Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2008
- G.R. Nos. 152359 & 174103 DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. WEST NEGROS COLLEGE, INC., RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 161032 ERWIN TULFO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ATTY. CARLOS T. SO, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 161176 SUSAN CAMBRI, REY SALAO, JOCELYN BARLIZO, AND PHILIP PICHAY, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, AND CARLOS SO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 154716 FAR EAST BANK AND TRUST CO., TRUST AND INVESTMENT GROUP, AND FEB INVESTMENT, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. TRUST UNION SHIPPING CORP., SWEET LINES, INC., AND THE VESSEL M/V "SWEET GLORY" (EX M/V "SWEET RORO 2"), RESPONDENTS. PHILIPPINE PORTS AUTHORITY, INTERVENOR. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. Nos. 183806-08 MAYOR ABRAHAM N. TOLENTINO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, JOCELYN RICARDO, ARNEL TARUC, MARLENE D. CATAN, MARIA THERESA MENDOZA COSTA, FIDELA ROFOLS CASTILLO, DOMINADOR BASSI, ROBERTO MALABANAN, NERISSA MANZANO, LEONIDEZ MAGLABE HERNANDEZ, TAGUMPAY REYES, ELINA FAJARDO, AND MARIA CORAZON MARQUIACAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172871 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CLEMENTE CASTA Y CAROLINO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 165012 RACHEL BEATRIZ RUIVIVAR, PETITIONER, VS. OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN AND DR. CONNIE BERNARDO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 159308 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES (DENR), PETITIONER, VS. PAGADIAN CITY TIMBER CO., INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 155491 SMART COMMUNICATIONS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. THE CITY OF DAVAO, REPRESENTED HEREIN BY ITS MAYOR HON. RODRIGO R. DUTERTE, AND THE SANGGUNIANG PANLUNGSOD OF DAVAO CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 7820 ATTY. RICARDO M. SALOMON, JR., COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. JOSELITO C. FRIAL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 161057 BETTY GABIONZA AND ISABELITA TAN, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, LUKE ROXAS AND EVELYN NOLASCO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172129 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. MIRANT PAGBILAO CORPORATION (FORMERLY SOUTHERN ENERGY QUEZON, INC.), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 7781 DOLORES L. DELA CRUZ, MILAGROS L. PRINCIPE, NARCISA L. FAUSTINO, JORGE V. LEGASPI, AND JUANITO V. LEGASPI, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. JOSE R. DIMAANO, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170266 ENGRACIO A. GUERZON, JR., LILIAN E. CRUZ and JOSEFINA O. BAUYON, PETITIONERS, VS. PASIG INDUSTRIES, INC., MASAHIRO FUKADA and YOSHIKITSU FUJITA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 174346 FERNANDA GEONZON VDA. DE BARRERA AND JOHNNY OCO, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF VICENTE LEGASPI, REPRESENTED BY PEDRO LEGASPI, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172677 ISAGANI YAMBOT AND LETTY JIMENEZ-MAGSANOC, PETITIONERS, VS. RAYMUNDO A. ARMOVIT AND HON. FRANCISCO R. RANCHES, IN HIS CAPACITY AS THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 21 OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF VIGAN, ILOCOS SUR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169657 LT. (RET.) EDUARDO DE OCAMPO, PETITIONER, VS. PO3 EUZUETO R. REY, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 168637 MICHAEL J. LAGROSAS, PETITIONER, VS. BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB (PHIL.), INC./MEAD JOHNSON PHIL., RICHARD SMYTH AS GENERAL MANAGER AND FERDIE SARFATI, AS MEDICAL SALES DIRECTOR, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 170684 BRISTOL-MYERS SQUIBB (PHIL.), INC./MEAD JOHNSON PHIL., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND MICHAEL J. LAGROSAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169400 NAPOLEON G. RAMA, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES EDUARDO AND CONCHITA JOAQUIN, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 160725 NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. PUREFOODS CORPORATION, SOLID DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, JOSE ORTEGA, JR., SILVESTRE BAUTISTA, ALFREDO CABANDE, HEIRS OF VICTOR TRINIDAD, AND MOLDEX REALTY INCORPORATED, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174098 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. REYNALDO TECZON Y PASCUAL, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177297 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. CLAUDIO ZULUETA, SR., ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 181633 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROGER UGOS, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166676 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. JENNIFER B. CAGANDAHAN, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 170738 RIZAL COMMERCIAL BANKING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MARCOPPER MINING CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170852 SPOUSES NOE AND CLARITA QUIAMCO, PETITIONERS, CORONA, VS. CAPITAL INSURANCE & SURETY CO., INC., RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 150635 DR. ROSALINA G. HILARIO, PETITIONER, VS. MODESTO PRUDENTE, CRISANTO PRUDENTE AND REMEDIOS PRUDENTE-PUNO, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 154464 FERDINAND A. CRUZ, 332 EDANG ST., PASAY CITY, PETITIONER, VS. JUDGE PRISCILLA MIJARES, PRESIDING JUDGE, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 108, PASAY CITY, METRO MANILA, PUBLIC RESPONDENT. BENJAMIN MINA, JR., 332 EDANG ST., PASAY CITY, PRIVATE RESPONDENT. DECISION
- A.C. No. 6505 JESSICA C. UY, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. EMMANUEL P. SAÑO, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 175573 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. JOEL S. SAMANIEGO,[1] RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 176159 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. LEE RODRIGO, JOHN DOE @ BUNSO, AND PETER DOE @ LYN-LYN, ACCUSED. LEE RODRIGO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180500 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MEDARDO CRESPO Y CRUZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166096 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. RAMON BRIGIDO L. VELASCO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174899 RAMON L. UY, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151110 SPL. POL. LT. RAMON . TORREDES, PETITIONER, VS. CARLOS VILLAMOR, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 139047 SPOUSES EMMA H. VER REYES AND RAMON REYES, PETITIONERS, VS. DOMINADOR SALVADOR, SR., EMILIO FUERTE, FELIZA LOZADA, ROSALINA PADLAN, AURORA TOLENTINO, TRINIDAD L. CASTILLO, ROSARIO BONDOC, MARIA Q. CRISTOBAL AND DULOS REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, TRINIDAD LOZADA, JOHN DOE AND RICHARD DOE, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 139365] MARIA Q. CRISTOBAL AND DULOS REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONERS, VS. DOMINADOR SALVADOR, SR., EMILIO FUERTE, FELIZA LOZADA, TRINIDAD LOZADA, ROSALINA PADLAN, AURORA TOLENTINO, TRINIDAD L. CASTILLO, ROSARIO BONDOC, SPOUSES EMMA H. VER REYES AND RAMON REYES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 08-8-11- [ A.M. No. 08-8-11-CA. September 09, 2008 ]
- G.R. No. 173891 HRS. OF THE LATE SPS. LUCIANO P. LIM AND SALUD NAKPIL BAUTISTA, NAMELY: LUIS LIM, LOURDES LIM OLIVERA AND LEONARDO LIM, PETITIONERS, VS. THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF QUEZON CITY, BRANCH 216, AS SUCCESSOR OF THE LATE JUDGE MARCIANO BACALLA OF THE SAID COURT; AMPARO CAÑOSA; AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF QUEZON CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173114 JAYSON DANDAN, PETITIONER, VS. ARFEL REALTY & MANAGEMENT CORP., RAFAEL FELIX AND SPS. EMERITA AND CARLITO SAURO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 155703 THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. DOMINADOR SANTUA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180643 ROMULO L. NERI, PETITIONER, VS. SENATE COMMITTEE ON ACCOUNTABILITY OF PUBLIC OFFICERS AND INVESTIGATIONS, SENATE COMMITTEE ON TRADE AND COMMERCE, AND SENATE COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL DEFENSE AND SECURITY, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 168787 DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, REPRESENTED BY PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER STEPHEN M. LEONIDAS, PETITIONER, VS. POLO COCONUT PLANTATION CO., INC., FLORENCIA D. REMOLLO, NOLI C. ALCANTARA,[1]ZOSIMO BARBA, ROBERT B. BAJANA, EMETERIO V. TAG-AT, JUVENAL T. MENDEZ,[2] SHIELA R. REYES, JONITA M. CADALLO, PRISCO P. BACO, BENJAMIN C. DAYAP, ANTONIO DEDELES,[3] NARCISO D. DIAZ, JOVENIANO REYES,[4] RODOLFO C. SALVA, AVELINO C. BAJANA, PRAXEDES BAJANA, ALEJANDRO T. GIMOL, EMELINA B. SEDIGO[5] AND HERMINIGILDO VILLAFLORES, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 169271 MARTINA Q. ABARCA, TOLENTINA E. ABLAY, CONCHITA M. AC-AC, JOSEPHINA S. AC-AC, LORETA C. AC-AC, CARIDAD Q. AGUILAR, DIOSDADO A. AGUILAR, ROMULO S. AGUILAR, SHERLITA T. AGUILAR, WILFREDO T. ALCANTARA, ANACLETO B. ALFORQUE, RICARDO P. BACO, RODRIGO P. BACO, SR., DARIO B. BAJANA, SR., DEMETRIO F. BALBUENA, GREGORIA R. BARBA, TOMAS T. BARBA, WILFREDO R. BARBA, VIVIAN F. BAROT, DOMINGO O. BAROY, ARTURO A. BORROMEO, FEDENCIA R. BORROMEO, JUANITA P. CABIL, SALVADOR A. CABORNAY, SEVERINO M. CABUG-OS, AUREA M. CALDA, BALTAZAR R. CATALOÑA, DANILOO B. CURATO, ARNULFO B. DAEL, DEMOCRITO B. DAGODOG, GENARO C. DURAN, JOSEPHINE M. ELLEMA, ALBINA R. ELMAGA, ENRIQUE R. ELMAGA, EDWIN L. ELUMIR, TOMAS M. GABIHAN, ALBERTO A. GASO, PEDRO R. GASO, VISITACION S. GASO, ERLINDA S. GAZO, ANDRES M. GENEL, DIOSCOR M. GENEL, ANGEL R. GOMEZ, LORENZO S. GOMEZ, SANTIAGO T. GOMEZ, SILANDO Q. GOMEZ, CONSORCIA G. GUEVARRA, FREDESWINDA M. GUMA, CELODONIA A. GUZMAN, HERCULANO B. GUZMAN, JR., CESAR Q. HAROY, SR., EDDIE Q. HAROY, ROMEO E. INOFERIO, GENARA R. JUANO, GEVINO B. JUANO, SR., ROGELIA B. JUANO, ROSALITA G. JUANO, DIOGRACIAS R. LARAZAN, RELINA H. LARENA, JOSE G. MAGALSO, INOCENCIA G. MALCO, LUCENA B. MALTO, SANTOS S. MALTAO, ELINA T. MARIMAT, RAMON C. MARIMAT, MERCY B. MARO, RUTHELMA D. MARO, CHARITA S. MATEO, ALMA D. MEDINA, ABUNDIO M. MENDEZ, RENOLD S. MINDEZ, ALBERTO B. MIRA, GAUDENCIA S. MIRA, CRESTITA D. MONTAÑA, DIONISIA T. MONTAÑA, LORETO R. NAPAO, ALICIA P. NILLAS, ESPERANZA M. OMATANG, JR., FELICISIMA M. ORACION, JOEL M. ORACION, PATROCINIO T. PAO, LOURDES T. PARTOSA, FABIAN S. PIÑERO, FELIX R. PUBLICO, MARIBELLE B. PUBLICO, CARMELITA M. QUILARIO, ENRIQUE R. QUILARIO, MANOLITA M. QUILARIO, MIGUEL S. QUILERIO, LEONILA J. QUINQUILLERIA, DELTA M. RAMIREZ, ELIAS O. RAMOS, CONSOLACION T. REAL, ERLINDA I. REGALA, DOMINGA M. REMAN, EUGENIO O. REMAN, PEPITA R. REMAN, RODNEY D. REMAN, RONNIE O. REMAN, SR., DOMINADOR P. REMPOJO, EUTIQUIO T. REMPOJO, ROSITA C. REMPOJO, CAROLINA T. REYES, DIONISIA M. REYES, EUGENIA B. REYES, LORETA D. REYES, MARIO S. REYES, LAUREANO C. RIVERA, PETER C. RIVERA, EVANGELINE Q. RODRIGUEZ, RICARDO R. RODRIGUEZ, PATROCINIO I. SABIHON, FELIPE G. SAGA, ANESIA D. SALIN, FLAVIANO T. SALIN, JR., WENEFREDO T. SALIN, VIRGILIO B. SALOMA, ESTELA S. SALVA, GEORGE R. SALVA, TEOFISTA R. SALVA, JOSEPHINE T. SEDIGO, MICHAEL P. SEGISMAR, SR., JOSEPH S. SEVILLA, MARISSA H. SIENES, MA. GINA M. SILVA, ARTURO T. SOLITANA, MARILYN M. TABORA, GABINO G. TEMBLOR, REYNALDO Q. TEMBLOR, ELSA A. TEVES, LEONORA D. TORCO, GREGORIA O. TOROY, ANDRES P. TORRES, HILARIO P. TORRES, LEONARDO G. TORRES, MANOLITA T. TORRES, GENEROSO I. TORRES, LEONARDO F. TUBAGA, AGRIPINO P.TURCO, FLORDELICO S. VERBO, OLYMPIA T. YORONG AND ROSENDA C. ZERNA, PETITIONERS, VS. POLO COCONUT PLANTATION CO., INC., FLORENCIA D. REMOLLO, NOLE C. ALCANTARA, ZOSIMO BARBA, ROBERT B. BAJANA,[6] EMETERIO V. TAG-AT, JUVENAL T. MENDEZ, SHIELA R. REYES, JONITA M. CADALLO, PRISCO P. BACO, BENJAMIN C. DAYAP, ANTONIO DEDELES, NARCISO D. DIAZ, JOVENIANO REYES, RODOLFO C. SALVA, AVELINO C. BAJANA, PRAXEDES BAJANA, ALEJANDRO T. GIMOL, MELINA B. SEDIGO AND HERMINIGILDO VILLAFLORES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 176504 FERDINAND A. CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169549 JOHN HANCOCK LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION AND/OR MICHAEL PLAXTON, PETITIONERS, VS. JOANNA CANTRE DAVIS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149189 LETICIA T. FIDELDIA, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES RAUL AND ELEONOR MULATO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 181546 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RICARDO ALUNDAY, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166996 PHILIPPINE AIRLINES, INCORPORATED, FRANCISCO X. YNGENTE IV, PAG-ASA C. RAMOS, JESUS FEDERICO V. VIRAY, RICARDO D. ABUYUAN, PETITIONERS, VS. BERNARDIN J. ZAMORA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- — PHILUX, INC. AND MAX KIENLE, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION AND PATRICIA PERJES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177785 RANDY ALMEDA, EDWIN M. AUDENCIAL, NOLIE D. RAMIREZ, ERNESTO M. CALICAGAN AND REYNALDO M. CALICAGAN, PETITIONERS, VS. ASAHI GLASS PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168742 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. NORMA ROYALES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 167671 RICARDO S. SANTOS, JR.,[1] PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT.[2] D E C I S I O N