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Promulgated Decisions and Resolutions
for December, 2006

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1. CA GR CV 84069: HEIRS OF TOMASA CAPONPON vs. SAN JOSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL AND/OR ITS PRINCIPAL/DIVISION HEAD, et al.
In our jurisdiction, it is an enshrined rule that even a registered owner of property may be barred from recovering possession of property by virtue of laches....
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

2. CA GR SP 94641: SOCORRO CENTENO-TAGALICUD, ET AL. vs. HON. WILFREDO D. REYES, et al.
The record shows that in his Answer and Manifestation, private respondent prays for the dismissal of the instant Petition for Annulment of Judgment on the ground that the parties...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

3. CA GR CV 84527: PHILIPPINE SAVINGS BANK vs. SPOUSES JUANITA WONG and CHAN SHING WAI
A writ of possession is a writ of execution employed to enforce a judgment to recover the possession of land....
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

4. CA GR CV 84829: PURIFICACION BONGAO-MURILLO, et al. vs. SPOUSES MYRNA BONGAO and RAMON ACHAVA
The owner of an undivided interest in the property has the right to freely sell and dispose of such interest....
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5. CA GR CV 83975: EQUITABLE BANKING CORPORATION vs. RICARDO L. SADAC
A person claiming moral damages must prove the existence of bad faith by clear and convincing evidence for the law always presumes good faith....
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6. CA GR CV 84693: DEOGRACIAS B. ADALEM vs. JANET MARTIREZ
The emerging trend in the rulings of the Supreme Court is to afford every party litigant the amplest opportunity for the proper and just determination of his cause...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

7. CA GR CV 85203: ELECITO GROYON VS. WILFREDO JAROMAMAY
A contract, being consensual, is perfected by the mere consent of the parties. Once perfected, contracts are the law between the contracting parties....
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

8. CA GR CV 63521: MUKESH UTTAMCHANDANI vs. NEW INDIA ASSURANCE CO. LTD.
This is defendant-appellee's Manifestation with Motion for Issuance of Entry of Judgment filed thru counsel, alleging among others, that despite diligent efforts to comply with the directive of this Court,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

9. CA GR SP 90791: ANITA FELIX PABALAN, et al. vs. HON. ADORACION G. ANGELES, et al.
Before Us is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Revised Rules of Court seeking the annulment of the April 26, 2005 Order of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Caloocan City, Branch 121,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

10. CA GR SP 60328: MINERVA MONTES POLO and WILFREDO MONTES vs. HON. THELMA C. TRINIDAD-PE AGUIRRE, et al.
Before Us is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, assailing the Order dated March 22, 2000 denying the Motion to Quash...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

11. CA GR SP 63344: DAVID G. BAYACA vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, et al.
Rules of Court are the resolutions of the First Division of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) in NLRC NCR CA No. 022780- 2000,...
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12. CA GR CV 67034: SPOUSES HENRY YU and CATHERINE YU vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
This is an appeal under Rule 41 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure seeking to set aside the Order dated February 16, 1999 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch IV, Pallocan, Batangas City...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

13. CA GR CR 23923: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. CARLOS L. CORTEZ
Failure of the prosecution to formally offer its documentary exhibits is not a ground to dismiss the case. Even without any documentary exhibits,...
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14. CA GR CR 01119: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ARMANDO CHINGH y PARCIA
Failure to object to an Information which charges more than one offense may give rise to a conviction for as many offenses charged and proven against the accused....
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15. CA GR CV 79716: LUCIANA GALANG vs. DALIN LINER, INC., and REYNALDO CABANISAS
There are three (3) types of negligence: (1) ordinary negligence - which is the omission to do something which a reasonable man,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

16. CA GR SP 96209: SALVADOR A. PLEYTO vs. PRESIDENTIAL ANTI-GRAFT COMMISSION (PAGC) and OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
Security of Tenure is a right of paramount value that is recognized and guaranteed by Section 3, Article XIII of Our Constitution. Such constitutionally guaranteed right cannot be denied on mere speculation of any unclear and nebulous basis....
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17. CA GR SP 97234: GREGORIO B. CANCIO, JR., et al. vs. HON. MARIA CONCEPCION YUMANG-PANGAN, et al.
An examination of the instant Petition for Certiorari with Prayer for Issuance of Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction shows that out of the nine (9) petitioners, only Gregorio B. Cancio, Jr., Ma. Paciencia B. Cancio, Emmanuel B. Canc...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

18. CA GR CR 01759: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. BERT SOLOMON Y BALMORES
This is a Manifestation filed by the Public Attorney's Office thru Atty. Amelia C. Garchitorena, counsel for the accused-appellant, alleging among others,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

19. CA GR SP 87532: VIRGINIA YUSON, et al. vs. HOME INSURANCE GUARANTY CORPORATION (HIGC)
Filed pursuant to Rule 42 of the Rules of Court, this petition for review seeks the reversal of the consolidated 30 April 2004 Decision rendered by Branch 257 of the Regional Trial Court in Paranaque City...
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20. CA GR CV 81272: JOSE F. SORIANO vs. JIMMY BUSTAMANTE
The record shows that defendant-appellant's Motion for Second Extension of 30 days from June 21, 2006 or until July 21, 2006 within which to file Appellant's Brief was granted....
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

21. CA GR CV 83500: SPS. RENATO ITLIONG and IRENE ITLIONG vs. SPS. JESUS FLORES and FRANCISCA O. FLORES
Before us is an appeal from the Decision dated July 31, 2003 rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Balaoan, La Union, Branch 34, in Civil Case No. 533 dismissing the complaint for damages and specific performance...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

22. CA GR CR 00498: PEOPLE OF THE PHILPPINES vs. JOCELYN G. CORONEL
Before Us is an appeal from the September 23, 2004 Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, Branch 262 in Criminal Case No. 114616-H, convicting accused-appellant...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

23. CA GR SP 90666: FERNANDO MEDICAL ENTERPRISES, INC. vs. NORBERTO E. CRUZ
Assailed in this petition for review under Rule 42 of the Rules of Court is the decision dated 19 April 2005 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 92 (RTC) which affirmed the decision...
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24. CA GR SP 93619: HONORIO M. SALUTA, et al. vs. JUDGE MARIA ELISA SEMPIO DIY, et al.
Assailed in this petition for certiorari filed pursuant to Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure are the Orders dated May 3, 2005 and February 13, 2006 issued by public respondent,...
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25. CA GR SP 95958: CAI WAN ZHUAN vs. HON. MARIA ROSARIO B. RAGASA, et al.
Filed pursuant to Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, the instant petition for certiorari seeks the annulment of the May 29, 2006 Order issued by public respondent,...
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26. CA GR CV 71630: CARIDAD MANAS vs. ALFREDO BIAGTAN, et al.
Before Us is an Appeal from the Decision dated May 9, 2001 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 59, Baguio City in Civil Case No. 4680-R...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

27. CA GR CV 77905: VIRGINIA A. GARCIA vs. SPS. SABINA "BELEN" DUMAOP and JOSELITO DUMAOP
Before Us on appeal is the November 26, 2002 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Cavite City, Branch 16 in Civil Case No. N-7165 for Specific Performance with Damages....
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

28. CA GR SP 92556: BIG MAMA & COMPANY and/or MYRNA O. GALICIA vs. NLRC and JOLLY V. MARIANO, JR.
This is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Court filed by Big Mama & Company and its owner Myrna O. Galicia ("Galicia")....
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29. CA GR CV 66042: PIONEER SAVINGS & LOAN BANK, INC. vs. PISO DEVELOPMENT BANK, et al.
Challenged in this appeal is the Decision dated June 21, 1999 (Records, pp. 769-773) of Branch 62 of the Regional Trial Court of Makati City in Civil Case No. 10603...
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30. CA GR SP 86680: EUGENE ONG vs. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND MICHAEL SYIACO
The record shows that in his comment with Motion to Inhibit filed by private respondent in this case, he prays for the inhibition of Justice Portia Alino-Hormachuelos as member of the Seventh Division of this Court....
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

31. CA GR SP 91091: EDISON P. CARAG vs. ROSARIO E. VILLANUEVA
BEFORE Us is a Petition for Review, filed pursuant to Rule 42 of the Rules of Court, of the 30 November 2004 Decision,...
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32. CA GR CV 82338: CORAMEN M. MACALINAO vs. CRISTINA G. RIVERA
This is a case for collection of sum of money and damages with prayer for issuance of the provisional remedy of replevin...
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33. CA GR SP 93316: LAFAYETTE LAWRENCE BROS. CORP., et al. vs. N L R C, ALICIA G. VISTRO, et al.
The present Petition for Certiorari filed pursuant to Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure seeks to annul the Resolution dated 31 May 2005 of the National Labor Relations Commission...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

34. CA GR SP 95293: DR. DANTE G. GUEVARRA and ATTY. AUGUSTUS CEZAR vs. CIVIL SERVICE COM. and ATTY. HONESTO L. CUEVA
Petitioners Dr. Dante Guevarra (hereafter, "DR. GUEVARRA") and ATTY. AUGUSTUS CEZAR (hereafter, "ATTY. CEZAR") are the OICPresident and Assistant to the Vice-President for Administration, respectively,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

35. CA GR CV 84801: JUDITH ESPELA-BAUTISTA vs. JOSEPH BAUTISTA, et al.
This is an Appeal, pursuant to Rule 41 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, from the decision dated 11 December 2000 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 9 of La Trinidad, Benguet,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

36. CA GR SP 88936: ROMEO CARRIEDO vs. DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM, Quezon City and PABLO MENDOZA
Before Us is a petition for review with application for temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision dated November 12, 2003 and Resolution dated December 29, 2004...
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37. CA GR CV 71495: MANUEL B. DULAY, et al. vs. ROWENA ORTIZ, et al.
Before Us is an appeal from the Decision dated May 10, 2001 rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, Branch 158, dismissing Civil Case No. 67100...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

38. CA GR CV 68486: ELLEN JACINTO, et al. vs. ARIEL JACINTO
Plaintiffs-appellants Ellen Jacinto and her children Galilee, Lady Ann and Joseph Ariel, all surnamed Jacinto (collectively referred to as "appellants"), represented by appellant Ellen Jacinto ("Ellen"),...
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39. CA GR SP 91610: LUX MARKETING, INC. vs. NLRC (First Division) and BENIGNO M. GALANG
We are urged in this petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Court to set aside the decision dated October 19, 2004 and the resolution dated July 21, 2005 of the National Labor Relations Commission in NLRC NCR CA No. 036761-03....
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40. CA GR CV 83622: SPS. ALFREDO A. SAN PEDRO et al. vs. THE MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF SAN ILDEFONSO, BULACAN et al.
For resolution before Us is the Motion to Dismiss Appeal dated November 17, 2006 filed by petitioners-appellants stating therein that they are no longer interested to pursue this appeal and are moving for the dismissal of the same....
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

41. CA GR CV 78198: TRIPLE V FOOD SERVICES, INC. vs. STANDARD INSURANCE CO., INC.
Before Us is an appeal from the Decision dated 10 July 2002 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 268, Pasig City in Civil Case No. 64806...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

42. CA GR SP 97144: ADVANCE FORCES SECURITY & INVESTIGATION SERVICES, INC. vs. LABOR ARBITER RENALDO O. HERNANDEZ, et al
As filed, the present petition is infirmed with the following defects:...
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43. CA GR SP 68215: GLENFORD SAMOY vs. HON. CONRADO F. MANAUIS et al.
Before Us is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Revised Rules of Civil Procedure which seeks to set aside the Resolution dated October 9, 2001 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 8, Aparri, Cagayan in Criminal Case No. 08-1103 for Murd...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

44. CA GR SP 94692: JOSE ANSELMO I. CADIZ, et al. vs. HON. TORIBIO E. ILAO, JR., et al.
In this Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition with Prayer for the Issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order and/or a Writ of Preliminary Injunction, the petitioners seek to annul the Order dated March 9, 2006 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Puerto...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

45. CA GR SP 65257: ROBERTO LAGANAS AND ELISEA SOLON vs. HON. EMMA M. BAUZON, et al.
This is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Revised Rules of Civil Procedure which seeks to annul and set aside the Order dated July 21, 2000...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

46. CA GR SP 56722: THE PHILIPPINE RURAL RECONSTRUCTION MOVEMENT vs. ROMULO SALAS
Before Us is a Petition for Review from the Decision dated 6 December 1996 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 87, Gapan, Nueva Ecija in Civil Case No. 1474...
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47. CA GR SP 93739: SPOUSES JUAN T. AGUIRRE, et al. vs. NICASIO C. COLLO
In this Petition for Review under Rule 43 of the Rules of Court, petitioners seek to reverse and set aside the Decision dated July 7, 2005...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

48. CA GR CR 29481: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. FREDERICK MANARPIES Y GUTIERREZ
Frederick Manarpies appeals the January 13, 2005 Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 76 in Criminal Case No. Q-99-83762 finding him guilty of carnapping....
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

49. CA GR CR 27527: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ANTHONY C. MAGNO
Before Us is an Appeal filed by Accused-Appellant ANTHONY C. MAGNO (hereinafter Appellant), seeking to set aside the Decision of the Regional Trial C...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

50. CA GR SP 87965: THE HERITAGE HOTEL MANILA vs. SECRETARY OF LABOR AND EMPLOYMENT PATRICIA STO. TOMAS, et al.
Before Us are private respondent's Motion For Reconsideration and public respondents' Partial Motion For Reconsideration of Our Decision dated May 23, 2006, the dispositive portion of which reads:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

51. CA GR CV 78019: DOMINGO DEL ROSARIO, ET AL. vs. ESTER RAFLORES, ET AL.
This is a Motion to Remand the Records of the Case to the Regional Trial Court filed by plaintiffs-appellants, thru counsel....
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

52. CA GR CV 71378: GILDA L. FRONDA vs. EDGARDO CO
Before Us is an appeal from the decision dated February 27, 2001 of the Regional Trial Court of Baguio City, Branch 60, in Civil Case No. 2992-R,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

53. CA GR CR 00934: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. BENJAMIN DOMINGO y LAURENO
In rape cases, the failure to shout or offer tenacious resistance does not make voluntary the victim's submission to the criminal act of the offender....
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

54. CA GR SP 95020: MEGAPACK CONTAINER CORP. and/or CLEMENT JALIJALI vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, et al.
The existence of an employer-employee relationship is principally at issue in this petition for certiorari which seeks the nullification of the February 6, 2006 Resolution...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

55. CA GR CV 75576: SUNNY JESUS SAGISI vs. MICHELLE D. SAGISI, et al.
This is an Appeal from the Decision dated 24 June 2002 of the Regional Trial Court, National Capital Judicial Region, Branch 107, Quezon City in Civil Case No. Q-99-36459...
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56. CA GR CV 74697: ANTONIO B. ZACARIAS vs. RUBEN MALLARI, et al.
Before Us is an Appeal filed by Defendants-Appellants RUBEN MALLARI and ARNEL SANTIAGO (hereinafter Appellants) which seeks to set aside the Decision dated 15 January 2002...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

57. CA GR SP 96608: FRANK ALMAZAN vs. PURITA LIM
Considering the report dated December 22, 2006 of the Judicial Records Division that no petition has been filed despite the Court's Resolution dated October 27, 2006 granting petitioner's motion for extension of fifteen (15) days from October 21, 2006 or...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

58. CA GR SP 73582: ULTRA COMPUTER CORP. & WILFREDO M. BACTAD vs. N L R C & GEORGE C. AROMIN, et al.
Before Us is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the Revised Rules of Court which seeks to set aside the Resolution dated 24 April 2002 and the subsequent Resolution3 dated 24 July 2002...
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59. CA GR SP 89651: ROGELIO SANCHEZ, et al., vs. HON. ROSEMARIE M. ALIM, et al.
Before Us is a Petition for Certiorari and Mandamus assailing the Decision dated 26 March 2001 issued by Judge ROSEMARIE M. ALIM of the Regional Trial Court (RTC),...
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60. CA GR SP 87619: ROMEL P. ALMEDA, ET AL. vs. HON. INOCENCIO M. JAURIGUE
After a careful perusal of the Motion for Reconsideration (Rollo, pp. 162-176) filed by petitioners of the Decision of this Court dated July 25, 2006 (Rollo, pp. 150-161), as well as the Comment (Rollo, pp. 187-193) filed by the private respondent, the...
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61. CA GR CR 26848: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. CESAR DIMASANGAL y GALVAN alias ZESAR
Before Us is an Appeal from the Decision dated 26 September 2002 of the Regional Trial Court, National Capital Judicial Regional, Branch 26, Manila,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-29

62. CA GR CV 77877: SANDY CORDERO vs. GEMMA FORTES
Assailed in this appeal is the Decision dated February 28, 2002 in Civil Case No. 9805 of Branch 60, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Angeles City...
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63. CA GR CV 78752: SPS. ORLANDO BRONOLA and ZINNIA BRONOLA vs. THE MANAGER, PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK (PNB), et al.
Before the Court is an appeal from the Decision dated April 1, 2003 in Civil Case No. Q-97-31214 of Branch 78, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Quezon City...
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64. CA GR SP 89085: WELSTAR ENTERPRISES vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, et al.
Before the Court is a petition for certiorari filed under Rule 65, 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, assailing public respondent National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)'s (a) Order dated January 28, 2004,...
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65. CA GR SP 84798: EDAN HARDWARE & BUILDERS SUPPLY INC.,and /or ANTONIO V. MERCADO vs. N L R C, ROMEO ASIS
Before Us is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the Revised Rules of Court filed by Petitioner Edan Hardware & Builders Supply Inc....
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66. CA GR SP 79254: MANUELA CORPORATION vs. HON. ESPERANZA FABON-VICTORINO, et al.
Before Us is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the Revised Rules of Court filed by Petitioner Manuela Corporation (hereinafter Petitioner) which seeks to set aside the Order dated 26 May 2003...
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67. CA GR CR 29851: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. DANILO PARAISO y OLARTE
On appeal is the Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 4, Manila, convicting appellant Danilo Paraiso y Olarte, alias "Danny Tipos"...
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68. CA GR CV 85910: IGLESIA NI CRISTO with its Executive Minister Erano G. Manalo vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIP
The Republic through its statutory counsel the Office of the Solicitor General interposes an appeal from the Decision dated August 18, 2005...
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69. CA GR SP 90476: Sps. ALEXANDER and AVELINA ALCANTARA vs. HERSON D. SALONGA
This resolves the instant Petition for Review under Rule 42 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, seeking the reversal of the Decision dated January 31, 2005...
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70. CA GR SP 91250: ROSARIO TERESITA ORTIZ-LUIS, et al. vs. DAR ADJUDICATION BOARD, DILIMAN, Q C, ISIDRO GUTIETTEZ
In this petition for review, petitioners Rosario Teresita Ortiz-Luis,et al. challenge the Decision promulgated on August 16, 2004 by the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB) in DARAB Case No. 4275,...
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71. CA GR SP 79649: FULGENCIO LOPEZ, et al. vs. CATALINA S. VDA. DE TALPLACIDO
The dominant issue of this case is forum-shopping, Down the brass tacks, the question is whether the respondent Catalina S. Vda. de Talplacido engaged in forum-shopping when she filed a complaint for forcible entry...
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72. CA GR CV 87005: SPS. ZALDY M. MATEO and EVELYN P. MATEO vs. SPS. CIELITO A. and REBECCA A. SANTIAGUEL
Counsel for plaintiffs-appellants received the notice to file brief on 11 August 2006 which expired last 09 October 2006....
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73. CA GR SP 97011: REYNALITA M. MANUEL-SANTANA vs. HON. PERPETUA ATAL-PANO, et al.
The Petition for Certiorari with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction is DENIED DUE COURSE...
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74. CA GR CV 77456: ARMANDO CRUZ vs. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL RAILWAYS
This is an appeal interposed by defendant-appellant Philippine National Railways (or "PNR"), praying for the reversal of the Resolution dated March 2, 2000,...
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75. CA GR SP 90157: NENETH ALONZO vs. N L R C, COLEGIO DE STA. ROSA MAKATI, et al.
Before Us is a petition for certiorari seeking to reverse and set aside (1) the Decision dated 10 January 2005 of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC),...
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76. CA GR CV 84765: MARISSA PARAGAS and VIRGINIA PARAGAS vs. FIDEL SARSOSA, JR., FIDEL SARSOSA, SR., ET AL.
Before this Court is defendants-appellees' Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs-Appellants' Appeal praying for the dismissal of the appeal interposed by plaintiffs-appellants from the Order dated December 17, 2004...
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77. CA GR CV 85707: THE HEIRS OF MARCOS PANELO vs. THE HEIRS OF SPS. DIONISIO and CONSOLACION FACELO
Appellants seek reconsideration of Our Resolution dated March 20, 2006, praying that they be spared from the consequences of their lawyer's shortcomings....
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78. CA GR CV 85785: BRENDA RAMOS QUADRA vs. DANIEL MONJE QUADRA
Before the Court is an appeal from the Decision dated June 27, 2005 in Civil Case No. 910-M-02 of Branch 13, Regional Trial Court, Malolos, Bulacan...
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79. CA GR CR 29250: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ANALYN DISTOR
Assailed in this appeal is the Decision dated October 26, 2004 in Criminal Case No. 4340-R of Branch 53, Regional Trial Court, Rosales, Pangasinan...
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80. CA GR CR 01940: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. RUDY BUDUHAN, ROBERT BUDUHAN
Probable cause has been defined as an actual belief or reasonable grounds of suspicion....
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81. CA GR CR 02223: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINE vs. NESTOR NOLLES alias NEGRO
Murder is the unlawful killing of any person when qualified by any of the circumstances listed under Article 248 of the Revised Penal Code....
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82. CA GR CV 63739: SAMPAGUITA GARMENTS CORPORATION vs. UCPB GENERAL INSURANCE, INC., et al.,
Considering the "Joint Motion To Dismiss" filed by the parties to the case upon the ground that they have amicably settled their controversy,...
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83. CA GR CV 69922: AMBROSIO M. REYES, et al. vs. METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, et al.
A summary judgment is the definitive mode of expediting a case where there is no genuine triable issue of fact. Arradaza vs Court of Appeals 170 SCRA 12....
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84. CA GR CR 00494: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JOSEPH SERRANO and ANTHONY SERRANO
In a prosecution for illegal sale of regulated or prohibited drugs the law applicable now is Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165,...
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85. CA GR CR 01341: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. PAZ ROSALES y BULA
In a prosecution for illegal sale of regulated or prohibited drugs, the law now applicable is Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165,...
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86. CA GR CR 29533: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. RICARDO VELILLA Y BAUTISTA
No search and seizure can lawfully be conducted without a valid warrant issued by a competent judicial authority....
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87. CA GR CV 85449: SPS. ELEUTERIO C. and VICTORIA S. MAGHIRANG vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
In order for a person to successfully apply for registration under Presidential Decree 1529 or Commonwealth Act No. 141,...
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88. CA GR SP 92309: BIENVENIDO VILLEGAS, N. DELA MERCED & SONS, INC. vs. HON. PATRICIA STO. TOMAS, et al.
Acting on petitioners' Motion for Reconsideration of Our Decision dated July 13, 2006, the Court finds no new matters which were not taken into consideration...
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89. CA GR CV 82736: SPOUSES ENGR. ADOR B. MUNOZ et al. vs. FONTANA RESORT AND COUNTRY CLUB, INC. et al.
This is an appeal from the Decision dated April 1, 2004 in Commercial Case No. 008 of Branch 42, Regional Trial Court, San Fernando City, Pampanga...
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90. CA GR CV 76362: HERMINIA N. CANDO vs. SPOUSES ROGER and ROSARIO RAMIREZ, et al.
This is an appeal from the Decision dated August 22, 2002 in Civil Case No. MC-98-248 of Branch 214, Regional Trial Court, Mandaluyong City,...
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91. CA GR CV 84050: MA. CHRISTINA R. MONASTERIO vs. SPS. CARLOS and MARIA LOURDES PILAPIL
This is an appeal from the Order dated May 10, 2004 in Civil Case No. T-988 of Branch 30, Regional Trial Court (RTC), San Jose, Camarines Sur...
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92. CA GR CR 29331: THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. PABLITO CAINDOY
On appeal before Us is the Decision dated 16 August 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), National Capital Judicial Region, Branch 66 of Makati City...
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93. CA GR CR 02416: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. RAYMUNDO BARJA
This is an Intermediate Review of the Decision dated 12 May 2004 of the Regional Trial Court, 4th Judicial Region, Branch 50, of Palawan and Puerto Princesa City in Criminal Case No. 15979...
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94. CA GR SP 95108: HEDY S. AGANAN vs. HON. MARVEL CLAVECILLA, et al.
Before Us is a Petition for Review under Rule 42 of the Revised Rules of Court filed by Respondent-Appellant ROMMEL S. JINDANI assailing the Decision dated 24 April 2006...
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95. CA GR SP 83128: ADELINA R. SALOSAGCOL, et al. vs. HON. ANTHONY Q. SISON, et al.
In this Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the Revised Rules of Court,the Petitioners are seeking the reversal of the Order dated 30 October 2003...
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96. CA GR CV 83617: ATANACIA C. REDONDO-QUERIJERO, et al. vs. CASIANO H. GUZMAN, et al.
Appeal from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Baler, Aurora, Branch 96, in Civil Case No. 477...
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97. CA GR CR 29595: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. SONNY ARCE, LUZ GOTIS, et al.
Sonny Arce ("accused-appellant") appeals the August 15, 2005 Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Palayan City, Branch 40,...
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98. CA GR SP 94385: SPOUSES NEMESIO DELICA and EMELDA DELICA vs. HON. PABLO R. CHAVEZ, et al.
After a thorough study of the issues raised in the Motion for Reconsideration filed by private responden...
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99. CA GR CV 85179: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. NAVY OFFICERS' VILLAGE ASSOCIATION, INC. (NOVAI), et al.
The State has appealed the Decision dated August 20, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City, Branch 67, in Civil Case No. 63983,...
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100. CA GR SP 91717: PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK vs. AUTOVILLE SALES, INC., et al.
"Novation which consists in substituting a new debtor in the place of the original one, may be made even without the knowledge or against the will of the latter, but not without the consent of the creditor."...
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101. CA GR SP 95711: TEODULO MATUDIO, JR., et al. vs. HON. MANUEL C. LUNA, JR., et al.
Assailed in this Petition for Certiorari, with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction as tainted with grave abuse of discretion,...
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102. CA GR SP 92864: MA. TERESA BAUTISTA vs. PRODUCERS RURAL BANKING CORPORATION
This appeal by petition for review seeks to overturn the decision dated January 3, 2006 of the Regional Trial Court, Third Judicial Region, Branch 32 of Guimba, Nueva Ecija...
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103. CA GR CV 86125: JOSEFINA CARINO-LAMBINO, et al. vs. JUANA CARINO, FELY CARINO-DECENA, et al.,
On appeal by plaintiffs Josefina Carino-Lambino and Lilia Carino is the Resolution of the Regional Trial Court of Dagupan City ("RTC") dated December 7, 2004,...
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104. CA GR SP 93828: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES, et al. vs. Hon. RIZALINA T. CAPCO-UMALI, et al.
"(J)ustice demands that we act then, not only for the vindication of outraged rights, though gone, but also for the guidance of and as a restraint upon the future."...
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105. CA GR SP 60822: EDER R. RANIDO vs. NLRC and PHILUSA CORPORATION
Challenged in this petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court are the resolutions of the Third Division of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) in NLRC NCR CA No. 020311-99,...
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106. CA GR SP 59730: ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION OF ASIA et al. vs. NLRC, et al.
Before Us is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, assailing the following resolutions of the Third Division of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC):...
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107. CA GR SP 94012: SPS. LETICIA S. RODRIGO and JOSE PAGUIA vs. EUGENIO TUVIERA and HERMINIA SAN VICENTE TUVIERA
On September 15, 2006, a Motion to Withdraw as Counsel was filed by the Soriano Law Office informing this Court that it is withdrawing its appearance as counsel for petitioners....
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108. CA GR CV 66382: PMO SHIPPING LINES, et al. vs. AVELINO C. MORALA, et al.
This is an appeal from the Decision dated 15 September 1999 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 10, Manila...
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109. CA GR SP UDK 5634: HEIRS OF THE LATE DON MARIANO SAN PEDRO y ESTEBAN vs. MARIO, ROBERTO, VIRGILIO, et al.
A perusal of the petition reveals that petitioners failed:...
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110. CA GR SP 88010: CAPITOL ALLIED TRADING vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION and DANILO BASER
Assailed in this petition for certiorari filed pursuant to Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure is the Resolution dated September 15, 2004...
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111. CA GR SP 95927: RENE CARLOS P. BARRETTO vs. HONORABLE SECRETARY OF JUSTICE RAUL M. GONZALES AND WISE & COMPANY
The present petition seeks to annul and reverse the Resolution dated April 25, 2006 of respondent Secretary of Justice reversing the resolution...
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112. CA GR SP 95704: AMADEO E. BALON, JR., et al. vs. BPI FAMILY SAVINGS BANK, INC.,
This is a petition for review under Rule 42 seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision dated January 4, 2006 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila,...
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113. CA GR SP 96234: PHILIPPINE COMMERCIAL INTERNATIONAL BANK vs. HON. MARISSA M. GUILLEN, et al.
Assailed in this petition for certiorari under Rule 65 is the Order dated June 7, 2006 dismissing petitioner's complaint for failure to prosecute,...
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114. CA GR SP 96854: NAGKAKAISANG MANGGAGAWA NG ISETANN-SUPER, et al. vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, et al.
Assailed in this petition for certiorari under Rule 65 is the Resolution dated May 5, 2006 affirming the Decision dated May 25, 2005 of the Labor Arbiter...
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115. CA GR SP 93986: CONCEPTION SOLIS-FOJAS vs. BERNABE MENDOZA
The petitioner seeks to reverse and set aside the Decision promulgated on March 30, 2005, by the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB) in DARAB CASE No. 10984 and to reinstate the Decision dated March 28, 2001 rendered by the Provinc...
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116. CA GR CR 29921: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. SOFRONIO C. SANTOS
In the decision dated June 6, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 81, in Criminal Case No. Q-99-89144, accused-appellant Sofronio C. Santos a.k.a. Rudy Santos was found guilty of rape under paragraph 2 of Article 266-A of the Revis...
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117. CA GR SP 93919: STA. CLARA HOUSING INDUSTRIES, INC. vs. HON. EUGENE C. PARAS, et al.
In this special civil action for certiorari, petitioner posits that, having ceased to operate as a commercial bank, private respondent can no longer collect the loans it extended to clients while it was still operating as a banking institution....
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118. CA GR SP 96443: JACINTA R. ABULENCIA vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION
This is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision dated May 31, 2006 affirming the Decision...
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119. CA GR SP 97126: ECE REALTY and DEVELOPMENT, INC. vs. SPS. DANILO & NENETTE CATBAGAN
For failure of petitioner to attach to its petition copies of pleadings and other material portions of the record (i.e., Complaint, Answer with Compulsory Counterclaim, and petitioner's Position Paper filed with the Regional Field Office No. IV of the...
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120. CA GR SP 89555: AREFLOR FUNERAL HOMES, INC. and/or PEDRO A. ISON vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, et al.
Challenged in this petition for certiorari filed pursuant to Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure is the Decision dated October 28, 2004...
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121. CA GR SP 79720: MESSRS. JESS KIOK and WILLY KIOK vs. HON. AMOR A. REYES, et al.
This resolves the Opposition filed by the petitioners dated March 30, 2006, praying for the denial of private respondent's Motion for Issuance of Entry of Judgment and Remand of Case Records....
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122. CA GR CR 00397: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ANTONIO CABINTA y MACARAEG
Accused-appellant Antonio Cabinta y Macaraeg (or "appellant") appeals from the October 4, 2004 decision rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 2,...
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123. CA GR CV 83379: LITTLE FLOWER NEIGHBORHOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL vs. STAFIN OLSIM and THE REGISTER OF DEEDS OF BENGUET
This is an appeal from the Judgment of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 62, La Trinidad, Benguet, dated April 1, 2004, in Civil Case No. 2K-CV-1540,...
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124. CA GR SP 93394: DR. JUANITO ADIARTE RUBIO vs. THE HONORABLE OMBUDSMAN and BAYANI MIRA
Before the Court is a petition for review of the Decision dated November 11, 2005 and Order dated December 7, 2005 of public respondent Office of the Ombudsman in OMB-C-A-04-0342-G...
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125. CA GR CR 00551: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. EVELYN BOHOL Y TALAOGAN et al.
This appeal was interposed by the accused Evelyn Bohol y Talaogan (a.k.a. Evelyn Bohol Davis, or Dianita Bohol Davis) in an attempt to reverse and set aside the Decision promulgated on November 25, 2004 by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 141, of Makati C...
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126. CA GR CR 27271: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. CHARLIE Q. CARLOS
Before us is an appeal from the decision, dated January 19, 1993, of the Regional Trial Court of Dagupan, Branch 44, convicting accused Charlie Q. Carlos for Violation of Batas Pambansa Bilang 22 in Criminal Case No. D-10928,...
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127. CA GR SP 83084: ENGR. RUBEN CORTEZ vs. NLRC, et al.
Before us is a petition for certiorari seeking to annul and set aside the Decision dated August 28, 2003 and the Resolution dated January 14, 2004 of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)....
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128. CA GR SP 86161: SPOUSES SATURNINO FERNANDEZ and CRESENCIA DE VERA vs. ALFREDO DE GUZMAN, et al.
Before us is a petition for review of the Resolution dated November 21, 2002 of the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB) recognizing the right of redemption...
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129. CA GR SP 90626: NON-WOVEN FABRICS PHILIPPINES INC. vs. N L R C and ZARINA SUGUITAN
In this Petition for Certiorari, petitioner seeks the annulment of the Resolutions of the National Labor Relations Commission dated March 31, 2005...
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130. CA GR SP 95652: MYRNAFLOR CAALIM vs. HON. AUGUSTO T. GUTIERREZ, et al.
We have carefully examined the instant Petition for Review and found the following infirmities which warrant its outright dismissal:...
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131. CA GR SP 91990: ANICETO G. SALUDO, JR. vs. The Hon. Secretary of Justice, et al.
In a Petition for Certiorari filed under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, Aniceto G. Saludo, Jr. assails two Resolutions of the Department of Justice ("DOJ"),...
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132. CA GR CV 87907: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. SHIRLEY P. CHAN et al.
This is an appeal, filed by private complainants and NBI Supervising Agent Marvin E. De Jemil of Tarlac, from the Order dated June 6, 2006 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 67, Bauang, La Union...
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133. CA GR CV 83164: MUNICIPAL RURAL BANK OF LIBMANAN (CAM. SUR), INC. vs. FRANCIA ROLDAN LOPEZ
Evidentiary sufficiency is at the heart of this appeal from the Decision dated March 26, 2004 rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Libmanan, Camarines Sur, Branch 29, in Civil Case No. L-781....
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134. CA GR SP 89631: MARILENE JACINTO vs. FERNANDO JACINTO, JR., et al.
Filed pursuant to Rule 43 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, at bench is a petition for review which seeks the reversal of the Decision...
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135. CA GR SP 97237: THE HERITAGE HOTEL, MANILA vs. BUREAU OF LABOR RELATIONS et al.
The present petition is defective as it is not accompanied by such material portions of the record as referred to therein, to wit:...
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136. CA GR SP 80700: REBECCA ZABAT vs. THE DEPARTMENT OF AGRARIAN REFORM ADJUDICATION BOARD, et al.
This is a special civil action for Certiorari, Prohibition and Mandamus with prayer for the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order/Preliminary Injunction...
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137. CA GR SP 89548: RICHARD E. BERNARDINO vs. NAVIGATOR SYSTEMS/MICRONETICS INTERNATIONAL, INC. and BETTINA QUIMSON
On May 12, 2005, a Resolution was issued by this Court requiring the petitioner to rectify the defects in the petition....
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138. CA GR CR 29163: MODESTO DELOS REYES vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Before Us is a Petition for Review under Rule 42 of the 1997 Revised Rules of Civil Procedure which seeks to annul the Decision dated 29 September 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC),...
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139. CA GR SP 93885: HARVARD PRINTERS, INCORPORATED, and CEDRIC LEE vs. EDUARDO P. ABAN, N L R C and LABOR ARBITER
Impugned in this petition for certiorari, as tainted with grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction,...
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140. CA GR SP 85906: RAMON M. INOCENCIO vs. AMELIA CHETANDAS and HARISH CHETANDAS
On April 19, 2006, the Court issued a Resolution ordering counsel for petitioner to submit a certified true copy of Death Certificet of petitioner....
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141. CA GR SP 87044: FE R. REYES vs. N L R C AND INTERNATIONALCONTAINER TERMINAL SERVICES, INC., et al.
Before Us is a petition for certiorari seeking to reverse and set aside the Resolution dated 14 June 2004 of the public respondent National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC),...
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142. CA GR SP 89481: LAND BANK OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. HON. ISMAEL P. CASABAR, et al.
Petitioner seeks reconsideration of Our Decision dated July 13, 2006 which dismissed the petition....
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143. CA GR SP 91268: ONE STOP SOURCE, INC. vs. N L R C and JACINTO B. TAGUIAM
Assailed in this petition for certiorari is the Resolution of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC) declaring that private respondent was illegally terminated from employment,...
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144. CA GR CV 64854: ADELAIDA T. BERNAL vs. ADELE A. JAUCIAN, PRISCILLA S. ALVAR, et al.
This ordinary appeal seeks to reverse and set aside the decision dated August 9, 1999 of Branch 133, Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Makati City...
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145. CA GR CR 29377: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. MARTIN ANDRES
Appeal by writ of error by the accused Martin Andres from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Laoag City, Branch 12, in Criminal Case No. 9427-12,...
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146. CA GR SP 95539: SALACNIB F. BATERINA vs. HON. JESUS B. MUPAS, et al.
Before the Court are two petitions for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Revised Rules of Court that have been consolidated1 as they arose out of the same facts set forth below....
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147. CA GR CR 29816: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ROBERT ALMERIDO y MEDINA
The Entry of Appearance filed by Atty. Macario D. Arquillo as counsel for accused appellant in collaboration with Atty. Juan Conrado A. Respicio is NOTED....
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148. CA GR SP 96100: MRS. LEONILA MARCELINO vs. DRA. ANGELINE REYES
The instant Petition for Certiorari is not the proper remedy to review and reverse the judgment of conviction by the Regional Trial Court but ordinary appeal....
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149. CA GR SP UDK 5611: MARITES D. GOMEZ and JAMES PAUL DINULOS vs. HON. ANTONIO T. MANZANO, et al.
The instant petition for certiorari with prayer for the issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order and/or Writ of Preliminary Mandatory Injunction...
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150. CA GR CV 62485: JARDINE DAVIES INSURANCE BROKERS, INC. vs. EASTERN SHIPPING LINES, INC., et al.
Before Us is an Appeal from the Decision dated May 27, 1998 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 10, City of Manila in Civil Case No. 85-31788...
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151. CA GR SP 92295: TAIYU FOOD PRODUCTS CORPORATION, et al. vs. HON. PATRICIA STO. TOMAS, DOLE, et al.
Challenged in this Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure are [1] the May 13, 2005 Order of the Secretary of Labor and Employment...
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152. CA GR CV 64942: ROMEO SANTOS vs. GENERAL MILLING CORPORATION et al.
Before Us is an appeal from the Order dated July 5, 1999 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 43, San Fernando, Pampanga dismissing the complaint in Civil Case No. 11815...
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153. CA GR CR 00369: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ISIDRO BERMUNDO y DOE
Before Us is an appeal from the Judgment dated 5 October 2004 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 57, Libmanan, Camarines Sur...
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154. CA GR CR 29505: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JESSIE URBANO Y GROSPE
Before Us on appeal is the July 4, 2005 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tarlac City, Branch 64, in Criminal Case No. 13551, convicting the accused...
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155. CA GR CV 84146: NELSON D. LAVINA vs. ATTY. CORAZON C. CHAVEZ, ATTY. EJERCITO and "GINA"
On appeal is the April 14, 2004 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City, Branch 266, in Civil Case No. 69373,...
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156. CA GR CV 85265: BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS vs. FELIX GUMABAO and LUCILA GUMABAO
Before Us is an appeal from the May 17, 2005 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 149 of Makati City in Civil Case No. 04-316...
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157. CA GR SP 91861: GEORGINA T. TUMIBAY vs. JOSE SURDIVILLAR
Before Us is this petition for review under Rule 42 of the Revised Rules of Court seeking the reversal and setting aside of the December 15, 2004 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC)...
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158. CA GR SP 90669: VICTORIA MENDOZA vs. N L R C (1st Div.) Labor Arbiter PATRICIO LIBO-ON, et al.
Before Us is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the Revised Rules of Court seeking the annulment of the March 28, 2005 and May 18, 2005...
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159. CA GR CV 66785: RUBEN INFANTE vs. DANTE CHUA
Before the Court are the respective appeals filed by plaintiffappellant Ruben Infante and defendant-appellant Dante Chua from the Decision dated January 24, 2000 in Civil Case No. 10614 of Branch 47, Regional Trial Court, San Fernando, Pampanga...
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160. CA GR CV 78226: NEW REGENT SOURCES, INC. vs. PNB GENERAL INSURERS COMPANY, INC.
Before Us is an appeal from the December 19, 2002 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 15, in Civil Case No. 97-83709...
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161. CA GR CV 77792: HEIRS OF EMETERIA PARALE vs. SPS. ABRAHAM FLORENDO AND LUISA FLORENDO, et al.
Before Us is an Appeal from the Order dated November 15, 2002 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Labo, Camarines Norte, Branch 64, in Civil Case No. 97-0069 for Recovery of Property to Quiet Title and Damages,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

162. CA GR CR 02079: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ROBERTO GINGOS Y LATABI & NESTOR MARGOTE Y CAICDOY
Before Us on automatic review is the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Muntinlupa City, Branch 276, dated March 7, 2003 convicting the accused-appellants of the crime of Rape....
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163. CA GR SP 95440: MASTER C RE DE, INC. vs. HONORABLE PRESIDING JUDGE ELVIRA PANGANIBAN AND RESTITUTO I. SANTOS
In a Resolution dated 4 August 2006, this Court granted petitioner's Motion for Extension of Time of fifteen (15) days from 14 September or until 29 September 2006, within which to file its Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition....
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164. CA GR CR 27270: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. V I R G I N I A C O S O N , et al.
Before us are the accused-appellants Coson and Rosario's Motions for Reconsideration of the Decision dated May 31, 2006 of this Court finding them guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of estafa under paragraph 1(b), Article 315 of the Revised Pe...
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165. CA GR CV 68987: INOCENCIA ROMERO vs. MR. & MRS. PABLO EVANGELISTA, et al.
Before this Court is an appeal from the Decision dated June 30, 2000 rendered by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 2, Pallocan West, Batangas City in Civil Case No. 2571,...
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166. CA GR SP 90629: DANILO JASMIN vs. NLRC Third Division, et al.
This is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Court filed by petitioner Danilo Jasmin ("Jasmin") who seeks the annulment of two resolutions and an order of the National Labor Relations Commission ("NLRC") in the illegal d...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

167. CA GR CV 82402: ALFREDO G. TRINIDAD vs. HONORABLE CITY MAYOR OF BAGUIO, ET AL.
This is an appeal from the 3 February 2004 Order of the Regional Trial Court dismissing the plaintiff-appellant Alfredo G. Trinidad's complaint for Injunction and at the same time maintaining the earlier finding and disposition of that court dated...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

168. CA GR CV 83355: FORTUNATA F. IGNACIO vs. ANTONIO F. IGNACIO
Before us is an appeal from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 11, Malolos, Bulacan directing the cancellation of the adverse claim annotated on the certificates of title...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

169. CA GR SP 92532: SPS. VIRGILIO AND ELMA MORENO vs. SPS. CRISTINO AND ADELINA SAN JOSE
Before Us is a petition for review with application for temporary restraining order and injunction seeking to reverse and set aside the Decision dated August 10, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court of Paranaque City, Branch 196 (RTC) in Civil Case...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

170. CA GR SP 94610: APOLONIA MARZAN, et al. vs. SPOUSES PLACIDO DELA CRUZ, et al.
This is an appeal from the Resolution dated March 10, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 89, Baloc, Sto. Domingo, Nueva Ecija dismissing the petition for certiorari,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

171. CA GR SP 95246: PEARL-JAM BARBERSHOP AND/OR ESPERANZA S. LONGINO vs. NLRC, et al.
The only issue posed by the present controversy is whether or not a barber is an employee of the owner of the barbershop despite the defense of joint venture agreement raised by the latter. Both the Labor Arbiter and the NLRC answered the issue in the...
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172. CA GR CR 01437: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ROBERTO PAJABERA y DOE
This is an appeal of the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC for brevity) of Calabanga, Camarines Sur, Branch 63, convicting appellant Roberto Pajabera y Doe of the crime of Murder....
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

173. CA GR SP 96926: JP LATEX TECHNOLOGY, INC., TASUYA OGINO vs. HON. ROMEO C. DE LEON, et al.
By grave abuse of discretion is meant capricious and whimsical exercise of judgment as is equivalent to lack of jurisdiction....
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

174. CA GR CV 70903: FIL-LABOR CONTRACTORS INC. vs. BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLAND
By the nature of its functions, a bank is required to take meticulous care of the deposits of its clients, who have the right to expect high standards of integrity and performance from it....
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

175. CA GR SP 94826: INTEL TECHNOLOGY, PHIL., INC., ET AL. vs. THE NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ET AL.
Acting on the "Joint Motion To Dismiss" dated December 7, 2006 filed by herein parties through their respective counsel,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

176. CA GR SP 90423: CHINA BANKING CORPORATION vs. HON. JOSE G. PANEDA, et al.
The Motion to Withdraw Appearance as counsel for private respondents filed by Camara Arriero Tolentino Maristela & Associates Law Office thru Atty. Amorsolo V. Camara,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

177. CA GR CV 75194: GIL T. IDAVA vs. CECILIA A. SABENIANO-IDAVA, et al.
This is an appeal by the Republic of the Philippines, through the Office of the Solicitor General ("OSG"), from the Decision dated April 25, 2002 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 106, in Civil Case No. Q-00-39718,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

178. CA GR CV 67656: ANTONIO ISIDRO, et al. vs. ANSELMO DUMALI, et al.
This appeal filed under the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure seeks to set aside the February 29, 2000 Decision of Regional Trial Court of Sanchez Mira, Cagayan, Branch 12, in Civil Case No. 1666-S, which dismissed appellants' complaint...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

179. CA GR SP 97072: IMELDA MENESES AND AMALIA ESTRADA vs. SONIA C. DE VERA
We have carefully examined the instant Petition for Review and find the following infirmities which warrant its outright dismissal:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

180. CA GR SP 94248: SALVADOR ALFARO, et al. vs. HON. ROSARIO C. CRUZ, et al.
This is a Petition for Certiorari assailing the trial court's Orders dated November 15, 2005 and February 10, 2006 denying petitioner's affirmative defenses in his Answer and his Motion for Reconsideration, respectively,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

181. CA GR CV 62474: CONSOLIDATED SUGAR CORPORATION vs. GENERAL ELECTRIC, PHILIPPINES, INC.
This is a Joint Manifestation filed by the parties thru their respective counsels, stating that they agree to withdraw the instant appeal in view of their understanding to amicably settle this case....
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

182. CA GR SP 67047: ALLAN RAYMOND R. IGNACIO vs. N L R C, AMA COMPUTER COLLEGE EAST, et al.
Before Us is a Petition for Certiorari filed by Allan Raymond R. Ignacio ("Ignacio") pursuant to Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Court...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

183. CA GR CV 71698: ROMAN C. LUMBAO vs. CARLOS MADRILEJOS, SR.
This is an appeal from the decision dated August 20, 2001 of the Regional Trial Court of Sorsogon, Sorsogon, Branch 53, in Civil Case No. 97-6410,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

184. CA GR CV 83896: SPS. JULIO AND JESSICA TAN vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
This is an appeal from the Decision (Records, pp. 49-54) of the 2nd Municipal Circuit Trial Court, in Silang-Amadeo, Cavite in LR Case No. 2001-269 for registration of title,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

185. CA GR CR 25909: THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. PORFIRIO IPOSADA
On appeal is the Decision dated 10 March 2000 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Fourth Judicial Region, Branch 80 of Morong, Rizal, in Criminal Case No. 3189-M,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

186. CA GR CR 00887: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JOJO ACOSTA Y OLIVAS
Accused-appellant Jojo Acosta y Olivas ("appellant") appeals from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Ballesteros, Cagayan (Branch 33), dated October 8, 2003, in Criminal Case No. 33-234-98,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

187. CA GR CR 01215: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. SUMMY BARIJA Y PANTILLO, et al.
Accused-appellants Summy Barija y Pantillo ("Barija"), Manuel Hermo y Bangzuela ("Hermo") and Eduardo Atienza y Leonardo ("Atienza") are before Us in this appeal from the joint Decision of the Regional Tr...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

188. CA GR SP 89585: ALBERTA DE JOYA IGLESIAS vs. THE OMBUDSMAN, et al.
Challenged before this Court, via a petition for review under Rule 43 of the Revised Rules of Court, are (a) the Resolution dated February 7, 2005 of the Office of the Ombudsman...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

189. CA GR SP 95407: RUSTICA CABIGAO SANTOS AND ELPIDIO CABIGAO vs. HEIRS OF FRANCISCO ROBLES
In the interest of justice, the Motion to Admit Petition for Review filed by petitioners thru counsel, for the reasons stated therein, is GRANTED and the Petition for Review attached thereto, is ADMITTED....
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

190. CA GR SP 94793: MARINA SANTOS, et al. vs. FLORLITA FAJARDO
Before this Court is a petition for review under Rule 42 of the 1997 Revised Rules of Civil Procedure,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

191. CA GR CV 67078: ALFREDO S. FERNANDEZ, et al. vs. SPS. JOSE AND CORAZON FERNANDEZ
On appeal before this Court is the Decision dated 12 January 2000 of the Regional Trial Court, Third Judicial Region, Branch 67, Paniqui, Tarlac...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

192. CA GR CR 01614: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. SPO1 BENJAMIN PAPA Y POLLANTES
Appeal from the Decision1 of the Regional Trial Court of Makati City, Branch 62, in Criminal Case No. 97-366, finding the accused SPO1 Benjamin Papa y Pollantes guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of Murder...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

193. CA GR CR 001: THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ARNOLD CAMCAM Y NATO
On March 6, 2006, a Resolution was issued by this Court requiring the Branch Clerk of Court/Officer-in-Charge of the Regional Trial Court,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

194. CA GR SP 96660: ALFREDO P. OCAMPO vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, et al.
The present Petition for Certiorari faces outright dismissal on the following grounds:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

195. CA GR CV 86160: ESTELITA T. TUBIG, et al. vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Before Us is an appeal from the Decision dated 28 October 2005 of the Metropolitan Trial Court (MetTC), Branch 73, Pateros, Metro Manila granting the application for land registration in Land Registration Case No. 55-03, LRA Record No. 75723...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

196. CA GR SP 82628: LOLITA CAUGUIRAN DOMINGO, et al. vs. SPOUSES ELVIRA R. HERAS AND ANTONIO M. AUSTRIA
For resolution is a petition for review under Rule 42 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure filed by petitioners...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

197. CA GR SP 93900: ST. VINCENT ACADEMY, et al. vs. NLRC, HON. EXEC. LABOR ARBITER VITO C BOSE, et al.
Before this Court is a petition for certiorari filed under Rule 65 of the Rules on Civil Procedure assailing the October 26, 2005 and February 27, 2006 Resolutions...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

198. CA GR CV 61008: SPS. FACUNDO M. ROSARIO and FELICIDAD M. ROSARIO vs. CENTRAL PANGASINAN ELECTRIC COOPERATIVE
Before this Court is an appeal from the Decision dated June 29, 1998 of the Regional Trial Court, First Judicial Region, Branch 56, San Carlos City in Civil Case No. SCC-2094...
Promulgated on 2006-12-22

199. CA GR CV 85481: ROWEL P. DE LEON vs. MICHELLE R. SANTOS - DE LEON
This is an appeal from the Decision dated April 28, 2005, rendered by the Regional Trial Court (hereafter RTC), Branch 17, Cavite City in Civil Case No. N-7380 for Declaration of Nullity of Marriage,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

200. CA GR SP 95091: MATAPAT PILIPINO SECURITY & INVEST. AGENCY, INC., et al. vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS, et al.
This is a special civil action for certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, which seeks to set aside the Resolution dated March 31, 2006...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

201. CA GR CV 84427: BONIFACIO C. REGALADO, Rep by his Guardian GLICERIA C. REGALADO vs. NEREO J. PACULDO
On appeal is the Decision (Rollo, pp. 70-95) of July 16, 2004 rendered by the Regional Trial Court Branch 81, Quezon City dismissing the petition to quiet title...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

202. CA GR CR 00034: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. HENRY EVIDOR Y LEOBANG, et al.
This appeal was initially filed with the Supreme Court and transferred to Us in a Resolution dated 6 September 2004...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

203. CA GR SP 88076: HON. JOSEPH VICTOR G. EJERCITO vs. Hon. OSCAR P. BARRIENTOS, et al.
The power to rescind obligations is implied in reciprocal ones, in case one of the obligors should not comply with what is incumbent upon him....
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

204. CA GR CV 84183: SPOUSES SATURNINO and MARIETTA DUCLAYAN vs. ANTONIO CALAPATI, JR., ET AL.
After a thorough study of the issues raised in the Motion for Reconsideration filed by plaintiffs-appellees in the above entitled case...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

205. CA GR CR 00180: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ROLANDO PINEDA y ROBLEDO, et al.
ROLANDO PINEDA y ROBLEDO, CYNTHIA CODERES y HABLA and MICHAEL SAN JUAN y CRUZ were all indicted in the Regional Trial Court, Branch 116 of Pasay City for violation of Section 5, Article II of Republic Act No. 9165 otherwise known as the Comprehensive Dan...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

206. CA GR CV 55292: GODOFREDO VILLACORTA vs. DAMASA DEL ROSARIO
This Decision resolves respondent-appellant Damasa del Rosario's appeal from the Order dated July 16, 1996 issued by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 23 of Roxas, Isabela in OP No. Br. 23-03-93,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

207. CA GR CV 70758: SCARLET LINES MANUFACTURING, INC. vs. MORLINE LTD./FILSOV SHIPPING CO., INC., et al.
At the threshold of this Appeal is the liability of defendant-appellants Morline Ltd. and Filsov Shipping Co., Inc. as common carriers....
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

208. CA GR SP 81732: STA. LUCIA REALTY & DEVELOPMENT, INC. vs. Spouses FRANCISCO & EMELIA BUENAVENTURA
This petition for review on certiorari was filed by Sta. Lucia Realty & Development, Inc. (or Sta. Lucia for brevity) to annul and set aside the decision of the Housing and Land Use Regulatory Board...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

209. CA GR SP 57467: SPOUSES ARACELI OLIVA-DE MESA & ERNESTO DE MESA et al. vs. SPOUSES CLAUDIO ACERO JR. et al.
This is a petition for review under Rule 42 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedures seeking to set aside the Order dated November 22, 1999 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 14, Malolos, Bulacan,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

210. CA GR SP 93976: ANASTACIA S. ANTONIO vs. BELEK, INC.
This is a petition for review under Rule 42 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, seeking to set aside the (a) Consolidated Decision dated March 22, 2005 rendered by the Metropolitan Trial Court (MeTC), Branch 8, Manila, in Civil Case No. 1...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

211. CA GR SP 90972: ARTURO R. MUYALDE vs. HON. MERCEDES POSADALACAP, et al.
Before us is a petition for certiorari to set aside the Order dated April 12, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 15, Manila, in Civil Case No. 04-111351...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

212. CA GR SP 95300: WINACE HOLDINGS PHILIPPINES, INC. vs. HON. SECRETARY OF JUSTICE, FATIMA G. RANILLO, et al.
Before Us is a special civil action for certiorari filed under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure assailing the Resolution dated 18 May 2006 of the Secretary of Justice reversing the City Prosecutor's...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

213. CA GR CV 65670: CELSO R. REYES/EXEC ENGINEERING WORKS vs. HOBAS PHILS., INC.
Before us is an appeal from the Decision, dated August 31, 1999, of the Regional Trial Court, Caloocan City, Branch 126, National Capital Region, an action for "Specific Performance of Contract",...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

214. CA GR SP 83592: ANITA RAMOS and ADELAIDA CABANGBANG vs. HON. VICTORIA C. FERNANDEZ-BERNARDO, et al.
Rufino Dizon (or Rufino, since deceased and substituted by his heirs hereafter called the Dizons) sued the petitioners Anita Ramos and Adelaida Cabangbang (or hereafter the petitioners) for Recovery of Possession with Damages before the Regional Trial...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

215. CA GR SP 82256: EDDIE TAMANI vs. SANTIAGO NAVARRO
A complaint for Forcible Entry was lodged by the respondent Santiago Navarro (or Navarro) against the petitioner Eddie Tamani (or Tamani) before the Municipal Circuit Trial Court of Isabela (or MCTC)....
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

216. CA GR SP 92943: JUANITO VILLARINA vs. GERARDO A. BLANCO, et al.
The instant "PETITION FOR REVIEW" is DISMISSED due to petitioner's failure to comply with Our 5 April 2006 resolution requiring him,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

217. CA GR SP 81873: FEMA DIGITAL CORPORATION, FUTURELOGIC CORPORATION, et al. vs. Hon. MERCEDES POSADA LACAP, et al.
The petitioners FEMA Digital Corporation, FUTURELOGIC Corporation and Bonifacio N. Choa (or hereafter petitioners unless individualized) ask through certiorari that the Orders dated October 28, 2003...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

218. CA GR SP 80877: LONG TESS REALTY INVESTMENT CORPORATION, et al. vs. HON. RAUL E. DE LEON, et al.
In this petition for certiorari, Long Tess Realty Investment Corporation, Aw Peng Lam, Teresita C. Lim, and Betty D. Aw and their respective spouses...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

219. CA GR CV 72043: LORNA BAROT-TIQUE et al. vs. ALFREDO DAVID et al.
This is an appeal from the Decision dated September 4, 1998 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 221, Quezon City in Civil Case No. Q-94-20742...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

220. CA GR SP 93835: FAIR SHIPPING CORPORATION/SEJIN LINES, LTD., COMPANY vs. N L R C, and FRANCISCO M. DELA PENA
This is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, which seeks to annul and set aside the Resolutions of the public respondent National Labor Relations Commission,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

221. CA GR CR 30041: ROSARIO BRIONES, et al. vs. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Rosario Briones and Jesus Briones ("petitioners") appeal, through this Petition for Review, the Decision dated December 15, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court ("RTC") of Quezon City, Branch 218,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

222. CA GR CR 28929: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, vs. OLIVER MAGGAY
Accused-appellant Oliver Maggay appeals his conviction for the crime of Frustrated Homicide wherein the Regional Trial Court of Iba, Zambales,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

223. CA GR SP 77724: PEDRO CALING and ROMEO CALING vs. HON. ESTEBAN V. DE LA PENA, et al.
The petitioners Pedro Caling and Romeo Caling were separately charged before the Municipal Trial Court of Calumpit, Bulacan...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

224. CA GR SP 94031: ANDRONICO ECHAVEZ, et al. vs. WINSTON F. GARCIA, et al.
This Petition for Certiorari filed under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules on Civil Procedure, assails the Orders, dated October 18, 2005, December 5, 2005, December 23, 2005...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

225. CA GR CV 78522: JUDITH A . DUZON vs. DOMINGO BUMENLAG, et al.
This is an Appeal interposed by appellants from the decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) ordering them to pay appellee jointly and severally actual expenses, moral damages,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

226. CA GR SP 87516: RJC SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION, INC. and ROGER M. FEDEREZO vs. HONORABLE MANUEL G. IMSON, et al.
This Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure seeks the annulment of the following orders in NCR00-LSED-0305-IS-029 (OS-LS-0415-2004-0048) entitled, Graciano M. Caranto, et al. vs. RJC Security & Investigation Agency,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

227. CA GR SP 91732: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, et al. vs. HON. CALIXTO O. ADRIATICO, et al.
Sought to be reversed via an original action for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court is the order of the Regional Trial Court of Caloocan City dated June 10, 2005...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

228. CA GR CV 86546: NELSON L. JAVIER and MARIA TERESA JAVIER vs. ALFREDO B. QUINTANILLA, et al.
The right to appeal is neither a natural right nor a part of due process. The party who seeks to avail of the same must comply with the requirements of the rules, failing to do so the right to appeal is lost....
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

229. CA GR CR 29441: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ROEL ROQUE
For failure of accused-appellant to file his brief within the extended period granted which expired on July 22, 2006 as per report of the Judicial Records Division,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

230. CA GR CV 82118: ANGELITA VIBORA vs. EDDIE RIVERO
This is an Appeal interposed by appellant Angelita Vibora from the Order dated 23 January 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) dismissing her complaint...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

231. CA GR SP 90141: HEIRS OF SPS. VICENTE MACLANG and NIEVES MENDOZA vs. LUVINO EDUARTE, BONIFACIO VILLANUEVA, et al.
Assailed in this Petition for Review is the Decision of the Department of Agrarian Reform Adjudication Board (DARAB, for brevity)...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

232. CA GR CV 63229: LEANDRO F. LANGIT vs. RUFINO S. AQUINO
This is a partial appeal from the Decision dated December 10, 1998 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 23 of Naga City, Camarines Sur in Civil Case No. 87-1207,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

233. CA GR CV 84246: CONSUELO TOMAS APILS vs. THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF BAGUIO CITY, et al.
This is an Appeal interposed by the Republic of the Philippines from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) directing the Local Civil Register of Baguio Cit...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

234. CA GR SP 73023: EDUARDO C. PRUDENCIADO vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, et al.
Eduardo Prudenciado was a Filipino seaman who was hired in May 1995 by Falcon Maritime and Allied Services Inc., a manning agency of a foreign principal Sward Marine S.A....
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

235. CA GR CR 29326: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JOSE CASANOVA
Before this Court is a Petition for Review seeking the reversal of the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Balayan, Batangas,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

236. CA GR CV 82626: RESTY C. DELA CRUZ vs. NATIONAL POWER CORPORATION
This is an appeal from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 223, Quezon City dismissing the petition for declaratory relief filed by petitioner-appellant Resty C. Dela Cruz, a displaced employee of respondent-appellee National Power Corpora...
Promulgated on 2006-12-21

237. CA GR SP 97182: COMPUTER FOUNDATION OF CALAMBA, INC. vs. AMA COMPUTER LEARNING CENTER, INC., et al.
A review of the instant Petition reveals that the copy of the assailed Decision attached therewith is not certified in violation of the Rules of Court....
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

238. CA GR CV 86568: EDUVIGIS CRUZ Vda. DE SAPLALA vs. LUISA CRUZ
Before this Court is a Very Urgent Manifestation With Motion for Reconsideration of this Court's resolution dated October 9, 2006...
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

239. CA GR CV 86607: HIDEYUKI LADEZA HOSHIKAWA et al. vs. OFFICE OF THE LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF CALOOCAN CITY
It appears from the record of the case that herein oppositor-appellant Republic of the Philippines, represented by the Office of the Solicitor General, filed an appeal from the Order dated May 9, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 129, Caloocan...
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

240. CA GR CV 85215: SOUTHERN LUZON INSTITUTE vs. ARTURO ROGACION, et al.
Before Us is an ordinary appeal under Rule 41 of the Revised Rules of Court assailing the Decision dated January 5, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 65, Sorsogon City...
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

241. CA GR CV 62714: VICENTE SANTIAGO vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Before Us is an appeal from the Decision dated 14 January 1999 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 172, Valenzuela, Metro Manila granting the application for registration of land in LRC Case No. 768-V-94...
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

242. CA GR SP 96424: JOSE B. CATINDIG, JR. vs. ERLINDA C. CREENCIA, et al.
As civil service employees working in permanent capacities for the City of Santa Rosa, Laguna, Erlinda Creencia and Nelia Carvajal are the appointed City Environment and Natural Resources Officer (CENRO) and the City Accountant, respectively....
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

243. CA GR SP 95932: YAMASU SECURITY AGENCY, et al. vs. JUAN EVANGELISTA E. BATOCAEL and LARRY AQUINO
The matter to be resolved is the petitioners' Manifestation and Motion for Reconsideration, vis-a-vis the Comment thereto filed by the private respondent, of the 13 September 2006 Resolution issued by this Court,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

244. CA GR SP 93588: NARCISO M. OBISPO vs. LUCITA O. FUENTES
Through this Petition for Review, petitioner seeks the reversal of the Decision dated 23 February 2006 of the Regional Trial Court, Third Judicial Region,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

245. CA GR SP 95178: SPOUSES RESURRECCION and REMEGIO JAVIER, et al. vs. FELICIDAD DELA ROMA and JOSE VIRAY
The matter to be resolved is the petitioners' Compliance filed on 06 November 2006 of this Court's Resolution dated 20 October 2006, as well as the respondent Jose Viray's Respectful Motion [To cite Atty. Rodrigo Marinas in Contem...
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

246. CA GR CV 81890: GLIZEN JOY R. BARIA, et al. vs. LOCAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OF GAMU, ISABELA, et al.
This is an appeal by the Republic of the Philippines from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 65, Laoag City in S.P. Proc. No. 12664 ordering the correction of entries in the certificate of live birth of Glizen Joy R. Baria....
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

247. CA GR SP 94033: TOLEDO CONSTRUCTION CORP. vs. TOLEDO CONSTRUCTION CORPORATION EMPLOYEES ASSOCIATION-ADLO-KMU, et al.
This Decision resolves the consolidated Petitions for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure docketed as CA-G.R. SP No. 94033 (also referred to as the Toledo Petition) and CA-G.R. SP No. 94281...
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

248. CA GR CR 30023: ALFONSO LIM vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES and ANTONIO TAN
Before us is a petition for review of the Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 112, Pasay City, which affirmed the Decision of the Metropolitan Trial Court, Branch 44, Pasay City,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

249. CA GR CV 72370: CARMELITA DELA CRUZ vs. RAYMUNDO ALEJANDRO, et al.
At bench is an appeal from the Decision dated July 16, 2001 rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Cabarraquis, Quirino, Branch 31, in Civil Case No. 372....
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

250. CA GR SP 95765: JUAN V. JAVIER, JR. vs. HON. ERNESTO L. MARAJAS, and THE CITY OF BATANGAS
The extent of amendments to the pleadings permissible under the rules is central to the petition for certiorari at bench which seeks the nullification of the Resolutions dated January 20, 2006 and May 30, 2006 issued by public respondent,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

251. CA GR CV 76540: GRACE BORGONA INSIGNE, et al. vs. ABRA VALLEY COLLEGES, INC., and its PRES. FRANCIS BORGONA
This treats of the appeal perfected from the May 7, 2002 Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Bangued, Abra, Branch 1, in Special Civil Action No. 2070....
Promulgated on 2006-12-20

252. CA GR CV 65386: JULITA L. RULLODA vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Before this Court is an appeal from the decision dated September 1, 1999 of the Regional Trial Court, Third Judicial Region, Branch 74, Olongapo City,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

253. CA GR SP 90687: VSD REALTY AND DEVELOPMENT CORP. VS. BELGEN REALTY DEVELOPMENT, INC.
Before Us are the consolidated Petition for Review filed by VSD Realty and Development Corporation and Petition for Certiorari filed by Belgen Realty Development, Inc., both seeking to set aside the Decision dated April 19, 2005...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

254. CA GR SP 88714: CONTINENTAL CONCRETE WORKS, et al. vs. MARIO NERI and the NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION
This is a Petition For Certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure seeking to annul the May 18, 2004 Resolution of the public respondent National Labor Relations Commission...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

255. CA GR SP 91539: DENNIS G. GACAD vs. NLRC, et al.
This is a petition for certiorari seeking the reversal of the January 17, 2005 Resolution of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC),...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

256. CA GR SP 90234: LANIE B. BATIOLA, et al. vs. NLRC, et al.
This is a Petition For Certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure seeking to annul the February 17, 2005 Resolution of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC)...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

257. CA GR SP 95132: ARTURO N. RAMOS vs. N L R C, STOLT NEILSEN TRANSPORTATION GROUP, et al.
Before this Court is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Revised Rules of Civil Procedure assailing the Decision dated January 6, 2006 and the Resolution dated April 21, 2006...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

258. CA GR CR 01642: THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. VAL DELOS REYES
Before this Court is an appeal from the Joint Decision dated June 28, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court, Fifth Judicial Region, Branch 15, Tabaco City, in Crim. Cases Nos. T-2639 to 41...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

259. CA GR SP 87396: THELMA M. ZUNIGA-RODRIGUEZ vs. HON. DAMASO A. HERRERA, et al.
This is an action for the annulment of judgment under Rule 47 of the 1997 Revised Rules of Civil Procedure seeking the annulment of the January 3, 2001 Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 24,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

260. CA GR CV 59757: SOLID TECHNICAL SERVICES INC. and ISABELITA R. SEVILLA vs. ASIA TRUST BANK
Sought to be reversed and set aside are the Orders dated 07 July 1997 and 10 February 1998 both rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Caloocan City, Branch 120...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

261. CA GR SP 88748: SPOUSES FERDINAND BELTRAN et al. vs. SPS. MARCIANO G. RIVERA et al.
After a careful perusal of the Motion for Reconsideration (Rollo, pp. 90-94) filed by petitioners of the Decision of this Court dated May 29, 2006 (Rollo, pp. 80-86), the Court finds no cogent reason to reconsider said decision....
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

262. CA GR SP 94567: SPOUSES FELIPE IBARDALOZA AND CONCHITA IBARDALOZA vs. DR. ADELINA REYES-TAMAYO
This is a Petition for Review (with urgent motion to Preserve Status Quo and Prayer for the Issuance of Writ of Preliminary Injunction)...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

263. CA GR SP 89663: ABRA STATE INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY (ASIST), et al. vs. CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSION, et al.
This is a Petition for Review under Rule 43 of the Rules of Court filed by petitioner Abra State Institute of Science and Technology (ASIST), represented by its president, Imelda A. Buenafe, assailing the November 10, 2004...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

264. CA GR SP 95070: P.L. ULANDAY REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION vs. The Hon. PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, Branch 206, et al.
The matter to be resolved is the petitioner's Petition for Annulment of Judgment and/or Setting Aside of Writ and Orders with Prohibition, pursuant to Rule 47 of the 1997 Rules of Civil procedure,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

265. CA GR CV 83259: TERESITA C. DE LARA, et al. vs. BERNARDO G. CASTRO
At bar is an appeal from the April 20, 2004 Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 220, Quezon City, (QC-RTC) in Civil Case No. Q-01- 44955,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

266. CA GR SP 82995: ROSEMARIE TUBONGBANUA vs. ANTONIO FLORES and AIDA FLORES
This is a simple ejectment case, but it elicits not so simple defenses. The respondent Aida Flores leased her house and lot at Willow Road, Phase 6, Levitown, Paranaque, to Applied Concept and Technology Construction Corporation represented by the petit...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

267. CA GR SP 91636: WILFREDO N. CABALLERO, et al. vs. HON. MANUEL C. LUNA, JR., et al.
Before this Court is a Petition for Certiorari under the 1997 Revised Rules of Civil Procedure seeking the reversal of the orders dated April 8, 2005 and July 19, 2005,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

268. CA GR SP 97180: ORIENTAL SHIPMANAGEMENT CO., INC., et al. vs. RAINERIO N. NAZAL and the NLRC
The present petition was filed out of time considering that the assailed Resolution dated October 31, 2006 of the National Labor Relations Commission is a resolution on petitioners' motion for reconsideration of the Resolution dated November 30, 2005 den...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

269. CA GR SP 97074: SPOUSES OBDULIA H. ESPEJO, et al. vs. GERALDINE COLOMA ITO
This is a Petition for Review filed under Rule 42 of the Rules of Court assailing the November 6, 2006 Decision rendered by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 58, Makati City,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

270. CA GR SP 96403: LIWAYWAY E. ABRAHAM, ET AL. vs. HON. RTC OF PALLOCAN WEST, BATANGAS CITY, BRANCH 8, ET AL.
Before this Court is a petition for certiorari seeking to nullify the Resolution, dated August 1, 2006, issued by the Regional Trial Court of Batangas City, Branch 8,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

271. CA GR CV 85624: NESTOR D. MANUCOT, ETC. vs. KINGS VILLA REALTY DEVELOPMENT CORP., ET AL.
For failure of defendants-appellants to file the required appellants' brief within the prescribed period, their appeal is deemed ABANDONED and accordingly DISMISSED...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

272. CA GR SP 80873: VICENTE DEL ROSARIO, JR. vs. CEFERINO SALVADOR, ET AL.
This Petition for Annulment of Judgment filed by Vicente Del Rosario, Jr. (or del Rosario for brevity) is directed against the Decision dated April 7, 1995 of Branch 74 of the Regional Trial Court of Antipolo,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-19

273. CA GR SP 90920: VICTOR NUGUID and HERADIO NUGUID vs. VIRGILIO QUIAMBAO
Before the Court is a petition for review under Rule 43 of the Rules of Court seeking to reverse the Decision dated July 5, 2005...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

274. CA GR CV 85424: MA. ISABEL V. ROSARIO vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
This is an appeal from the Decision dated June 20, 2005 (Rollo, pp. 51-52) of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 20, of Imus, Cavite in LR Case No. 2191-03 for reconstitution of the original copy of Transfer Certificate of Title No. 7935 of the Registry...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

275. CA GR SP 81871: CARLITO & EVELYN SARMIENTO vs. PRIMUS FINANCE AND LEASING, INC.
Before Us is a Petition for Review under Rule 42 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure seeking to set aside the Decision dated 29 December 2003 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC),...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

276. CA GR SP 97212: Lance Corporal DANIEL J. SMITH vs. HON. BENJAMIN T. POZON, et al.
In a decision that found the accused, herein petitioner, guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of rape and sentenced him to reclusion perpetua, the respondent Judge Pozon also ordered thus:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

277. CA GR SP 94166: C.F. SHARP CREW MANAGEMENT, INC., et al. vs. NLRC, et al.
This is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure which seeks the reversal and the setting aside of the NLRC Resolutions dated 15 December 2005 and 17 March 2006 which although,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

278. CA GR SP 92679: IGNACIO R. SANTIAGO vs. IMELDA V. TONGOL
This decision resolves herein petitioner Ignacio R. Santiago's petition for review (with prayer for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction) under Rule 43 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure of the following issuances of the Office of t...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

279. CA GR CR 00554: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ARMANDO VIDAR @ RICKY, et al.
On automatic review is the Judgment of the Regional Trial Court of Sorsogon City, Branch 52, dated September 2, 2004 convicting the accused-appellants of the crime of ROBBERY WITH HOMICIDE....
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

280. CA GR CV 71000: SPS. FERNANDO and PRIMITIVA CADAY SAQUING vs. SPS. SILVESTRE and TRINIDAD GRANIL et al.
Before this Court is an appeal from the Decision rendered by Branch 18 of the Regional Trial Court of Ilagan, Isabela, dated March 5, 2001, in Civil Case No. 1046,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

281. CA GR SP 90661: MANILA TROPICAL GENERAL SERVICES, INC., et.al. vs. NLRC and TITO BUHAYAN
These are consolidated petitions for certiorari assailing the following issuances rendered by the National Labor Relations Commission (Third Division) in the case...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

282. CA GR SP 59240: SPS. AMELIA ZAPANTA and BONIFACIO SANGALANG, et al. vs. HON. MAURICIO M. RIVERA, ANDRES GONZAGA
Before this Court is a Petition for Annulment of Decision under Rule 47 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure seeking to annul the Decision...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

283. CA GR CV 84053: JUDEX T. FERNANDO vs. DIRECTOR OF LANDS, rep bt the REPUBLIC OF THE PHILS.
Land registration is a proceeding in rem. Being in rem, such proceeding requires constructive seizure of the land as against all persons, including the state,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

284. CA GR CV 83952: EDUARDO PAGTAKHAN vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Under Section 48 of Commonwealth Act (CA) No. 141, as amended by Presidential Decree (PD) No. 1073, in applications for the registration of imperfect titles to lands of the public domain,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

285. CA GR CV 68033: DANTE BARBIETO, et al. vs. APEX MOVING AND STORAGE CORP..
This is an appeal from an order that dismissed the complaint for Torts and Damages filed by plaintiff-appellant Dante Barbieto against defendant-appellee Apex Moving and Storage Corp....
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

286. CA GR SP 95035: WILHELMINA E. PARAJAS vs. DR. RODOLFO LOPEZ, HON. ROBERT O. RUDIO, et al.
Before the Court is a Petition for Certiorari with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

287. CA GR CV 67133: COL. LORENZO GABOL, ET. AL. vs. SPS. FELIPE and ERICA MARIANO, ET. AL.
The plaintiffs in the court below appeal the dismissal of their Complaint on the grounds of prescription, lack of cause of action and lack of jurisdiction....
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

288. CA GR SP 87668: JULIE C. BIENERT vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Before the Court is a petition for review under Rule 42 of the Rules of Court seeking to reverse the Decision dated November 28, 2002 of Branch 10, Regional Trial Court of Malolos, Bulacan...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

289. CA GR SP 88844: VIVA TRANSIT CORPORATION, et al. vs. HON. ROSARIO C. CRUZ, et al.
Assailed in this petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure are the following Resolutions...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

290. CA GR CV 66694: ALEJANDRO M PANTIG vs. MEINA OCAMPO-PANTIG
Invoking Article 36 of the Family Code and the rulings of the Supreme Court in Santos vs. Court of Appeals and Republic vs. Molina,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

291. CA GR CV 85013: ISIDORO F. LAZARO vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
On appeal is the decision of the Regional Trial Court stationed in Malolos, Bulacan, granting the reconstitution of Transfer Certificates of Title Nos. T-18396, T-27594, T-40084, T-14074, T- 125227, T-125228 & T-14071 which cover seven (7) parcels of l...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

292. CA GR CV 82906: UNIWIDE SALES WAREHOUSE CLUB, INC. vs. ROSARIO BROTHERS CO., INC., and LUCIO CO, et al.
Before the Court is an appeal from the Order dated September 22, 2003 of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 220, in Civil Case No. Q-03-49819 for specific performance,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

293. CA GR CV 64773: ALAN W. NICHOLSON vs. TERESA A. MONTEFERO
The Office the Solicitor General (OSG) in this appeal seeks the reversal of the Decision which declared the nullity of marriage between the spouses Nicholson and Montefero on the ground of psychological incapacity of the latter....
Promulgated on 2006-12-18

294. CA GR SP 96601: TEODORO DE GUZMAN vs. DARAB CENTRAL OFFICE & HEIRS OF SOLEDAD BRIONES
In a Resolution dated November 3, 2006, this Court dismissed the instant petition for review for non-compliance with Section 11, Rule 13 and Section 6(c), Rule 43 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure....
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

295. CA GR SP UDK 5640: CONCHITA SANCHEZ, et al. vs. ELVIRA BANAYO
This petition is fatally defective: 1.) The appellate docket fees have not been paid. 2.) Respondent was not furnished with copy of the petition....
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

296. CA GR CV 69731: LINA G. PENALBER vs. QUIRINO RAMOS, LETICIA PENALBER and BARTEX INC.,
Subject of the present appeal is the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Tuguegarao City, Branch 2 dated 19 January 2000 in Civil Case No. 3672, an action for declaration of nullity of deeds and titles,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

297. CA GR CV 71188: CONCHITA CANAPE, et al. vs. ORIENTAL YUASA BATTERY
Assailed in this appeal is the Decision dated February 25, 2001 in Civil Case No. 270-M-97 of Branch 13, Regional Trial Court, Malolos, Bulacan...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

298. CA GR CV 74453: RAYMOND S. VELAYO, et al. vs. FAR EAST BANK & TRUST COMPANY
This is an appeal from the Decision dated September 17, 2001 in Civil Case No. Q-94-19666 of Branch 76, Regional Trial Court (RTC), Quezon City...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

299. CA GR SP 96956: CHRISTIAN ALEXIS P. YANGA, et al. vs. JOSE DE VERA
This is a petition for review under Rule 43 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

300. CA GR CV 86165: CONCEPCION S. RIVERA, et al. vs. Spouses ROSENDO C. ARMEJO and ANITA M. ARMEJO
In a suit for Breach of Contract, Specific Performance and Damages filed by the appellees Concepcion S. Rivera, Ronando S. Neri, Rolando Guardiano and spouses Ariel Palabay and Martina M. Palabay...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

301. CA GR SP 96486: REYNALDO G. PANALIGAN, et al. vs. ADMINISTRATOR EDITA S. BUENO, et al.
Before the Court is a petition for certiorari with a plea for temporary restraining order and/or preliminary injunction under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, filed on October 12, 2006...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

302. CA GR SP 94480: LUISITO CUIZON y ASUNCION vs. HON. LEAH S. DOMINGO REGALA, et al.
This is a petition for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus under Rule 65 with prayer for injunctive relief/s seeking to annul:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

303. CA GR SP 81763: MARIANO R. PEFIANCO and MILAGROS H. PEFIANCO vs. Hon. VEDASTRO B. MARCO, et al.
The respondent Russell Cometa (or Cometa for brevity) filed a case for Rescission of Contract with Damages against the petitioners spouses Mariano and Milagros Pefianco...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

304. CA GR CV 84798: CANDY MICHELLE C. SALONGA vs. ARVIN C. SALONGA
This is an appeal filed by oppositor-appellant Republic of the Philippines, through the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) questioning the February 24, 2005 Decision (Rollo, pp. 34-35) of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 86 in Civil C...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

305. CA GR SP 96978: COUGAR INTEGRATED SERVICES, INC. et al. vs. NLRC (THIRD DIVISION), et al.
On November 23, 2006, herein petitioner filed a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the Revised Rules of Court seeking to annul and set aside the Resolution dated July 25,2005...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

306. CA GR SP 82770: AIRBORNE SECURITY SERVICE, INC. vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, et al.
A security agency has elevated to us on certiorari the decision of the National Labor Relations Commission reversing the finding of the Labor Arbiter that the wages of its security guards were duly paid and compelling it to give salary differentials to th...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

307. CA GR CV 84984: RUFINA L. LIM vs. ALLIANCE MARKETING CORPORATION
Before this Court is an appeal from the decision dated December 29, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), National Capital Judicial Region, Branch 125, Caloocan City,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

308. CA GR SP 93576: TOYOTA OTIS INC. AND/OR REYNALDO OBEN VS. N L R C AND LITO B. EDIANEL
Before this Court is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure assailing the Decision dated December 28, 2004...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

309. CA GR CV 85350: SPS. CASIMIRO AND ELISEA PUNGTILAN, et al. vs. SPS. ISMAEL ALVIAR and BENIGNA ALIAS, et al.
Before Us is an ordinary appeal under Rule 41 of the Revised Rules of Court assailing the Decision (date not indicated in the record) of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 33, Ballesteros, Cagayan in Civil Case No. 33-050-99 for Reconveyance, Annulment of...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

310. CA GR SP 83182: ECOLOGY SAVINGS BANK, INCORPORATED vs. SPS. ESTRELITA and ARTURO SAN DIEGO and FLORA SAN DIEGO
This appeal by petition for review seeks to overturn the decision dated April 1, 2003 of the Office of the President in O.P. Case No. 02-K-551 which affirmed the decision dated October 17, 2002...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

311. CA GR CV 87741: PACIFIC PLANS, INC. vs. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION, et al.
Oppositor-Appellant Parents Enabling Parents Coalition, Inc. filed a Notice of Appeal dated May 24, 2006 from the Decision dated April 27, 2006 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 61, Makati City in SP. PROC. NO. M-6059...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

312. CA GR SP 92346: NARCISO PENA JR. AND ALFREDO C. NAJERA JR. vs. OMBUDSMAN, NBI, (PAMPANGA) , ET AL.
Before this Court is a petition for review under Rule 43 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, assailing the Resolution and the Decision...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

313. CA GR SP 67854: ANG KEK CHEN vs. HON. PRESIDING JUDGE, RTC, BR 24, MLA. et al.
Before us is a Petition for Certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court, seeking to nullify respondent Judge's October 17, 2001 Omnibus Order, which denied petitioner's motion to quash...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

314. CA GR SP 90110: FEB LEASING and FINANCE CORPORATION vs. FIL ESTATE LAND, INC., et al.
The matter to be resolved is the petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration and Manifestation of Compliance, vis-a-vis the private respondents' Opposition thereto, in relation to the 21 June 2005 Resolution of this Court dismissing th...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

315. CA GR SP 90576: EBC INVESTMENTS, INC. vs. Hon. ROMEO F. BARZA, et al.
The matter to be resolved is the private respondent Government Service Insurance System's (GSIS) Motion for Reconsideration [Re: Resolution dated 26 May 2006] and Comment, as well as petitioner EBC Investments, Inc.'s (EBCII) Motion to Withdraw Petitio...
Promulgated on 2006-12-15

316. CA GR CV 79935: MRS. ELIZABETH INTIA vs. MRS. JUDY G. AMOR
Plaintiff-appellant received the notice to file Appellant's Brief on 17 August 2006 providing for the period within which to file the said brief which expired on 02 October 2006....
Promulgated on 2006-12-14

317. CA GR CV 86902: POINTER ENTERPRISES INCORPORATED vs. CHANELAY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Counsel for defendant-appellant's received the notice to file brief on 04 August 2006 which expired last 18 September 2006....
Promulgated on 2006-12-14

318. CA GR SP 94602: MARINA Q. ESPINO vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, et al.
We are called in this petition for certiorari to nullify and set aside the Decision dated April 21, 2005 and Resolution dated March 28, 2006 of the First Division of public respondent National Labor Relations Commission in NLRC NCR CA. NO. 0375-36-03...
Promulgated on 2006-12-14

319. CA GR SP 97105: AL-ASSAL MANPOWER INC.,/ ARLENE D. ALIMORONG vs. THE NLRC and EDELBERTO D. MENDOVA
A cursory examination of the instant petition yields its ouright dismissal, on the following points:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-14

320. CA GR CV 72833: ESTRELLA OCAMPO vs. EX COMMODORE CONSTANCIO VELASCO, JR.
This is an ordinary appeal under Rule 41 of the 1997 Revised Rules of Civil Procedure that seeks to set aside the Order dated September 25, 2001 of the Regional Trial Court of Puerto Princesa City, Palawan,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-14

321. CA GR SP 83384: REMEDIOS F. KEYSER vs. HON. PABLO R. CHAVES, et al.
Before us is a petition for certiorari, prohibition and mandamus, with prayer for a writ of preliminary injunction, seeking to nullify the Order of respondent Judge Pablo R. Chavez dated June 2, 2003,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-14

322. CA GR SP 89301: SPS. LEO CHRISTOPHER R. MASBAD and LOVELYNNE M. MASBAD vs. HON. RAUL E. DE LEON, et al.
This special civil action for certiorari under Rule 65 seeks to annul or modify private respondent bank's Ex-Parte Petition for Issuance of a Writ of Possession dated 28 June 2004,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

323. CA GR CV 83135: SARIMANOK FEEDS CO., INC. vs. ESMUNDO R. MONTANEZ
Before Us on Appeal is the Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Mandaluyong City, dated April 1, 2004 in Civil Case No. MC00-1136,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

324. CA GR CV 83165: SPS. ABRAHAM PARANAL And ESTELITA BERNALDES; et al. vs. HEIRS OF APOLINAR PARANAL, et al.
This is an Appeal interposed by appellant Heirs of Apolinar Paranal, Heirs of Baldomera Paranal, and Heirs of Juan Paranal from the decision of the Regional Trial Court...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

325. CA GR CV 85366: AQUILINO S. DELA CRUZ And ROSALITA DELA CRUZ vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
This is an Appeal interposed by the Republic of the Philippines from the Decision dated 17 December 2004 rendered by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Pasig City,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

326. CA GR CV 85497: RAYMUNDO A. QUIROZ,, et al. vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
This is an Appeal interposed by the Republic of the Philippines from the Order dated 25 April 2005 rendered by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Balanga,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

327. CA GR CV 66975: NILO B. VILLANUEVA vs. PAMELA R. VILLANUEVA
This is an appeal by the Office the Solicitor General (OSG) from the Decision which declared the nullity of marriage between the spouses Villanueva on the ground of psychological incapacity of the wife, Pamela Mallillin Villanueva ("Pamela" for bre...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

328. CA GR SP 88942: AMB. FELIMON R. CUEVAS vs. SECRETARY OF JUSTICE AND LUIS C. CABUBAS
Before Us is a petition for certiorari seeking to nullify and set aside the Resolution dated 15 December 2004 issued by respondent Secretary of the Department of Justice...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

329. CA GR SP 95826: VICENTE VILLANUEVA, JR. vs. NLRC (Third Division), et al.
Assailed in this petition for certiorari under Rule 65 is the Resolution dated November 30, 2004 reversing the Decision dated June 30, 2004 of the Labor Arbiter...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

330. CA GR SP 89125: ASAHI GLASS PHILIPPINES, INC. vs. HON. JUAN AMOR F. PALAFOX, et al.
Before this Court is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure assailing the Order of the Voluntary Arbitrator Juan Amor F. Palafox dated 25 January 2005 in relation to the execution of his Decision dated 20 August 20...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

331. CA GR CR 23645: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ANGELITA JABAGAT, et al.
This is an appeal from the Decision dated May 18, 1999, finding Angelita Jabagat (hereafter appellant) and Eduardo Damian (hereafter Eduardo) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the offense of Estafa...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

332. CA GR CR 01003: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. SAMSON ESCLETO
Under established jurisprudence, two conditions must concur to establish treachery: (1) the employment of means of execution that gives the person attacked no opportunity to defend himself or retaliate,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

333. CA GR CV 86053: BENJAMIN B. FRANCISCO vs. ISRAEL M. CERVO
Malicious prosecution is an action for damages brought by one against whom a criminal prosecution, civil suit, or other legal proceeding has been instituted maliciously and without probable cause,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

334. CA GR CV 85515: CECILIA GRACE L. ROASA vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Applicants for confirmation of imperfect title must prove the following: (a) that the land forms part of the disposable and alienable agricultural lands of the public domain;...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

335. CA GR CR 29837: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ANTHONY MATEO y PATAUID
This is an appeal from the Judgment dated December 14, 2005, rendered by the Regional Trial Court (hereafter RTC), Branch 132, Makati City in Crim. Case No. MC 05-797 for Robbery,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

336. CA GR CV 80624: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, et al. vs. LUTGARDA CRUZ (deceased, substituted by ROSALINDA F. MIGUEL
When a party uses fraud or concealment to obtain a certificate of title to property, a constructive trust is created in favor of the defrauded party....
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

337. CA GR SP 81445: LEOPARD INTEGRATED SERVICES, INC., et al. vs. N L R C and SUPREMO MORALIT
Assailed in this special civil action for certiorari for having been issued with grave abuse of discretion, are the Resolutions of the respondent National Labor Relations Commission...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

338. CA GR CR 01235: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. AMADEO BARAQUIO
On appeal by Amadeo Baraquio ("accused-appellant") is the "Joint Decision" dated May 19, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court of Guimba, Nueva Ecija, Branch 33,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

339. CA GR SP 82471: HENRY GUIRIBA, et al. vs. HON. CEZAR A. BORDEOS, and CESAR G. ANSON,
The petitioners Henry Guiriba, Gonzalo Legazpi and Emma Guiriba Marcaida (or the petitioners unless individualized) are before Us on certiorari and prohibition assailing the Order dated October 7, 2003...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

340. CA GR CV 83620: SERAFIN M. SEROMA & MAXIMO S. VALDEZ vs. SPOUSES SOTERO & LEONIDA MATAMIS
At bench is an appeal from the July 26, 2004 Decision rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Cauayan, Isabela, Branch 20, in Civil Case No. Br. 20-1281,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

341. CA GR SP 83033: ANDRES ROGAYON vs. Hon. AMELIA MANALASTAS, et al.
In this Petition for Review, Andres Rogayon (or Rogayon for brevity) assails the decision of Branch 268 of the Regional Trial Court (or RTC) of Pasig City which affirmed the decision of Branch 70...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

342. CA GR SP 89484: ROWENA CANOTAL vs. NLRC, et al.
Assailed by Rowena Canotal ("Canotal") in this petition for certiorari which she filed under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court are the resolutions of the National Labor Relations Commission dated March 26, 2002 and June 28, 2002....
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

343. CA GR SP 91064: SPOUSES EDILBERTO and FELISA M. PEREZ vs. ORIENT BANK, et al.
The propriety of injunction to restrain the extrajudicial foreclosure of real estate mortgage is at issue in this petition for injunction with prayer for issuance of a temporary restraining order...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

344. CA GR CV 84924: JORGE BAYONA vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Assailed in this appeal is the February 8, 2005 Decision rendered by the Municipal Trial Court of Rapu-Rapu, Albay, in LRC Case No. 17-03...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

345. CA GR SP 80038: HILARIO C. MENDOZA vs. THE HON. OMBUDSMAN and ANTONIO I. RAVARA
Assailed in this Petition for Review is the Decision dated May 23, 2003 of the Office of the Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

346. CA GR CV 61044: SPRINT TRANSPORT SERVICES, INC. vs. DOMINADOR C. BERNARDO
This is an appeal from the Decision rendered by the Regional Trial Court, Branch 53, Manila, dated May 20, 1998 in Civil Case No. 92-63666, for Sum of Money and Damages,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

347. CA GR SP 96162: DAR EMPLOYEES FOUNDATION, INC., et al. vs. HON. LITA S. TOLENTINO GENILO, et al.Assailed in thi
Assailed in this petition for certiorari under Rule 65 is the Resolution dated May 2, 2006 denying the application for the issuance of a writ of preliminary injunction,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

348. CA GR CR 24917: THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JHUN MANIAGO Y BASILIO
This is an appeal from the decision dated October 31, 2000 of the Regional Trial Court of Agoo, La Union, Branch 31 in Criminal Case No. A-3485 finding herein accused Jhun Basilio Maniago (Maniago, for brevity) guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the cr...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

349. CA GR SP 91777: MA. TERESA NANLABI, ET AL. vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, ET AL.
Finding the Motion for Partial Reconsideration filed by private respondents of this Court's Decision of July 31, 2006 to be bereft of merit, the same is hereby DENIED....
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

350. CA GR SP 82402: MAURA FERMIN REYES vs. HON. LEILI SUAREZ ACEBO, et al.
Before us is a petition for certiorari and prohibition seeking the nullity of the Order dated October 3, 2003 of respondent Judge directing the issuance of a writ of execution in Civil Case No. 64919,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

351. CA GR SP 56702: FIRST PACIFIC DAVIES MANAGEMENT, INC. vs. NLRC, THIRD DIVISION, et al.
Before Us is a Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition with Prayer for Issuance of Writ of Preliminary Injunction and Temporary Restraining Order...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

352. CA GR SP 95446: SANOFI-AVENTIS, (formerly SANOFI-SYNTHELABO) vs. LAMOIYAN CORPORATION
The instant petition for review merits outright dismissal for being defective....
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

353. CA GR SP 92481: RODNEY ABEDEJOS vs. HON. PATRICIA A. STO. TOMAS, et al.
We have carefully reviewed our Decision of August 18, 2006 dismissing the instant petition and the reasons therefor and we are more convinced of its correctness....
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

354. CA GR CV 86521: MMI PROPERTIES, INC. vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
As prayed for by the appellant in its Motion to Withdraw Appeal filed on September 8, 2006, and for the reasons stated therein, this Court hereby grants the same and orders the DISMISSAL of the instant appeal....
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

355. CA GR SP 91227: MARSI BUILDERS CO, INC., et al. vs. THE OFFICE OF THE SEC. OF THE DEPT. OF LABOR & EMPLOYMENT, et al
Finding no cogent or justifiable reason to set aside the Decision of this Court dated July 17, 2006 denying for lack of merit the instant petition,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

356. CA GR SP 89450: SPECIFIED CONTRACTORS AND DEVELOPMENT, INC. (SCDI), et al. vs. OFFICE OF THE PRES. HULRB, et al.
This is a petition for review under Rule 43 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure of the Order dated February 14, 2005 and the Resolution2 dated March 31, 2005...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

357. CA GR SP 91960: NELSON K. DY, et al. vs. HON. ANTONIO M. EUGENIO, et al.
Acting on the motion of respondents for the reconsideration of this Court's August 14, 2006 Decision granting due course to the petition,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

358. CA GR SP 92956: RODOLFO DE GUZMAN, et al. vs. KABALIKAT NG BARANGAY HOMEOWNERS ASSO., INC.
Finding no cogent or justifiable reason to set aside the Decision of this Court dated August 18, 2006 dismissing the instant petition, the motion for reconsideration filed by the petitioners is hereby not given due course....
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

359. CA GR SP 95189: PUMA SECURITY AND INVESTIGATION AGENCY vs. N L R C, 3rd Div. and NEOLITA CORDERO
Before the Court is a Petition for Certiorari with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

360. CA GR CV 81088: STA. LUCIA REALTY & DEVELOPMENT CORP., et al. vs. PARAISO DEVELOPMENT CORP., JOSE Y. CAMPOS
Before the Court on appeal is the Decision dated March 18, 2003 issued by the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Antipolo City, Branch 74, in Civil Case No. 1057-A,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

361. CA GR SP 95577: HON. EXECUTIVE SECRETARY, COMMISSIONER OF CUSTOMS, et al. vs. HON. RAMON S. CAGUIOA, et al.
Before the Court is a petition for certiorari with application for temporary restraining order and/or writ of preliminary injunction which seeks to annul and set aside the Order...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

362. CA GR SP 80765: Spouses FERDINAND and CYNTHIA LOGRO vs. PALAWAN BANK, Rep. by President ERIC A. MONDRAGON
A complaint for Ejectment was lodged by the respondent Palawan Bank (or Palawan Bank) represented by its president Eric A. Mondragon,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

363. CA GR CV 83736: SPS. NESTOR DELA ROSA and GLORIA DELA ROSA, et al. vs. AQUILINA AUSTRIA
At bench is an appeal from the Decision dated May 26, 2004 rendered by the Regional Trial Court of Malolos City, Branch 14, in Civil Case No. 600-M-2000....
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

364. CA GR CV 69293: FEDERAL BUILDERS, INC. vs. A. B. INDUSTRIES, INC.
The parties to a construction contract are locked in a dispute over alleged defects in the installation of a cement aggregate batching plant....
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

365. CA GR CR 29223: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. RAQUEL JORGE and VIRGINIA DE GUZMAN
This is an appeal from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 45, Manila finding accused-appellants guilty of the crime of estafa....
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

366. CA GR SP 90402: PHILIPPINE TOURISM AUTHORITY vs. HON. JUDGE PEDRO M. SABUNDAYO, JR.
This is a petition for annulment of judgment under Rule 47 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure seeking to review, annul and set aside the 5 April 2004 Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 203, in Muntinlupa City, in Civil Case No. 03-212...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

367. CA GR SP 93854: BBCKO MANPOWER SERVICES and ROBERTO VELASCO vs. N L R C, YUYIEN R. DELOS REYES, et al.
Before this Court is a Petition (With Urgent Ex-Parte Motion for the Issuance of a Temporary Restraining Order and/or Injunction)...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

368. CA GR SP 92189: HEIRS OF PABLO BALAJONDA, et al. vs. BENEDICTA MANGAHAS, et al.
Finding no new matter of substance that would warrant the modification much less the reversal of the September 19, 2006 Decision of this Court,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

369. CA GR SP 95030: HUN HYUNG PARK vs. HON. CESAR UNTALAN, et al.
Finding no new matter of substance that would warrant the modification much less the reversal of theOctober 30, 2006 Decision of this Court...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

370. CA GR CR 29738: EDITHA M. MAGTIBAY vs. THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Finding no new matter of substance that would warrant the modification or reversal of this Court's decision dated September 27, 2006,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-13

371. CA GR CR 26725: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. GILDA VALDEZ
The accused in this case was found guilty of estafa for converting goods delivered to her under an obligation to return the goods or their proceeds....
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

372. CA GR CV 61152: REGINA CARBONILLA vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
This is an ordinary appeal from the Decision granting the Petition for Reconstitution entitled In Re: Petition for Reconstitution of the Lost/Destroyed Original Copy of Transfer Certificate of Title No. T-211 of Batangas City Registry of Deeds,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

373. CA GR SP 82947: GLORIA S. BACANI vs. PEDRO S. ESTILLOSO
The overriding consideration when extrinsic fraud is alleged is that the fraudulent scheme of the prevailing litigant prevented a party from having his day in court (Tolentino vs. Leviste, 443 SCRA 274)....
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

374. CA GR CV 67333: ANASTACIO ARANA vs. PHILIPPINE NATIONAL BANK
This pertains to an appeal from the Decision, which dismissed the action for specific performance and for sum of money with damages filed by Anastacio Arana...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

375. CA GR CV 86387: ROYAL CARGO AGENCIES, INC. vs. FREDERICK FERNANDEZ
Before Us is an appeal from the May 18, 2005 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila, Branch 34, in Civil Case No. 01-101530 for Sum of Money and Damages,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

376. CA GR SP 96179: BALTAZAR S. MAGDADARO vs. NLRC (2nd Division), et al.
This pertains to the Motion for Reconsideration filed by the petitioner through counsel on 30 October 2006, seeking for the reconsideration of the Resolution dated 12 October 2006,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

377. CA GR CV 85844: LOURDES D. CATIGNAS vs. BANCO FILIPINO SAVINGS & MORTGAGE BANK
The instant appeal challenges the Amended Decision (dated August 23, 2005) of the Regional Trial Court (Branch 201), of Las Pinas City in Civil Case No. LP-03-0121....
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

378. CA GR CR 29644: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ANDRES NELSON SY y DELOS SANTOS
Before this Court is an appeal from the decision dated July 8, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court, Third Judicial Region, Branch 15, Malolos City, Bulacan in Criminal Case No. 87-M-97 for Homicide...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

379. CA GR SP 94382: NM ROTHSCHILD & SONS (AUSTRALIA) LIMITED vs. REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, MAKATI CITY, BRANCH 150 et al.
For resolution is petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration of this Court's decision dated September 8, 2006 dismissing the instant petition for lack of merit....
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

380. CA GR CV 66001: MEYNARDO DEL CASTILLO vs. REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES
Before us is an appeal from the Decision, which granted the petition for reconstitution of Transfer Certificates of Title (TCT) No. 10114 and No. 1547 of the Registry of Deeds of Camarines Sur,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

381. CA GR CR 27712: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. GERARDO FRANCISCO y DACANAY alias "Gerry Laway"
This is an Appeal from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court, National Capital Judicial Region, Branch 90, Quezon City in Criminal Case No. Q-99-82596 for illegal sale of shabu...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

382. CA GR SP 97046: C H A K A, I N C. vs. HON. AMELIA C. MANALASTAS, et al.
A cursory examination of the instant petition yields its outright dismissal on the following points:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

383. CA GR SP 93836: ASIAN LAND STRATEGIES CORPORATION vs. PERLITA REMINAL
Finding no new matter of substance that may warrant the reconsideration, much less the reversal of this Court's decision...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

384. CA GR CV 85544: SPS. GUILLERMO DE VENECIA and IRMA SICAM, et al. vs. GUALBERTO ORPILLA
Finding no new matter of substance that could warrant the reversal or modification of this Court's decision dated October 9, 2006,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

385. CA GR SP 95708: PERM SECURITY and INVESTIGATION AGENCY , et al. vs. NLRC, et al.
As prayed for by the petitioners in their Motion to Withdraw Petition dated October 25, 2006, stating that both parties have agreed to enter into a full settlement of the case,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

386. CA GR CV 87116: BANK OF THE PHILIPPINE ISLANDS vs. SPS. ALFREDO G. MARASIGAN & CRISTINA T. MARASIGAN
It appearing that the appellants, through their counsel, Atty. Bede S. Tabalingcos, have filed a Manifestation and Motion to Withdraw Petition dated November 9, 2006 stating that they have entered into a Deed of Conditional Sale of the property...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

387. CA GR SP 95226: EDUARDO ESPINOZA and CARMELITO MANGULABNAN vs. ERNESTO NATIVIDAD
Before this Court is petitioner Eduardo Espinoza's Motion for Reconsideration of the Resolution dated 30 June 2006 which dismissed the petition for review for failure of petitioner to attach the following pleadings and relevant portions of the record o...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

388. CA GR CV 86539: IRENEO BARCELONA vs. REYNALDO FRANCISCO
For failure of the defendant-appellant Reynaldo Francisco to file the required appellant's brief despite the ninety (90) days extension granted by this Court in a resolution dated July 5, 2006,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

389. CA GR SP 97076: SPOUSES CELSO D. LAVINA and LIGAYA Q. LAVINA vs. HON. FORTUNITO L. MADRONA, et al.
In this petition for certiorari with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining order and writ of preliminary injunction, petitioners seek to annul the Third Notice of Sheriff's Sale dated 06 November 2006...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

390. CA GR CV 66220: TEODORO PAPA vs. ANTONIO DELA CRUZ, JR.
This is an appeal from a decision which dismissed a complaint for Specific Performance with Damages filed by plaintiff-appellant Teodoro Papa against defendant-appellee Antonio de la Cruz, Jr....
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

391. CA GR CV 82395: GENMARC INDUSTRIES, INC. et al. vs. COMMONWEALTH INSURANCE COMPANY
Before us is an appeal from the decision dated August 1, 2003 of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 56 of Makati City in Civil Case No. 93-1645...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

392. CA GR SP 92706: ALPADI DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION vs. HON. SILVINO T. PAMPILO, JR., and MARILOU MANANSALA
This Decision resolves herein petitioner Alpadi Development Corporation's petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-12

393. CA GR SP 95849: ALTENEE COMPANY, INC., et al. vs. NLRC, et al.
This pertains to the Motion for Reconsideration filed by the petitioners through counsel on 10 October 2006, seeking for the reconsideration of the Resolution dated 12 September 2006, the decretal portion of which reads:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

394. CA GR SP 78288: KEPCO PHILIPPINES CORPORATION vs. THE COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE
On appeal by way of petition for review under Rule 43 of the Rules of Court is the decision rendered by the Court of Tax Appeals...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

395. CA GR CV 86961: FRANCISCO GASCON vs. SPS. MANUEL GASCON and AMELIA GASCON and JOSE CHUA
For failure of herein plaintiff-appellant to comply with the order of this Court requiring him to pay the deficit in the corresponding docket and other lawful fees within the prescribed period...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

396. CA GR SP 96592: ROBERTO ALTARES and ROGELIO ALTARES vs. HEIRS OF ANASTACIO and BONIFACIA KASAYSAYAN, et al.
A careful perusal of the petition and its supporting documents revealed that petitioner submitted plain photocopies of the assailed orders dated August 7 and September 8, 2006...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

397. CA GR SP 96795: SOTERO PARRO vs. MARIA PAZ R. REYES-YSON, et al.
Before this Court is a petition for annulment of the following final orders rendered by Branch 263 of the Regional Trial Court of Pasig City:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

398. CA GR CV 86901: CRISTY VIOLETA GONZALES vs. SPS. SPO2 HERNANI & PERLITA AGA, ET AL.
It appearing that no appellant's brief was filed within the reglementary period per JRD Report dated October 11, 2006, the instant appeal is hereby deemed ABANDONED and ordered DISMISSED...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

399. CA GR SP 94478: NATIONAL HOUSING AUTHORITY vs. HON. JUDGE JOSE C. PANEDA, et al.
Acting on the Motion to Withdraw petition dated September 4, 2006 filed by petitioner through counsel and finding the same to be in order...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

400. CA GR CV 95063: MAGSAYSAY MARITIME CORPORATION vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, (2nd DIV), ET AL.
Acting on the Motion to Withdraw Petition dated November 6, 2006 on the ground that the parties have amicably settled the case and submitted the following documents to wit:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

401. CA GR CV 85825: ERLINDA S. OLIVARES, et al. vs. ENGRACIO N. ESCASINAS, JR., ET AL.
Considering that no appellant's brief was filed by appellants within the reglementary period as per JRD Report dated November 22, 2006,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

402. CA GR CV 86747: REPUBLIC OF THE PHILIPPINES Rep by DPWH vs. GILBERT DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
Acting on the Manifestation and Motion (To Withdraw Appeal) dated October 6, 2006 filed by the Office of the Solicitor General and finding the same to be in order,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

403. CA GR SP 95510: INTERORIENT MARITIME ENTERPRISES, INC. vs. N L R C (3rd Div.) and VICTORIA R. BALIO
Acting on the Motion to Withdraw Petition dated September 29, 2006 filed by petitioner through counsel on the ground that the parties have amicably settled the case...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

404. CA GR SP 93268: CESAR B. CAGADO, et al. vs. N L R C, COCA-COLA BOTTLERS PHILS., INC., et al.
This is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, as amended, seeking to set aside the Resolutions dated July 26, 2005 and November 29, 2005,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

405. CA GR SP 92377: ROSARIO G. LASERNA vs. HON. JOSE G. PANEDA et al.
Acting on the motion of petitioner for the reconsideration of this Court's August 18, 2006 Decision denying due course to and dismissing the petition, we find no cogent or justifiable reason to grant the same....
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

406. CA GR SP 90582: REX G. RICO vs. THE HON. SECRETARY OF JUSTICE et al.
Before us is a Motion for Reconsideration filed by petitioner from our decision promulgated on May 22, 2006 denying his petition for lack of merit....
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

407. CA GR SP 92452: METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST COMPANY vs. HON. RAUL M. GONZALEZ, et al.
Acting on the motion of private respondent for the reconsideration of this Court's July 12, 2006 Decision giving due course to the petition, we find no cogent or justifiable reason to grant the same....
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

408. CA GR SP 93769: GRACIANO ARNALDO, JR. vs. MANOTOK SERVICES, INC.
We have carefully reviewed our Decision of August 18, 2006 denying due course to the instant petition and the reasons therefor and we are more convinced of its correctness....
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

409. CA GR CV 84124: REMEDIOS NERY-AVILA and ISABEL NERY vs. MONICA P. DE JESUS-QUINTO, ET. AL.
The defendants-appellants impugn the Decision dated 15 October 2004 of Branch 64, Regional Trial Court of Labo, Camarines Norte which found their titles thereto to have been procured fraudulently, and thereby granted the plaintiffsappellees' prayer for r...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

410. CA GR SP 93208: NATION'S PROTECTIVE AND SECURITY SERVICES, INC. vs. NLRC (2ND DIVISION) AND NORBERTO M. VILL
We have carefully reviewed our Decision of August 14, 2006 denying due course to the instant petition and the reasons therefor and we are more convinced of its correctness....
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

411. CA GR SP 94029: NAGKAKAISANG MANGGAGAWA NG ISETAN - SUPER FOUR (4) OTHERS vs. NLRC et al.
It appearing that the arguments raised by the petitioners in their Motion for Reconsideration are mere rehash of those which were already passed and ruled upon in the decision of this Court dated October 16, 2006,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

412. CA GR SP 92817: CARINA I. CUNNINGHAM vs. SPOUSES JEREMIAS V. ROMANA & SALOME S. ROMANA et al.
This is to resolve the motion for reconsideration filed by private respondents from the Decision of this Court dated August 11, 2006 giving due course to the instant petition....
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

413. CA GR CV 64339: LORENZO AMAGUEN vs. ATLAS CONSOLIDATED MINING DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
This is an appeal from a decision which dismissed the complaint for specific performance and damages that was filed by herein plaintiff-appellant....
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

414. CA GR SP 93596: GREGORIO FERNANDEZ vs. JACINTO PASCUA
Finding no new matter of substance that would warrant the modification or reversal of thedecision dated August 31, 2006,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

415. CA GR SP 90247: WILFREDO S. LIM vs. REMEDIOS SAN DIEGO
For resolution is petitioner's Motion for Reconsideration praying for the reconsideration of the May 22, 2006 Decision dismissing for lack of merit the instant petition....
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

416. CA GR CR 29460: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. MARICRIS C. AGUINALDO
For our review is the Decision which found the accusedappellant guilty beyond reasonable doubt of estafa through false pretense, in an Information,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

417. CA GR SP 91995: RUBEN YAMILAO vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, et al.
For the resolution of the Court is petitioner's motion for reconsideration of Our Decision dated August 31, 2006 denying due course to the instant petition filed by petitioner....
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

418. CA GR CV 85877: VALBUECO INCORPORATED vs. MANUEL UY & SONS, INC.
In a contract to sell real property on installments or in a deed of conditional sale, much unlike in a contract of sale,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

419. CA GR CV 75534: BENJAMIN DE GUZMAN vs. WR TWIN BROTHERS MANAGEMENT & DEV. CORP. ET. AL.
We apply this principle in this appeal from the Decision, dated July 4, 2001, of the Regional Trial Court of Makati City, Branch 56, in Civil Case No. 89-4117 for damages,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-11

420. CA GR CV 85349: CALIXTO MACULAM, JR. vs. MERCEDES MONJE, ET AL.
On 20 June 2006, pursuant to Section 7, Rule 44 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, this Court required the plaintiff-appellant to file with this Court his Appellant's Brief within forty-five (45) days from receipt of notice....
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

421. CA GR SP 83983: THE INSULAR LIFE ASSURANCE CO., INC. vs. HON. RENATO G. QUILALA , et al.
Before this Court is a Joint Motion to Approve Compromise Agreement and Motion to Dismiss filed by petitioner and private respondent praying that the Compromise Agreement executed by the parties be approved and the petition be accordingly dismissed....
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

422. CA GR SP 96955: UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN vs. UNIVERSITY OF PANGASINAN FACULTY UNION
It appearing that the petitioner has filed the instant petition within the extended period prayed for in its motion for extension dated November 3, 2006, the petition filed on November 17, 2006 is ADMITTED....
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

423. CA GR SP 87689: ALON DIMACULANGAN & ASSO. and/or MARY ANN G. ALON vs. NATHANIEL M. ALON, ET AL. and HON. N L R C
Before Us is petitioner's Motion For Reconsideration of the Decision dated July 20, 2006. It appears that petitioner's motion for reconsideration merely reiterates the same matters and arguments earlier raised in her petition,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

424. CA GR SP 80108: Spouses MARIANO & CLARITA NG vs. OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, BERCION IMPORT & EXPORT CORPORATION
The spouses Mariano and Clarita Ng (or the Ngs for brevity) by this petition for certiorari ask that the decision of the Office of the President (or the OP) dated June 23, 1999 and subsequent resolution...
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

425. CA GR SP 86823: THE HON. DOMINADOR B. GAVINO, et al. vs. THE HON. EMILIA T. BONCODIN, et al.
For resolution before this Court is petitioners' motion for reconsideration of Our Decision dated 25 April 2006 dismissing the petition for certiorari and prohibition....
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

426. CA GR CV 67410: VICENTE CUELLO vs. CLEOMEDES, TERESITA, DIVINA, GINA all surnamed DE MESA
This is an appeal from the decision dated April 17, 2000 rendered by Branch 29, RTC, San Pablo City, in Civil Case No. SP- 4857, the dispositive portion of which states,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

427. CA GR SP 96467: BRILLANTES AND BILGERA, INC., et al. vs. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE, et al.
In this petition for certiorari, petitioners assail the Resolution dated April 17, 2006 of the Department of Justice, Manila which reversed and set aside the Resolution dated November 25, 2005...
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

428. CA GR SP 93540: DENNIS URETA, et al. vs. N L R C, NATIONAL PANASONIC, MR. HAMA, et al.
Challenged in this petition for certiorari, as tainted with grave abuse of discretion amounting to lack or excess of jurisdiction...
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

429. CA GR CV 83451: MIGUEL ASUNCION TOLENTINO vs. LORETA Z. PAUZAL TOLENTINO
This is an appeal from the Decision dated March 2, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 38 in Civil Case No. 93-65055,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

430. CA GR SP 94090: ALBERTO BEQUILLO and ERLINDA BEQUILLO vs. SPS. GERSON ASUNCION, JR., et al.
Appeal by petition for review from the Decision rendered on March 2, 2006 by the Regional Trial Court (or RTC) of Iriga City, Branch 35,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

431. CA GR CV 76382: SPOUSES ERNESTO AND LEONOR C. CAYETANO vs. FAR EAST BANK AND TRUST COMPANY, et al.
We address the issue of the validity of a real estate mortgage executed by a party who is actually an attorney-in-fact of the owner of the mortgaged property but who executes the mortgage in her own name and not on behalf of the principal....
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

432. CA GR SP 85460: GEORGE YAP vs. HON. JUAN O. BERMEJO, JR. and PALM SPRING REAL ESTATE CORPORATION
Before Us is petitioner's Motion For Reconsideration of the Decision dated June 28, 2006. After a thorough examination of the grounds relied upon by petitioner in his motion, this Court finds that the reasons and arguments in support thereof are mer...
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

433. CA GR SP 81708: PONCIANO DOCTOR vs. Hon. MILNAR T. LAMMAWIN and MAGDALENA DUMLAO
Ponciano Doctor (or Doctor for brevity) in this petition for certiorari asks that the Resolution dated October 28, 2003 denying his Motion to Strike Out Pre-Trial Proceedings and to Dismiss Action,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

434. CA GR CV 65892: FAR EAST BANK & TRUST COMPANY vs. SPS. BONIFACIO and PERSEVERANDA DOMISIW, ET. AL.
This is an appeal from a Decision, which granted the petitioner-appellee's petition for issuance of a writ of possession over a real property covered by Transfer Certificate of Title (TCT) No. 268893 and directed the issuance of such writ of possessi...
Promulgated on 2006-12-08

435. CA GR CR 27210: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. ROMEO C. ARADANAS, JR.
This is an appeal from the Decision of the Regional Trial Court of Quezon City, Branch 92, in Criminal Case No. Q-95-62792, which convicted accused-appellant of homicide....
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

436. CA GR CV 85069: SPS. JEREMIAH & SALOME ROMANA vs. CARINA IMPERIAL VDA. DE CUNNINGHAM
Before this Court is defendant-appellants' motion for reconsideration of our Resolution of July 12, 2006 dismissing the appeal for their failure to serve and file the required brief within the reglementary period....
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

437. CA GR SP 93328: HEDY ESMANE DIAZ vs. HON. ERASTO D. TANCIONGCO, et al.
Acting on the motion of petitioner for the reconsideration of this Court's June 9, 2006 Decision denying due course and dismissing the petition, we find no cogent or justifiable reason to grant the same....
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

438. CA GR CV 93926: JOSE LIM AND RAMON YU vs. THE HON. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE AND MARCELINO F. CUAN
A special civil action for certiorari will prosper only if a grave abuse of discretion is manifested (Arceta vs. Mangrobang, 432 SCRA 136)....
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

439. CA GR CV 77968: CESARIO FUNDALES vs. COL. PAMPILO LACSON and BRIG. GEN. FIDEL SINGSON
In this appeal, appellant contests the lower court's decision dismissing the complaint. The dispositive portion of the assailed decision reads:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

440. CA GR SP 81852: DENNIS FRANCIS G. MANATAD vs. N L R C, PISCES INT'L.. PLACEMENT and / or JOSEFINA M. CASTILLO
By this petition for certiorari, Dennis Francis G. Manatad (or Manatad for brevity) assails the Decision dated August 29, 2003 (pp. 111-117, rollo) of the respondent National Labor Relations Commission...
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

441. CA GR SP 91299: ATTY. EULALIO B. MENLA, JR. vs. THE HON. AMALIA F. DY et al.
Before this Court is petitioner's motion for reconsideration of our Resolution of June 21, 2006 dismissing the petition for being a wrong mode of appeal pursuant to Section 2, Rule 50 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure....
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

442. CA GR SP 86000: SUNNY A. JUAN, et al. vs. STENIEL CAVITE PACKAGING CORPORATION
Before Us is petitioners' Motion for Reconsideration of this Court's Decision dated May 26, 2006....
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

443. CA GR SP 80229: SILVESTRE AVISO vs. Hon. JUDGE CONCEPCION S. ALARCON-VERGARA, et al.
In this Petition for Certiorari and Prohibition with Prayer for Temporary Restraining Order or Preliminary Injunction,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

444. CA GR SP 80623: GINES A. DIVINA vs. Heirs of RICARDO SALVADOR, et al.
Sought to be set aside in this petition for review is the decision dated October 29, 2003 of the Regional Trial Court stationed in San Jose City which affirmed with modification the decision...
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

445. CA GR CV 80476: ROSENIA VENUS M. DE, GUZMAN- SEBALLOS vs. ANDRES M. SEBALLOS, et al.
This resolves Petitioner-Appellee's Petition for Annulment of Judgment seeking to annul Our Decision dated December 23, 2004 reversing the decision...
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

446. CA GR SP 96191: JIMMY N. GOW AND ANICETA GOW vs. MILTON INC. AND GARMAS, INC.
This is a petition for review filed under Rule 43 seeking to reverse the Decision dated May 4, 2006 as modified by the Order dated August 23, 2006 of the Office of the President...
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

447. CA GR CV 85579: DAVID O. HALOC vs. RYAN ABOTANATIN and LETECIA AGRA
Appeal from the Decision dated July 11, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court of Sorsogon City, Branch 53, in Civil Case No. 2002-7056,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-07

448. CA GR CR 29962: SALVADOR VILLAREAL, JR. vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES
The instant "PETITION FOR REVIEW" filed under Rule 42, Rules of Court, as amended, is hereby DISMISSED...
Promulgated on 2006-12-06

449. CA GR CV 85925: HEIRS OF SIMEON MAULEON, et al. vs. DEOGENES TORRES, CELESTINO TORRES, et al.
This is an appeal from the Decision dated July 21, 2005 of the Regional Trial Court of Masbate City, Branch 45 in Civil Case No. 5373 for "Recovery of Possession And Ownership...
Promulgated on 2006-12-06

450. CA GR CV 67948: ROSALINE BUNQUIN, et al. vs. THE 1st MUNICIPAL CIRCUIT TRIAL COURT OF BACO-SAN TEODORO, et al.
Before us is an appeal from the Order of the Regional Trial Court of Calapan City, Oriental Mindoro, Branch 40, in Civil Case No. R-4846, which dismissed plaintiffs-appellants' petition for annulment of judgment....
Promulgated on 2006-12-06

451. CA GR CV 74175: ELMER VELASCO vs. ALMIRA J. CARVAJAL
This is an appeal by the Republic of the Philippines, through the Solicitor General, from the Decision dated January 25, 2002 of the Regional Trial Court of Dagupan City, Branch 43, in Civil Case No. 2000-0075-D,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-06

452. CA GR SP 82078: GELACIO FLORES vs. MARIA ESTELA MEJORADA, et al.
This resolves the Motion to Dismiss filed on July 19, 2006 by petitioner's counsel with the specific pertinent allegation, inter alia, that:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-06

453. CA GR CR 29439: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JOSE CAJUDO y TIOSON
This is an appeal from the Decision dated December 14, 2004 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 29, in Criminal Case No. 98-162773, finding the accused-appellant Jose Cajudo guilty beyond reasonable doubt of the crime of robbery....
Promulgated on 2006-12-06

454. CA GR SP 87781: ERLINDA TOLENTINO vs. CORAZON C. DAVIS et al.
After a careful perusal of the Motion for Reconsideration (Rollo, pp. 144-147) filed by petitioner of the Decision of this Court dated July 25, 2006 (Rollo, pp. 126-133), the Court finds no cogent reason to reconsider said decision....
Promulgated on 2006-12-06

455. CA GR CR 30050: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. REMEDIOS MACAVINTA
In Our Resolution dated 04 September 2006, We granted the accused-appellant an extension period of sixty (60) days from 11 August 2006 or until 10 October 2006 within which to file her brief....
Promulgated on 2006-12-06

456. CA GR SP 88533: WILDA ORIBIANA, DELTA ANDRES, et al. vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION, et al.
WHEREFORE, premises considered, the petition is hereby DISMISSED. The questioned Resolutions dated 6 September 2004 and 22 November 2004 of public respondent NLRC are AFFIRMED in toto....
Promulgated on 2006-12-06

457. CA GR SP 82890: CECILIA F. DUCA, et al. vs. PEDRO CALANAYAN, et al.
Before us is a petition for review of the Decision of the Regional Trial Court, Branch 44, Dagupan City, which affirmed the Resolution/Order...
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

458. CA GR SP 92828: TING GUAN TRADING CORP. vs. HON. CESAR D. SANTAMARIA et al.
Acting on the motion of petitioner for the partial reconsideration of this Court's July 5, 2006 Decision giving due course to the petition, we find no cogent or justifiable reason to grant the same....
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

459. CA GR SP 78052: SPS. RICARDO AND GLORIA CORREA vs. SPS. DOMINADOR AND MELECIA LIRIO, et al.
This pertains to the petitioners' Motion for Reconsideration (Rollo, p. 386) of the Decision dated 26 January 2005 (Id., p. 372) and the respondent Ana Marie Estrella's Comment/Opposition thereto (Id., p. 402). The other respondents did not file their com...
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

460. CA GR CR 23023: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. RUDY MAGDARAOG y MALANA
It is settled that where an accused admits killing the victim but invokes self-defense to escape criminal liability, he assumes the burden to establish his plea by credible, clear and convincing evidence....
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

461. CA GR CV 86995: MA. TERESA TIANIA vs. RUDY CARLOS, ET.AL
Counsel for defendants-appellants received the notice to file brief on 11 August 2006 which expired last 13 October 2006....
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

462. CA GR SP 97031: SPO1 CATALINO A. GONZALES, JR. vs. HON. AURELIO G. ICASIANO, JR.
Before Us is a petition for certiorari assailing the court a quo's decision and resolution in Criminal Case No. TMCR-0035-05 on the ground that respondent Judge committed grave abuse of discretion in treating and considering two absolutely contradictor...
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

463. CA GR SP 74781: ROGELIO R. SANTOS, et al. vs. HON. TOMAS B. TALAVERA, et al.
Petitioners Rogelio R. Santos, Sr., Benito R. Santos, Margaruette de Joya, Spouses Ricardo and Linda Dela Cruz, and Engr. Mac Arthur Yap (hereinafter petitioners), in this petition for certiorari1 with prayer for the issuance of a temporary restraining...
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

464. CA GR SP 96278: LOYOLA MEMORIAL CHAPELS, INC. vs. NLRC & CRISTOPHER CORPUZ
Considering that Our October 6, 2006 Resolution addressed to private respondent Cristopher Corpuz was returned unserved, and in view of petitioner's Compliance filed on November 28, 2006,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

465. CA GR SP 96977: DOLORES D. YU vs. NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS COMMISSION (3rd Division), et al.
This pertains to the Petition for Certiorari filed by the petitioner through counsel on 23 November 2006....
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

466. CA GR CV 86985: HEIRS OF CELERINA B. MACABEO, et al. vs. SPS. SHIRLEY BONETE MABEZA, And JOEL MABEZA, et al.
Pursuant to Section 1 (d) of Rule III of the 2002 Internal Rules of Court of Appeals as amended provides that:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

467. CA GR SP 96968: JOSEPH VOLTAIRE DE HITTA vs. ROSEMARIE H. SIA, D I L G, et al.
Before Us is a petition for quo warranto filed against Mayor Rosemarie Sia of Pilar Sorsogon by her Vice Mayor Joseph Voltaire De Hitta....
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

468. CA GR SP 96887: CHENG HONG MARINE PRODUCTS/ PAZ PAN vs. HON. JUDGE FORTUNITO L. MADRONA, et al.
On November 20, 2006, this Court issued a Resolution: (a) granting petitioners an extension of 15 days from October 30, 2006, or until November 14, 2006,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

469. CA GR SP 91784: BERNADETTE CONCEPCION-YNION vs. EUGENIO SALVA YNION, JR.
In our Resolution of July 3, 3006, we required the petitioner to furnish the OSG with copy of her petition and the pertinent annexes within 5 days from notice and apprise the Court of her compliance....
Promulgated on 2006-12-05

470. CA GR CV 64365: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES, et al. vs. SIMEON URSUA Y GUTIERREZ and LORETO URSUA
This is an appeal from the civil aspect of the Decision dated July 23, 1998 in Criminal Case No. 8436 rendered by Branch 39, Regional Trial Court, Fifth Judicial Region, Daet, Camarines Norte....
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

471. CA GR CV 85726: MA. THERESA D. RAMOS vs. MYRNA TINIO
Sought for review in this appeal is the Decision dated April 21, 2005 of Branch 50 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Manila in a case for Sum of Money and Damages filed by plaintiff Ma. Theresa D. Ramos against defendant Myrna Tinio,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

472. CA GR CV 72845: HEIRS OF TELESFORO JULAO, et al. vs. SPOUSES ALEJANDRO and MORENITA DE JESUS
This is an appeal from the Decision dated August 10, 2001 rendered by Branch 60, Regional Trial Court, First Judicial Region, Baguio City in Civil Case No. 4308-R....
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

473. CA GR SP 81581: METROPOLITAN BANK AND TRUST CO. vs. HON. NOVATO T. CAJIGAL, et al.
Subject of this petition for certiorari are the Orders dated August 12, 2002 which denied petitioner's Motion to Dissolve Writ of Preliminary Injunction...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

474. CA GR SP 79138: MANILA JOCKEY CLUB,INC. and RODOLFO H. PRADO vs. THE HON. NLRC and DR. FELIFE B. BUENCAMINO
This is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Revised Rules of Court which assails the following:...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

475. CA GR SP 80581: NESTOR M. BATILO vs. REGIONAL TRIAL COURT, BRANCH XXIV, MANILA and PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES
Before this Court is a petition for certiorari filed under Rule 65 of the Rules on Civil Procedure assailing the Orders dated August 11, 2003 and October 13, 2003 of the Regional Trial Court of Manila,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

476. CA GR SP 92962: RIZAL TEACHERS KILUSAN BAYAN FOR CREDIT, INC., vs. HON. JUDGE MANUEL M. BARRIOS, et al.
Before this Court is a Petition for Review under Section 1 Rule 42 of the Rules of Civil Procedure, which seeks to annul the Decision dated 27 September 2005,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

477. CA GR CV 82064: EDGARDO COMPRADO, FELY TOLORES and EDITH GALVEZ vs. JESUS MARIBOJOC and ROSITA MARIBOJO
Before the Court is an appeal from the Order dated July 21, 2003 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Quezon City, Branch 216, dismissing Civil Case No. Q-03-49128...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

478. CA GR CR 01627: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. NOEL T. SALES
This is an appeal from the Joint Decision dated August 3, 2005 rendered by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 65, Calabanga, Camarines Sur,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

479. CA GR CR 00306: THE PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. RUBEN ROBLES
Before Us is an appeal filed by accused-appellant Ruben Robles y Novilinio alias Bombay from the Decision dated June 18, 2004...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

480. CA GR CV 81486: SPOUSES FE and NARCISO ROSERO vs. SPOUSES ANTONIO CASTOR and ELSA MAGALLANES
This is an appeal from the Joint Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 45, Masbate City, dated December 8, 2003, in Civil Case Nos. 4778 and 4798,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

481. CA GR SP 96822: NEW CT MINING COMPANY vs. TAPAYA MINING ASSOCIATION
Before the Court is petitioner's "Petition for Review" in compliance with the Resolution dated November 15, 2006....
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

482. CA GR SP 92574: ERLINDA F. CLIDORO vs. N L R C and CASINO BAR and VINCENZO LOMBARDO
Before the Court is a petition for certiorari which seeks to annul and set aside the Resolution dated May 31, 2005 of the National Labor Relations Commission (NLRC),...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

483. CA GR CV 60142: GLM-NICOLAS LENDING CORPORATION vs. DIVINA VENTURA, et al.
This is an appeal from the Decision dated March 13, 1998, rendered by the Regional Trial Court (RTC), Branch 24, Cabanatuan City in Civil Case No. 2592-AF,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

484. CA GR SP 77992: PROCTER AND GAMBLE PHILS. INC. vs. PEERLESS PRODUCTS MANUFACTURING CORPORATION
This is a petition for review assailing the Decision of the Director General of the Intellectual Property Office (IPO) dated June 27, 2003, affirming the Decision...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

485. CA GR CR 27565: PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES vs. JULIA RAGANIT, et al.
This is a Petition for Review filed by herein petitioners Julia Raganit, Antonio Raganit and Arnold Raganit pursuant to Rule 42,...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

486. CA GR CV 79680: ANTHONY ORDUNA, et al. vs. EDUARDO J. FUENTEBELLA, et al.
This is an appeal under Rule 41 of the Revised Rules of Court from the 26 May 2003 Decision of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) of Branch 3, Baguio City in Civil Case No. 4984-R...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04

487. CA GR SP 93412: BELINDA S. VILLASIN vs. PEOPLE OF THE PHILIPPINES; HON. REYNALDO G. ROS, et al.
Before the Court is a petition for certiorari under Rule 65 of the Rules of Court seeking to reverse the Decision dated February 7, 2005 of Branch 33, Regional Trial Court of Manila (RTC) in Criminal Case Nos. 04-230574-75...
Promulgated on 2006-12-04




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