Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2012
- G.R. No. 171855 FE V. RAPSING, TITA C. VILLANUEVA AND ANNIE F. APAREJADO, REPRESENTED BY EDGAR APAREJADO, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. JUDGE MAXIMINO R. ABLES, OF RTC-BRANCH 47, MASBATE CITY; SSGT. EDISON RURAL, CAA JOSE MATU, CAA MORIE FLORES, CAA GUILLIEN TOPAS, CAA DANDY FLORES, CAA LEONARDO CALIMUTAN AND CAA RENE ROM, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 196383 ROBERT PASCUA, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE TRI-WEB CONSTRUCTION, PETITIONER, VS. G & G REALTY CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 185368 ARTHUR F. MENCHAVEZ, PETITIONER, VS. MARLYN M. BERMUDEZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170732 ATLANTIC ERECTORS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND HERBAL COVE REALTY CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170454 CECILIA T. MANESE, JULIETES E. CRUZ, AND EUFEMIO PEÑANO II, PETITIONERS, VS. JOLLIBEE FOODS CORPORATION, TONY TAN CAKTIONG, ELIZABETH DELA CRUZ, DIVINA EVANGELISTA, AND SYLVIA M. MARIANO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166803 CREWLINK, INC. AND/OR GULF MARINE SERVICES, PETITIONERS, VS. EDITHA TERINGTERING, FOR HER BEHALF AND IN BEHALF OF MINOR EIMAEREACH ROSE DE GARCIA TERINGTERING, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174715 FILINVEST LAND, INC., EFREN C. GUTIERRE AND LINA DE GUZMAN-FERRER, PETITIONERS, VS. ABDUL BACKY, ABEHERA, BAIYA, EDRIS, HADJI GULAM, JAMELLA, KIRAM, LUCAYA, MONER, OMAR, RAMIR, ROBAYCA, SATAR, TAYBA ALL SURNAMED NGILAY, EDMER ANDONG, UNOS BANTANGAN AND NADJER ESQUIVEL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194122 HECTOR HERNANDEZ, PETITIONER, VS. SUSAN SAN PEDRO AGONCILLO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175990 HEIRS OF ALBINA G. AMPIL, NAMELY PRECIOUS A. ZAVALLA, EDUARDO AMPIL, PEÑAFRANCIA A. OLAÑO, VICENTE G. AMPIL, JR., FROILAN G. AMPIL AND EXEQUIEL G. AMPIL, REPRESENTED BY EXEQUIEL G. AMPIL, PETITIONERS, VS. TERESA MANAHAN AND MARIO MANAHAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173211 HEIRS OF DR. MARIO S. INTAC AND ANGELINA MENDOZA-INTAC, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS AND SPOUSES MARCELO ROY, JR. AND JOSEFINA MENDOZA-ROY AND SPOUSES DOMINADOR LOZADA AND MARTINA MENDOZA-LOZADA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 184950 NGEI MULTI-PURPOSE COOPERATIVE INC. AND HERNANCITO RONQUILLO, PETITIONERS, VS. FILIPINAS PALMOIL PLANTATION INC. AND DENNIS VILLAREAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177232 RCJ BUS LINES, INCORPORATED, PETITIONER, VS. MASTER TOURS AND TRAVEL CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172825 SPOUSES MINIANO B. DELA CRUZ AND LETA L. DELA CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. ANA MARIE CONCEPCION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 174582 THE HEIRS OF THE LATE SPOUSES LAURA YADNO AND PUGSONG MAT-AN, NAMELY, LAURO MAT-AN, FE MAT-AN LAOYAN, JULIA MAT-AN KITANI, ANA MAT-AN MALANI, DARIO MAT-AN AND VICTOR MAT-AN, WHO ARE REPRESENTED BY THEIR CO-PETITIONER NENA MAT-AN CLEMENT, PETITIONER, VS. THE HEIRS OF THE LATE SPOUSES MAURO AND ELISA ANCHALES, NAMELY, JOHNNY S. ANCHALES, BELMORE S. ANCHALES, BENSON S. ANCHALES, BRIGETTE S. HARASYMUK, RITA A. KAWA, AND NENITA S. ANCHALES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 168331 UNITED INTERNATIONAL PICTURES AB, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197309 ACE NAVIGATION CO., INC., VELA INTERNATIONAL MARINE LTD., AND/OR RODOLFO PAMINTUAN, PETITIONERS, VS. TEODORICO FERNANDEZ, ASSISTED BY GLENITA FERNANDEZ, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 184903-04 DIGITAL TELECOMMUNICATIONS PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. DIGITEL EMPLOYEES UNION (DEU), ARCEO RAFAEL A. ESPLANA, ALAN D. LICANDO, FELICITO C. ROMERO, JR., ARNOLD D. GONZALES, REYNEL FRANCISCO B. GARCIA, ZOSIMO B. PERALTA, REGINO T. UNIDAD AND JIM L. JAVIER, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 183053 EMILIO A.M. SUNTAY III, PETITIONER, VS. ISABEL COJUANGCO-SUNTAY, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 186592 GOVERNOR ENRIQUE T. GARCIA, JR., AURELIO C. ANGELES, JR., EMERLINDA S. TALENTO, AND RODOLFO H. DE MESA, PETITIONERS, VS. LEO RUBEN C. MANRIQUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 6733 HERMINIA P. VOLUNTAD-RAMIREZ, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ROSARIO B. BAUTISTA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 198733 JOHANSEN WORLD GROUP CORPORATION AND ANNA LIZA F. HERNANDEZ, PETITIONERS, VS. RENE MANUEL GONZALES III, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 196539 MARIETTA N. PORTILLO, PETITIONER, VS. RUDOLF LIETZ, INC., RUDOLF LIETZ AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 153478 MR HOLDINGS, LTD., PETITIONER, VS. SHERIFF CARLOS P. BAJAR, SHERIFF IV, RTC OF MANILA, BRANCH 26, CITADEL HOLDINGS, INC., VERCINGETORIX CORPORATION, MANILA GOLF & COUNTRY CLUB, INC. AND MARCOPPER MINING CORPORATION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194366 NAPOLEON D. NERI, ALICIA D. NERI-MONDEJAR, VISMINDA D. NERI-CHAMBERS, ROSA D. NERI-MILLAN, DOUGLAS D. NERI, EUTROPIA D. ILLUT-COCKINOS AND VICTORIA D. ILLUT-PIALA, PETITIONERS, VS. HEIRS OF HADJI YUSOP UY AND JULPHA* IBRAHIM UY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 182018 NORKIS TRADING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. JOAQUIN BUENAVISTA, HENRY FABROA, RICARDO CAPE, BERTULDO TULOD, WILLY DONDOYANO AND GLEN VILLARIASA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 189820 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ALBERTO M. BASAO ALIAS “DODONG,” JOVEL S. APOLE, MELQUIADES L. APOLE, ESTRELITA[1] G. APOLE, ROLANDO A. APOLE ALIAS “BEBOT,” VICENTE C. SALON, JAIME TANDAN, RENATO C. APOLE ALIAS “BOBOY,” ROLANDO M. OCHIVILLO ALIAS “ALLAN,” LORENZO L. APOLE, JOHN DOE, PETER DOE AND MIKE DOE, ACCUSED, JOVEL S. APOLE, ROLANDO A. APOLE, AND RENATO C. APOLE, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 188571 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARICAR BRAINER Y MANGULABNAN, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197315 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. ANGEL T. DOMINGO AND BENJAMIN T. DOMINGO, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 171845 SPOUSES GODFREY AND GERARDINA SERFINO, PETITIONERS, VS. FAR EAST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, INC., NOW BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169391 SPS. EUGENE C. GO AND ANGELITA GO, AND MINOR EMERSON CHESTER KIM B. GO, PETITIONERS, VS. COLEGIO DE SAN JUAN DE LETRAN, REV. FR. EDWIN LAO, REV. FR. JOSE RHOMMEL HERNANDEZ, ALBERT ROSARDA AND MA. TERESA SURATOS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178909 SUPERIOR PACKAGING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ARNEL BALAGSAY, ZALDY ALFORGNE, JAIME ANGELES, REY APURA, GERALD CABALAN, JONALD CALENTENG, RAMIL CRODERO, JUNREY CABALGUINTO, OSCAR DAYTO, RUFO DIONOLA, DIONILO ESMERALDA, BOOTS LADRILLO, ELIEZER MAGHAMOY, LEO FLORES, RENATO PAGADORA, REYNALDO PLAZA, ROGER SIBNEAO, EDWIN TONALBA, JOHN ACHARON, RODERICK RAMAS, SALVADOR ACURATO, JULUIS BASUL, CARLOS RAYTA, LITO BELANO, ROGER CASIMIRO, RENE CURADA, NESTRO ESTE, ROMMEL IMPELIDO, ZOILO ISLA, JHONIE OGARDO, EDWIN POSADAS, ALEXANDER REGPALA, CHRISTOPHER SAMPIANO, RITCHIE SANCHES, ROLANDO SORIANO, ROWELL ANCHETA, RICKY BORDAS, ANTONIO BEREN, RONALD DOMINGO, JERRY MORENO, ROLLY ROSALES, RENATO RESTANO AND ISIDRO SARIGNE, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 176162 CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, DR. DANTE G. GUEVARRA AND ATTY. AUGUSTUS F. CEZAR, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 178845] ATTY. HONESTO L. CUEVA, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, DR. DANTE G. GUEVARRA AND ATTY. AUGUSTUS F. CEZAR, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 193237 DOMINADOR G. JALOSJOS, JR., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND AGAPITO J. CARDINO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 193536] AGAPITO J. CARDINO, PETITIONER, VS. DOMINADOR G. JALOSJOS, JR. AND COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 195229 EFREN RACEL ARATEA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND ESTELA D. ANTIPOLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 176579 HEIRS OF WILSON P. GAMBOA,* PETITIONERS, VS. FINANCE SECRETARY MARGARITO B. TEVES, FINANCE UNDERSECRETARY JOHN P. SEVILLA, AND COMMISSIONER RICARDO ABCEDE OF THE PRESIDENTIAL COMMISSION ON GOOD GOVERNMENT (PCGG) IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS CHAIR AND MEMBERS, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE PRIVATIZATION COUNCIL, CHAIRMAN ANTHONI SALIM OF FIRST PACIFIC CO., LTD. IN HIS CAPACITY AS DIRECTOR OF METRO PACIFIC ASSET HOLDINGS INC., CHAIRMAN MANUEL V. PANGILINAN OF PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY (PLDT) IN HIS CAPACITY AS MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FIRST PACIFIC CO., LTD., PRESIDENT NAPOLEON L. NAZARENO OF PHILIPPINE LONG DISTANCE TELEPHONE COMPANY, CHAIR FE BARIN OF THE SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, AND PRESIDENT FRANCIS LIM OF THE PHILIPPINE STOCK EXCHANGE, RESPONDENTS. PABLITO V. SANIDAD and ARNO V. SANIDAD, PETITIONERS-IN-INTERVENTION. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 192088 INITIATIVES FOR DIALOGUE AND EMPOWERMENT THROUGH ALTERNATIVE LEGAL SERVICES, INC. (IDEALS, INC.), REPRESENTED BY ITS EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, MR. EDGARDO LIGON, AND FREEDOM FROM DEBT COALITION (FDC), REPRESENTED BY ITS VICE PRESIDENT REBECCA L. MALAY, AKBAYAN CITIZEN’S ACTION PARTY, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIR EMERITUS LORETTA ANNE P. ROSALES, ALLIANCE OF PROGRESSIVE LABOR, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRPERSON, DANIEL L. EDRALIN, REP. WALDEN BELLO, IN HIS CAPACITY AS DULY-ELECTED MEMBER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, PETITIONERS, VS. POWER SECTOR ASSETS AND LIABILITIES MANAGEMENT CORPORATION (PSALM), REPRESENTED BY ITS ACTING PRESIDENT AND CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER ATTY. MA. LUZ L. CAMINERO, METROPOLITAN WATERWORKS AND SEWERAGE SYSTEM (MWSS), REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR ATTY. DIOSDADO M. ALLADO, NATIONAL IRRIGATION ADMINISTRATION (NIA), REPRESENTED BY ITS ADMINISTRATOR CARLOS S. SALAZAR, KOREA WATER RESOURCES CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER, KIM KUEN-HO AND/OR ATTORNEYS-IN-FACT, ATTY. ANNA BIANCA L. TORRES AND ATTY. LUTHER D. RAMOS, FIRST GEN NORTHERN ENERGY CORP., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MR. FEDERICO R. LOPEZ, SAN MIGUEL CORP., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MR. RAMON S. ANG, SNABOITIZ POWER-PANGASINAN INC., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MR. ANTONIO R. MORAZA, TRANS-ASIA OIL AND ENERGY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT AND CEO, MR. FRANCISCO L. VIRAY, AND DMCI POWER CORP., REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, MR. NESTOR DADIVAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 196804 MAYOR BARBARA RUBY C. TALAGA, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND RODERICK A. ALCALA, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 197015] PHILIP M. CASTILLO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, BARBARA RUBY TALAGA AND RODERICK A. ALCALA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178584 ASSOCIATED MARINE OFFICERS AND SEAMEN’S UNION OF THE PHILIPPINES PTGWO-ITF, PETITIONER, VS. NORIEL DECENA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175177 REPUBLIC OF PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. THE GLORIA JARALVE SUBSTITUTED BY ALAN JESS JARALVE DOCUMENTO, JR., EDGARDO JARALVE, SERAFIN UY, JR., SHELLA UY, NIMFA LAGNADA, PANTALEON SAY A-ANG, STARG LAD INTERNATIONAL AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, ANNIE TAN, TEOTIMO CABARRUBIAS, JESSICA DACLAN, MA. EMMA RAMAS, DANILO DEEN, AND ERIC ANTHONY DEEN. RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 182209 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. EMILIANO R. SANTIAGO, JR., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 159370 PALM TREE ESTATES, INC. AND BELLE AIR GOLF AND COUNTRY CLUB, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 189817 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. REYNA BATALUNA LLANITA AND SOTERO BUAR Y BANGUIS, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 164051 PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK, PETITIONER, VS. LILIAN S. SORIANO, RESPONDENT D E C I S I O N.
- G.R. Nos. 159561-62 R.V. SANTOS COMPANY, INC., PETITIONER, VS. BELLE CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173610 TOWN AND COUNTRY ENTERPRISES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. HONORABLE NORBERTO J. QUISUMBING, JR., ET. AL, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. No. 174132] TOWN AND COUNTRY ENTERPRISES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST CO., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173036 AGOO RICE MILL CORPORATION (REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDENT, KAM BIAK Y. CHAN, JR.), PETITIONER, VS. LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179115 ASIA INTERNATIONAL AUCTIONEERS, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 195909 COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, PETITIONER, VS. ST. LUKE’S MEDICAL CENTER, INC., RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 195960] ST. LUKE’S MEDICAL CENTER, INC., PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 196161 CYRIL CALPITO QUI, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 167366 DR. PEDRO DENNIS CERENO, AND DR. SANTOS ZAFE, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, SPOUSES DIOGENES S. OLAVERE AND FE R. SERRANO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N