Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2009
- G.R. No. 165443 CALATAGAN GOLF CLUB, INC. PETITIONER, VS. SIXTO CLEMENTE, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160918 CONCEPCION B. ALCANTARA, HEREIN SUBSTITUTED BY HER SON DR. ANTONIO B. ALCANTARA, PETITIONER, VS. HILARIA ROBLE DE TEMPLA, ALBERTO ROBLE, MARIANO ROBLE, ELEODORA ROBLE DE MOLINO, AND RODABLADO ROBLE, AS THE HEIRS OF THE LATE JESUSA BOOC; GALA YCONG DE TABLADA, CIRIACA YCONG DE BALDADO, VICENTE YCONG, HILARIO YCONG (DECEASED), REPRESENTED BY HIS HEIRS JOY, ALEX, AND SOFIA ALL SURNAMED YCONG, AND LEONARDA YCONG, HIS SURVIVING SPOUSE, AS THE HEIRS OF THE LATE COLUMBA BOOC; GERVASIO BOOC; JULIETA BOOC AS HEIR OF THE LATE CANDELARIO BOOC; CONSUELO LLAMAS VDA. DE BOOC; ROGELIO BOOC; AND LOURDES BOOC, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 152318 DEUTSCHE GESELLSCHAFT FÜR TECHNISCHE ZUSAMMENARBEIT, ALSO KNOWN AS GERMAN AGENCY FOR TECHNICAL COOPERATION, (GTZ) HANS PETER PAULENZ AND ANNE NICOLAY, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. ARIEL CADIENTE SANTOS, LABOR ARBITER OF THE ARBITRATION BRANCH, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, AND BERNADETTE CARMELLA MAGTAAS, CAROLINA DIONCO, CHRISTOPHER RAMOS, MELVIN DELA PAZ, RANDY TAMAYO AND EDGARDO RAMILLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178678 DR. HANS CHRISTIAN M. SEÑERES, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND MELQUIADES A. ROBLES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — GLORIA ARTIAGA, PETITIONER, VS. SILIMAN UNIVERSITY AND SILIMAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER/SILIMAN UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER FOUNDATION, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 183905 GOVERNMENT SERVICE, INSURANCE SYSTEM, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. COURT OF APPEALS, (8TH DIVISION), ANTHONY V. ROSETE, MANUEL M. LOPEZ, FELIPE B. ALFONSO, JESUS F. FRANCISCO, CHRISTIAN S. MONSOD, ELPIDIO L. IBAÑEZ, AND FRANCIS GILES PUNO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 184275] SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, COMMISSIONER JESUS ENRIQUE G. MARTINEZ IN HIS CAPACITY AS OFFICER- IN-CHARGE OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION AND HUBERT G. GUEVARA IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF THE COMPLIANCE AND ENFORCEMENT DEPT. OF SECURITIES PETITIONERS, VS. ANTHONY V. ROSETE, MANUEL M. LOPEZ, FELIPE B. ALFONSO, JESUS F. FRANCISCO, CHRISTIAN S. MONSOD, ELPIDIO L. IBAÑEZ, AND FRANCIS GILES PUNO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172602 HENRY T. GO, PETITIONER, VS. THE FIFTH DIVISION, SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR, OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 168716 HFS PHILIPPINES, INC., RUBEN T. DEL ROSARIO AND IUM SHIPMANAGEMENT AS, PETITIONERS, VS. RONALDO R. PILAR, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173807 JAIME U. GOSIACO, PETITIONER, VS. LETICIA CHING AND EDWIN CASTA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170977 JOSE C. DEL VALLE, JR. AND ADOLFO C. ALEMANIA, PETITIONERS, VS. FRANCIS B. DY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171253 LAKEVIEW GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, INC., PETITIONER, VS. LUZVIMIN SAMAHANG NAYON, ROLLING HILLS ASSOCIATION, SALOME A. CEDENO, SALVE B. WALAT, ISABEL L. SALMORIN, JOEL B. VALENCIA, ELISA D. DE MONTEVERDE, LUZ O. PANGILINAN, ELEN B. BEDURO, RAMONITO T. TALACO, LEON N. ESTROPEGON, ALBERTO G. PALOMAR, WILFREDO QUINONIZALA, ENRIQUE B. PALOJERO, PABLO N. DATAYLO, DOMINICA R. ZORILLA, LORENZO O. BENITEZ, RODRIGO O. PEÑARANDA, MANUEL P. FUENTES, GREGORIO L. CABRILLES, EMELINDA S. LOGRO, RICKY SALMORIN, ALEJANDRO B. CABANTOY, ESTRELLA V. ESPLAGO, ROSITA L. ALCANTARA, ANTONIO C. BALIDOY, LARRY B. TARAN, LEOPOLDO B. RAMOS, LOLITA T. ZAMORA, BENITO R. BITUIN, BERNARD A. BACOLOD, EVARISTO R. BITUIN, PRESTITUTO P. BALDELOBAR, DIONISIO T. DOMINGO, HILARIA T. CASAS, CELEDONIO C. PONCE, DANIEL MANA-AY, CRESENCIANO S. ALCANTARA, REMEDIOS S. ESCLETE, BERNALISA P. VALDEZ, FRUCTOSA T. TAVILLARZA, TEODORITA O. CASTILLO, ERNESTO O. BACOLOD, DONALDO F. TORRES, VICENTE ROMATO, FLORDELISA O. ABAO, JAIME V. CORDIAL, SR., DINA P. MANA-AY, LUCENA V. TINGSON, MAGDALENA PRESNIDO, PAZ B. MAOSABA, ISABEL CANARIA, HERMENIGILDA B. TARAN, RODELIO C. LONTOC, FLORA B. ROMERO, EUGENIO TABLANTE, JR., EUGENIO TABLANTE, SR., TEODORO C. DUMUNDON, MERLINDA S. AREVALO, CARIDAD A. CAMACHO, ALBERT B. BAYLOSIS, FRANCISCO DE LARA, SAYRE L. GOLPE, PRESENTACION T. ADRIANO, MATEO A. CORIA, LEONARDO A. MENDOZA, VALENTINO L. DACILLO, TOMAS A. BARBUCO, HARVIS B. BEDURO, TEODORO M. LARA, OBDULIA L. SALMORIN, ARTURO S. ANGELES, LORETO PANGANIBAN, MIGUELA L. CABATAY, JOSEFINA P. ROXAS, ANICETA L. BUDAJES, REYNALDO M. MUICO, CARIDAD M. RAQUEL, BENEDICTO S. BATILES, SR., LORETO B. ELSUGA, SOLEDAD C. MOLETA, ARNULFO D. CANARIA, IRENEO A. DISTO, FELIX T. MEMIJE, ROGELIO C. ARANA, ASELA R. CORDIAL, PRUDENCIO P. PENANO, ESPERANZA CALVENTAS, ALBERT B. TARAN, EDUARDO C. CARBONILLO, VIOLETA C. MALATE, LORETA P. FUENTES, JOSE U. DIESTA, ELIZABETH F. NUÑEZ, FRANCISCO D. ESPARTIN, CARMELITA S. BERNARDINO, ELVIRA M. ABAO, BENITO G. LARA, ESTRELLA V. ISUGA, DANIEL R. DE LUNA, ANGELITO S. PORTALES, ROSALIA P. DE LA CRUZ, MICHAEL L. SALMORIN, ELPIDIO P. DE LA CRUZ, PAQUITO INDENCIA, ISABEL BULALACAO, JESUS REMUTO, ISABEL D. CALICA, EMILIO GABRIEL, VICTORIA LAZAR, BIENVENIDO DIAZ, CELIA LLAMADO, DOMINADOR BORDA, ELISA ALCAZAR, NENITA DIAZ, ELENA LAYABAN, CRESENCIO LAYABAN AND THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 164170 MACA-ANGCOS ALAWIYA Y ABDUL, ISAGANI ABDUL Y SIACOR, AND SARAH LANGCO Y ANGLI, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SECRETARY OF JUSTICE SIMEON A. DATUMANONG, P/C INSP. MICHAEL ANGELO BERNARDO MARTIN, P/INSP. ALLANJING ESTRADA MEDINA, PO3 ARNOLD RAMOS ASIS, PO2 PEDRO SANTOS GUTIERREZ, PO2 IGNACIO DE PAZ, AND PO2 ANTONIO SEBASTIAN BERIDA, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — MACARIOLA S. BARTOLO AND VIOLENDA B. SUCRO, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN, SECOND DIVISION, THE HONORABLE SECRETARY HERMOGENES EBDANE OF THE DEPARMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS ("DPWH" FOR BREVITY), THE OFFICE OF THE SPECIAL PROSECUTOR ("OSP" FOR BREVITY), AND ANTONIO BALTAZAR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 138814 MAKATI STOCK EXCHANGE, INC., MA. VIVIAN YUCHENGCO, ADOLFO M. DUARTE, MYRON C. PAPA, NORBERTO C. NAZARENO, GEORGE UY-TIOCO, ANTONIO A. LOPA, RAMON B. ARNAIZ, LUIS J.L. VIRATA, AND ANTONIO GARCIA, JR. PETITIONERS, VS. MIGUEL V. CAMPOS, SUBSTITUTED BY JULIA ORTIGAS VDA. DE CAMPOS,[1] RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172671 MARISSA R. UNCHUAN, PETITIONER, VS. ANTONIO J.P. LOZADA, ANITA LOZADA AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF CEBU CITY, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 175983 METROPOLITAN CEBU WATER DISTRICT (MCWD), PETITIONER, VS. J. KING AND SONS COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168800 NEW REGENT SOURCES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. TEOFILO VICTOR TANJUATCO, JR., AND VICENTE CUEVAS,* RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 180314 NORMALLAH A. PACASUM, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170589 OLYMPIO REVALDO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177302 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS JAIME LOPEZ, ROGELIO REGALADO, AND ROMEO ARAGON, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172607 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLE, VS. RUFINO UMANITO, APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 171735 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. ALEJO OBLIGADO Y MAGDARAOG, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 176348 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. DIONISIO CABUDBOD Y TUTOR AND EDGAR CABUDBOD Y LACROA, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 181318 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. GERMAN AGOJO Y LUNA, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179708 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. MARCELO ALETA[1], FERDINAND ALETA, ROGELIO ALETA, MARLO[2] ALETA, JOVITO ALETA, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179933 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JOSEPH FABITO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 184791 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PEDRO NOGPO, JR. A.K.A. "TANDODOY," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- — PHILIPPINE COUNTRYSIDE RURAL BANK (LILOAN, CEBU), INC., PETITIONER, VS. JOVENAL B. TORING, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 149907 ROMA DRUG AND ROMEO RODRIGUEZ, AS PROPRIETOR OF ROMA DRUG, PETITIONERS, VS. THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF GUAGUA, PAMPANGA, THE PROVINCIAL PROSECUTOR OF PAMPANGA, BUREAU OF FOOD & DRUGS (BFAD) AND GLAXO SMITHKLINE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 156766 ROSARIO A. GATUS, PETITIONER, VS. QUALITY HOUSE, INC. AND CHRISTOPHER CHUA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 182231 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF, VS. EDDIE GUM-OYEN Y SACPA, APPELLEE. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 158805 VALLEY GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ROSA O. VDA. DE CARAM, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178127 VIRGEN SHIPPING CORPORATION, CAPT. RENATO MORENTE & ODYSSEY MARITIME PTE. LTD., NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION,PETITIONERS, VS. JESUS B. BARRAQUIO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 163583 BRITISH AMERICAN TOBACCO, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE ISIDRO N. CAMACHO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF FINANCE AND GUILLERMO L. PARAYNO, JR., IN HIS CAPACITY AS COMMISSIONER OF THE BUREAU OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENTS. PHILIP MORRIS PHILIPPINES MANUFACTURING, INC., FORTUNE TOBACCO, CORP., MIGHTY CORPORATION, AND JT INTERNATIONAL, S.A., RESPONDENTS-IN-INTERVENTION. RESOLUTION
- A.C. No. 7813 CARLITO P. CARANDANG, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. GILBERT S. OBMINA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- — PRESIDENTIAL AD HOC FACT-FINDING COMMITTEE ON BEHEST LOANS, REPRESENTED BY ORLANDO L. SALVADOR, PETITIONER, VS. OMBUDSMAN ANIANO A. DESIERTO, PANFILO O. DOMINGO, CONRADO S. REYES, ZOSIMO C. MALABANAN, JOSE R. TENGCO, JR., PLACIDO L. MAPA, JR., VERDEN C. DANGILAN, ARMANDO T. ROMUALDEZ, VILMA S. ROMUALDEZ, JUAN L. SYQUIAN AND ALFREDO T. ROMUALDEZ. RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 183565 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. EDUARDO ABOGANDA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177283 [ G.R. No. 177283. April 07, 2009 ]
- G.R. No. 171536 APRIL JOY ASETRE, BENJIE EBCAS, GALINZCHEL GAMBOA, AND BUENAVENTURA GAMBOA, PETITIONERS, VS. JUNEL ASETRE, CHARITY DAINE ALAGBAN, COURT OF APPEALS (SPECIAL FORMER EIGHTEENTH DIVISION), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169914 ASIA'S EMERGING DRAGON CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS, SECRETARY LEANDRO R. MENDOZA AND MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 174166] REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, REPRESENTED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND COMMUNICATIONS AND MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND SALACNIB BATERINA, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. Nos. 182978-79 BECMEN SERVICE EXPORTER AND PROMOTION, INC., PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES SIMPLICIO AND MILA CUARESMA (FOR AND IN BEHALF OF THEIR DAUGHTER, JASMIN G. CUARESMA), WHITE FALCON SERVICES, INC. AND JAIME ORTIZ (PRESIDENT, WHITE FALCON SERVICES, INC.), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NOS. 184298-99] SPOUSES SIMPLICIO AND MILA CUARESMA (FOR AND IN BEHALF OF THEIR DAUGHTER, JASMIN G. CUARESMA), PETITIONERS, VS. WHITE FALCON SERVICES, INC. AND BECMEN SERVICE EXPORTER AND PROMOTION, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 161778 CAYETANO A. TEJANO, JR. PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 8051 EDERLINDA K MANZANO, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. SANTIAGO C. SORIANO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145867 ESTATE OF SOLEDAD MANANTAN, HEREIN REPRESENTED BY GILBERT MANANTAN, PETITIONER, VS. ANICETO SOMERA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152048 FELIX B. PEREZ AND AMANTE G. DORIA, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE TELEGRAPH AND TELEPHONE COMPANY AND JOSE LUIS SANTIAGO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171072 GOLDCREST REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. CYPRESS GARDENS CONDOMINIUM CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171138 H. TAMBUNTING PAWNSHOP, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170750 HEIRS OF TOMAS DOLLETON, HERACLIO ORCULLO, REMEDIOS SAN PEDRO, HEIRS OF BERNARDO MILLAMA, HEIRS OF AGAPITO VILLANUEVA, HEIRS OF HILARION GARCIA, SERAFINA SP ARGANA, AND HEIRS OF MARIANO VILLANUEVA, PETITIONERS, VS. FIL-ESTATE MANAGEMENT INC., ET AL. AND THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF LAS PIÑAS CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168631 LAND BANK OF THE PHILLIPINES, PETITIONER, VS. CAROLINA B. VDA. DE ABELLO AND HEIRS OF ELISEO ABELLO, NAMELY: NENITA, SULITA, ROLANDO, IMELDA AND ELISEO, JR., ALL SURNAMED ABELLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177961 LOURDES A. SABLE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND HON. ENRIQUETA LOQUILLANO-BELARMINO, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 57, RTC, CEBU CITY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N