Supreme Court Decisions
Philippine Supreme Court Decisions: 2013
- G.R. No. 199149 LIWAYWAY VINZONS-CHATO, PETITIONER, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL AND ELMER E. PANOTES, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 201350] ELMER E. PANOTES, PETITIONER, VS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ELECTORAL TRIBUNAL AND LIWAYWAY VINZONS-CHATO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 199612 RENATOM. FEDERICO, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS, COMELEC EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND OSMUNDO M. MALIGAYA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 199338 ELEAZAR S. PADILLO,+ PETITIONER, VS. RURAL BANK OF NABUNTURAN, INC. AND MARK S. OROPEZA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170054 GOYA, INC., PETITIONER, VS. GOYA, INC. EMPLOYEES UNION-FFW, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 184698 SPOUSES ALBERTO AND SUSAN CASTRO, PETITIONERS, VS. AMPARO PALENZUELA, FOR HERSELF AND AS AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE OF VIRGINIA ABELLO, GERARDO ANTONIO ABELLO, ALBERTO DEL ROSARIO, INGEBORG REGINA DEL ROSARIO, HANS DEL ROSARIO, MARGARET DEL ROSARIO ISLETA, ENRIQUE PALENZUELA AND CARLOS MIGUEL PALENZUELA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177167 NELSON B. GAN, PETITIONER, VS. GALDERMA PHILIPPINES, INC. AND ROSENDO C. VENERACION, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160138 AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE REBUILDERS, INC. (AER), ANTONIO T. INDUCIL, LOURDES T. INDUCIL, JOCELYN T. INDUCIL AND MA. CONCEPCION I. DONATO, PETITIONERS, VS. PROGRESIBONG UNYON NG MGA MANGGAGAWA SA AER, ARNOLD VILLOTA, FELINO E. AGUSTIN, RUPERTO M. MARIANO II, EDUARDO S. BRIZUELA, ARNOLD S. RODRIGUEZ, RODOLFO MAINIT, JR., FROILAN B. MADAMBA, DANILO D. QUIBOY, CHRISTOPHER R. NOLASCO, ROGER V. BELATCHA, CLEOFAS B. DELA BUENA, JR., HERMINIO P. PAPA, WILLIAM A. RITUAL, ROBERTO CALDEO, RAFAEL GACAD, JAMES C. CAAMPUED, ESPERIDION V. LOPEZ, JR., FRISCO M. LORENZO, JR., CRISANTO LUMBAO, JR., AND RENATO SARABUNO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 160192] PROGRESIBONG UNYON NG MGA MANGGAGAWA SA AER, ARNOLD VILLOTA, FELINO E. AGUSTIN, RUPERTO M. MARIANO II, EDUARDOS. BRIZUELA, ARNOLD S. RODRIGUEZ, RODOLFO MAINIT, JR., FROILAN B. MADAMBA, DANILO D. QUIBOY, CHRISTOPHER R. NOLASCO, ROGER V. BELATCHA, CLEOFAS B. DELA BUENA, JR., HERMINIO P. PAPA, WILLIAM A. RITUAL, ROBERTO CALDEO, RAFAEL GACAD, JAMES C. CAAMPUED, ESPERIDION V. LOPEZ, JR., FRISCO M. LORENZO, JR., CRISANTO LUMBAO, JR., AND RENATO SARABUNO, PETITIONERS, VS. AUTOMOTIVE ENGINE REBUILDERS, INC., AND ANTONIO T. INDUCIL, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- — KAREEN P. MAGTAGÑOB, COMPLAINANT, VS. JUDGE GENIE G. GAPAS-AGBADA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 188603 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. RAMIL RARUGAL ALIAS “AMAY BISAYA,” ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180463 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. AFP RETIREMENT AND SEPARATION BENEFITS SYSTEM,* RESPONDENT, HEIRS OF CABALO KUSOP AND ATTY. NILO J. FLAVIANO, RESPONDENTS-INTERVENORS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 175209 ROLANDO L. CERVANTES, PETITIONER, VS. PAL MARITIME CORPORATION AND/OR WESTERN SHIPPING AGENCIES, PTE., LTD., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 191691 ROMEO A. GONTANG, IN HIS OFFICIAL CAPACITY AS MAYOR OF GAINZA, CAMARINES SUR, VS. PETITIONER, ENGR. CECILIA ALAYAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180036 SITUS DEV. CORPORATION, DAILY SUPERMARKET, INC. AND COLOR LITHOGRAPH PRESS, INC., PETITIONERS, VS. ASIATRUST BANK, ALLIED BANKING CORPORATION, METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY AND CAMERON GRANVILLE II ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. (“CAMERON”), RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 179628 THE MANILA INSURANCE COMPANY, INC., PETITIONER. VS. SPOUSES ROBERTO AND AIDA AMURAO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- — [ A.M. OCA IPI No. 10-25-SB-J. January 15, 2013 ]
- — [ A.M. OCA IPI No. 12-202-CA-J. January 15, 2013 ]
- G.R. No. 192986 ADVOCATES FOR TRUTH IN LENDING, INC. AND EDUARDO B. OLAGUER, PETITIONERS, VS. BANGKO SENTRAL MONETARY BOARD, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, GOVERNOR ARMANDO M. TETANGCO, JR., AND ITS INCUMBENT MEMBERS: JUANITA D. AMATONG, ALFREDO C. ANTONIO, PETER FAVILA, NELLY F. VILLAFUERTE, IGNACIO R. BUNYE AND CESAR V. PURISIMA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201796 GOVERNOR SADIKUL A. SAHALI AND VICE-GOVERNOR RUBY M. SAHALL, PETITIONERS, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS (FIRST DIVISION), RASHIDIN H. MATBA AND JILKASI J. USMAN, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 178611 ESTRELLA ADUAN ORPIANO, PETITIONER, VS. SPOUSES ANTONIO C. TOMAS AND MYRNA U. TOMAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 182976 MANILA ELECTRIC COMPANY (MERALCO), PETITIONER, VS. ATTY. PABLITO M. CASTILLO, DOING BUSINESS UNDER THE TRADE NAME AND STYLE OF PERMANENT LIGHT MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES AND GUIA S. CASTILLO, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 197507 RIVULET AGRO-INDUSTRIAL CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. ANTHONY PARUÑGAO, NARCISO B. NIETO, IN THEIR RESPECTIVE CAPACITY AS UNDERSECRETARIES OF LEGAL AFFAIRS AND FIELD OPERATIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM; FELIX SERVIDAD, IN HIS CAPACITY AS PROVINCIAL AGRARIAN REFORM OFFICER II AND THE OFFICER-IN-CHARGE OF THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM PROVINCIAL OFFICE OF NEGROS OCCIDENTAL; AND JEFFERSON DESCALLAR, IN HIS CAPACITY AS POLICE CHIEF INSPECTOR OF THE PNP-NEGROS OCCIDENTAL POLICE PROVINCIAL OFFICE, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 160932 SPECIAL PEOPLE, INC. FOUNDATION, REPRESENTED BY ITS CHAIRMAN, ROBERTO P. CERICOS, PETITIONER, VS. NESTOR M. CANDA, BIENVENIDO LIPAYON, JULIAN D. AMADOR, BOHOL PROVINCIAL CHIEF, REGIONAL DIRECTOR, AND NATIONAL DIRECTOR, RESPECTIVELY, ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT BUREAU, DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, AND THE SECRETARY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENVIRONMENT AND NATURAL RESOURCES, ALL SUED IN BOTH THEIR OFFICIAL AND PRIVATE CAPACITIES, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179382 SPOUSES BENJAMIN C. MAMARIL AND SONIA P. MAMARIL, PETITIONERS, VS. THE BOY SCOUT OF THE PHILIPPINES, AIB SECURITY AGENCY, INC., CESARIO PEÑA,* AND VICENTE GADDI. RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 179003 ANTONIO L. TAN, JR., PETITIONER, VS. YOSHITSUGU MATSUURA AND CAROLINA TANJUTCO, RESPONDENTS. [G.R. NO. 195816] ANTONIO L. TAN, JR., PETITIONER, VS. JULIE O. CUA, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 185595 MA. CARMINIA C. CALDERON REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN FACT, MARYCRIS V. BALDEVIA, PETITIONER, VS. JOSE ANTONIO F. ROXAS AND COURT OF APPEALS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170498 METROPOLITAN BANK & TRUST COMPANY, PETITIONER, VS. ABSOLUTE MANAGEMENT CORPORATION, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 192050 NELSON VALLENO Y LUCITO, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 183035 OPTIMA REALTY CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. HERTZ PHIL. EXCLUSIVE CARS, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 181826 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, APPELLEE, VS. HONG YEN E AND TSIEN TSIEN CHUA, APPELLANTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 180919 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. MELBA L. ESPIRITU, PRIMITIVA M. SERASPE, SIMPRESUETA M. SERASPE. A.K.A “AILEEN,” ACCUSSED, SIMPRESUETA M. SERASPE A.K.A. "AILEEN," ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 155113 PHILIPPINE BANK OF COMMUNICATIONS, PETITIONER, VS. PRIDISONS REALTY CORPORATION, ANTONIO GONZALES, BORMACHECO, INC., NAZARIO F. SANTOS, TERESITA CHUA TEK, CHARITO ONG LEE, AND ERNESTO SIBAL, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 192727 RAUL B. ESCALANTE, PETITIONER, VS. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES AND THE HONORABLE COURT OF APPEALS, FORMER SPECIAL TWENTIETH DIVISION AND EIGHTEENTH DIVISION, COURT OF APPEALS, CEBU CITY, RESPONDENTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 170022 REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, PETITIONER, VS. CESAR ENCELAN, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170770 VITALIANO N. AGUIRRE II AND FIDEL N. AGUIRRE, PETITIONERS, VS. FQB+7, INC., NATHANIEL D. BOCOBO, PRISCILA BOCOBO AND ANTONIO DE VILLA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 192289 KAMARUDIN K. IBRAHIM, PETITIONER, VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND ROLAN G. BUAGAS, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 201716 MAYOR ABELARDO ABUNDO, SR., PETITIONER, . VS. COMMISSION ON ELECTIONS AND ERNESTO R. VEGA, RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 170634 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. PEDRO BUADO, JR. Y CIPRIANO, ACCUSED-APPELLANT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 188056 SPOUSES AUGUSTO G. DACUDAO AND OFELIA R. DACUDAO, PETITIONERS, VS. SECRETARY OF JUSTICE RAUL M. GONZALES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 199324 EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, SECRETARY OF FINANCE, COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, PORT OF APARRI, CAGAYAN, DISTRICT COLLECTOR OF CUSTOMS, PORT OF SAN FERNANDO, LA UNION, AND HEAD OF THE LAND TRANSPORTATION OFFICE, PETITIONERS, VS. FORERUNNER MULTI RESOURCES, INC., RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 193960 KARLO ANGELO DABALOS Y SAN DIEGO, VS. PETITIONER, REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH 59, ANGELES CITY (PAMPANGA), REPRESENTED BY ITS PRESIDING JUDGE MA. ANGELICA T. PARAS QUIAMBAO; THE OFFICE OF THE CITY PROSECUTOR, ANGELES CITY (PAMPANGA); AND ABC,[1] RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 173559 LETICIA DIONA, REPRESENTED BY HER ATTORNEY-IN-FACT, MARCELINA DIONA, PETITIONER, VS. SONNY A. BALANGUE, ROMEO A. BALANGUE, REYNALDO A. BALANGUE, AND ESTEBAN A. BALANGUE, JR., RESPONDENTS. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 172590 MARY LOUISE R. ANDERSON, PETITIONER, VS. ENRIQUE HO, RESPONDENT. D E C I S I O N
- G.R. No. 177751 PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, PLAINTIFF-APPELLEE, VS. FLORENCIO AGACER,* EDDIE AGACER, ELYNOR AGACER, FRANKLIN AGACER AND ERIC***AGACER, ACCUSED-APPELLANTS. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. No. 188768 TML GASKET INDUSTRIES, INC., PETITIONER, VS. BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK, INC., RESPONDENT. R E S O L U T I O N
- G.R. Nos. 175277 UNICAPITAL, INC., UNICAPITAL REALTY, INC., AND JAIME J. MARTIREZ, PETITIONERS, VS. RAFAEL JOSE CONSING, JR. AND THE PRESIDING JUDGE OF THE REGIONAL TRIAL COURT OF PASIG CITY, BRANCH 168, RESPONDENTS.
- G.R. No. 200289, WESTWIND SHIPPING CORPORATION, PETITIONER, VS. UCPB GENERAL INSURANCE CO., INC. AND ASIAN TERMINALS, INC., RESPONDENTS.