Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2012
- G.R. No. 157810 ROLANDO SOFIO AND RUFIO SOFIO, PETITIONERS, VS. ALBERTO I. VALENZUELA, GLORIA I. VALENZUELA, REMEDIOS I. VALENZUELA, AND CESAR I. VALENZUELA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 186269 SPOUSES ROMAN A. PASCUAL AND MERCEDITA R. PASCUAL, FRANCISCO A. PASCUAL, MARGARITA CORAZON D. MARIANO, EDWIN D. MARIANO AND DANNY R. MARIANO PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES ANTONIO BALLESTEROS AND LORENZA MELCHOR-BALLESTEROS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 174445 SPOUSES WILLIAM GUIDANGEN AND MARY GUIDANGEN, PETITIONERS, VS. DEVOTA B. WOODEN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 187567 THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. NORA FE SAGUN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 184851 VALIENTE C. VILLEGAS PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE VICTOR C. FERNANDEZ, DEPUTY OMBUDSMAN FOR LUZON, CONRADO S. ANCIADO, JR., ROLLY P. DANILA, ANDREI S. ARABIT AND JAIME M. BARON, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 175932 WUERTH PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. RODANTE YNSON, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 11-10-7- [ A.M. No. 11-10-7-SC. February 14, 2012 ]
- G.R. No. 194710 MANILA INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT AUTHORITY, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 187490 ANTONIA R. DELA PEÑA AND ALVIN JOHN B. DELA PEÑA, PETITIONERS, VS. GEMMA REMILYN C. AVILA AND FAR EAST BANK & TRUST CO., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194653 ANTONIO MENDOZA, PETITIONER, VS. FIL-HOMES REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 165935 BRIGHT MARITIME CORPORATION (BMC)/DESIREE P. TENORIO, PETITIONERS, VS. RICARDO B. FANTONIAL, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 158413 CELSO M. MANUEL, EVANGELISTA A. MERU, FLORANTE A. MIANO, AND PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN (FOURTH DIVISION), MELCHOR M. MALLARE AND ELIZABETH GOSUDAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 161133] MELCHOR M. MALLARE AND ELIZABETH GOSUDAN, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 183444 DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS AND HIGHWAYS, PETITIONER, VS. RONALDO E. QUIWA, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME “R.E.Q. CONSTRUCTION,” EFREN N. RIGOR, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME “CHIARA CONSTRUCTION,” ROMEO R. DIMATULAC, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME “ARDY CONSTRUCTION,” AND FELICITAS C. SUMERA, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME “F.C.S. CONSTRUCTION,” REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT ROMEO M. DE LEON, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 185665 EASTERN TELECOMMUNICATIONS PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. EASTERN TELECOMS EMPLOYEES UNION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 186720 ELSA D. MEDADO, PETITIONER, VS. HEIRS OF THE LATE ANTONIO CONSING, AS REPRESENTED BY DR. SOLEDAD CONSING, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180157 EQUITABLE CARDNETWORK, INC., PETITIONER, VS. JOSEFA BORROMEO CAPISTRANO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 176085 FEDERICO S. ROBOSA, ROLANDO E. PANDY, NOEL D. ROXAS, ALEXANDER ANGELES, VERONICA GUTIERREZ, FERNANDO EMBAT, AND NANETTE H. PINTO, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (FIRST DIVISION), CHEMO-TECHNISCHE MANUFACTURING, INC. AND ITS RESPONSIBLE OFFICIALS LED BY FRANKLIN R. DE LUZURIAGA, AND PROCTER & GAMBLE PHILIPPINES, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160278 GARDEN OF MEMORIES PARK AND LIFE PLAN, INC. AND PAULINA T. REQUIÑO, PETITIONERS, VS. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, SECOND DIVISION, LABOR ARBITER FELIPE T. GARDUQUE II AND HILARIA CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 161796 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. ESTATE OF J. AMADO ARANETA, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 161830] DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM,[1] PETITIONER, NORBERTO RESULTA, EDITHA ABAD, LEDELIA ASIDOY, GIL PAGARAGAN, ROSALITO PAGHUBASAN, EDWIN FAUSTINO, FELOMINO JUSOL, EDELBERTO POBLARES, EFREN APON, NELSON VILLAREAL, JIMMY ZONIO, SERLISTO ZONIO, WILFREDO MARCELINO, ROGELIO RODERO, SERGIO ZONIO, NORBERTO FRANCISCO, AURORA VILLACORTE, JOVITO NINONUEVO, ELIZABETH ZAUSA, RUBEN VILLANUEVA, VICENTA RACCA, ROGELIO RACCA, MERCEDES VILLANUEVA, EDUARDO BIUTE, APOLINARIO TORRAL, BENJAMIN TANJER, JR., MINDA SOLIMAN, CIPRIANO REQUIOLA, GLORIA ROMERO, SILVERIO ZONIO, NESTOR ZONIO, NILO ZAUSA, ROMUALDO ZAUSA, REYNALDO ZAUSA, LUMILYN ZAUSA, GILBERT BAUTISTA, GILDA PACETES, ALUDIA CALUB, LOURDES CAGNO, ABELARDO CAGNO, BENJAMIN MARINAS, CRISPINA ARNAIZ, MARIA CABUS, RESTITUTA PRETENCIO, MA. LUZ ABALOS, ABELARDO DEL ROSARIO, CANDELARIA CEPEDA, HAYDEE MARQUILENCIA, LEONCIA ZATA, LUCIA LOPEZ, MARGARITA MANLANGIT, CRISTINA PACIS, LEONELDA FIDELA, MA. BLESS MASAGNAY, AGUSTIN CADAO, DOLORES FELICIANO, MA. JESSICA FELICIANO, MA. LOURDES FELICIANO, MA. JULITA FELICIANO, FEDERICO ZONIO, NENITA SINGSON, LIBRADA ZASPA, THELMA ELISERIO, SALVADOR VILLORENTE, SATURNINA TESORERO, ROGELIO PARACUELES, ANITA MENDOZA, AMADEO MASAGNAY, ELVIRA CAMPOS, LAURIANO CAMPOS, BENITO VILLAGANAS, VIRGILIO FERRER, SALVADOR RESULTA, NORLITO RESULTA, DIANA SEPTIMO, SALVADOR SEPTIMO, DIOSDADO LAGMAN, CLAUDIA MIRALLES, RICARDO FRANCISCO, RODOLFO FRANCISCO, ALEXANDER YURONG, ALFREDO BUENAVENTURA, ISIDRO DELA CRUZ, REMEDIOS CABUNDOC, ARTEMIO MIRASOL, MINDA COPINO, ANDRES IBARBIA, WILFREDO BALLOS, ELSA BANGCA, ARTURO CANTURIA, PABLITO SAGUIBO, CARLITO VILLONES, JOSEFINA TABANGCURA, NEDA MASAGNAY, PETITIONERS-INTERVENORS, ESTELA MARIE MALOLOS, LORETO DELA CRUZ, JOSE PAJARILLO, IMELDA ZAUSA, FEDERICO ZAUSA REPRESENTED BY ROSALINDA ZAUSA, LUDEVICO ZAUSA, GLORIA VILLANUEVA, ZENAIDA MASAGNAY, ELSIO ESTO, RODOLFO VILLONES, ALVINO NARCI REPRESENTED BY LILIA VILLONES, RUFINO ZONIO, ALBERTO ROSI, ZENAIDA VILLENA, ANTONIO ZAUSA, SALDITO ZONIO, ZACARIAS CORTEZ, LARRY MASAGNAY REPRESENTED BY LEONEL MASAGNAY, ERLINDA MORISON, JUAN CORTEZ, PRIMITIBO NICASIO, CARMELO CESAR, ANDRES ZONIO REPRESENTED BY RUFINO ZONIO, JUANITO ZONIO, JERENCIO ZONIO, ALEX CORTEZ, PEPITO VILLAREAL, PETITIONERS-MOVANTS, VS. ESTATE OF J. AMADO ARANETA, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 190456] ERNESTO B. DURAN, LOPE P. ABALOS (DECEASED) REPRESENTED BY LOPE ABALOS, JR., ARTEMIO T. GONZALES (DECEASED) REPRESENTED BY PAUL GONZALES, AUGUSTO LIM, IMELDA MARCELINO, ERNESTO NAVARTE (DECEASED) REPRESENTED BY SURVIVING SPOUSE NELIA NAVARTE, FLORANTE M. QUIMZON, MANUEL R. QUIMZON (DECEASED) REPRESENTED BY FLORANTE M. QUIMZON, NELIA ZAUSA, PETITIONERS-INTERVENORS, VS. ESTATE OF J. AMADO ARANETA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 183622 MEROPE ENRIQUEZ VDA. DE CATALAN, PETITIONER, VS. LOUELLA A. CATALAN-LEE, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 192274 NORBERTO LEE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND ALLIED BANK, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 187733 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. TEOFILO “REY” BUYAGAN, APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 187736 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FLORDELIZA ARRIOLA Y DE LARA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171701 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES PETITIONER, VS. MA. IMELDA "IMEE" R. MARCOS-MANOTOC, FERDINAND "BONGBONG" R. MARCOS, JR., GREGORIO MA. ARANETA III, IRENE R. MARCOS-ARANETA, YEUNG CHUN FAN, YEUNG CHUN HO, YEUNG CHUN KAM, AND PANTRANCO EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION (PEA)-PTGWO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 183132 RICHARD CHUA, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173291 ROMEO A. GALANG, PETITIONER, VS. CITYLAND SHAW TOWER, INC. AND VIRGILIO BALDEMOR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175558 SKIPPERS UNITED PACIFIC, INC. AND SKIPPERS MARITIME SERVICES, INC., LTD., PETITIONERS, VS. NATHANIEL DOZA, NAPOLEON DE GRACIA, ISIDRO L. LATA, AND CHARLIE APROSTA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 184015 SPOUSES MARIANO P. MARASIGAN AND JOSEFINA LEAL, PETITIONERS, VS. CHEVRON PHILS., INC., ACCRA INVESTMENTS, CORP., AND ANGARA ABELLO CONCEPCION REGALA & CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 190375 TAN SHUY, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES GUILLERMO MAULAWIN AND PARING CARIÑO-MAULAWIN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197815 THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. JULIETO SANCHEZ @ "OMPONG," APPELLANT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 157838 CANDELARIO L. VERZOSA, JR. (IN HIS FORMER CAPACITY AS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF THE COOPERATIVE DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY), PETITIONER, VS. GUILLERMO N. CARAGUE (IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS CHAIRMAN OF THE COMMISSION ON AUDIT), RAUL C. FLORES, CELSO D. GANGAN, SOFRONIO B. URSAL AND COMMISSION ON AUDIT, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 185572 CHINA NATIONAL MACHINERY & EQUIPMENT CORP. (GROUP), PETITIONER, VS. HON. CESAR D. SANTAMARIA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS PRESIDING JUDGE OF BRANCH 145, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF MAKATI CITY, HERMINIO HARRY L. ROQUE, JR., JOEL R. BUTUYAN, ROGER R. RAYEL, ROMEL R. BAGARES, CHRISTOPHER FRANCISCO C. BOLASTIG, LEAGUE OF URBAN POOR FOR ACTION (LUPA), KILUSAN NG MARALITA SA MEYCAUAYAN (KMM-LUPA CHAPTER), DANILO M. CALDERON, VICENTE C. ALBAN, MERLYN M. VAAL, LOLITA S. QUINONES, RICARDO D. LANOZO, JR., CONCHITA G. GOZO, MA. TERESA D. ZEPEDA, JOSEFINA A. LANOZO, AND SERGIO C. LEGASPI, JR., KALIPUNAN NG DAMAYANG MAHIHIRAP (KADAMAY), EDY CLERIGO, RAMMIL DINGAL, NELSON B. TERRADO, CARMEN DEUNIDA, AND EDUARDO LEGSON, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180989 GUALBERTO J. DELA LLANA, PETITIONER, VS. THE CHAIRPERSON, COMMISSION ON AUDIT, THE EXECUTIVE SECRETARY AND THE NATIONAL TREASURER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 153304-05 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. SANDIGANBAYAN (FOURTH DIVISION), IMELDA R. MARCOS, JOSE CONRADO BENITEZ AND GILBERT C. DULAY,* RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 171513 ARNOLD JAMES M. YSIDORO, PETITIONER, VS. HON. TERESITA J. LEONARDO- DE CASTRO, HON. DIOSDADO M. PERALTA AND HON. EFREN N. DE LA CRUZ, IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITIES AS PRESIDING JUSTICE AND ASSOCIATE JUSTICES, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE FIRST DIVISION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN, AND NIERNA S. DOLLER, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 190963] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. FIRST DIVISION OF THE SANDIGANBAYAN AND ARNOLD JAMES M. YSIDORO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172223 CANADIAN OPPORTUNITIES UNLIMITED, INC., PETITIONER, VS. BART Q. DALANGIN, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 199150 CARMINA G. BROKMANN, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 189647 NANCY T. LORZANO, PETITIONER, VS. JUAN TABAYAG, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 193346 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES ROGELIO AND EVELYN ROQUE, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 194306 SEBASTIAN F. OASAY, JR. PETITIONER, VS. PALACIO DEL GOBERNADOR CONDOMINIUM CORPORATION AND/OR OMAR T. CRUZ, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 172455 ANTONIO CHUA, PETITIONER, VS. TOTAL OFFICE PRODUCTS AND SERVICES (TOPROS), INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 174941 ANTONIO P. SALENGA AND NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND CLARK DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151258 ARTEMIO VILLAREAL, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 154954] PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, ANTONIO MARIANO ALMEDA, DALMACIO LIM, JR., JUNEL ANTHONY AMA, ERNESTO JOSE MONTECILLO, VINCENT TECSON, ANTONIO GENERAL, SANTIAGO RANADA III, NELSON VICTORINO, JAIME MARIA FLORES II, ZOSIMO MENDOZA, MICHAEL MUSNGI, VICENTE VERDADERO, ETIENNE GUERRERO, JUDE FERNANDEZ, AMANTE PURISIMA II, EULOGIO SABBAN, PERCIVAL BRIGOLA, PAUL ANGELO SANTOS, JONAS KARL B. PEREZ, RENATO BANTUG, JR., ADEL ABAS, JOSEPH LLEDO, AND RONAN DE GUZMAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 155101] FIDELITO DIZON, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NOS. 178057 & 178080] GERARDA H. VILLA, PETITIONER, VS. MANUEL LORENZO ESCALONA II, MARCUS JOEL CAPELLAN RAMOS, CRISANTO CRUZ SARUCA, JR., AND ANSELMO ADRIANO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 188722 BANK OF LUBAO, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ROMMEL J. MANABAT AND THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 182769 BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST OF FAR EAST BANK & TRUST COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. CYNTHIA L. REYES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 184109 CELERINO E. MERCADO, PETITIONER, VS. BELEN* ESPINOCILLA** AND FERDINAND ESPINOCILLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179579 COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS AND THE DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF THE PORT OF SUBIC, PETITIONERS, VS. HYPERMIX FEEDS CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 189496 D.M. FERRER & ASSOCIATES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. UNIVERSITY OF SANTO TOMAS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 167952 GONZALO PUYAT & SONS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. RUBEN ALCAIDE (DECEASED), SUBSTITUTED BY GLORIA ALCAIDE, REPRESENTATIVE OF THE FARMER-BENEFICIARIES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 185669 JUAN GALOPE, PETITIONER, VS. CRESENCIA BUGARIN, REPRESENTED BY CELSO RABANG, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N