Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2013
- G.R. No. 173489 ALILEM CREDIT COOPERATIVE, INC., NOW KNOWN AS ALILEM MULTIPURPOSE COOPERATIVE, INC., PETITIONER, VS. SALVADOR M. BANDIOLA, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. Nos. 164155 & 175543 FORT BONIFACIO DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 184681 GERRY A. SALAPUDDIN, PETITIONER, VS. THE COURT OF APPEALS, GOV. JUM AKBAR, AND NOR-RHAMA J. INDANAN, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 196577 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. BARBARA SAMPAGA POBLETE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173987 PADILLA MERCADO, ZULUETA MERCADO, BONIFACIA MERCADO, DAMIAN MERCADO AND EMMANUEL MERCADO BASCUG, PETITIONERS, VS. SPOUSES AGUEDO ESPINA AND LOURDES ESPINA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 182152 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND MIRIAM RUTH T. MAGSINO, PETITIONERS, VS. PO1 RICARDO P. EUSEBIO, SPO2 ROMEO ISIDRO, AND JOJIT GEORGE CONTRERAS, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 178347 SALVACION VILLANUEVA, TEOFILO TREDEZ, DONALD BUNDAC, DANNY CABIGUEN, GREGORIO DELGADO, AND BILLY BUNGAR, PETITIONERS, VS. PALAWAN COUNCIL FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT, REPRESENTED BY EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR ROMEO DORADO, AND PATRICIA LOUISE MINING AND DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, REPRESENTED BY ENGINEER FERNANDO ESGUERRA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 195032 ISABELO A. BRAZA, PETITIONER, VS. THE HONORABLE SANDIGANBAYAN (1ST DIVISION), RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180269 JOSE Z. CASILANG, SR., SUBSTITUTED BY HIS HEIRS, NAMELY: FELICIDAD CUDIAMAT VDA. DE CASILANG, JOSE C. CASILANG, JR., RICARDO C. CASILANG, MARIA LOURDES C. CASILANG, CHRISTOPHER C. CASILANG, BEN C. CASILANG, DANTE C. CASILANG, GREGORIO C. CASILANG, HERALD C. CASILANG; AND FELICIDAD Z. CASILANG, MARCELINA Z. CASILANG, JACINTA Z. CASILANG, BONIFACIO Z. CASILANG, LEONORA Z. CASILANG, AND FLORA Z. CASILANG, PETITIONERS, VS. ROSARIO Z. CASILANG-DIZON, MARIO A. CASILANG, ANGELO A. CASILANG, RODOLFO A. CASILANG, AND ATTY. ALICIA B. FABIA, IN HER CAPACITY AS CLERK OF COURT AND EX-OFFICIO SHERIFF OF PANGASINAN AND/OR HER DULY AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 186344 LEOPARD SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION AGENCY, PETITIONER, VS. TOMAS QUITOY, RAUL SABANG AND DIEGO MORALES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179965 NICOLAS P. DIEGO, PETITIONER, VS. RODOLFO P. DIEGO AND EDUARDO P. DIEGO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180325 O. VENTANILLA ENTERPRISES CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. VELASCO, JR., (CHAIRPERSON) PERALTA, ABAD, MENDOZA, AND ADELINA S. TAN REYNANTE G. PRESIDING JUDGE,* AND SHERIFF VELASQUEZ, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169253 PACIFICO C. VELASCO, PETITIONER, VS. THE HON. SANDIGANBAYAN (FIFTH DIVISION) AND THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 178065 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. ARNOLD TAPERE Y POLPOL, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 199713 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MARK JOSEPH ZAPUIZ Y RAMOS @ "JAYMART," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175876 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. TOMAS TEODORO Y ANGELES, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 187919 RAFAEL H. GALVEZ AND KATHERINE L. GUY, PETITIONERS, VS. HON. COURT OF APPEALS AND ASIA UNITED BANK, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 187979] ASIA UNITED BANK, PETITIONER, VS. GILBERT G. GUY, PHILIP LEUNG, KATHERINE L. GUY, RAFAEL H. GALVEZ AND EUGENIO H. GALVEZ, JR., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 188030] GILBERT G. GUY, PHILIP LEUNG AND EUGENIO H. GALVEZ, JR., PETITIONERS, VS. ASIA UNITED BANK, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 174385 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. HON. RAMON S. CAGUIOA, PRESIDING JUDGE, BRANCH 74, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, THIRD JUDICIAL REGION, OLONGAPO CITY, METATRANS TRADING INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION, AND HUNDRED YOUNG SUBIC INTERNATIONAL, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 145336 REYNANTE TADEJA, RICKY TADEJA, RICARDO TADEJA AND FERDINAND TADEJA, PETITIONERS, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 161596 ROBERTO BORDOMEO, JAYME SARMIENTO AND GREGORIO BARREDO, PETITIONERS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, HON. SECRETARY OF LABOR, AND INTERNATIONAL PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 182358 THE SECRETARY OF HEALTH, AND MA. MARGARITA M. GALON, PETITIONERS, VS. PHIL PHARMAWEALTH, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 191644 DENNIS A.B. FUNA, PETITIONER, VS. ACTING SECRETARY OF JUSTICE ALBERTO C. AGRA, IN HIS OFFICIAL CONCURRENT CAPACITIES AS ACTING SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND AS ACTING SOLICITOR GENERAL, EXECUTIVE SECRETARY LEANDRO R. MENDOZA, OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — ETHELWOLDO E. FERNANDEZ, ANTONIO A. HENSON AND ANGEL S. ONG, COMPLAINANTS, VS. COURT OF APPEALS ASSOCIATE JUSTICES RAMON M. BATO, JR., ISAIAS P. DICDICAN AND EDUARDO B. PERALTA, JR., RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 204528 SECRETARY LEILA M. DE LIMA, DIRECTOR NONNATUS R. ROJAS AND DEPUTY DIRECTOR REYNALDO 0. ESMERALDA, PETITIONERS, VS. MAGTANGGOL B. GATDULA, RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 157086 LEPANTO CONSOLIDATED MINING COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. THE LEPANTO CAPATAZ UNION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 199781 LICOMCEN, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ENGR. SALVADOR ABAINZA, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE NAME AND STYLE “ADS INDUSTRIAL EQUIPMENT,” RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 164662 MARIA LOURDES C. DE JESUS, PETITIONER, VS. HON. RAUL T. AQUINO,PRESIDING COMMISSIONER, NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, SECOND DIVISION, QUEZON CITY,AND SUPERSONIC SERVICES, INC., RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 165787] SUPERSONIC SERVICES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. MARIA LOURDES C. DE JESUS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 169677 METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, AS SUCCESSOR-IN-INTEREST OF ASIAN BANK CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HON. EDILBERTO G. SANDOVAL, HON. FRANCISCO H. VILLARUZ, JR. AND HON. RODOLFO A. PONFERRADA (IN THEIR CAPACITIES AS CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS, RESPECTIVELY, OF THE SECOND DIVISION OF SANDIGANBAYAN) AND THE REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- A.C. No. 7350 PATROCINIO V. AGBULOS, COMPLAINANT, VS. ATTY. ROSELLER A. VIRAY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175002 PEPSI-COLA PRODUCTS PHILIPPINES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. ANECITO MOLON, AUGUSTO TECSON, JONATHAN VILLONES, BIENVENIDO LAGARTOS, JAIME CADION,+ EDUARDO TROYO, RODULFO MENDIGO, AURELIO MORALITA, ESTANISLAO MARTINEZ, REYNALDO VASQUEZ, ORLANDO GUANTERO, EUTROPIO MERCADO, FRANCISCO GABON, ROLANDO ARANDIA, REYNALDO TALBO, ANTONIO DEVARAS, HONORATO ABARCA, SALVADOR MAQUILAN, REYNALDO ANDUYAN, VICENTE CINCO, FELIX RAPIZ, ROBERTO CATAROS, ROMEO DOROTAN, RODOLFO ARROPE, DANILO CASILAN, AND SAUNDER SANTIAGO REMANDABAN III, CATAROS, ROMEO DOROTAN, RODOLFO ARROPE, DANILO CASILAN, SAUNDER SANTIAGO REMANDABAN III, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 158649 SPOUSES QUIRINO V. DELA CRUZ AND GLORIA DELA CRUZ, PETITIONERS, VS. PLANTERS PRODUCTS, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 159823 TEODORO A. REYES, PETITIONER, VS. ETTORE ROSSI, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180677 VICTORIO P. DIAZ, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND LEVI STRAUSS [PHILS.], INC., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 191740 SUSANA R. SY, PETITIONER, VS. PHILIPPINE TRANSMARINE CARRIERS, INC., AND/OR SSC SHIP MANAGEMENT PTE., LTD., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 151334 CAROLINA (CARLINA) VDA. DE FIGURACION, HEIRS OF ELENA FIGURACION-ANCHETA, NAMELY: LEONCIO ANCHETA, JR., AND ROMULO ANCHETA, HEIRS OF HILARIA A. FIGURACION, NAMELY: FELIPA FIGURACION-MANUEL, MARY FIGURACION-GINEZ, AND EMILIA FIGURACION-GERILLA, AND HEIRS OF QUINTIN FIGURACION, NAMELY: LINDA M. FIGURACION, LEANDRO M. FIGURACION, II, AND ALLAN M. FIGURACION, PETITIONERS, VS. EMILIA FIGURACION-GERILLA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 166282 HEIRS OF FE TAN UY (REPRESENTED BY HER HEIR, MANLING UY LIM), PETITIONERS, VS. INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK, RESPONDENT. [G.R. NO. 166283] GOLDKEY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION, PETITIONER. VS. INTERNATIONAL EXCHANGE BANK, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 188659 HEIRS OF MANUEL H. RIDAD, APOLINARIO G. BACTOL, EMERITA C. GULINAO AND LYDIA S. JUSAY, PETITIONERS, VS. GREGORIO ARANETA UNIVERSITY FOUNDATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173189 JONATHAN I. SANG-AN, PETITIONER, VS. EQUATOR KNIGHTS DETECTIVE AND SECURITY AGENCY, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 194168 LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES PLACIDO AND CLARA DY ORILLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197299 OFFICE OF THE OMBUDSMAN, PETITIONER, VS. RODRIGO V. MAPOY AND DON EMMANUEL R. REGALARIO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 192231 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JAMES GALIDO Y NOBLE, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 188849 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. JONATHAN "UTO" VELOSO Y RAMA, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175602 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. P02 EDUARDO VALDEZ AND EDWIN VALDEZ, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 194578 PHILIP SIGFRID A. FORTUN, PETITIONER, VS. PRIMA JESUSA B. QUINSAYAS, MA. GEMMA OQUENDO, DENNIS AYON, NENITA OQUENDO, ESMAEL MANGUDADATU, JOSE PAVIA, MELINDA QUINTOS DE JESUS, REYNALDO HULOG, REDMOND BATARIO, MALOU MANGAHAS, DANILO GOZO, GMA NETWORK, INC. THROUGH ITS NEWS EDITORS RAFFY JIMENEZ AND VICTOR SOLLORANO, SOPHIA DEDACE, ABS-CBN CORPORATION THROUGH THE HEAD OF ITS NEWS GROUP, MARIA RESSA, CECILIA VICTORIA OREÑA-DRILON, PHILIPPINE DAILY INQUIRER, INC. REPRESENTED BY ITS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF LETTY JIMENEZ MAGSANOC, TETCH TORRES, PHILIPPINE STAR REPRESENTED BY ITS EDITOR-IN-CHIEF ISAAC BELMONTE, AND EDU PUNAY, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 198694 RAMON MARTINEZ Y GOCO/ RAMON GOCO Y MARTINEZ @ MON, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173357 ROWENA DE LEON CRUZ, PETITIONER, VS. BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- A.M. No. 10-9-15- [ A.M. No. 10-9-15-SC. February 12, 2013 ]
- — EDUARDO PANES, JR., JOSEPHINE J. COSEP, ROGER M. ROSAL, LOURDES G. SOLATORIO, AMY P. AGUIRRE, JUANCHO B. HOLGADO, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE OSCAR E. DINOPOL, RTC, BRANCH 24, KORONADAL CITY, RESPONDENT. [A.M. OCA-IPI NO. 07-2619-RTJ] JOEWE PALAD, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE OSCAR E. DINOPOL, RTC, BRANCH 24, KORONADAL CITY, RESPONDENT. [A.M. OCA-IPI NO. 07-2652-RTJ] ROQUE C. FACURA, DANIEL I. LANDINGIN, ALFREDO B. ESPINO, VENUS M. POZON, FRED F. FABELLON, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE OSCAR E. DINOPOL, RTC, BRANCH 24, KORONADAL CITY, RESPONDENT. [A.M. OCA- IPI NO. 07-2720-RTJ] EDEN V. CASTRO, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE OSCAR E. DINOPOL, RTC, BRANCH 24, KORONADAL CITY, RESPONDENT. [A.M. OCA-IPI NO. 07-2721-RTJ] ROSALINDA G. FAROFALDANE, BARBIE GAIL LUANNE MANANES, ALVIN TROJILLO, REXES CAILAN, ARIEL RENDON, EDUARDO PANES, JR., ROGER ROSAL, ELENITA JOQUINO, MELODY JOY COSEP, AMY P. AGUIRRE, COMPLAINANTS, VS. JUDGE OSCAR E. DINOPOL, RTC, BRANCH 24, KORONADAL CITY, RESPONDENT. [A.M. OCA-IPI NO. 08-2808-RTJ] ENGR. ROQUE C. FACURA, JOSEPHINE J. COSEP, EDUARDO A. PANES JR., REY J. VARGAS, NONITO R. PALMA, MA. LOURDES G. SOLATORIO, AMY P. AGUIRRE, JUANCHO B. HOLGADO, JOSE AMORMIO T. REYES, REXES S. CAILAN, JERRY M. GAYANILO, ARIEL V. RENDON, BARBY GAIL LUANNE S. MANANES, RIC DAGOHONG, ASER G. SADAVA, ROGER M. ROSAL, COMPLAINANTS. VS. JUDGE OSCAR E. DINOPOL, RTC, BRANCH 24, KORONADAL CITY, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 195198 LORELI LIM PO, PETITIONER, VS. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND JASPER T. TAN, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 197098] ANTONIO NG CHIU, PETITIONER, VS. COURT OF APPEALS, DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND JASPER T. TAN, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 197003 NERIE C. SERRANO, PETITIONER, VS. AMBASSADOR HOTEL, INC. AND YOLANDA CHAN, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N