Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2009
- G.R. No. 180666 LEODEGARIO R. BASCOS, JR. AND ELEAZAR B. PAGALILAUAN, PETITIONERS, VS. ENGR. JOSE B. TAGANAHAN AND OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166260 METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS AND UNITED OVERSEAS BANK (FORMERLY KNOWN AS WESTMONT BANK), RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 185202 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FRANCISCO TARUC @ TARUC, ACCUSED-APPELLANT.R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 174065 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ROLLY CANARES Y ALMANARES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 165836 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. ADELA SIA AND ROBERT NGO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 159578 ROGELIA DACLAG AND ADELINO DACLAG (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY RODEL M. DACLAG, AND ADRIAN M. DACLAG, PETITIONERS, VS. ELINO MACAHILIG, ADELA MACAHILIG, CONRADO MACAHILIG, LORENZA HABER AND BENITA DEL ROSARIO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 180334 VIRGILIO V. QUILESTE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 169780 ALFREDO A. MENDROS, JR., PETITIONER, VS. MITSUBISHI MOTORS PHILS. CORPORATION (MMPC), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177828 ANNABELLE DELA PEÑA AND ADRIAN VILLAREAL, PETITIONERS, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS AND RURAL BANK OF BOLINAO, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 152413 BARCELIZA P. CAPISTRANO, PETITIONER, VS. DARRYL LIMCUANDO AND FE S. SUMIRAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172628 COATS MANILA BAY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. PURITA M. ORTEGA (REPRESENTED BY ALEJANDRO SAN PEDRO, JR.) AND MARINA A. MONTERO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 171516-17 COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF TAX APPEALS, LAS ISLAS FILIPINAS FOOD CORPORATION AND PAT-PRO OVERSEAS CO., LTD., RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 169352 COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, PETITIONER, VS. GELMART INDUSTRIES PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179556 CONCORDIA MEDEL GOMEZ, PETITIONER, VS. CORAZON MEDEL ALCANTARA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 161793 EDWARD KENNETH NGO TE, PETITIONER, VS. ROWENA ONG GUTIERREZ YU-TE, RESPONDENT, REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, OPPOSITOR. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 166086-92 ELENO T. REGIDOR, JR. AND CAMILO B. ZAPATOS, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (FIRST DIVISION), RESPONDENTS.
- G.R. No. 183385 EVANGELINA MASMUD (AS SUBSTITUTE COMPLAINANT FOR ALEXANDER J. MASMUD), PETITIONER, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (FIRST DIVISION) AND ATTY. ROLANDO B. GO, JR., RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 142525 FEDERAL BUILDERS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. DAIICHI PROPERTIES AND DEVELOPMENT, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178647 GENERAL SANTOS COCA-COLA PLANT FREE WORKERS UNION-TUPAS, PETITIONER, VS. COCA-COLA BOTTLERS PHILS., INC. (GENERAL SANTOS CITY), THE COURT OF APPEALS AND THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 146157 LA CAMPANA DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION (FORMERLY LA CAMPANA FOOD PRODUCTS INC.), PETITIONER, VS. DEVELOPMENT BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 127327 LIBERATA AMBITO, BASILIO AMBITO, AND CRISANTO AMBITO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178835 MAGIS YOUNG ACHIEVERS' LEARNING CENTER AND MRS. VIOLETA T. CARIÑO, PETITIONERS, VS. ADELAIDA P. MANALO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174244 MAYOR MARCEL S. PAN, REPRESENTING THE MUNICIPALITY OF GOA, CAMARINES SUR AS MAYOR, PETITIONER, VS. YOLANDA O. PEÑA, MARIVIC P. ENCISO, MELINDA S. CANTOR, ROMEO ASOR AND EDGAR A. ENCISO. RESPONDENTS, D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 146949 NARCISO C. LOGUINSA, JR., PETITIONER, VS. SANDIGANBAYAN (5TH DIVISION), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 119660-61 PAT. EDGARDO HERRERA Y BALTORIBIO AND PAT. REDENTOR MARIANO Y ANTONIO, PETITIONERS, VS. HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175603 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. RENATO ESPAÑOL, APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 176246 PREMIERE DEVELOPMENT BANK, PETITIONER, VS. CENTRAL SURETY & INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 183270 RUFINA L. CALIWAN, PETITIONER, VS. MARIO OCAMPO, OFELIA OCAMPO AND RHODORA PASILONA, RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. Nos. 162335 & 162605 SEVERINO MANOTOK IV, FROILAN M. MANOTOK, FERNANDO M. MANOTOK, FAUSTO M. MANOTOK III, MARIA MAMERTA M. MANOTOK, PATRICIA L. TIONGSON, PACITA L. GO, ROBERTO LAPERAL III, MICHAEL MARSHALL V. MANOTOK, MARY ANN V. MANOTOK, FELISA MYLENE V. MANOTOK, IGNACIO V. MANOTOK, JR., MILAGROS V. MANOTOK, SEVERINO MANOTOK III, ROSA R. MANOTOK, MIGUEL A.B. SISON, GEORGE M. BOCANEGRA, MA. CRISTINA E. SISON, PHILIPP L. MANOTOK, JOSE CLEMENTE L. MANOTOK, RAMON SEVERINO L. MANOTOK, THELMA R. MANOTOK JOSE MARIA MANOTOK, JESUS JUDE MANOTOK, JR., AND MA. THERESA L. MANOTOK, REPRESENTED BY THEIR BRION, ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, ROSA R. MANOTOK PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF HOMER L. BARQUE, REPRESENTED BY TERESITA BARQUE- HERNANDEZ, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 184849 SPOUSES PNP DIRECTOR ELISEO D. DELA PAZ (RET.) AND MARIA FE C. DELA PAZ, PETITIONERS, VS. SENATE COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN RELATIONS AND THE SENATE SERGEANT-AT-ARMS JOSE BALAJADIA, JR.,RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 143538 VICENTE A. MIEL, PETITIONER, VS. JESUS A. MALINDOG, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175885 ZENAIDA G. MENDOZA, PETITIONER, VS. ENGR. EDUARDO PAULE, ENGR. ALEXANDER COLOMA AND NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION (NIA MUÑOZ, NUEVA ECIJA), RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 176271] MANUEL DELA CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. ENGR. EDUARDO M. PAULE, ENGR. ALEXANDER COLOMA AND NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION (NIA MUÑOZ, NUEVA ECIJA), RESPONDENTS. DECISION
- G.R. No. 182426 ZENAIDA POLANCO, CARLOS DE JESUS, AVELINO DE JESUS,BABY DE JESUS, LUZ DE JESUS, AND DEMETRIO SANTOS, PETITIONERS, VS. CARMEN CRUZ, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, VIRGILIO CRUZ, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 150141 AGENCIA EXQUISITE OF BOHOL, INCORPORATED, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 157359] COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. AGENCIA EXQUISITE OF BOHOL, INCORPORATED, RESPONDENT. [G.R. No. 158644] EXQUISITE PAWNSHOP AND JEWELRY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. DECISION
- G.R. No. 179907 ARLENE N. LAPASARAN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 178913 MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. HSING NAN TANNERY PHILS., INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171702 MANILA MINING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. MIGUEL TAN, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE OF MANILA MANDARIN MARKETING, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179462 PEDRO C. CONSULTA, APPELLANT, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175978 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. SAMUEL ALGARME Y BONDA @ "STINGRAY" (DECEASED) AND RIZALDY GELLE Y BISCOCHO, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 164687 SM PRIME HOLDINGS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ANGELA V. MADAYAG,RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170349 SPS. IGLECERIO MAHINAY AND FIDELA MAHINAY, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. ENRIQUE C. ASIS, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 16, NAVAL, BILIRAN; SHERIFF LUDENILO S. ADOR, DANILO VELASQUEZ III, VIRGILIO VELASQUEZ, MERLE VELASQUEZ, ETHEL VELASQUEZ, CIELO VELASQUEZ, DR. GERTRUDEZ VELASQUEZ AND LINO REDOBLADO, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. GABINO A. VELASQUEZ, JR., RESPONDENTS. SPS. SIMEON NARRIDO AND GLORIA E. NARRIDO, PERALTA, PETITIONERS, VS. THE HON. ENRIQUE C. ASIS, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 16, NAVAL, BILIRAN; SHERIFF LUDENILO S. ADOR, DANILO VELASQUEZ III, VIRGILIO VELASQUEZ, LOLITA VELASQUEZ, MARIA CIELO VELASQUEZ, DR. GERTRUDEZ VELASQUEZ, GABINO VELASQUEZ IV, AND LINO REDOBLADO, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. GABINO A. VELASQUEZ, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175220 WILLIAM C. DAGAN, CARLOS H. REYES, NARCISO MORALES, BONIFACIO MANTILLA, CESAR AZURIN, WEITONG LIM, MA. TERESA TRINIDAD, MA. CARMELITA FLORENTINO, PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE RACING COMMISSION, MANILA JOCKEY CLUB, INC., AND PHILIPPINE RACING CLUB, INC., RESPONDENTS D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 7056 PLUS BUILDERS, INC., AND EDGARDO C. GARCIA, COMPLAINANTS, VS. ATTY. ANASTACIO E. REVILLA, JR., RESPONDENT. RESOLUTION
- G.R. No. 175888 SUZETTE NICOLAS Y SOMBILON, PETITIONER, VS. ALBERTO ROMULO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS; RAUL GONZALEZ, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF JUSTICE; EDUARDO ERMITA, IN HIS CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE SECRETARY; RONALDO PUNO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT; SERGIO APOSTOL, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PRESIDENTIAL LEGAL COUNSEL; AND L/CPL. DANIEL SMITH, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 176051 JOVITO R. SALONGA, WIGBERTO E. TAÑADA JOSE DE LA RAMA, EMILIO C. CAPULONG, H. HARRY L. ROQUE, JR., FLORIN HILBAY, AND BENJAMIN POZON, PETITIONERS, VS. DANIEL SMITH, SECRETARY RAUL GONZALEZ, PRESIDENTIAL LEGAL COUNSEL SERGIO APOSTOL, SECRETARY RONALDO PUNO, SECRETARY ALBERTO ROMULO, THE SPECIAL 16TH DIVISION OF THE COURT OF APPEALS, AND ALL PERSONS ACTING IN THEIR CAPACITY, RESPONDENTS. G.R. NO. 176222 BAGONG ALYANSANG MAKABAYAN (BAYAN), REPRESENTED BY DR. CAROL ARAULLO; GABRIELA, REPRESENTED BY EMERENCIANA DE JESUS; BAYAN MUNA, REPRESENTED BY REP. SATUR OCAMPO; GABRIELA WOMEN'S PARTY, REPRESENTED BY REP. LIZA MAZA; KILUSANG MAYO UNO (KMU), REPRESENTED BY ELMER LABOG; KILUSANG MAGBUBUKID NG PILIPINAS (KMP), REPRESENTED BY WILLY MARBELLA; LEAGUE OF FILIPINO STUDENTS (LFS), REPRESENTED BY VENCER CRISOSTOMO; AND THE PUBLIC INTEREST LAW CENTER, REPRESENTED BY ATTY. RACHEL PASTORES, PETITIONERS, VS. PRESIDENT GLORIA MACAPAGAL-ARROYO, IN HER CAPACITY AS CONCURRENT DEFENSE SECRETARY, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY EDUARDO ERMITA, FOREIGN AFFAIRS SECRETARY ALBERTO ROMULO, JUSTICE SECRETARY RAUL GONZALEZ, AND INTERIOR AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SECRETARY RONALDO PUNO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 08-12-357- [ A.M. No. 08-12-357-MCTC. February 10, 2009 ]
- G.R. No. 180551 [ G.R. No. 180551. February 10, 2009 ]
- G.R. No. 175048 EXCELLENT QUALITY APPAREL, INC., PETITIONER, VS. WIN MULTI RICH BUILDERS, INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, WILSON G. CHUA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 156101 HEIRS OF JOSE T. CALO, NAMELY: GILDA CALO-SANCHEZ, NEMIA[1] CALO-TEAÑO AND WILFREDO C. PABIA, PETITIONERS, VS. NONA CALO AND THE HEIRS OF ROMUALDA CALO, NAMELY: LUCINDA LAMIGO, ANITA LAMIGO, MANUEL LAMIGO, JESUS LAMIGO, FEDERICO LAMIGO, RICARDO LAMIGO AND CHONA LAMIGO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 182984 MARIANO NOCOM, PETITIONER, VS. OSCAR CAMERINO, EFREN CAMERINO, CORNELIO MANTILE AND MILDRED DEL ROSARIO, IN HER CAPACITY AS LEGAL HEIR AND REPRESENTATIVE OF NOLASCO DEL ROSARIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166973 NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. BENJAMIN ONG CO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N