JULIUS ABANES, MIGUEL ALINAB, CHRISTOPHER BIOL, NELSON CATONG, RENATO DULOT, FLORO PACUNDO, MARCELITO GAMAS, REYNALDO LIMA, SAMMY MESAGAL, ERNESTO PADILLA, AND CONRADO SULIBAGA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 148133 HERITAGE PARK MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY ARBITRATION COMMISSION AND ELPIDIO UY, DOING BUSINESS UNDER NAME AND STYLE OF EDISON DEVELOPMENT AND CONSTRUCTION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 176706 MANIGO K. RAMOS, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES PURITA G. ALVENDIA[1] AND OSCAR ALVENDIA AND SPOUSES JOSE AND ARACELI SEVERINO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175725 NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ANGEL SUAREZ, CARLOS SUAREZ, MARIA THERESA SUAREZ, AND ROSARIO SUAREZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168448 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FAJARDO NAPUDO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 167215 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF EVARISTO TIOTIOEN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 165550 STANDARD CHARTERED BANK, PETITIONER, VS. STANDARD CHARTERED BANK EMPLOYEES UNION (SCBEU), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N